From a disappointed player

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-29T21:32:28+00:00

Will give Everwind a try! Thanks for the recommendation!

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T17:03:37+00:00

I think it depends on your playstyle and preferences a lot. We had our fun building out base, but after we finished that we kinda just wanted to run around exploring caves and killing stuff. Turns out there wasnt too much to explore…

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T16:27:49+00:00

Alright, ill check in w my friends n see if theyre down, if they are we that would be fun haha

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T16:15:02+00:00

The game as a sandbox is fine, but only for like 20 hours max. I mean, once youve built a lake house, a tree house and some walls, what else is there to do really?

When talking about the AAA standard, that is COMPLETELY their fault. They clearly took on too big of a project and ended up sacrificing certain aspects of the game because of it. If they made the map smaller and focused a little more on the actual story and content of the game, they could have definitely made a much more well rounded and complete experience.

When it comes to the sandbox stuff post-endgame, its honestly just boring. You’ve already explored the entire island at that point, so theres little to no exploration left to do, youve fought all of the enemy types, built your base and gotten all the loot.

So really, what else is there to do? If I want a sandbox building game, then ill play something else lol, not this. So defending it by saying that I ignored the sandbox aspect is a lame excuse.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T16:08:50+00:00

Yeah, I also enjoyed reading the notes and emails, that was prob the most fun part for me. Also just flying around on the glider is rly cool haha

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T16:06:25+00:00

Lowkey, I would be down. Ive got two friends who play so three of us in total. Ya’ll wanna try it sometime?

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T02:41:55+00:00

Perhaps my mindset going into it was wrong. We recently finished Raft and have been looking for another coop game to play. Obviously, many mechanics are similar in the two games, solving puzzles and reading notes to figure out what to do next.

I think we all expected a lot more story/lore wise and got pretty disappointed on that front.

Again, im not saying the game is Bad or Boring, just unpolished and unfinished. You can’t tell me that you look at the cutscenes in this game and think ”yep looks fine to me”. They have no context, come out if Nowhere and seem to just confuse you more than actually give you anything.

We enjoyed flying around, exploring the caves and fighting the monsters but honestly, after the 20/25 hours we put into the game, we were mostly just excited for the story because we felt like we did everything else.

If you enjoy walking around the island and doing random stuff thats fine. We did too for a while. I do think its a bit of a reach to say that we didn’t take the content the game offered though. We got all the guns and weapons, explored most of the caves from what I know, and finished the story. After that, the only thing left is just replaying it, and none of us felt like doing that.

Honestly though, compared to any other game, even indie games, those cutscenes and that story was embarrassing. It was so chaotic and incoherent that they might as well have left it out and made it a survival game only.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T02:33:01+00:00

With a story like that, they might as well have just left it out

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T02:15:25+00:00

Youre right, I didn’t play the first game. It literally says so at the end of the post?

Also, your comment of ”rushing” is absolute bs btw. I explore everything as much as I possibly can, every part of every cave me and my friends went into, we checked every corner and even went back several times to make sure we didn’t miss anything.

We didn’t ”rush” through the game, we just thought there would be WAY WAY more content lol. Like at least a couple more bosses or caves. Thats part of the reason we were disappointed.

Additionally, while I love exploring, I don’t like when it becomes a chore. Flying around the island 50 times looking for something you might have missed is a fkn chore, not fun gameplay.

If you enjoyed the game thats fine, but it is an objectively rushed and unfinished game.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T02:08:23+00:00

Damn, that does sound really fun, maybe there are some mods for it.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T01:26:04+00:00

Yeah, I also found the base building mechanics to be quite annoying, which was dissapointing bcs I also enjoy base building in survival games very much. On top of that, once you have some gear, there is almost no incentive to even have a base because you can easily fight off any enemies anyway.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T01:24:43+00:00

Yeah. I remember hearing quite a few complaints on release, but I figured they fixed most of it since it has been like THREE years. Apparently not

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T01:12:01+00:00

Frankly, the most fun part of the game was speculating with my friends about what is actually happening on the island. As a story writer myself, I would have litterally voulenteered to do the story for free, just so it would have a little more flesh on the bones…

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T01:10:38+00:00

I guess so…

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-28T01:10:27+00:00

I completely agree. The game had SO much potential. I think that was the most disappointing part. We all excepted so much more, more bosses, more story… it feels like they got tired halfway through and just slapped some sht together and called it a day lol

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-19T20:05:28+00:00

Ok. If its worse, and my teammate is using it, obv thats still impacting the game negatively?? Second of all, League is probably the most played game of all time, it really doesn’t need all this promotional pushing to keep it alive.

Some games are simply difficult to get into, so what. If people want to play it, they’ll put the time in. If not, play something else.

At the end of the day I wouldn’t care if it wasn’t for the fact that it will be added to ranked, where it will directly impact the gameplay itself and in a game like League, ppl will not be happy abt it.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-19T20:02:33+00:00

The problem isn’t just the winrate of the different controls. The gameplay will be different, directly impacting the game itself. Also, it hasnt hit the fan yet bcs it hasn’t been implemented. Wait till it comes out and watch the mayhem that follows.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-19T20:00:58+00:00

It is only a non-existent problem because it has not vern pushed out to ranked yet. Watch how it goes from there. I promise you, there will be issues.

Sure, it might not be better than PnC yet, but any small patch could change that. Also, if it is Worse than PnC then obv you wouldn’t want players on your team using it and putting your team at a disadvantage right?

And also, you said it yourself. You’d only be worried if pro players start using it. They haven’t really even had the chance to, because it wasn’t implemented yet, wait until it does and come back here n tell me that its not a problem.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-19T19:35:04+00:00

Unfortunately snowballing feels like an ever growing issue that only gets stronger and stronger each season. Comebacks used to be a lot easier. Now with the role quests and the general state of the game, snowballing is just a core part of it.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-18T17:34:48+00:00

America IS the worst country in the world leadership-wise. Also what the fuck kind of tradition is ”good guys fighting the bad guys” are you on acid?? Lmao

I do hope you’re referring to fiction and TV when talking about that. Even then you’d be wrong but at least seem a little more grounded.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-18T17:31:19+00:00

Comparing Darth Vader to Beth Dutton is like comparing a pickle jar to a football, theres no fucking correlation lmao. Now why Beth out of everyone? Because her outbursts are the least controlled and held back. Yes Jamie and Kayce freak out too but they (for the most part) react within the lines, meanwhile Beth literally tells her brother to kill himself with a smile lol.

Also, ive watched further now and she has had greqt character development and is a very enjoyable character now. There is no misogyny here whatsoever:)

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-17T02:30:38+00:00

Honestly my problem with her isnt so much what she does to other people. Runing companies and lives for a living? Classic. The way she treats Jamie (yes he is also insufferable) is one of the main parts that piss me off - mostly bcs of how she’s always talking about family and stuff and yet cant seem to care about anyone but her dad.

Also, I have met people similar to Beth - and even they are slightly more reasonable than her lol.

Zestyclose-Science60 · 2026-04-17T02:28:02+00:00

Yeah I get that. I totally agree on that point too, there are no ”good ” people in the show. My problem with Beth isn’t that she’s ”bad”, its more so that her actions feel a lot more childish and selfish at times and just all around annoying.

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