To avoid going too deep into the weeds I'll be brief from here. You are presented with a problem, a raging fire inside the cab, a tool to pick up and use to fix it, and are let go to pick your path into the big blue ocean. In the former, you gain control over your silent vessel and immediately have complete control over your actions. Both Subnautica and Below Zero start with a crash landing. It was merely a vessel for the player, and it worked. Previously, the player character might as well have not been a character. This is a really big problem for me, but to understand why I have to talk about the original Subnautica for a moment.
The player character, Robin Ayou, is fully voice acted and has a personality and will of her own. My first qualm with the game is one of the first things you will notice after starting your save, and funnily enough it is one of the very things I praised in the previous paragraph. Every facet of the presentation comes together to make a game that will constantly make you say "that's gorgeous" and pick your jaw off the ground before returning to the task at hand. Geothermal vents rumble, silt shifts, sea monkeys chatter outside while you snuggle close to the jukebox speaker in your newly built arctic base. These environments are made even more breathtaking by the stellar sound design. Each bioluminescent biome is unique and gorgeous with vibrant colors, stark contrast, and a haunting stillness.
The eyes are not left wanting either, because the undersea world is a treat to behold. Whether it's a back-and-forth conversation about the legacy a human leaves behind, or a pre-recorded Human Resources interrogation, all of Below Zero's dialogue was compelling and kept me listening. Below Zero features a diverse cast of likeable and interesting characters who are all given convincing and entertaining performances by their respective voice actors and actresses. Unknown Worlds Entertainment are masters of presentation at this point.
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