I was stoked to boot it up and like…what? It’s such a stupid game on all fronts. I get that stealing mechanics works if you’re into that kind of gameplay, but there’s no way that anyone other than pokemon obsessed people enjoy this. Even then, it’s such a poor analog for actual pokemon games. I feel like it’s “success” is all media buzz. Every actual human in my life agrees it’s terrible. Even my partner who is actually pokemon obsessed lol. But the coverage on the internet would have you believe it’s goty contender. I have never felt more convinced that we are living in a simulation lol. I can’t be alone in this, am I? Is there where I learn that I’m that far out of touch? Like, truly, if you enjoy it, good for you. We all have things we love that others don’t get. But like, someone please tell me I’m not the only one lol.
I’ve played 69 hours so far (Nice.) and I run a dedicated server that is quite busy. Everybody who I’ve introduced the game to are completely addicted, there is definitely something there.
Personally I have mixed feelings about it. Yes most if not all mechanics are borrowed from other games but it is very well put together and that is not nothing. I haven’t had this much fun just exploring a world and unlocking stuff like this in a long time.
It is extremely fun to play even though it is extremely “early access” and quite buggy in some areas, at least for those of us who are able to enjoy it. The world is pretty empty, there really isn’t anything in terms of story or lore but that just has me hoping that they don’t give up on this game and really flesh it out.
For me the hype is dying down a bit, the first 4 days I was basically playing from the time I woke up to the time I went to bed. Now I play maybe an hour or two a day, I’d rather not burn myself out on it completely and wait for updates and more content.
Appreciate your insight! Thanks for taking the time!
Games like this are generally pretty fun until you the progression slows or dies off, the core mechanics aren’t polished enough to keep it going after that, but I don’t really see that as an issue, especially as a game available on GamePass. I’ll play it until I unlock all the things and see all the new toys then put it down. Like I don’t see myself continuing to breed and catch a buncha Pals to combine them to get 4 Star Pals with great secondary stats, but I do see myself interacting with that mechanic occasionally until I run out of tech tree stuff to unlock.
That’s fine.
My boyfriend and I like playing it on the couch together and swapping the controller often. He likes doing the base building and management stuff, I like the exploring and fighting stuff. We’re having a great time but probably won’t keep playing it beyond a week or two.