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Alexx Aplin (ModVive) has reviewed the survival management game Dead in Bermuda:

Dead in Bermuda Review –
Addictive Survival Gameplay at its Finest


Survival is one of the basic human instincts; No matter what people say, most will do whatever it takes in order to survive. It is rare for this to be accurately captured in a video game, many have tried to capture the urge to survive yet most have failed.

Dead In Bermuda does not fail in this endeavor, and shows a realistic fight for survival that will enthrall fans of strategy games, resource management, and multitasking.

Dead in Bermuda | Story

Dead in Bermuda tells the story of 8 survivors of a plane crash, who are marooned on an island that is tied to an ancient Atlantean prophecy.

Dead In Bermuda has a definitive “choose your own adventure” style event system, as well as a relationship system in which characters’ relationships grow and change in a variety of ways (including romantic ways) that will impact how the story and how the characters’ experiences unfold.

Each of the survivors can die as well, so it is up to the player to make sure they survive and to be sure that the mystery gets solved.

Dead in Bermuda | Gameplay


At its core, Dead in Bermuda is a survival simulator mixed with RPG elements. Each of the player’s 8 survivors can die from hunger, depression, fatigue, sickness, injury, or lack of water.

This requires the player to not only manage their resources, but also interact with each character so that the more emotional aspects of their well being are taken care of.

Dead In Bermuda is procedurally generated each time the player launches a new game, which means that each survivor’s stats, traits, skills and dialogue change each time you play (as well as items the player collects and the in game map)

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Dead in Bermuda | Final Verdict


Dead in Bermuda isn’t perfect; it is slow in some places, has some frustrating mechanics, and the genre it falls in isn’t for everyone.

However for any fan of survival based games and resource management, Dead in Bermuda is an experience that should be enjoyed.

Score: 90% - Outstanding

Bottom Line: Dead in Bermuda is an immersive survival experience that any fan of story based survival games should experience.
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Looks nice, haven't heared of it yet. Wishlisted for rpg-dry times if they should ever happen again.
 
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DiB exhibits stuff like

the difference between characterization in story and characterization in deeds.
The way the storyline depicts characters can be so different from they show by their actions.
A mattering case as it is known players prefer characterization in story over characterization in act. DiB show that players prefer when a story crushes the production of their decisions as players.

Time to start a (final?) true definition of the survival genre. As so many in the survival genre show no differences from non survival games.
DiB is no different from any game that goes from a slow start to swimming in resources.
Actually, the late part in DiB might be dealt with by leaving characters idle.

So much for survival...
 
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