DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I held off on playing it for the longest time because I didn't think it would be for me based on everything I've seen and heard, but I hit a lull in gaming at the moment and I decided to finally give it a shot. No guarantee I stick with it though. I'm only a couple hours in(PS4 version).
So far, I'm semi enjoying it, though I feel this is a game that could wear on me quickly depending on how it progresses. I started off enjoying traveling around and finding ways to deliver the packages. But last night I have to admit I found myself sighing several times during one of my treks hauling a ton of cargo. Having to hold LR and R2 the entire time to keep balance(which was cramping my fingers). And I was starting to get bored already, honestly. Now I'm not very far in at all. I know they introduce more mechanics and elements and such, so I'm hoping those will keep the gameplay fresh for me.
On my first couple deliveries the game reminded me a little of Tears of the Kingdom's build system in that the trek in itself is a bit of a puzzle and a challenge. Figuring out what to bring and how to get through difficult areas. But that novelty wore off pretty quickly for me, since so far it's pretty much just been ladders and ropes and finding out the best place to cross rivers and streams. I'm also not sure how I feel about having to constantly mind so many things. The weather, your balance, your stamina, making sure to eat now and again, etc. So it's still up in the air for me. I'd call my feelings on it "solid" for now with the potential for me to end up liking it much more, but also hating it.
Still trying to figure out how to approach deliveries. Should I only pick up cargo that is on the way to the route I'm going? So far I've been really OCD about picking everything up and as I started to head west, I realized that you can't drop them off anywhere, they have to go to specific places, so I had to go all the way back to the very first depot and drop the stuff back there then go all the way back. That was quite tedious to say the least. So I'm thinking if maybe the best approach is to only pick up stuff off the ground if it's on the way to where I'm going.
Also, is I find the menu system in it terrible. So confusing. I'm sure I'll get used to it. Maybe I'm not doing things correctly, but on the order prep page, instead of just selecting how much of each you want to bring, you have to manually choose offload for things you don't want and it drops it on the ground.
Lastly, should I upgrade to the PS5 Director's Cut? If that would give me the best chance at enjoying it, then I probably will, it's only $10. I read you lose your stored cargo, which isn't a big deal for me since I'm very early in the game.
So far, I'm semi enjoying it, though I feel this is a game that could wear on me quickly depending on how it progresses. I started off enjoying traveling around and finding ways to deliver the packages. But last night I have to admit I found myself sighing several times during one of my treks hauling a ton of cargo. Having to hold LR and R2 the entire time to keep balance(which was cramping my fingers). And I was starting to get bored already, honestly. Now I'm not very far in at all. I know they introduce more mechanics and elements and such, so I'm hoping those will keep the gameplay fresh for me.
On my first couple deliveries the game reminded me a little of Tears of the Kingdom's build system in that the trek in itself is a bit of a puzzle and a challenge. Figuring out what to bring and how to get through difficult areas. But that novelty wore off pretty quickly for me, since so far it's pretty much just been ladders and ropes and finding out the best place to cross rivers and streams. I'm also not sure how I feel about having to constantly mind so many things. The weather, your balance, your stamina, making sure to eat now and again, etc. So it's still up in the air for me. I'd call my feelings on it "solid" for now with the potential for me to end up liking it much more, but also hating it.
Still trying to figure out how to approach deliveries. Should I only pick up cargo that is on the way to the route I'm going? So far I've been really OCD about picking everything up and as I started to head west, I realized that you can't drop them off anywhere, they have to go to specific places, so I had to go all the way back to the very first depot and drop the stuff back there then go all the way back. That was quite tedious to say the least. So I'm thinking if maybe the best approach is to only pick up stuff off the ground if it's on the way to where I'm going.
Also, is I find the menu system in it terrible. So confusing. I'm sure I'll get used to it. Maybe I'm not doing things correctly, but on the order prep page, instead of just selecting how much of each you want to bring, you have to manually choose offload for things you don't want and it drops it on the ground.
Lastly, should I upgrade to the PS5 Director's Cut? If that would give me the best chance at enjoying it, then I probably will, it's only $10. I read you lose your stored cargo, which isn't a big deal for me since I'm very early in the game.
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