Im mad at myself for not playing sooner.
Im sure this gets posted in this sub often, but im actually disappointed in myself for letting reviews dictate how I thought of this game long before I actually gave it a try for myself
This game is fantastic. I feel like so many people call subnautica great and below zero good, when in reality, subnautica is a masterpiece, and below zero is a great sequel.
Despite the size, I really love the map. Its still plenty big enough and some of the biomes are truly incredible. The verticality in some of these biomes is actually an improvement on the first.
Overall the level design is much more complex, with more labarynthian cave systems and multiple routes to get to a single area.
Exploring Koppa and the Phi excavation site for the first time, stands up with any of the great moments from the first imo.
Sorry I just wanted to gush on this game, as someone who was very skeptical, if you enjoyed subnautica, you are genuinly missing out big time if you dont play this game.
The only thing I hated in this game was the damn snowfox. Fuck that thing.