one of my top favourite games of all time! And one of the two narrative experiences on that list that I can't talk about with the "uninitiated" (other is Inscryption)

if you like space, and you like thinking - don't look up anything about this game. Watch maybe 5 minutes of some gameplay if you're hesitant.

Though a word of warning, this is a game that'll take all of your focus, it's very hard to play it with a YouTube video or a movie in playing the background. And yes the ship movement can feel clunky at first, you'll get used to it don't worry - the story is worth it

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

In my experience, if people are going to bounce off the game it’ll come down to one (or more) of three reasons:

They hate the flight controls
They hate the feeling of being on a constant timer
They hate the lack of explicit direction in what to do next

It’s one of my favourite games of all time, and it has good reasons for all of the above, but it’s definitely not for everyone!

And for anyone wondering, my counterpoints to the above would be:

Learn to use the autopilot but don’t trust it; learning to manoeuvre precisely will come over time
Don’t overthink the timer element; pick just one thing to investigate and focus on that, anything else is a bonus
Use the ship’s computer and follow the unknowns; avoid walkthroughs unless you’re absolutely 100% stumped on what to do next

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a friend who stopped for a whole other reason. But I can't talk about it without revealing too much. But basically had to do with bramble and deep, things that don't bother most people much, triggering some actual phobias.

[–] SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dealt with that too, sadly. Thankfully there is a mod that can alleviate it. (I'd link it but it'd also reveal spoilers...)

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Nice, I'll have to look those up for him. I keep trying to talk him into trying again.

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