TheHunter Classic Review (volk)
this is a very difficult game to recommend to anyone, especially if they aren't inherently interested in hunting games, and it's all because of how aggressive it is at telling you it wants your money.
to actually play it and have the full experience you have to constantly pay it for features you would expect the free version to already have. it's ridiculous to see 32 species of animals and only be able to hunt 3 of them, and then find out that you have to pay real money for rifles, ammo, all the different kinds of permits...
i decided i had enough when i saw that even bait and calls cost real money. while the latter could be reused, the former is a consumable and it makes zero sense to make it unavailable to people that don't want to pay a monthly subscription for playing an essentially singleplayer videogame
this way of implementing microtransactions (can they even be called micro if you transact sums that rival some AAA titles' prices?) is outrageous and predatory. games need money to be made and maintained, yes, but, in my opinion, simply adding "shortcut" purchases and some "premium" vanity items could've easily funded it too.
it sucks because the base game is actually fun. the way the guns reload, the way you use the mating calls, that moment you catch movement in the brush...
all the while you're surrounded by a forest that, although rendered at a very low resolution, looks gorgeous. also, the map is enormous, though the slow walking speed might be the main culprit for making it feel so big.
the only reason why i could recommend this game is if you just want to try and see if you like hunting sims at all. since it's still technically free, all you will lose is your time (and based on the fact that you read some random guy's review of game called "theHunter", you clearly don't value it much).
if you do end up liking it - they have a one-time purchase sequel named "call of the wild", but honestly, with how aggressive its dlcs are (and how much stupider its ai felt like to me), I'm not sure I'd recommend it either.