Rip off of a bad game (Forager)

[Lavi]

Forager was as popular as it was because the dev promised multiplayer (ultimately blindsiding his players when he abandoned the project and refused to implement multiplayer).

What makes this game worth $20? It looks the exact same, with a splash of Survivalists mixed in. Average play time based on reviews is only ~15 hours.

[Habbz]

you seem pretty upset that a game you don't care about isn't worth the price you're not going to pay. if you're not interested, move on. do you write rants about every single game published ? get a hobby fella

[XavierLeong7777777]

Because many of us actually enjoyed Forager a lot despite the dev failed to deliver his promise.

I was a huge fan of Forager and was unaware about the dev's promise until I finished the game. Pretty scummy but I can't deny I enjoyed Forager (at least to me)

When I first discovered Nova Lands, it reminds me so much of Forager. I wanted to experience Forager all over again and decided to risk $20 at it, except maybe this time with space theme.

It may look like Forager on the surface but don't let it fool you, its nothing like Forager at all. It's not a rip-off, it barely qualify as spiritual successor to me. It plays so much differently than Forager because of all the automation, the only similarity is resource gathering and unlocking island.

Well enough on defending Nova Lands being a rip off of Forager.

Personally I too think Nova Lands is a bit pricey for the content available. It doesn't even have half of the content Forager have, despite the dev abandoning the project.

So does it worth $20? Maybe, it's still a decent and enjoyable game if you don't mind the lack of content. And hopefully we get more updates in the future and perhaps workshop support?

tldr: personal opinion not a rip-off and thinks Forager is a good game, but agree content is lacking for $20 game

[Sneak]

You are right. 20 bucks is a bit pricy for 15h of content, but I don't regret anything. I enjoyed my time with the game and I'm looking forward to any further updates, should there be any. It's rare to find an early access game that is so polished. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[malogoss]

If it is important for you to get 10+ hours of playtime per dollar spent on a game, skip this one. The game can be 100% completed much faster than that. Once that's done, there's no point in playing more in that world. Or maybe you could still play and set personal goals. But the landmass is limited. Once you're out of space to build and everything is balanced to your liking, that's it.

That said, the first 20 hours are fun. Which is certainly not the case for all games. And I'd rather spend money on a short and fun game than on a game that will make me yawn for 100 hours.

Getting info about a game before buying it also means less negative reviews to write for you. Isn't that great?

[Mumalot]

$20 for 15hours of fun... that's like $1.33 an hour. And that's just one play thru.
A game doesn't NEED to be a forever game to be fun... some ppl actually enjoy being able to "finish a game"

[VesperD]

Yall, Forager guy didn't promise multi and then run. He tried for years and couldn't get a working version so he gave up. AND THEN GAVE THE GAME TO EVERYONE FOR FREE.

Dudes a top notch Dev. Yall stop hating on him.

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Mumalot:

$20 for 15hours of fun... that's like $1.33 an hour. And that's just one play thru.
A game doesn't NEED to be a forever game to be fun... some ppl actually enjoy being able to "finish a game"

I agree.

I'll add this. "Finishing" this game would be something like researching all technologies, building what is unlocked by that last tech, and then fulfilling what that building requires you to do. (Sorry about the vague terms, I'm just avoiding spoilers)

If you can do all that in 15 hours of playtime, you are very fast. If I had to guess the average playtime for a first game until finished, I'd say 25, maybe 30 hours. That's playtime as shown on the saved game. So if you let the game run for the night while you sleep, that counts too.

But then, to 100% complete the game, you need a lot more time. By 100% completed, I mean unlocking absolutely everything in the game, getting all achievements and finishing all quests/orders available. That's like 35+ hours of playtime I'd say.