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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 114.8 hrs on record (44.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: Dec 27, 2015 @ 9:03am
Updated: Dec 27, 2015 @ 8:07pm

Early Access Review
This is mostly a cut/paste from a feedback post I made on the discussion boards. Feel it has enough merit to share as a review. Hope you find this helpful:

-Graphics: 10/10
-Audio: 10/10
-AGIS: Epic. (Your trollish landing pod A.I. that is hell bent on shaming you into accepting responsiblity for everything that isn't your fault. He/it is mostly helpful, but offers a great distraction to early game failures. Such as when you get murdered by space goats like a newb.)

-Game Content: So WOW. Much YES. I watched the trailer, looked through the pictures. Hit up the youtubes for a few and still all of that didn't prepare me for the amount of fun and excitment to be had. I'm writing this, and then goiing back to playing I'm having so much damn fun. The ability to transfer my character between worlds is an amazing feature I've enjoyed in other titles, and I am very thankful to have it here too! (Replayability! 10/10)

-UI: Responsive and extremly user friendly. Buttons do what you'd expect them to do. There are also some you didn't think you would need, but are thankful to have! (+10 for being able to move every window!)

-Crafting System: Feels mostly balanced thus far and very easy to use.
The right click to change to a sub crafted item makes this system flawless. No digging for a thing to craft a thing. Just click and AGIS is your uncle you have a new shiney. Little to no tab swapping for detailed crafts. Carry (most of) your crafting stations with you!? (Thats right, smelt ore while slaying aliens in the same mine shaft to craft more ammo to slay more aliens.) Perfect. 10/10

-Inventory Management 100/10. (My inventory OCD is blown away by the work invested to keep my gear/mats/junk orginized and readily available. Bags, boxes, crates, furnature galore. Great work on this system!!!) (!!!!!)

-Progression/pace: After playing titles that have similar systems I started with some understanding of how progressing would no doubt work. I wasn't wrong. Very fluid transition between armor sets. Almost never felt like I was grinding for anything. Just exploring for the underground stations passively gave me the materiels I needed for each upgrade to armor/tools/crafting stations. All while ENJOYING the game. Well done.

The weapon progression did seem to be a bit lacking, but thats only because I refused to waste early mats on ammo and I thought the Leaf Sword was too damn cool looking to replace. Once Steel became an abundant item in my bags, the OP cave clearing began!
(And then I built a Material Printer and learned how to farm for Power Cores. I own my planet now. All aliens have been served eviction notices and I am currently selling mining rights to intersted buyers/fellow crash landers. Alien slave labor packages available to serious investors.)

Tons more to be experienced in this title that I haven't mentioned. Exploring and discovering those features will leave you feeling rewarded and 100% satisfied with your purchase even as an Early Access game. This belongs in your library.

-Eld
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6 Comments
Shadow Foxtra Jan 19, 2016 @ 9:37pm 
its a bit the same but does have a lot of its own content and the storyline is realy cool
Eldwen Jan 14, 2016 @ 12:26pm 
This has been asked on the disscussion pages quite a bit already.
Aim@Me (RedProtos) Jan 13, 2016 @ 8:56pm 
how different is this to starbound?
Signs of Life  [developer] Dec 28, 2015 @ 9:42pm 
Thanks a lot, I'm really glad you folks are enjoying what the game has to offer so far =D
Shadow Foxtra Dec 28, 2015 @ 9:28pm 
100% right its an amzing game
Deffrey Dec 27, 2015 @ 3:26pm 
I agree with EVERYTHING! :D