Fera: The Sundered Tribes Early access review

The game Fera: The Sundered Tribes, which has recently been released in early access, is one of those games that look very attractive and beautiful from a distance but is not yet ready for prime time. This doesn’t mean Fera: The Sundered Tribes is a weak or useless game, but it isn’t quite worthy of being considered a valuable early-access title either. Here are my reasons.

Fera: The Sundered Tribes—which we’ll refer to as Fera for simplicity—is a survival game that borrows many elements from titles like Monster Hunter. You’ll explore a vast world to gather various materials for upgrading and crafting, And a significant portion of your consumable materials relies on hunting specific creatures hidden in Fera’s expansive and relatively beautiful world. But has the exploration and adventure ahead turned out to be interesting? Unfortunately, for several reasons, it falls short.

The first issue is the game’s gameplay mechanics, many of which are still incomplete. For example, the mechanics of the action part of the game are completely outdated, and although they have a high potential to engage the audience, their excessive simplicity also conveys a negative feeling to the gamer.

The second issue is about the AI of the mythical creatures in the game and its numerous gameplay bugs. The AI of the animals and enemies in the game is so primitive that when you engage with many of them, they show no reaction to your attacks. It often happens that you attack them in the most brutal way possible, but they turn away from you and continue on their path without any reaction. This, along with the numerous bugs that occasionally appear in different parts of Fera, conveys the feeling that we are dealing with an underdeveloped and imperfect work. Naturally, one can’t expect much more from an early-access game, but Fera’s price tag makes us expect more from it.

Technically, Fera is far from ideal. Its performance is subpar, even on advanced hardware. You may need to set the graphical settings to the lowest level just to play it, which detracts from the enjoyment of exploring its world.

Lastly, the online servers are unreliable, making connecting to them unusually difficult. The appeal of such games heavily relies on the co-op experience. If the servers can’t support players wanting to play together, Fera will undoubtedly fail quickly.

Despite all this, Fera has high potential. If its numerous flaws are fixed, it can easily keep you engaged in exploration for hours. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my experience with Fera was flying over its world, even though the flying mechanics are still incomplete.

To summarize, buying the early access version of Fera in its current state isn’t advisable. However, it has the potential to become one of the most important games in its genre. So, you either take the risk and join the developers on their exciting adventure or wait like me to see what the final quality of Fera will be.