• 1984@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    I don’t see why it’s suddenly the best space game… The core mechanic seems to be the same as the original. Mine materials that are the same on every planet, so you can build space ships and better miners that take more materials and do it over and over again.

    When I was playing on launch day, I had a really good first impression but it turned into disappointment, since all the planets had the same minerals. May as well stay on the first planet forever.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      What, like Minecraft, still possibly the most popular game on Earth? I mean, all you do in Minecraft is mine the a couple of minerals that are the same on every seed, and use them to make better tools to mine minerals faster, and grow the same crops so you don’t starve, and do it over and over again.

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        8 months ago

        but in minecraft it’s enjoyable!

        not trying to be cheeky—i wrote up a long part about modding capacity and level of sandbox freedom etc., but i am sure you’re already very aware of that lol

        so taking it as just vanilla: at the end of the day mining in minecraft feels relaxing and satisfying to me while in NMS it feels like a chore. i absolutely hate mining out ore deposits with a mining laser.

        (breaking plants and minerals is kinda fun though)

        like minecraft really nailed game feel

        obviously this all depends on personal preference anyway, but if players have to do the same thing over and over again, then it needs to be very enjoyable in and off itself to do so.

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          8 months ago

          You said what I wanted to say, so yeah, can only agree with everything.

    • SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      It’s the same shit game it was when it was released. It gained sprinkles though.