No clear progression makes this game feel like slop as a casual
trying not to just be negative with no explanation as to my issue with the game design.
Ive played survival games before and some of this stuff is generally a problem with the genre as a whole, but as a beginner, im not having any fun playing the forest.
I have to hunt miles and miles for sticks and aloe that pretty much doesn't exist as far as i could find any, respawning is a nightmare if you ran more than 3 feet from the plane and traversing this map is a drag and a half. The cannibals aren't even that scary its the thought of dying and losing your crap and needing to slog on over to your body with no stamina since the plane has been picked clean long ago.
like for a game with the word horror in the steam title art, it isn't that scary, the resource scarcity makes doing or building anything a chore of "wander around aimlessly until you either run into cannibals and die or maybe strike gold with no reward for thinking" as there is nothing to think about. just walk around and pick the berrys and dont drink the aids water which looks the exact same as the clean water and build a base and some walls just to do it and not deal with cannibals.
the novelty of the game gets stripped within less than an hour and unless you already know whats where and what, its just overly vague
I feel like i got dropped into ark with no dinosaurs, no item crafting recipes, no clear way to find ANYTHING and an obscure, confusing story progression. i tried playing years ago and dropped the game out of boredom and my girlfriend wanted to play recently so i figured it was probably just me but I get back on and all i can think of is getting off and doing anything else.
I really don't understand why this game was so popular it warranted a sequel when getting to the end of the game is a litmus test in itself to see if you have the correct type of autism to enjoy survival slop because i don't have that type autism.
Dont starve bores me, minecraft bores me, ark bores me, rust bores me,
i think im the problem lol
terraria however is a gem among gems among gems
*downvote all you want i want to hear what gives this game the place it has in your hearts, im not saying its a bad game, im new and confused and frustrated, how does one get past that curve