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I have been tempted from time to time but agree it feels like a find your own fun approach and not sure I have the energy between being basically semi pro at PUBG. My hour of experience was quite grindy and "well you can only play if you know how to": (repair a ship by farming these things that are basically impossible to find, then go to X location to get some of the next things, when you don't have the equipment to survive the atmosphere but no clue given on how to get said equipment etc). I didn't necessarily want it written out for me but it felt a bit of a steep learning curve at a time when that wasn't what I was looking for. It's on Switch now isn't it? I might download - feel I'd get further with it.
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I have been tempted from time to time but agree it feels like a find your own fun approach
The game has improved hugely since the early days and, amazingly, all the updates have been free. No paid-for DLCs or microtransactions. But it is a game where you find your own reasons for being there when the (pretty lightweight) main story is done. I played it almost entirely in VR, which they have implemented amazingly well, and I don't think I'd have put in the silly number of hours I did without that extra facet.
My hour of experience was quite grindy and "well you can only play if you know how to"
The game is deliberately designed to require you to learn from experience. Dying in the process is such a common experience that they made a whole expedition out of dying and resurrecting to progress.
(repair a ship by farming these things that are basically impossible to find
Well, the lesson to learn there is that it's almost never worth it to repair a crashed ship beyond the minimum necessary to fly it to the nearest space station and sell it.
I didn't necessarily want it written out for me but it felt a bit of a steep learning curve at a time when that wasn't what I was looking for.
As said, that's a deliberate design decision. It's explained narratively by the main story and is part of the game's atmosphere.
As said It's on Switch now isn't it? I might download - feel I'd get further with it.
I was still playing the game when that update dropped. Back then there were some game features not available on Switch (multiplayer and, if I recall, expeditions) but I don't know if that's changed. But NMS is very well suited to the casual gaming approach.
I was at the point where I was playing entirely in Permadeath mode, building complex bases and factories that few others would see (because most people who try it only play Permadeath just long enough to get the achievement) and that would evaporate if I ever made a silly mistake, when I thought "I used to have a life. Maybe I should go find it". Still, if you ever go back to the game (and venture into Permadeath), do visit Big Gay Al's Big Gay Liquid Explosive Farm; I put a lot of work into it.
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Feels grindy now I've got the skills element down. The RNG is frustrating enough I'm not even bothered about top 10% most days anymore. Getting a decent score is a good challenge with an element of strategy but top tier just relies on endless restarts.
At least with something like Trackmania you knew endless restarts were always your fault.
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Started Starfield...
Stuck at the first hurdle... Which traits and skills to pick... Im rubbish at picking these things.
Whats everyone else got?
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I’ve played 2hrs so far and to be honest the traits don’t have a massive impact on early gameplay. If I could go back I’d definitely choose one based on role playing my character as it does seem to unlock quite a few unique dialogue options!
I choose neon street kid, alongside ‘wanted’and the one which gives you parents - all my dialogue with criminals has been pretty good!
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Why Wanted?
I was thinking weightlifting as a lot of complaint ive seen is not enough inventory or something...
Kid stuff (parents) sounds like its a good one. Like having the home without the exorbitant mortgage (like in real life - lol)
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To be honest - inventory space is annoying but it doesn’t stop you from walking like other Bethesda games! And your ship has a massive inventory space and it’s always with you. I can’t remember why I chose wanted but it’s been quite handy for dialog.
I think if I chose again I’d get the house and maybe align with one of the factions?
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My neighbour has just offered his ps5 with two controllers, charging dock and two games for £300. He bought it less than a month ago and paid close to 600 for the lot. £300 seems a good deal no?
Anyone have a ps5 and can recommend games I can play with my 9 year old daughter?
We've played Minecraft dungeons together and I absolutely loved it. Reminded me of playing Gauntlet on the Amiga 500.
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Just googled it, it look exactly like the sort of thing I had in mind thanks!
Well it's a done deal now, just plugged it in there.
One thing I notice... its really ugly! Not a fan of the design, reminds me of the blue and white BMW i8. It's also comically large, doesn't really fit where the ps4 used to be. -
I hadn't even heard of this until now. My daughter will be home from school any minute, looks like we'll be rinsing this tonight.
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Both those games are great!
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It's proper hideous! Cheers, just ordered a black cover for it.
Is there a particular bargain 1tb or 2tb ssd to go for? It came with MW2 and GT7, the internal drive is already at 50% capacity with just these two installed.
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Knights and Bikes could also be worth a look?
I think it works on PS5, and features bikes.
I love Overcooked, but it's also so frustrating!
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I got this one in black friday sale last year, currently still very cheap
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NMS is pretty brilliant these days, it's very much a "find your own fun" kinda game in general, and the procedural generation means that after a while it will feel a bit samey
There are "Expeditions" roughly every three months which require you to start a new save, and go through a more structured experience that should guide you through a lot of what the game has to offer. A new one is just started last week I think