The atmosphere completely changes after 1.0

[avivan1512]

From a constant loneliness to a world that feels alive, the new update sure comes off a surprise; however, if this liveliness is a good addition could be argued. Personally, I really liked the felling of solitude in the game, and it gave kind of a reason for following the story ( 7. The world is gone, but its stories remain. Gather as many as you can ). Now with the new update, things like the trading post or the way new rafters are introduced give the sensation of a livelier world which collides with the previous atmosphere of the game.

Do not get me wrong, I appreciate the work and effort that has been put on by the developers, and I understand that Raft is mostly designed to be played and enjoyed with friends. I just feel that these features change the way the game is perceived, from a narrative perspective.


Also, it should be noted that I haven’t finished this update and discovered everything that comes with it, so my opinion could change while I progress in the main story.

[distantlight]

Yeah I agree. I appreciated that 'last person on earth' feeling I was getting before 1.0 and I was disappointed they changed it. I thought there was going to be a unique ending that tied into that feeling, but suffice to say there wasn't.

[Xas]

Since 2018,
we were already told of the word ' Utopia ' and illustration on the Radio Tower white board, and
over the years, Updates, expansion,
drifting alone on the sea, the
Journal itself compiled a list of names, scrap notes of scattered survivors, from
different locations,
fate or the waves brought the people together,

Quite similar to the word ' Pargos ' in the zombie series.

[ZeroRaptor]

Originally posted by avivan1512:

Personally, I really liked the felling of solitude in the game, and it gave kind of a reason for following the story ( 7. The world is gone, but its stories remain. Gather as many as you can ).

I like how they had that line about gathering as many stories about the world as you can, yet with the Chapter 3 update, they REMOVED a good chunk of those stories from the game via notes. I like analyzing the notes I get in every location and deciphering what happened to the inhabitants, but with all those notes gone, it's like they've been snapped out of existence. Rather sad way to have a character's last proof of existence just removed like that because they feel only a handful of people left in the world matter.

[distantlight]

Yeah like I get maybe they were just trying to make a more coherent storyline, but it felt far more authentic to just get a few random bits from random people.

The whole "crazy scientist turns supervillian / plucky kid tries to bring him down" story felt very cliche.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

Crazy scientist? He was a fat white man in a pseudomilitary uniform who ranted about the need for firm leadership and how the rabble don't deserve to govern themselves, and after he bumbles his way out a window to sway upside down hanging by his ankles you open a door so a multicolored very not white group of people can talk about freedom from the old world.

They took an interesting collection of stories and made it a less-than-subtle racist aesop about how fat white people that like war are bad. About the only thing they could have added was to add a southern drawl to their strawman.

Although honestly, the thing that annoys me the most? The people of Utopia were held in a cage with bamboo supports that was right on the edge of the city, with miles of open water behind it. I have a lot of rope, plenty of skill at throwing grappling hooks at distant targets, a paddlesteamer with plenty of horsepower, and several axes. There is no reason I couldn't weaken the supports, lash the cage to my raft, and rip off the back wall. Then we abandon Utopia (seriously, no place named Utopia has ever been a good place to live) and leave Olaf with his pets and delusions. Problem solved.

[Skeletorn]

Can't please everyone, there's always other games to go complain about.