Not buying it

[Armleygeddon]

I have almost 900 hours in DDS and after 20 minutes playing the demo of DDS2 I couldn't believe this was from the same studio that previously brought me so much pleasure, so I turned it off.
The game has moved so far away from everything that made DDS the replayable title that we all loved and enjoyed.
Many other commenters have pointed out the huge differences between DDS and DDS2, I don't need to go into great detail as the issues are clear for all to see in this forum.
We've all waited for so long, anticipating what delights the team have in store for us and I feel disappointed and let down.
Unless this game undergoes drastic changes to its mechanics and playability, it will sadly not be on my wishlist and I certainly won't be spending my cash on it.
Thank you devs for giving me so much pleasure with DDS but that's where I'm staying, the sequel will remain untouched by me.

[Tobijon]

Its mechanics are fine, its the ui thats ♥♥♥♥. I see great potential in the game, but the ui needs to improve

[KOSOTA]

I find myself in a similar situation. DDS1 held a special place in my heart, its crafting system, overall game aesthetics, charming UI, and the general appeal were all aspects I deeply appreciated.

My anticipation for DDS2 was to recapture the same feeling I experienced with the previous title, but with more added options and more freedom. Unfortunately, the current state of the DEMO is disappointing. While the graphics might be passable, the gameplay, crafting, UI, the island, and the character interactions all fall short of expectations. People walking in the island feel like robots without soul, without feeling, everything just feels lifeless.. and that thing when you sell the weed, they just vanish into hemp.. like what.. :(((

Despite my initial intention to give the DEMO another chance, launching the game prompted an immediate decision to turn it off... it simply lacks the appeal to engage me. :(( I even considered revisiting DDS1. Despite its limitations, DDS1 still feels more like a better game compared to DDS2.

[RJ]

100% agreed.

[ImAboutToBust]

i feel you , i was disappointed too , hopefully they change what we said should be change and especially the UI , it is critical and uselessly filled up with uselss infos right and left , the mouvement mecanics is all the way OFF for me , the parkour and all that ♥♥♥♥ , i don't fk with it

[RustyXXII]

Absolutely spot on!

[GrillMaster ✿]

I like it they will add mixing and everything else dds1 had

[D4V3]

I'm torn at the moment. For me the biggest turn off right now is the map, I don't know what it is or if anyone will share this opinion, but the original game's map I felt worked really well for this type of game and felt special. Whereas this map I feel like is a bit weird and... idk but something just feels off about a map like this compared to one in a city. Maybe I'm just too used to the dds1 map. As for the ui, I don't really mind it, some of it confused me at the start but once you get used to it I think it's alright. Whether I get the game or not probably depends on the overall polish, optimisation and content and mechanics once the full game releases.

[I Have Low Eyes]

Originally posted by D4V3:

I'm torn at the moment. For me the biggest turn off right now is the map, I don't know what it is or if anyone will share this opinion, but the original game's map I felt worked really well for this type of game and felt special. Whereas this map I feel like is a bit weird and... idk but something just feels off about a map like this compared to one in a city. Maybe I'm just too used to the dds1 map. As for the ui, I don't really mind it, some of it confused me at the start but once you get used to it I think it's alright. Whether I get the game or not probably depends on the overall polish, optimisation and content and mechanics once the full game releases.

I'm not a big fan of the new map either.

[BrackObama2]

Yea well I was hoping for a much better game too.

I only played for 20 minutes as of writing this, but it already feels like such a downgrade. No interaction with cannabis plants at all. Everything is done trough UI menu, which is also terrible.

Packaging drugs is done trough UI menu, no more trays to spill your powder or buds on, grind, or mix, or do whatever you need to do. That's why first DDS was at least somewhat unique.

Map feels odd. I like the theme, Latin America, cartels, all that stuff, it's interesting. However unless in full version there will be some towns, villages on the mainland, not only a couple of buildings here and there with lifeless NPCs standing in front. In my opinion it would feel better in dense towns, villages, it would feel more packed, alive.

Assets are placed like someone was in a rush. Buildings going into hills and such.

Almost no NPCs. Found a cow that does not collide with player's body, doesn't move, doesn't make a sound. A couple of NPCs in front of buildings, doing absolutely nothing, motionless. Vendors are moving their bodies, but they don't blink, absolutely no lip movement when talking.

Optimisation needs improvements. PC heats like I'm playing some heavy games.

Parkour is a nice touch, but done weirdly. While running, if you press spacebar, character goes into slide, however when I tried to slide under trees or something, I couldn't go trough a single time. Character should jump instead of sliding, as in DDS. Jump on your way towards a fence or a wall, to get over it quicker, escape pursuit and such, now you have to stop in front of what you want to get over, then press space to start the animation, get over the obstacle.

Graphics are ok, but I honestly hoped for better immersion to the surrounding world I guess, like better colour tones, dust on village roads, better vegetation. Atmosphere is kinda not there. Which is not a big deal of course, but there's simply no atmosphere in the game's world.

However, the biggest issue for me right now is that what made DDS unique is not here. No interaction with drugs. I used to love organising my containers, jars, equipment on the table, mix different powders and drugs in the tray, mixing, giving it a label, packing into baggies, sorting them on another table and etc... Weed growing now is just UI menu too, nothing like in DDS, I have high hopes for map improvements too, if there won't be any towns, villages, what's even the point of all this then. NPCs need work done on them too.
Honestly, doesn't even feel like Demo, more like pre-alpha prototype.


Hopefully it will be improved on these things until release.

[Tommy]

i played the demo of DDS2 for 10 min. and its suck on so many levels. I hop they make changes to the crafting system. make it easy to learn and master

[=7Cav=PVT.Murphy.A]

Yep this is awful. I really didn't think it could suck this much. After looking forward to this for so long I will not be buying it.

[eRbse123]

Same here , wont buy it #disappointed

[thekane0f1990]

lol entiltled gamers are so impossible to please. only issue i seen is with the UI and with every game you have to get used to a new UI no matter who makes it, get over it. As for the rest its not even finished. you played an un finished demo of the game, theres even a disclaimer through the entirety of the demo in transparent text at the bottom of your screens that this does not reflect the finished/polished version of the game. Honestly i dont think itll hurt the devs that a FEW of you are "#disappointed" more people will buy it and probably gift it to enough friends to cover the small loss of your business. Most people are just incompetent or just lazy and want everything to be so much easier but dont understand the point of why people enjoy sims in the mechanics and how in depth they can go. If they listen to most of this opinions then the game would truely be awful. if you think you can make the game and make it "better" then go do it. other wise shut up and wait till full release before you start crying

[Medanash]

Originally posted by KaneV420:

lol entiltled gamers are so impossible to please. only issue i seen is with the UI and with every game you have to get used to a new UI no matter who makes it, get over it. As for the rest its not even finished. you played an un finished demo of the game, theres even a disclaimer through the entirety of the demo in transparent text at the bottom of your screens that this does not reflect the finished/polished version of the game. Honestly i dont think itll hurt the devs that a FEW of you are "#disappointed" more people will buy it and probably gift it to enough friends to cover the small loss of your business. Most people are just incompetent or just lazy and want everything to be so much easier but dont understand the point of why people enjoy sims in the mechanics and how in depth they can go. If they listen to most of this opinions then the game would truely be awful. if you think you can make the game and make it "better" then go do it. other wise shut up and wait till full release before you start crying

How lazy it makes me read you! Just as you think it's great, there are people who think it's a ♥♥♥♥... It's a matter of taste... or whether the developers are scamming you or not. To each his own. DDS1 is an unfinished game, which had a lot of future, but the developers decided to leave it halfway to make this other game... That is, one scam after another scam... I won't buy it.

[alt + f4 = godmode]

Originally posted by KaneV420:

lol entiltled gamers are so impossible to please. only issue i seen is with the UI and with every game you have to get used to a new UI no matter who makes it, get over it. As for the rest its not even finished. you played an un finished demo of the game, theres even a disclaimer through the entirety of the demo in transparent text at the bottom of your screens that this does not reflect the finished/polished version of the game. Honestly i dont think itll hurt the devs that a FEW of you are "#disappointed" more people will buy it and probably gift it to enough friends to cover the small loss of your business. Most people are just incompetent or just lazy and want everything to be so much easier but dont understand the point of why people enjoy sims in the mechanics and how in depth they can go. If they listen to most of this opinions then the game would truely be awful. if you think you can make the game and make it "better" then go do it. other wise shut up and wait till full release before you start crying

Many members of this community would actually be able to make the game better, yet they refuse to enable workshop access.
Kinda logical, since noone will buy dds2 if community members mod dds1 to be better