The island in Sons of the Forest is one heck of loads greater than the one in The Forest, a minimum of 4 occasions greater. Which means extra locations to construct a base, extra land to discover, and extra cannibal camps to avoid. It additionally bought me questioning — may I stroll round the entire Sons of the Forest island, sticking to the seashore? A superb few hours of sport time and several other in-game days later, I had my reply.
Day 1.
I’d determined to journey alone, leaving Kelvin behind. I didn’t need this particular soul to finish up simply one other head on a pole, so with some reluctance, I bid him farewell and commenced my journey. I’d determined to show proper out of my meager beach-front base and maintain going.
The seashore was hauntingly empty, maybe as a result of I’d solely been on the Sons of the Forest island a few days. I’d heard its inhabitants get extra aggressive as time progresses, so it made sense to get an early begin.
The ocean, however, was a bit of too full of life for my tastes. From time to time I’d catch sight of one thing breaking the water. I used to be too far-off to inform what it was, nevertheless it put paid to any ideas I had of heading on the market.
The primary signal of human civilization was a concrete jetty, with two golf buggies apparently deserted. There have been a number of instances scattered round, which I plundered for provides. I used to be nonetheless scratching my head when a cannibal stepped out of the jungle.
He wasn’t certain what to make of me, however my earlier adventures had taught me to cut first and act questions later. Moments later, I used to be shoving his severed head into my backpack. I’m not completely certain why.
I used to be questioning the knowledge of this motion once I bumped into my first cannibal camp. In one other misguided transfer, I made a decision to indicate my mastery of the axe by waving the pinnacle at them. I used to be capable of skirt the camp, whereas nonetheless remaining on the seashore, however as I backed away, I questioned if it was a mistake to a) have murdered one among their quantity and b) waved his noggin at them.
I put loads of distance between us, and after crafting a spear, simply to be protected, I put up my tent and settled down for the night time.
Day 2.
Mercifully, I didn’t get up surrounded by cannibals. I did, nonetheless, flip round to find Kelvin strolling down the seashore in direction of me. I’ve no thought how he discovered me or, certainly, why he appeared. However not 5 minutes earlier I’d been absentmindedly spearing a rock, so I used to be glad for the corporate. We continued our Sons of the Forest journey collectively.
Kelvin didn’t have any remark to supply, however I’ve come throughout a minimum of 4 canoes, with no signal of their inhabitants. Have been they captured by the cannibals? I needed to skirt a second camp at this time, although I noticed one who gave the impression to be carrying camouflage gear.
What if, removed from being victims, these canoeists had “gone native?” And what about me? Was I only one dangerous day away from plunging a fork into Kelvin’s face? Ought to I try and ship this particular boy away?
Day 3.
Kelvin is gone. He’s not useless; he simply disappeared. One minute he was strolling behind me, and the following he had simply vanished. Was he only a figment of my creativeness? Maybe he was too harmless for what got here subsequent. I used to be set upon by a pair of cannibals, one operating round on all fours. The ferocity of my assault was such that the opposite one fled. I didn’t cease when he fell to the bottom however as an alternative continued my assault.
Moments later I used to be putting his severed arm in my backpack, mumbling one thing about “the best to bear arms.” I dumped the remainder of him within the ocean. Possibly no matter was swimming round on the market would deal with it.
It’s in all probability for one of the best that Kelvin — if he was actual — didn’t stick round. This seashore is popping out to be for much longer than I believed. It occurred to me that I may seek the advice of my GPS, however unwisely, I made a decision to do issues the old style method.
I believed I noticed Kelvin once more, however as I drew shut I noticed it was an odd, pale man, tied to a put up. I resolved to present him a hand, which by some means changed into me beating him across the head with that now rotting severed arm. This wasn’t as humorous as I believed it will be, and he broke free. No quantity of slaps may convey him down, so, jettisoning the limb, I dispatched him with my trusty axe. I didn’t take any souvenirs this time.
Day 4.
I spent an excessive amount of of at this time swimming, with the seashore giving solution to a stable rock face. I may really feel the self-love of the water, however nonetheless, I dreaded that one thing was going to succeed in out and drag me off into the depths. So my subsequent motion was, on reflection, totally silly.
I spied what gave the impression to be a pink life raft bobbing within the water. I don’t know what I anticipated to seek out, however this splash of colour was so interesting in comparison with the blandness of the seashore that, earlier than I knew it, I used to be swimming out in direction of it.
I used to be nonetheless swimming when an enormous shark broke the water. Frantically, I swam backwards. Wouldn’t it have been faster to show round? Possibly, however I didn’t dare take my eyes off the beast. All of the sudden, the seashore appeared very welcoming certainly.
It wasn’t all dangerous information although, Kelvin is again, and stumbling throughout one other suitcase, I found a relatively fetching go well with, which he’s now carrying. All of the blood does spoil the look a bit of, however I’m certain it’ll wash off.
Day 5.
Kelvin has gone once more. It’s a disgrace; it was such a pleasant go well with.
The cannibals attacked in drive. I ended up trussed to a put up, however they’d not disadvantaged me of my knife. I reduce myself free, and gathering my tools, (The cannibals themselves have been oddly absent.) I bought my bearings.
I found, to my horror, that I used to be atop a cliff, far above the seashore. Not wishing to take the good distance down and danger extra encounters, I gingerly edged ahead. My thoughts swims simply enthusiastic about it, however sliding from ledge to ledge, I used to be quickly again within the welcome embrace of the seashore.
However the seashore wasn’t welcoming for very lengthy. I used to be so joyful to be away from that village that I didn’t pay almost sufficient heed to an odd seaweed-covered mass. As I sped previous, the bottom erupted and a few sort of gore-covered, humanoid creature leapt out at me. It felled me, however stumbling to my toes, a fortunate axe strike ended it.
As I gawped on the carcass I may see she, or relatively it, was partly clad within the flesh of another being. I had a imaginative and prescient of doing the identical, abandoning my journey and burying myself beneath the nice and cozy sand.
Day 6.
Lastly, the tip is in sight and never a second too quickly — I’m right down to my final packet of breakfast cereal. At the very least I now know that the Sons of the Forest island shouldn’t be, regardless of appearances, limitless, and one can circumvent everything of it. It’s not a journey I would want on my worst enemy, however I can take satisfaction in my success.
I can see the highest of my seashore hut, and from the determine that approaches me, it seems that Kelvin has discovered his method again residence. Humorous, I don’t bear in mind him having almost that many enamel. Or being made out of arms. Nonetheless, it’s good to be residence.