Matthew Giorgianni

Just to clear up any confusion with what this game, Subnautica: Below Zero, has to offer. To those who feel that this game is lacking--whether it be because it's too story-driven, not scary enough, or has too small of a map-- that's fine. Many think this game isn't a good Subnautica 2. Well guess what? This game isn't Subnautica 2. Sure, this game is a sequel to the first game, taking place on the same planet just 2 years after the events of Subnautica. But this isn't Subnautica 2, and it was never meant to be Subnautica 2. Below Zero was meant to be a narrative game that follows the events of the first game. It has separate storylines and features from the first game to fully immerse the player into the story. One could describe this as a spinoff, but it isn't that either. It is just a continuation of a story revolving around Alterra and their rule on planet 4546B. Think of it as how multiple shows are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Think of it as the Star Wars movie saga. You don't say the first movie (Episode 4: A New Hope) is Star Wars 1 and the second movie (Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back) is Star Wars 2, because Star Wars 2 is Episode 2, and Star Wars 1 is Episode 1. Don't be expecting a "Subnautica 3" because we don't even have a Subnautica 2 yet. Good game overall, and a great way to connect two different storylines!

I am putting this here as one who is waiting for an xbox release of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach. I do not have any blog accounts, nor do I make youtube content at the time of typing this. (Disclaimer: I tried to make this as neutral as possible, as I am only putting this out for others to see- not to argue or be upset about. The information in this is mostly opinion, both from me and from what I see others discuss). To skip to the conclusion, read the last paragraph. If you are in the group of people who are awaiting a release for a specific console, or the group of people who do not have the ability to play the game yet but want to; you may have been checking and seeing that only 1 or 2 blog posts within the past few months discuss a possible Xbox and Nintendo Switch release for SB, and the same can be said about youtube and content creators. This may be the result of such a hyped game being released and coming out with a bad first impression in the form of bugs that most say made the game "unplayable" on release. While some may say that it is all Steel Wool Studios' fault that they released a poorly made game, others argue that it is just a case of Steel Wool Studios being rushed to complete the game after people started to doubt if the game would ever come out (one possible example is how the game was changed quite a bit from the October 2021 PlayStation "State of Play" trailer that was just a little bit less than two months before the game's release). On the other side of the equation though, there is debate whether or not it is Sony's fault for this. If you haven't heard or only just learned about PlayStation exclusives, Sony (the masterminds behind PlayStation) find certain game development groups/ companies to come to an agreement with them and have somewhat of a mutual relationship (in which Sony might buy part of or all of the development company). This may be in the form of a huge compensation of money to the developers, extra promotion for their game(s), or assistance in making/ polishing the game- in turn for a certain period of time upon release that the game is considered exclusive to PlayStation (though the PC version may still release) for that period of time. Lots of the games they get to be exclusive are ones that have been hyped for some time, meaning they will get the most attention on release out of other game releases. Game series like Horizon (Zero Dawn, Call of the Mountain, and Forbidden West), Gran Turismo, and of course- the latest in the Five Nights at Freddy's series; all published under/ by Sony Entertainment. I won't discuss their intentions on this and whether or not it is evidence of rivalry with other console companies, however, I will cover what this means for Five Nights at Freddy's. (Sorry, I had to shorten this to post it so I cut a lot out), we come to Security Breach; a PlayStation Exclusive for the first 3 months upon release (on PC as well). The teaser trailer for PlayStation from September 2020 had the statement, "Not available on other consoles until 3 months after release date." Conclusion: Sony was generous by giving 3 months instead of a year, but as 3 months have passed (4 in 15 days), no news or anything has mentioned a release. This is entirely up to Steel Wool whether or not they release a port to other consoles, and until anything happens with it- I will continue to enjoy using this wait time to get back into some o