{"id":56194,"date":"2023-11-14T22:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveupdata.com\/?p=56194"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:39:23","slug":"after-us-is-a-pretty-but-bland-ps5-post-apocalypse-platforming-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveupdata.com\/reviews\/after-us-is-a-pretty-but-bland-ps5-post-apocalypse-platforming-game\/","title":{"rendered":"After Us is a pretty but bland PS5 post-apocalypse platforming game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Journey-like third person platformer looks lovely but plays bland.<\/p>\n<p>You star as Gaia, the Spirit of Life, in a quest to restore a bleak and broken planet by reviving the spirits of dead animals.<\/p>\n<p>It means hunting down the likes of the last dog to live in wide open levels that are beautifully animated.<\/p>\n<p>Think a post-apocalypse world torn apart, splashed in a heady mix of darkness and colour and you\u2019re somewhat there.<\/p>\n<p>Gaia has the ability to bring the immediate world around her to life again, so with a tap of a button you can push back the oil slick menace covering the world with a sudden bloom of lush green growth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30078360.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_AFUS_Announce_Screenshot08_3840x2160.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article23521870.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAIN-Newsletter.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Daily Star&apos;s newsletter brings you the biggest and best stories \u2013 sign up today<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s a sight to behold on the modern consoles.<\/p>\n<p>But the underlying gameplay falls flat quite quickly.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a bit \u2018run here, jump there\u2019 with the aim of hunting down the life forces of those various last animals across fairly basic platforming and puzzle biomes.<\/p>\n<p>The controls can be fiddly and on multiple occasions Gaia didn\u2019t do what I\u2019d wanted her to.<\/p>\n<p>The story is heartfelt but forgettable.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30078374.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_AFUS_Launch_Screenshot03_3840x2160.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Its aim is clearly to shine a light on the collapse of our environment in real life, amplified to the ultimate ending.<\/p>\n<p>And the look, and oppressive sound, does well in building a sad, broken world that you desperately need to resurrect.<\/p>\n<p>But gameplay-wise there\u2019s not enough here to really grip and keep hold of you.<\/p>\n<p>This type of game has been done far better before.<\/p>\n<p><b>VERDICT 3\/5<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tech\/reviews\/after-review-pretty-bland-ps5-30078353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Journey-like third person platformer looks lovely but plays bland. 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