I’m a complete novice when it comes to survival, so it’s presumptuous to talk about this work, but I hope it will be helpful for those who are considering purchasing it.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\nIntroduction<\/dt>\n\n\n\n Smalland is a dwarf adventure survival game developed by Merge Games. The game was released as early access on Steam and the Epic Games Store on March 29, 2023. \u3000Smalland is a time-stealing work in which you operate a small character, explore the world from a perspective that you cannot experience in everyday life, collect materials, craft, and survive.Smalland \uff5cImpressions after playing the early stages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
A few minutes into the game, you’ll be immersed in a fantasy-filled world filled with dwarves and insects. Although the purpose of the story is to embark on a journey to find a way to cure the princess’s illness, this work leaves no doubt that time will melt through exploration, gathering, and crafting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This game has a cycle of day and night, weather changes such as storms, snow, and rain, and temperature changes, and my frank opinion is that it is a time-stealing work that combines survival elements to survive in harsh environments.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Flow until the start of the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\nFlow until the start of the game<\/dt>\n\n\n\n It’s just personal freedom, so please accept it for reference. “My recommended procedure is as follows.”<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\nCheck the settings on the title screen<\/li> Go to play and create an account and character<\/li> Difficulty and world settings<\/li> game start<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn settings, there are general, graphics, and input items as shown in the image below. You can check and configure the keyboard and controller operations by mapping the input items.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
As I noticed when I actually played it, I was confused because some of the operation methods were not described. To give an example of controller operation, the following two points are the operation methods that I was able to discover on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to operate when eating on an empty stomach (set the food you want to eat in the slot and press up on the four-way controller)<\/li> When collecting materials, you can collect them all at once by pressing and holding the Y button.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
Characters are optional. “You can choose from the prepared patterns and finish it to your liking.” “I’m sure there are people who would like to create more details, but this was enough for me.”<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
The degree of difficulty is determined by the item Beast Full Mode on the screen below that appears next to the characters. “By activating this beastful mode, insects will not attack unless you attack from here.” “I thought it would be better to disable it after having a certain amount of powerful equipment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m new to this type of game, so I’m not confident, but I think that the world will be relevant when playing online. “Is it like creating it for offline play and using it for online play that may come later? (sweat)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This screen will appear every time you start playing, so don’t make a mistake in the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
Gathering information is important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Conversations with NPCs and owl statues are a treasure trove of knowledge, especially for survival beginners like me who don’t know right or left. “Especially the owl statues teach us important things in advancing the game.”<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
If you find an owl statue in the field, be sure to check it out. By the way, I was able to successfully tame the grasshopper thanks to the owl statue in the image below.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
craft and equip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\nCraft tools early<\/dt>\n\n\n\n The basic tools should be crafted as soon as the materials are collected. Using the craft on the menu screen, create wood hatchets, builder’s hammers, and torches and set them in slots.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\nCraft wood hatchets, wood clubs, builder’s hammers, and torches<\/li> set in the slot<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n
There are 8 slots, so let’s set frequently used tools and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nthe act of eating food<\/dt>\n\n\n\n As I mentioned earlier, I had to restart because I didn’t know how to eat food. “It may be a normal operation in survival games, but I could select the items set in the slots, but I couldn’t use them.”\n
Armor and weapons are set directly in the green frame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Unexpected discovery in antenna mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n L1 activates Antenna Mode as shown in the image below, making it easier to distinguish what can be harvested. Now, if you take a closer look, it says in the bottom right corner that auto pick-up is a long press of Y. “It’s embarrassing that I was so happy that I found an automatic pick-up method\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
lastly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
Even beginners can play happily and are very satisfied<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n
As I mentioned at the beginning, the only survival game I’ve experienced is Fade to Silence. “In other words, I’m an amateur in survival.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what made you want to play this game? I knew about this work before its release, and I was a little curious about its worldview. Against this background, I happened to find a 25% off sale on Fanatical on the release date, and I bought it on impulse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, in the early stages, there are only things I don’t understand, and there is no information on the market, so I’m fumbling about each one. However, when things that he doesn’t understand are revealed one by one, he becomes addicted before he realizes it, and ends up playing until around 3:00 in the morning. I believe that the following factors have influenced my interest in Smalland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Familiar insects observed through the eyes of a dwarf<\/li> Moment when crafting elements are released<\/li> Surviving hunger and cold<\/li> New discoveries that clarify the unknown<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\nIf you are reading this article and are hesitant to buy, let’s play and regret rather than regret not playing. “Of course, if you have financial problems\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
That’s all for now. “Let’s meet again in another article.” “I hope that this article will be of some help.”<\/p>\n\n\n
[blogcard url=”https:\/\/www.mergegames.com\/games\/smalland\/\u2033]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u6226\u529b\u5916\u30b7\u30cb\u30a2<\/div><\/div>
Thank you for browsing to the end.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/senryokugaigame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/d2f88478736ad86f12a100fc5a513ec1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"\u6226\u529b\u5916\u30b7\u30cb\u30a2\"](\"http:\/\/senryokugaigame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/b6e56e2e1b4e696d0738ea74e0438b7e.png\")
\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>