Venture: 2e

### Rating

* T for Blood & Gore, Crude Humor, Language, Sexual Themes, Simulated Gambling, Use of Alcohol and Drugs, Violence
* 17+ for Frequent/intense strong/realistic violence, frequent/intense horror or fear themes, frequent/intense language or crude humor, infrequent/mild sexual content or nudity, infrequent/mild simulated gambling (iOS)
* PEGI 16 for strong violence, strong and sustained horror, and pictures that encourage or teach the use of gambling

### Genre(s)

Action/adventure

Venture: 2e is a first-person open-world action/adventure game.

## Synopsis

In 2077, the Earth faces resource depletion and unhalted climate change, motivating the Charles Lucien Importation Project (CLIP) to mine the alternative fuel Bloodstone on Venture, a planet in the system of Barnard's Star. Venture, whose atmosphere is toxic to humans, was once inhabited by Venturians, sapient humanoids nigh identical to humans that were driven to extinction by the wildlife. To explore Venture, human scientists use their genetic tissue to create Venturian clones of themselves. Philanthropist Robert Jacob sends a Venturian clone of his daughter Robyn to the planet to learn more about it and expose rumored Neo Nazi roots in CLIP.

As Robyn Jacob's Venturian is sent to the planet on an ion-propelled space shuttle, a CLIP dropship deploys armed military contractors into the vehicle. Jacob is freed from her stasis chamber and engages in a shootout with the distinctly-bigoted contractors, destroying the shuttle and killing its crew as Jacob deploys a parachute and lands in a shoreline. Here, she is greeted by Thandizeni, a built-in AI who provides her with a controlled wormhole to store materials in when not in use as well as recommended objectives.

## Gameplay

Gameplay in Venture is based heavily on the *Uncharted* and *Shadow of Mordor* series, with action-adventure gameplay elements and 3D platforming with the unique addition of a first-person perspective. Platforming elements allow Robyn Jacob to jump, swim, grab and move along ledges, climb and swing from ivy, and perform other acrobatic actions that allow players to make their way around the mountains and forests she explores. Robyn can also travel across locations by riding creatures like Porcus or by accessing Wyve Opal Turrets, which serve as fast travel points. Quests in the game feature main story quests that follow Robyn's mission to stop CLIP and ultimately kill the Wyvern, side quests that involve recreating events in Venture's history, quests to destroy CLIP mining posts, and additional missions to help acquire upgrades for Robyn's melee, ranged, and stealth weapons. The player also has the freedom to complete daily objectives and roam around Venture, with daily missions such as harvesting specific plants, killing certain monsters, or finding ancient artifacts and magic books.

Completing missions earns the player different rewards: XP points that are used to unlock new abilities for Robyn's skills, a Power value that allows the player to access stronger abilities to unlock, and an in-game currency called "Mana" that the player can use to increase Robyn's health, number of skills, or forge new slots on her weapons to add more Specialized Runestones.

In completing quests, the player can have Robyn engage in melee, ranged combat, and stealth approaches, with quests rewarding the player more for completing them in a specific manner. Robyn's ranged are enhanced through Thandizeni's involvement, allowing the player to mix combat with special attacks which be used to slow time down while aiming with the weapon, intimidate an enemy, or, later in the game, possess the enemy to become her ally. The combat system uses an attack-chain system that enables the player to perform special moves after building the chain to a large enough value, such as instantly scaring off an enemy or creating an area-of-effect shockwave. With the combat system, they can also counter and dodge attacks. Stealth is a critical element in most quests; many areas are considered Bases and should Robyn's presence be discovered, an alarm will sound and more enemies will arrive to try to kill her.

Robyn can only carry one crossbow and one longbow or rifle, and there is a limited amount of ammunition per weapon. Picking up a different ranged weapon switches that weapon for the new one. Dynamite sticks are also available at some points which can damage the player if detonated too close to them. Like *Uncharted*, Venture lacks an on-screen health bar; instead, when the player takes damage, the screen is splattered with white blood and the graphics lose color. While taking cover for a long enough period, Robyn's health level, indicated by the screen color, is restored.

## Missions

### Campaign

1. Prang: Will you be able to kill the attacking CLIP mercenaries and land safely, or will your plane crash and burn into the forest below?
2. Bivouac: The CLIP mining company is ravaging a natural vista and killing all the animals; will you be able to stop this treacherous abuse, or will you be the next one getting beaten and skinned alive?

### Past

1. Dickering
2. Bushwhack
3. Oppression
4. Time Trial
5. Jacquerie
6. Extirpate