Starbound

I kept getting lost on how to do anything... Can't really review a game that you can't play sufficiently.

The more fun version of Terraria. Has an actual story instead of a series of random bosses. Super fun to play and has tons of replay value.

However- it is basically Space Terraria- and having played Terraria extensively- I eventually got worn out on it.

Would Rate: Great (If you haven't played Terraria) Good (If you have)

On 7/29/2019 at 2:36 PM, BTGBullseye said:

I kept getting lost on how to do anything... Can't really review a game that you can't play sufficiently.

This game is seemingly impossible to beat as to progress you have to do stuff that you wouldn't think of doing unless you look it up online or come across it by accident. I want to like this game but I just can't.

I'm gonna echo the other reviews here. Starbound certainly has a relaxing atmosphere, rich soundtrack, and pleasant pixel graphics, with overall decent but not standout platforming, survival, and crafting game mechanics. You can certainly sink a good 50-75 hrs into this one (as I did), but after that, unless you're playing online with friends, it loses it's freshness. Play through the story, upgrade and customize your ship and crew to your hearts content, and maybe build a few epic bases, meanwhile collecting better and better loots and weapons. Once that's done, however, the monotonous procedurally generated galaxy leaves little meaningful inspiration to continue exploring. Fun while it lasts though!

On 8/12/2019 at 3:48 AM, AdventureKyles said:

The more fun version of Terraria.

+1 !!!

Exploring planets is fun and dungeon levels are fun too. Well, to a point. Planets became same in some time and there are limited amount of dungeons. But I was playing it quite some time ago, maybe not it is better. And maybe now you can play some player-made dungeons, like what I wanted after finishing all dungeons developers made.

Modding it brings the life back to it but eventually it starts to hug hard for some reason and the bad performance makes me put it down. I still remember those early "giraffe" builds or whatever very fondly but it's always left me wanting more.