![]() The difference is, with Minecraft, you start with nothing, hit a tree, get wood, be shown that wood can be made into tools, discover stronger materials that make beefier tools etc. Crafting is a key game mechanic in both this and the biggest sandbox game of all time, Minecraft. There are some obvious videogame comparisons to make with The Escapists. That's right, I wasn't able to complete the first level of this game before having to review it. Though, I wouldn't know what they're like as I couldn't even escape the first one. The Complete Edition on Switch includes every prison available in the original 2014 release, as well as a few prisons that were originally DLC. You can befriend or make enemies of your fellow inmates, with each playing the role of taskmaster or merchant with every passing day in the slammer being different from the last. Originally released in 2014 but making its way to Nintendo Switch this year, the retro-styled title starts you in a minimum security prison whilst eventually progressing you to a maximum security establishment. ![]() If you hadn't worked it out already, The Escapists has you take on the role of a prisoner intent on escape from a prison. My disappointing time with The Escapists was due to many things, but most of all the game lacked conveyance. Once the initial optimism as with any new game subsided, I began getting frustrated and trying to work out why I couldn’t do any better than I was. The Escapists, a prison breakout game from Mouldy Toof Studios and Team17 (creators of the Worms series), managed to do just that. This can be said for many multiplayer games I play, but scarcely can a solely single player game offer this same frustration. Option 'C' - that they might actually just be naturally better - is never an option. Any time I start thinking 'Hey, I'm getting pretty good at this!' a reality check sweeps in once I get steamrolled by a player whose only explanation for being that good is one of two reasons: A. Shocker, huh? If I'm terrible at it, then I start to hate it, even if I once enjoyed it. Nothing infuriates me more than being rubbish at a game. ![]() Reviews // 23rd Nov 2018 - 5 years ago // By James Bralant The Escapists: Complete Edition Review
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