Base (2)

Yahtzee Croshaw reviews Eternal Strands, a gear grinder with extraction elements and giant monster fights. Discover its strengths and weaknesses in this detailed guide.

This guide covers the "Base (2)" section of the game Eternal Strands, based on Yahtzee Croshaw's review. It focuses on the game's mechanics, including its gear grinding, crafting, and combat systems.

Walkthrough:

1. The game features a base camp from which players launch expeditions into open-ended areas.
2. Players fight monsters, gather crafting materials, and complete story objectives.
3. The combat system involves elemental damage (freeze and fire) and attacking spongy enemy health bars.
4. Crafting recipes are unspecific, allowing substitution of materials (e.g., wolf scrotums for wasp foreskins) with varying stats.
5. Giant monster fights are a highlight, described as similar to _Shadow of the Colossus_ but more accessible, requiring players to crawl on the monsters and attack sensitive areas.
6. Killing giant monsters once unlocks a new spell, and killing them again in a specific way upgrades it.
7. The game is compared to _Monster Hunter_, but as a more accessible,