Brave Could be the perfect chill out from Returnal and it’s intense dark foreboding vibe.
It pretty much is. 🙂
It’s definitely an indie game, it’s definitely AA as opposed to AAA but I’m enjoying it. I haven’t read any reviews really, aside from watching the Gameranx Before You Buy, which was middling to positive. That’s pretty much where I sit on it as well. It’s flawed but good. Combat is fun, the squirrel-weasels are great, the world is pretty damn big and the exploration so far has been pretty engrossing. The loot game, IMO, is really good too.
So far it falls down on being too wordy, and the narrator voicing everything is endearing, to begin with, but is already a bit annoying as sometimes it can get confusing. It removes a sense of individuality from what are really well visually designed characters too.
Overall though, I’m enjoying it. It’s a nice come down from the intensity of Returnal.