While it’s not necessarily the end of the world, better visuals could have really helped immerse you in this game world instead, you’re going to be confronted by some seriously ugly textures and models. It’s a shame the presentation is so corroded, though, we suppose. You have to mentally accept that nothing lasts forever here – the game is, quite literally, called Rust. This puts everyone on the same playing field, and it makes working your way back up the food chain entertaining. The gameplay loop is underlined by the fact that servers wipe periodically, meaning even if you were able to effectively defend your base, then you’re going to be starting all over again in a few days or weeks. The proximity voice chat feature really helps capture the moment, too, enabling you to quite literally hear the fear. Honestly, few moments in games are more powerful than wandering around, armed with a shotgun and full body armour, and happening upon new players who are armed with a stick.
This is where Rust Console Edition sets itself apart from other survival games on PS4: the online element means, once you’ve got some firepower on your utility belt, you’re going to be getting into gun fights as you wrestle for territory and collect the best loot.
Fascinatingly, your home will persist on the servers even when you’re offline – but you’ll need to ensure it doesn’t decay by supplying it with the right materials. From there, assuming you can properly maintain it, you’ll be able to respawn in your base. Your goal, therefore, is to set up digs as quickly as possible build a small shack in the woods where you can store your gear and erect a sleeping bag. If you die, then it’s back to the beach, with all of your loot removed. The early exchanges are brutal – intentionally so. Heck, you can even keep them alive long enough so they can watch you pick their fidgeting corpse clean. Alternatively, playing the hunter is delightfully devilish – you can sit back in the shadows, watch someone loot a bunch of in-demand items, and then pick them off with a crossbow arrow to the skull. You may encounter someone who appears to be friendly, only for them to stab you in the back.
The social experiment here is stunning: everyone is in the same predicament, but the human element makes the gameplay beautifully unpredictable. You can team up if you like – but you’re more likely to get your head caved in. Your objective is to survive on a moderately-sized online open world map, where other players are also trying to get by. This means that you’ll still start out bleary-eyed on a beach, with little more than a rock and a pair of underpants to your name. While this version is separate from the Steam release, it very much retains the spirit of the original – it’s just lagging years behind in terms of features and updates. Despite all of that, there’s a reason Facepunch Studios’ online craft-‘em-up has retained a passionate fanbase since 2013 – the truth is, we can’t stop thinking about this game. Double Eleven’s tardy PlayStation 4 translation of the seminal PC survival smash has taken its sweet time to release, and it’s not exactly enjoying the smoothest launch period, with crafting bugs, hit detection hiccups, and some of the most vomit-inducing visuals we’ve seen in years.
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