Players who completely played offline or never built roads, how was your experience? What was it like?
I'm currently replaying the first game from the start after a very long hiatus, so I can start the second installment and finally finish the first one. I wanted to see what the game was like in offline mode compared to online.
So far it feels very different not having many pop ups, different structures, and roads etc. During my online playthrough I felt I relied too much on others help, rather than finding my own way about things. After I finished building 80% of the roads the sense of challenge sort of dwindled a lot for me, and I was progressing really fast into the gameplay and story that I kind of got bored and never finished it.
Since I started my offline playthrough, I actually took my time and planned out routes, took in some beautiful scenery, did some actual exploration, and found out what works for me through trial and error. I must say the game feels a whole lot different and challenging. I know the theme is making connections and helping others but there's something about going through the fire and unknown alone. The sense of loneliness traveling through the world, and making your own way.
I'm curious what others experience was like offline compared to online.