I have never met a person who loves mushrooms as much as my dad. It is, in fact, rare to meet anyone who loves anything as much as my dad loves mushrooms. Therefore, after some time playing and enjoying mushroom gathering adventure Morels: The Hunt myself, I invited him to come and play with me.
As we were waiting for an update to download, I realised that my dad s love for mushrooms has been an accepted fact throughout my life, and so I have never bothered to ask him why. So I asked. It s The Hunt, he told me. He did not know the name of the video game, but I heard the capital letters. You don t know where you ll find them and what you ll stumble across. And they re beautiful! They re artistic! And edible! What s not to like?
Well, we were about to find out.
The deadliest prey is not bear, nor boar, nor even bloke; it’s mushroom. Lurking in the leaf litter, the wrong fungus can lure you in with fairytale fanciness then kill you stone dead. Let’s salute the true brave hunters, the people heading into the virtual woods to face down mushrooms in Morels: The Hunt. Released today, it resembles your traditional hunting games like theHunter in that you roam around open-world wilderness filled, look at animals, unlock high-tech gear, and come home with a tasty dinner. Except you’re hunting mushrooms, and shoot only photographs. Having often wished pretty hunting games had strolling modes, I’m game.