Dune: Awakening Previews
Check out Dune: Awakening previews from Critics around the web.
There is a lot to look forward to with Dune: Awakening for both survival and MMO players alike. By embracing the lore and complexities of Arrakis, this survival MMO has the chance to win over a wide swath of players.
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Building yourself up into a political force once you've bent Arrakis to your will sounds like a very interesting proposition. It sounds tense, it sounds complex, it sounds, really, just like Dune.
Read Full PreviewThough I only got a small taste of what Dune Awakening has to offer, it was enough of a glimpse at the take Funcom has on the franchise to make for an intriguing, delightfully fun tease whether a fan of the Denis Villeneuve movies or the books, Dune Awakening promises to be a must-play experience.
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If the devs can iron out the creases in time for the Dune Awakening release date, then I don’t doubt it’ll have the legs to make it out of the dreaded new launch cycle unscathed. I never thought I’d yearn to return to Arrakis, yet here we are.
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Between the sandworms and the spice, blood-drinking, and constant danger of Arrakis, there are so many special features that make it a delight for both older Dune fans and general survival genre stans searching for something new alike - and boy, can I not wait to dive back into the sandy depths. Wriggling worms and all.
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Funcom has made something that feels subtly but fundamentally new. It's also the closest recreation we'll get of the filmic world of Dune that's so popular right now.
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It remains to be seen, but Arrakis is looking like a bold new horizon, and this fertile timeline full of possibilities Funcom has crafted seems well worth watching as it develops.
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While there’s still some polish left to be applied to both the combat and crafting mechanics, the spice is already in place to be Funcom’s next breakaway hit.
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I have sunk thousands of hours into survival games over the years, and have longed for one with the type of endgame content that keeps me coming back to MMORPGs since RuneScape. While I still have a ton of questions for how the end game will actually work, I’m cautiously optimistic in the vision that the team at Funcom has for it as it was laid out to us.
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As someone who often finds survival games dull and daunting, I’m glad Funcom has strived to make every venture into the wilderness intense yet rewarding.. I just hope that continues as you progress and slowly but surely follow in the footsteps of Lisan al-Gaib.
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We came away from our 8 hours with Dune Awakening most impressed by the game’s authenticity to matching the overall look and feel of Villeneuve’s movies. [...] We left our day-long play session with Dune Awakening impressed by its authenticity and ideas, genuinely wanting more.
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What I can say is this: the new player experience in Dune Awakening has certainly set the stage for a truly compelling MMO survival game, and what could easily be the hottest survival game of the year.
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Dune: Awakening has a lot of unique mechanical elements, and that's probably what stood out the most.
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It’s difficult to say how my time with the game compares to the full in-game experience involving other players, but it’s clear that Dune: Awakening has done an excellent job of capturing the core feeling of Arrakis and the many dangers that come with it.
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At PAX East 2024, I got the chance to look at a Dune: Awakening preview where I was shown gameplay, the crafting mechanics, and giant sandworms. If I wasn't already excited for the upcoming Dune MMO, what I saw would have put any reservations to rest about the ambitious project.
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