Still so Shallow all these years later

[Delfofthebla]

Missions are repetitive and boring. Planets are repetitive and boring. Every galaxy is the same. Every combat encounter is the same. Kill 15 creatures?? Seriously?

Hold Left Click and Navigate through menus. That's this entire game. Feels as deep as a drop of rain water despite almost a decade of patching.

I saw a big worm creature burrowing through the planet and going over my head on one planet. Left no tunnels, did not smash my ship when it hit it. It's just a background art piece. It has zero impact on gameplay. Then I saw the exact same creature on two other planets like what a joke lol.

What am I missing? How could anyone possibly enjoy this?

[Felis_Exploria]

How could anyone like soccer? Talk about boring. Watching people kick a ball and then dramatize pain is pathetic.

Now, do you think anyone can convince me differently? Do you think I convinced anyone to have the same view? Is there a point to this other than to spark comments in defense of a game they like/love?

No, no, and no.

Obvious troll post. Just go away.

[Nightwalker]

You're missing the missing fun part. It is an interesting tech demo to be sure, with about as shallow of a story slapped on as possible. Maybe they were going for that inception vibe when the whole premise of the game is that the universe is being simulated by an AI? How about a near total lack of creative thought there.

[Grimmx]

Originally posted by Delfofthebla:

Missions are repetitive and boring. Planets are repetitive and boring. Every galaxy is the same. Every combat encounter is the same. Kill 15 creatures?? Seriously?

Hold Left Click and Navigate through menus. That's this entire game. Feels as deep as a drop of rain water despite almost a decade of patching.

I saw a big worm creature burrowing through the planet and going over my head on one planet. Left no tunnels, did not smash my ship when it hit it. It's just a background art piece. It has zero impact on gameplay. Then I saw the exact same creature on two other planets like what a joke lol.

What am I missing? How could anyone possibly enjoy this?

I feel more or less the same after exploring most game features.
Yes its open world, and pretty, and does space kinda right. (much better than Starfield)
But not any content that you really care about, if you dont like to make bases to show off in multiplayer.

I can log on and play for a few hours then i just log off because its nothing interesting to do.

[kingfaruk]

Originally posted by Felis_Exploria:

How could anyone like soccer? Talk about boring. Watching people kick a ball and then dramatize pain is pathetic.

Now, do you think anyone can convince me differently? Do you think I convinced anyone to have the same view? Is there a point to this other than to spark comments in defense of a game they like/love?

No, no, and no.

Obvious troll post. Just go away.

Troll compering most popular sport on the planet with this game lol
Your analogy escapes me ...
Btw I'm fan of both.

[LegallyMoist]

Why do people have sex? It's just going in and out. Doesn't matter what position you get in. You're still going in and out. Doesn't matter how you look. You're still going in and out. What's so exciting about it?

[Guyver8]

@OP: simplest answer is different strokes for...
i'm sure you know the rest

Originally posted by Nightwalker:

How about a near total lack of creative thought there.

oh another post along the same vein, the irony is so thick

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by Delfofthebla:

Missions are repetitive and boring. Planets are repetitive and boring. Every galaxy is the same. Every combat encounter is the same. Kill 15 creatures?? Seriously?

Hold Left Click and Navigate through menus. That's this entire game. Feels as deep as a drop of rain water despite almost a decade of patching.

I saw a big worm creature burrowing through the planet and going over my head on one planet. Left no tunnels, did not smash my ship when it hit it. It's just a background art piece. It has zero impact on gameplay. Then I saw the exact same creature on two other planets like what a joke lol.

What am I missing? How could anyone possibly enjoy this?

The game isn't for you, and that's okay.

Move on.

[Grimmx]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Originally posted by Delfofthebla:

Missions are repetitive and boring. Planets are repetitive and boring. Every galaxy is the same. Every combat encounter is the same. Kill 15 creatures?? Seriously?

Hold Left Click and Navigate through menus. That's this entire game. Feels as deep as a drop of rain water despite almost a decade of patching.

I saw a big worm creature burrowing through the planet and going over my head on one planet. Left no tunnels, did not smash my ship when it hit it. It's just a background art piece. It has zero impact on gameplay. Then I saw the exact same creature on two other planets like what a joke lol.

What am I missing? How could anyone possibly enjoy this?

The game isn't for you, and that's okay.

Move on.

I do inderstand the OP.
I have also asked the same question.
When they put so many hours into fixing this game and add content, why isnt anything interesting?
That question is more interesting than the game.
So many years under development?..

[Das Apple]

Originally posted by Grimmx:

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

The game isn't for you, and that's okay.

Move on.

I do inderstand the OP.
I have also asked the same question.
When they put so many hours into fixing this game and add content, why isnt anything interesting?
That question is more interesting than the game.
So many years under development?..

But is it objectively uninteresting? Or just for some people.
I find battle royales, for example, being most shallow and boring experience ever, while many see it differently.

[Valliac]

Oh no.

Anyway.

[Ulfberht]

My guess is that like any other open world game, you need to establish your own goals to keep the game fun for you.

[Plastique45 - Legend]

I agree with you 300 %. This game is basically an inventory management simulator. I keep going back to it because I find the game relaxing for some reason and it helps me unwind late at night after a stressful day at work. But there's literally nothing to it. Every base is the same, every aliens or planets are the same. It's incredibly repetitive and dull, lol.
One thing that IS impressive, however, is how free roaming the game is with real time take offs, landings, launch into space, warp away etc at will. After trying (and refunding) Starfield, this really feels nice.

[Guyver8]

Originally posted by Plastique45:

It's incredibly repetitive and dull, lol.
One thing that IS impressive, however, is how free roaming the game is with real time take offs, landings, launch into space, warp away etc at will. After trying (and refunding) Starfield, this really feels nice.

Lol, you're made of sterner stuff than me, cos i couldn't and wouldn't waste my time on a game that i found 'incredibly repetitive and dull' my time is too precious for that and i lack the masochistic streak to subject myself to any of that even if i found it soothing (which btw i do)

[RustyNail]

Originally posted by Delfofthebla:

What am I missing? How could anyone possibly enjoy this?

You're forfeiting your time and energy questioning how/why other people can enjoy "X" when you already know the answer: They are them, while you are you. People are diverse. They enjoy the game because they can, and they do. End of story.

You would be better served to worry about yourself, what you like - and not waste your time wondering how someone else can like this game.

Go seek a game you can enjoy and don't look back.

[Dirak2012]

Some people collect bottle caps, some people grow flowers, some people take walks in the mountains, some actually like cleaning their house.

Some people can get thousands of hours of this game, some get bored after 2 hours... and both type of players have the right to have fun or get bored with the game.