While I spent the overwhelming majority of Haven’s roughly 15 hours in single-player, its creative local co-op mode etched out a decent chunk of my time, too. Did we learn nothing from the chore-like mining of resources in Mass Effect 2? You can't ignore these chores despite how boring they are, either, as both food and rust are crucial to progression. However, there are over 40 zones to comb through, with most drenched in rust. You do this ad nauseam until every single solitary blade of grass is spotless, which wouldn't be so bad if it was only a requirement once in a blue moon. Cleaning involves brainlessly flying over corrupted areas, soaking up rust like a Roomba that's regretting whatever life choices led it to this moment. It gets old, fast.What's slightly more involved yet still miraculously dull as dirt is cleaning rust, a sludgy purple toxin covering most of the land. Picking fruits and vegetables are the main activities you'll partake in, and even that amounts to nothing besides scanning the horizon for static resource nodes and scampering up to collect the yummy goods once they're spotted. Haven cuts its world into small, desolately sparse zones with little to do in them. “Too often, though, flow threads go nowhere.
What's particularly fun about Yu and Kay's dynamic is either of them can take the lead: you can swap between them at any time, so choosing an expedition leader can be done in a snap. You'll play as the couple (yes, both of them), exploring this strange, semi-open world in search of food and materials for the Nest, a cutesy nickname for the lovebirds’ spaceship.
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It's beautiful but also a dangerous, untamed frontier full of thunderous mid-air collisions between floating mountains and hostile wildlife eager to give outsiders a good thrashing. Yu and her boyfriend Kay have been gallivanting about celestial bodies searching for a new home, eventually settling on Source, the stunning watercolor-pastel planet where Haven takes place. But every healthy relationship means being willing to put up with faults, and in Haven’s case that means turning a blind eye to long stretches of mandatory, monotonous resource gathering across barren landscapes.Haven sets itself apart from many other spacefaring tales by opening on what feels like the second act of a story (without being confusing, thankfully). And those highs hit that much harder in the brilliant co-op mode. Whether I was joyfully catching ethereal waves on anti-gravity boots, blitzing alien critters during exciting turn-based battles, or just zesting up meals, it was delightful witnessing its protagonists’ adorable relationship bleed into every activity. Haven weaves that affection into a beautiful science-fiction RPG about the misadventures of two star-crossed lovers. Support is essential in healthy relationships because no matter how turbulent shared lives can be, your partner is always there to offer a steady hand.
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