The world is huge and mostly empty, sans some animals running around (no, you can’t kill them), and ruins laying everywhere. You have a lot of open land, which comes to life in three seconds when you go from the start button to the gameplay. On the level design side of the game, The Pathless is a bit plain, but maybe purposely so. The petting part is mainly when the eagle is hurt, so be sure to give that beautiful creature all the pets in the world when the time comes. Plus, you get to pet and take care of him/her (their business). The eagle is really a secondary weapon and helper that adds value to the game experience and that is cleverly wedged into the gameplay design. You can count on the eagle to lift heavy objects, help you solve puzzles, and help you fight bosses. This is partly how the eagle functions when it comes to getting you to, for a lack of a better Obi-wan term, higher ground.Īs for tasks, the eagle does a variety of things to help you progress. When you level up the eagle, that means an extra lift, which translates to your ability to get through the land quickly and actually reach higher plains in the game. Starting with the latter, as you complete levels, the eagle will gain the ability to lift you up into the air. Now, getting back to our eagle friend, the eagle helps you with tasks and with movement. It’s more fun than what you just read and it keeps the gameplay flow going. As you run and shoot, the archer will do a quick slide and you can keep doing that slide as long as you have targets to hit.
Should you really want to get things going in the right direction and quick, you can hold down L2 to run, then hold down R2 to shoot. As tiring as that might seem, the game actually makes movement quite exciting. Your ability to run, much like in real life, is finite, which means you have to keep shooting these things to go fast (just like Sonic).
Armed with a bow, the game will encourage you to shoot them, which will add endurance/stamina to your run. As you walk through the world you will find these floating/burning icons all around you. To get around this world, the game’s movement design is pretty clever. One I can mention (above), one that I can’t (nowhere to be found - don’t ruin it). They call this game The Pathless for a reason…well, probably multiple reasons. For example, I jumped between the second and third God by accident and found myself needing to go back to wrap up the second before continuing the third. The land you explore is tiered and after taking down the first God and saving them, it all opens up to your pacing and pleasure. While the game certainly will force you to save the first God and put you through an expected tutorial, as to allow you to understand how the game functions, it will set you up so that you can jump back and forth between Gods if you want. You can jump from God to God in what would seem like a predefined order, or you can treat the gameplay like a buffet where exploration and dabbling here and there might suit your fancy a bit. The gameplay is for the most part open world. If you enjoyed Journey, then you’ll enjoy the construct of this story, as it is simple, passionate, and engaging in the most defined ways. The story for The Pathless is something that Giant Squid took right out of Journey, as there is no real speaking from your hero in the game, though plenty of ‘CAOf course, there are some moments in the story that lead you from point A to point B, but the world is open to your adventurous interpretation.
All of this while sliding your way around town. Armed with an eagle, you have to traverse large tracks of land, gather up talismans, and release the possessed Gods from their horrific burden. You are an archer and you’ve been tasked with bringing back possessed Gods from the clutches of a Godslayer, who has no intention of going quietly. Is it worth a look amongst the sea of AAA titles? I think so. Giant Squid and Annapurna Interactive are bringing the PlayStation 5 launch title The Pathless to gamers when their PS5 arrives.
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