I first tried to run the game at the normal level. I was hammered with "you are [dehydrated/starving/freezing]" announcements until I froze to death about 5-10 minutes into the game. I have reduced the difficulty to 20% and can now move forward into the game. The graphics are okay, game play (movement etc) is strong. The story line is solid. I look forward to advancing into the game and getting communications back up. I've started a short LP series. https://youtu.be/x-mJSJPlm9A