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Early Access Review
Due to life being life, I haven't had as much time to play this title as
I'd like to.
But I've played enough to realize that this game is downright awesome.
Sadly, for some reason, it has remained criminally underrated here on Steam.
It deserves far more attention and DEFINITELY does not deserve the negative ratings it has gotten recently.
Most of the negative reviews I've read stem from two general complaints, both of which are stupid, as I shall now explain...Stupid Complaint # 1 - &This game is tooo Harrd!
How doo I vehicle more?&Explanation: This is a physics and engineering sandbox game,
consisting essentially of two elements: a set of tools with which players and an environment in which they can observe and interact with those machines.
The more robust and detailed these two elements are, the more complex the software will be.
This is inevitable.
If you want the power and freedom to create fantastic, interesting machines, you MUST be willing to learn how to use the advanced tools required to do so.
There are plenty of avenues to learn how to play this game.
If you don't want to learn anything new - fine.
Go play Doom or Flappy Bird or whatever.
But don't blame this game for your laziness.Stupid Complaint # 2: &This game has bugs / incomplete features.
It's like they're charging us for EARLY ACCESS to their unfinished game!
WTF?!&Explanation:
Firstly, learn to read.
Second, use your newfound reading skill to acquire knowledge about products BEFORE you spend money on them.
This strategy will reduce the likelihood that you will purchase something you do not actually want, such as an early access copy of a game that is still under development.
If you review an early access game, you have to review it AS SUCH.
As of the writing of this review, there have been 71 announcements from the developers.
Seventy-fricking-one!
A little research will quickly show that the game is under active development and there is a great relationship between the devs and the community. This is pretty much all that can be asked of an early access title (and it's a hell of a lot more than you'll get from most games currently listed as early access).
If you don't like early access, don't buy it until it's finished.
But don't criticize the game for not being complete when it isn't claiming to be so. Ignoring the negative reviews based on the two stupid reasons I just debunked, you'll see that this game has gotten a lot of positive feedback.
And it clearly deserves it.
There are very quality few games in this genre.
I have scoured every corner of Steam, and I can name every one I found on one hand.
Kerbal Space Program, Space Engineers, From the Depths, and Homebrew Vehicle Sandbox - if you know of a single other title worthy of being on that list, I'd love to hear it.
In the meantime, if you like any one of those games, I suggest buying them all.
Between the four of them, you should have enough to keep you occupied for at least a decade or two.
Due to life being life, I haven't had as much time to play this title as
I'd like to.
But I've played enough to realize that this game is downright awesome.
Sadly, for some reason, it has remained criminally underrated here on Steam.
It deserves far more attention and DEFINITELY does not deserve the negative ratings it has gotten recently.
Most of the negative reviews I've read stem from two general complaints, both of which are stupid, as I shall now explain...
Stupid Complaint # 1 - &This game is tooo Harrd!
How doo I vehicle more?&
Explanation: This is a physics and engineering sandbox game,
consisting essentially of two elements: a set of tools with which players and an environment in which they can observe and interact with those machines.
The more robust and detailed these two elements are, the more complex the software will be.
This is inevitable.
If you want the power and freedom to create fantastic, interesting machines, you MUST be willing to learn how to use the advanced tools required to do so.
There are plenty of avenues to learn how to play this game.
If you don't want to learn anything new - fine.
Go play Doom or Flappy Bird or whatever.
But don't blame this game for your laziness.
Stupid Complaint # 2: &This game has bugs / incomplete features.
It's like they're charging us for EARLY ACCESS to their unfinished game!
Explanation:
Firstly, learn to read.
Second, use your newfound reading skill to acquire knowledge about products BEFORE you spend money on them.
This strategy will reduce the likelihood that you will purchase something you do not actually want, such as an early access copy of a game that is still under development.
If you review an early access game, you have to review it AS SUCH.
As of the writing of this review, there have been 71 announcements from the developers.
Seventy-fricking-one!
A little research will quickly show that the game is under active development and there is a great relationship between the devs and the community. This is pretty much all that can be asked of an early access title (and it's a hell of a lot more than you'll get from most games currently listed as early access).
If you don't like early access, don't buy it until it's finished.
But don't criticize the game for not being complete when it isn't claiming to be so.
Ignoring the negative reviews based on the two stupid reasons I just debunked, you'll see that this game has gotten a lot of positive feedback.
And it clearly deserves it.
There are very quality few games in this genre.
I have scoured every corner of Steam, and I can name every one I found on one hand.
Kerbal Space Program, Space Engineers, From the Depths, and Homebrew Vehicle Sandbox - if you know of a single other title worthy of being on that list, I'd love to hear it.
In the meantime, if you like any one of those games, I suggest buying them all.
Between the four of them, you should have enough to keep you occupied for at least a decade or two.
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