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I have to say I take issue with the "it's for kids " cop out. Abby used to do that when talking about a game that was just shitty because it wasn't also vulgar, and that's such a fucking disservice to our youth. I played some shitty games when I was a kid because my parents didn't know a goddamn thing about video games and it's all I had. The idea of a game that has a poor structure should be forgiven because it's for teenagers is insane.

When I was in that age group I was playing Morrowind and other actual real games. And when I was younger than that I still hated Croc legend of the bogos or whatever the fuck, and other shovelware we got as kids. The only shitty thing that kids end up liking are the predatory ass Roblox games that are basically just clickers that ask them for my wallet every 15 minutes.

I do sometimes feel like there is a confirmation bias when early impressions of a game start coming around, I just can't believe how many outlets would give it about a 6 out of 10, given how everything I watch of it looks very compelling to me. But reviews are opinions and once the price drops I'm going to pick this up and give it a go, but I'm 30 and like good things.

@stealydan: that criticism makes me think that maybe I should not have been skipping 100% of the dialogue, this story worth hearing? I've treated this as my podcast game for mass murder and nothing more, maybe next playthrough I'll learn wtf is going on. Just assumed this was Dark Tower the game and left it at that

@the_nubster: brown is right,now that I know how good it gets, I don't mind having the variety, but starting with the post apocalyptic template was a huge mistake. So far I haven't even done a full clear yet, I keep getting distracted by the survival mode, which I have gained absolutely zero of the desired currency from because I suck so bad haha.

To think that shooting a swarm of corrosive bees from my shotgun while my two floating skulls cover my back and my hammer shoots out a shock wave as I dive around like a maniac is the same game that I slogged through in the first two hours is pretty wild.

@zephyer: I want to second The praise that is due,but your complaints are super valid. I do t think this is early access, but that distinction seems irrelevant thesee days. I think if EA backs this up for at least a year, it will end up with a dedicated following and some quality of life improvements with matchmaking and the store.

Alright, it does tend to lose momentum, at least for me. If they keep the modes rotating maybe I can get back, but it's just a hair shy of being enough game for me. Wish it had local play, I'd mess with it far more often if it did. Not down on the game at all especially with it being on gamepass, and I hope they keep things coming because I will check in every couple weeks. A game this sparse does not lend itself well to a battle pass type situation, I basically have to pick which games season I engage with every couple months these days

When this first came out I bounced off pretty hard and never thought about it again. I was just looking through game pass and felt like trying something out, 20 hours later I am hooked.

I think a lot of people lost interest in this game because of its very brown and boring first few hours, because after the first couple areas it becomes a very visually interesting and more mechanically diverse game than it lets on it first.

Seeing things like adventure, survival, and rerolling the campaign have me understanding this is a schlooter with some legs. I picked up the DLC so I don't know how much better they made the game from launch, but this is the best souls-like I've played that hasn't been from From software.

Also, I feel like this is the game I was hoping for from outriders, became a force myself to put more time into than I wanted because people said it got good. That never happened for me but it did happen here

@berfunkle: smelter demon ruined my life, only boss I've never been able to solo in all soulsborne games, otherwise not too hard but I did find the mobs deadlier in 2 than most others

I've beaten Dark souls 1 and 3 at least 10 times each and could barely stomach getting through Dark souls 2 once I'm going to pass on this one

Claude speed indeed Mon frere

I ended up giving up on the game due to constant freezing during saves, so frustrating. Loved building the island up but I lost progress one too many times