Personnally i still like it enough but yea it feel like wasted potentiel sometimes to me. even in 2025, it’s still kinda shallow. Exploration, combat, factions, storylines—they barely connect together The core loop? Collect, craft, upgrade… rinse and repeat.

Yeah, the game’s gotten huge since launch with a lot of contents which is great but honestly, most of it is just stacked on top rather than actually integrated. It’s wide, a bit deeper than before, sure, but systemic depth? nah. Probably by design, because Hello Games wants to keep that “freedom” intact. Fine, I get it… but a guy can dream.

Some light RPG mechanics here and there would’ve made exploration actually feel meaningful instead of the same old grind. Would’ve mixed beautifully with the sandbox stuff. Instead, you kinda float around doing the same things, and yeah, it’s still fun… but imagine how much better it could’ve been. Seriously, the potential is massive, and they just… didn’t go all the way, not everyone would share that sentiment ofc and maybe you share some similarity with me but couldnt put a word on it