The Pathless (PS4)

The Pathless ist definitiv das bisher ambitionierteste Projekt von Giant Squid und liefert spannende Gameplay-Ansätze, die vor allem in den Bosskämpfen überzeugen. Die oftmals recht leere Welt und wiederholende Abläufe mindern leider gerade im späteren Spielverlauf das Gesamtbild des Spiels, aber trotzdem sollte der Titel in keiner PS5-Spielesammlung fehlen.

You've probably played a game like The Pathless before, but you haven't played The Pathless. If you're into these types of games (you know who you are), this is another one you can add to the pile. I say "pile" endearingly, as it's short enough to justify playing right away without becoming backlog fodder.

The Pathless combines a simple but fun movement system and a world brimming with secrets to uncover.

For a player like me, who bee-lines for an objective every time, it's refreshing to simply take things as they come. The Pathless is the rare game that gives you more by not asking too much, and that makes it special.

A larger more ambitious game from Giant Squid that shares influences with Breath of the Wild only to subvert it in clever ways: retooling a bow as an ingenious mode of traversal and puzzle solving, an open world with no map, and a shooter where you don’t have to aim. It’s an accessible and streamlined approach making for an unmissable adventure to lose yourself in.

The Pathless is a wonderfully different game that makes you feel like you have ownership over the entire experience and are not being led along by a pre-scripted playbook.