Review: Conan Exiles (PlayStation 4)

An open world survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast and seamless world, build a home and kingdom, dominate your enemies in single and multiplayer.

Pros:

• Nice graphics.
• 53.18gb Download size.
• Two controller layout options.
• Online or offline play.
• Can activate co-op on your save.
• Four difficulties- Civilized, Decadent, Barbaric and custom allowing you tweak all the sliders for things like enemy health, strength, food/water levels etc.
• Open world survival game.
• =Food/water and hot and cold management system in play.
• Earn EXP and level up. Use level up points to increase your stats.
• Learn recipes with unlocked points from leveling up. once you learn a recipe you can craft that item.
• Bedroll- Disposable respawn point.
• Map fills in as you find points of interest, Towns, and cities. you can mark the map with your own icons.
• Crafting can be done in the menu and you are presented with a list of materials and can see the progress bar. Another cool feature is you can choose to craft one at a time or in bulk.
• Death- Choose spawn point, Bed, Bedroll or a random location.
• Enemy camp/settlements are all over the map and some hidden away.
• Tools- Using different tools on a thing can yield different results. Example hit a tree with an axe for wood but hit it with a pickaxe for bark.
• Can climb any wall using your stamina.
• Stamina is used for wall climbing, Running and fighting and comes back slowly.
• Day/night cycle.
• Full server control like passwords, Seeds, Life of items and objects, Player and enemy health and os much more.
• Online- PvE and PvP.
• Can make the game as easy or as hard as you want.
• Full Platinum trophy.
• Clan support.
• Feels and plays a lot like Ark survival evolved.
• First and 3rd person views.
• Servers- Official and rented, Has a server browser with filters.
• Huge massive map with many biomes like desert, Jungle, and snow.
• Play how you want.
• Best played in mp.
• The world is full of mystery and wonders with lore and rare findings.
• Terrifying animals inhabit the world and will hunt you down on land, sea or air.
• A lot of game.
• A wide variety of animals.
• Challenges- Loosely based on progression, It is a big collection of actions like craft your first axe, Make camp, Go here and there etc. Finishing one will give upgrade points.
• Fun can be had if you put the time in.
• Great sense of adventure.

Cons:

• Bad performance both online and offline from slowdown to juddering and screen tearing.
• Combat is sloppy and inaccurate.
• Small text.
• Little to no tutorials as it is entwined with the challenges.
• Long load times.
• Music and sound effects are badly out of sync.
• The first hour maybe even two is rough as you struggle to find your purpose, The controls and how it all works.
• Nothing is really explained.
• A weird thing where you jump everytime you leave the water.
• Some sketchy animations.
• Server browser takes an age to load.
• Feels and plays like Ark Survival Evolved.
• The world is sparse in single player offline.
• Clipping issues.
• Takes a while to get going.
• Dying is a pain if only for the nature of it, The load times and the actual respawn point.
• Building a base is just frustrating when starting out due to encumbrance, Space and how many parts are needed.