Game Journalism Day 1

What are a Person's Basic Needs?
The average person has many different needs. They will need food and water just to survive. Some sort of entertainment, whether it be a game or a hobby that one enjoys. Someone or something to express a persons thoughts to wouldn't be hurtful. A shelter to keep warm and out of unfortunate weather conditions and some clothing to keep warm and not naked.

Subsistence Definition
Subsistence means to be able to survive with the least available resources

A Brief Description of Subsistence
The game focuses on the idea of survival in the wilderness. It has many different ideas implemented into it. The game includes a character (yourself), that starts off with a gun, an ax, matches, apple, water bottle. It also has wild, aggressive animals like bears and such. I've only died to them 4 times since starting the game. The game also randomly places crates around the map that have some supplies within. The game also allows you to build materials and structures such as houses, guns, medicine, etc. You can get supplies by getting lucky or by hunting down the resource yourself, there are ores placed on the big boulders. Also, apart from getting killed by creatures, you can take fall damage.

What Type of Game is it and what does it Compare to
The can be compared to any other popular survival game such as DayZ, Rust, or even Minecraft. The ideas of the game are quite basic as far as i can see, with the idea of harmful creatures, building and hunting for supplies. There are no unique features to this game compared to others, nothing that hasn't been done before. This game is more like Rust than the others, with its graphics, game play and building.

What Does it Mean to be Early Access
To have a game be early access, the creators are trying to put the game out to be tested. A brand new game can have a lot of problems if it isnt properly tested, So if you get early access to a game, you are basically a "tester" for the creators. Find any issues and if there arent any, give feedback about what you like and dont like.

What are a Few Features of the Game
The game has different aspects and features. The basics, that every game has is the ability to change the graphical settings, it was the first the i went to before starting game play. There are also "general" and "actions" tabs to give the player greater understanding of the controls of the game. It also includes building shelters and fighting with creatures. The game also allows you to craft clothing for yourself (yes, you do start off with pants). The game also has un-harmful creatures like chickens which you can kill and get food and feathers from. The game puts crates around the map, but there can be different types of crates, there are the basic wood crates and then there are crates for ammunition. There are also plants that can be picked up for crafting of medicine.

Tips for Day 1 (According to the Game)

The game recommends to find crates around the map, avoid harmful animals and to build a "base command unit" for more building options.

My Advice

With the little time of play, I can definitely recommend to be aware of your surroundings because a bear can sneak up at any time. Dying like that can be frustrating when you have an abundance of resources. Also if you are being attacked, it is possible to run away. Run, its the best option for beginners. Id also recommend to turn down graphic settings as much as possible to get better frames, which can result in better game play.