Not going to leave a bad review...

[carakav]

Asked for a refund. Not going to be harsh. A lot of people seem to love this and I'm a survival game enjoyer. I also like the concept... But I did want to just say: the first few minutes felt very rushed and lacking in context? It felt like I was meant to have watched some trailer or introduction somewhere else, and I just missed that train or something.

I also kept getting error messages every time I tried to open the craft menu. I could probably figure it out if I went on Youtube or a wiki somewhere... but it just felt so 'dry' in terms of the experience. Couldn't even figure out how to read the tutorial messages in the top left (if that's what they were?) Hit a bunch of buttons. Nothing happened except a repeated message saying I needed some kind of chip. Eh.

I'm sure people will rag on me or make fun of me for not being able to figure out the simplest stuff. Go for it, gang. It just didn't feel good to me. I gave it a few minutes. First impressions were just kind of confusing and barren, and I wanted to at least make it clear why I'd elected to refund it for the benefit of the devs (if they read this).

[Eekhoorn]

I gave it a few minutes.

I see you really went all in.

[carakav]

Originally posted by Eekhoorn:

I gave it a few minutes.

I see you really went all in.

I mean, it's hard to give it more than that if I couldn't even figure out how to craft anything.

I don't mean for this thread to be a condemnation, honestly. If I wanted to do that, I'd have left a bad review. You're right: a few minutes is not enough time for that kind of honest feedback.

[periurban]

Like you I'm just a few minutes in, and came here to find out why the WorthABuy guy said it was one of the greatest games ever. Not feeling the love right now, mainly for the same reasons you outline, although I did manage to do things and follow instructions.
I loved the meteorites falling from the sky, and the moons moving ever so slowly. A nice feeling of alien-ness.
But to what end? How long does it take to get to the exploring and awesomeness? The landscape is pretty barren, and the sound is weirdly absent.

[Phoenix Cat]

Originally posted by periurban:

Like you I'm just a few minutes in, and came here to find out why the WorthABuy guy said it was one of the greatest games ever. Not feeling the love right now, mainly for the same reasons you outline, although I did manage to do things and follow instructions.
I loved the meteorites falling from the sky, and the moons moving ever so slowly. A nice feeling of alien-ness.
But to what end? How long does it take to get to the exploring and awesomeness? The landscape is pretty barren, and the sound is weirdly absent.

That's the point of the game. You bring the planet back to life. You are terraforming it...LOL

[carakav]

Originally posted by periurban:

Like you I'm just a few minutes in, and came here to find out why the WorthABuy guy said it was one of the greatest games ever. Not feeling the love right now, mainly for the same reasons you outline, although I did manage to do things and follow instructions.
I loved the meteorites falling from the sky, and the moons moving ever so slowly. A nice feeling of alien-ness.
But to what end? How long does it take to get to the exploring and awesomeness? The landscape is pretty barren, and the sound is weirdly absent.

I'm usually pretty good at following instructions, but for some reason the tutorial maybe wasn't working for me? I don't know... even mashing buttons didn't seem to do much but play emotes.

What was I missing? I wish I knew.

[maestro]

I dunno what the OP is talking, about "errors when opening the crafting screen" because it works perfectly fine for me?

What errors are we talking about? Screenshot them?

[Amaterasu]

Originally posted by periurban:

Like you I'm just a few minutes in, and came here to find out why the WorthABuy guy said it was one of the greatest games ever. Not feeling the love right now, mainly for the same reasons you outline, although I did manage to do things and follow instructions.
I loved the meteorites falling from the sky, and the moons moving ever so slowly. A nice feeling of alien-ness.
But to what end? How long does it take to get to the exploring and awesomeness? The landscape is pretty barren, and the sound is weirdly absent.

As you go through the terraforming stages, music and life start to pop up around the world. It's beautifully done. You get to see the fruits of your labor firsthand.

[Eekhoorn]

Originally posted by carakav:

Originally posted by Eekhoorn:

I see you really went all in.

I mean, it's hard to give it more than that if I couldn't even figure out how to craft anything.

I don't mean for this thread to be a condemnation, honestly. If I wanted to do that, I'd have left a bad review. You're right: a few minutes is not enough time for that kind of honest feedback.

It's ok not to like the game.
I just chuckled when I read you spent a couple of minutes :) Means you spent more time here on the forum than in game ;)
Just a little light hearted fun.

Play something you do like.

[Nightwolf]

theres no knocking the game is pretty lacking content wise and its not very noob friendly off the start. but its also not stupidly difficult on normal either so. if you are looking for a deep game you wont find it here to be sure.

but its enjoyable in a casual manner

[maestro]

Originally posted by carakav:

I'm usually pretty good at following instructions, but for some reason the tutorial maybe wasn't working for me? I don't know... even mashing buttons didn't seem to do much but play emotes.

What was I missing? I wish I knew.

It's very straightforward.

You click stuff to interact with it. That's literally all you need.

You start off in a pod. This pod has a crafting machine. You aim at it, and click it. Boom, you get a crafting screen. It shows you a bunch of stuff you need to craft. Mouse over one, it says you need materials. Look outside the pod, see a bunch of stuff laying on the ground, go grab what you need, come back to the pod, craft stuff with the crafting machine.

EDIT: Hitting Escape displays the controls, though it really doesn't have to, as all there is, is WASD to move, space to jump, and mousewheel to change multitool mode (between building/deconstructing once you have those chips installed). Click to mine stuff.

[carakav]

Originally posted by maestro:

I dunno what the OP is talking, about "errors when opening the crafting screen" because it works perfectly fine for me?

What errors are we talking about? Screenshot them?

Something about needing a "chip". It was an in-game message. Like the sort you get when you haven't gotten to that 'stage' of gameplay. Not an error/debug popup or anything like that.

[maestro]

Originally posted by carakav:

Originally posted by maestro:

I dunno what the OP is talking, about "errors when opening the crafting screen" because it works perfectly fine for me?

What errors are we talking about? Screenshot them?

Something about needing a "chip". It was an in-game message. Like the sort you get when you haven't gotten to that 'stage' of gameplay. Not an error/debug popup or anything like that.

You were trying to build without the Construction Chip.

If you looked around in the pod you started in, you would have seen there was a crafting machine.

If you had clicked it, this crafting machine would have displayed a crafting interface.

One of the items you could craft is, yes, a "Chip - Construction".

EDIT: Oh, and when you start the game? the top-left of the screen it tells you to make a bunch of stuff, including a backpack, oxygen tank, and the Chip - Construction.

The game literally tells you to do this when you start the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198030690472/screenshot/2478743541434307528/

Can't really get any plainer than that.

[carakav]

Originally posted by maestro:

Originally posted by carakav:

Something about needing a "chip". It was an in-game message. Like the sort you get when you haven't gotten to that 'stage' of gameplay. Not an error/debug popup or anything like that.

You were trying to build without the Construction Chip.

If you looked around in the pod you started in, you would have seen there was a crafting machine.

If you had clicked it, this crafting machine would have displayed a crafting interface.

One of the items you could craft is, yes, a "Chip - Construction".

Ah. The only things in the pod that looked clickable were the little intro message screen and the case. Otherwise I was just running around outside collecting stuff and suffocating every few seconds until I ran back.

[maestro]

Originally posted by carakav:

Ah. The only things in the pod that looked clickable were the little intro message screen and the case. Otherwise I was just running around outside collecting stuff and suffocating every few seconds until I ran back.

I don't really understand how you didn't notice the big round thing with the little screen on it that highlights when you aim at it, displaying a big "CRAFT" prompt, but... ok, I guess?

EDIT: BTW I added a screenshot to the post you quoted.

[carakav]

Originally posted by maestro:

Can't really get any plainer than that.

Well, sorry. It just wasn't plain to me. Maybe make the crafting thing more obvious? Or even just a simple pop-up message saying "crafting happens in the pod over there". *Shrugs*

See, I knew it would be something simple and stupid that a little forum posting could figure out. That wasn't in any doubt.