In the end, the best thing about Hinterland is the price tag. The game is designed to be quite short. An average difficulty game should last between six and eight hours. It's also quite replayable, as every new game offers a new randomized world to conquer. Since the graphics won't tax any computer made in the last five years, it's a great game for a laptop and it certainly delivers on its promise of offering fun city-building and action/RPG thrills for a low, low price. It's too bad that the actual execution doesn't live up to the brilliance of the concept.
The Long Dark has already enjoyed significant success on Steam’s Early Access platform on the PC, selling nearly 350,000 units over nine months and garnering over 95% positive player reviews. The expertise that Hinterland has developed over the past months, and The Long Dark’s reputation as one of the highest quality community-informed titles, contributed to Microsoft’s choice to bring the game to its innovative new Game Preview on Xbox One program, a first on any console.
GG3 is back with more gameplay streaming for neat packages floating around the net. In the latest commentary, Hinterland is shown off to detail the Groupees Shinyloot Bundle, which has more than 9 games on offer.
"Today, Indie Royale launched their second bundle of 2013, the Snow Storm Bundle. By now, most everyone knows how these bundles work. So to switch things up a bit, let’s examine the games offered on a more individual level, rather than focusing on the bundle as a whole." - Tom Christiansen
