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SayneX

Jul 24, 2020 @ 9:18pm

Which is better?

Would you say No Man Sky or this game is a bit more fun? I see this game has overwhelming positive reviews. Been looking for a building game that can keep me entertained.

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Jazzdog

Jul 24, 2020 @ 10:02pm

NMS ive lost interest after sixty hours cause its just waaaaay to easy. Never tried the hard mode but what ive heard it then just gets frustrating hard and grindy. Thats is important as its nothing you see from the outside. If youve seen some lets plays from satisfactory you should know exactly what to expect.

Stormfire962 has Satisfactory

Jul 24, 2020 @ 10:07pm

NMS is to buggy when is comes to base building since the developer is still having trouble with something so simple as electrical lines.

SayneX

Jul 24, 2020 @ 10:34pm

so this game basically doesn't have any building bugs or not as grindy as NMS. Is the world as big or is there multiple worlds?

MetalSpaceDust has Satisfactory

Jul 24, 2020 @ 11:09pm

Only 15 hours in and I love this way more than NMS. Lot less grindy and remember it's in early access but already a stunning game. A great way to relax after a hard day at work.

Mod Sloth

Jul 24, 2020 @ 11:16pm

Originally posted by SayneX:
so this game basically doesn't have any building bugs or not as grindy as NMS. Is the world as big or is there multiple worlds?

This game is still early access, so there are bound to be bugs, but building works well.

The game is essentially all grind at the moment, but it doesn't feel like a grind as every bit of progress has a tangible effect.

There is only one map, and technically speaking it's probably about the same size as a typical NMS planet, but the trade-off is that the handcrafted map in Satisfactory is much more interesting and varied.

Last edited by Mod Sloth; Jul 24, 2020 @ 11:20pm

Sniper King has Satisfactory

Jul 24, 2020 @ 11:20pm

Originally posted by Mod Sloth:
handcrafted map

That is a seriously underrated feature in modern games. Precedural generation just makes everything different, in the same way, and so nothing feels different at all.

Gursen Braslald has Satisfactory

Jul 25, 2020 @ 12:12am

This game is about 20 times better than NMS.

zoiks Jul 25, 2020 @ 12:15am

At base level they're very different games.

No Man's Sky at its heart is an exploration game. You go around finding new planets, new creatures, and new aliens (note that "new" is subjective due to there not really being all that much to see that's truly different, but the procedural generator tries to make it seem like there is). Crafting mainly served as a means to an end, improving your ability to explore, and survival elements were there to make it more of a challenge. Since they've added things like base building, factions, and multiplayer there's more to do now, but in my opinion it's not very interesting and kind of takes away from the exploration part of the game. Even if you're looking for a futuristic space exploration game I wouldn't recommend it unless you've already played Outer Wilds, which does that MUCH better by giving you more of a plot and motivation.

Satisfactory is a crafting/automation/base building game. You craft things, to be able to craft more things, to craft other things which can craft things for you, and so on. Exploration serves mainly to find new materials or recipes for crafting, and survival again to add more of a challenge. I don't know what their plans are for the future of this game. Maybe they'll go the Factorio route and add more defense/limited resource elements, maybe they'll add more detailed combat and traversal ala something like Journey to the Savage Planet, maybe they'll add something completely different or just more of what's already in the game... Personally I consider Factorio the superior game in this specific genre, but Satisfactory is still a great game already.

Stewmacher has Satisfactory

Jul 25, 2020 @ 5:16am

"Guys, which is better: Cheese or steel?"

... That depends what you're planning to do with it.

ShaOryDow

Jul 25, 2020 @ 5:28am

It depends what your interested in.
I would personally ask the following.
"Which is better? Factorio or Satisfactory?"
To which I'll answer, both are equally good. :3

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Mod Sloth

Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:08am

Originally posted by RedCoatViking DIXX:
"Guys, which is better: Cheese or steel?"

... That depends what you're planning to do with it.

So, if I were to make a statue of Donald Trump...

Last edited by Mod Sloth; Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:09am

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EntreNous

Jul 25, 2020 @ 9:42am

If we are talking strictly about building, I enjoy building much more in Satisfactory. Typically when I play games such as Minecraft, NMS, Factorio, I only care about functionality. I don't care about how things look, this is because I am a terrible designer/builder. But this game is different for me, I find myself spending just as much time on looks/design than I do on factory functionality.

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Stewmacher has Satisfactory

Jul 25, 2020 @ 12:37pm

Originally posted by Mod Sloth:
Originally posted by RedCoatViking DIXX:
"Guys, which is better: Cheese or steel?"

... That depends what you're planning to do with it.
So, if I were to make a statue of Donald Trump...

Cheese.

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