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---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
Audio is actually good, but the noise of the bees can get annoying after a while once you unlock them so I marked it down 1 notch for that.
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
It was hard to choose between easy to learn/hard to master and actual brain usage just because the learning curve in the beginning is a bit steep. There's no tutorial or guidance so figuring out what you need to do in the beginning can be a bit intensive (and you will die... a lot...) unless you get into the community and ask questions/look for tips. Once I got into the community and figured out how the game worked it was like "oh I'm dumb. How did I not notice this?" cause its actually really simple but not necessarily intuitive. Oh, and build a spear and extra hook as soon as you can... like earlier than you think you'll need one. thank me later.
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
Ok, so there's literally NO grind to complete the story. If you just go story island to story island and make the minimum pit stops in between you can complete the whole story without a drop of real grind. However, if you want to take your time and build a really cool raft and really get into the crafting and building aspects of the game (which is my favorite part) then you will need to grind for resources. The minimum is there to survive and complete the story, but any extras you're gonna need to grind for. That said, the grind is actually pretty enjoyable. Gathering resources can actually be pretty relaxing so even though its grind, its enjoyable grind.
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
Great story and the story islands are super interesting and fun to explore. Being able to go back to story islands and they respawn resources so you get to explore again is also a nice little feature. Granted, the stuff is in the same place but what the stuff is changes.
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond
If you just wanna rush through the story, speed runners do it in about 2-3 hours. But, if you like to just build and build and explore the time is limitless. I'm close to 500 hours and the bulk is on a single save. Even when the story is over, you can keep on playing as long as you want which is great. Then there's creative mode which lets you just build - no supplies or grind needed. If you like building, its really limitless.
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
Honestly, the dev's could charge more and I'd still say worth the price. Its early access but definitely doesn't feel like early access. 100% worth the price, no steam sale needed.
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
Some bugs can be annoying (like on occasion you might get stuck on a charging hog - that's probably the most annoying) but there aren't any major major bugs and the dev team does a great job when a bug comes up at trying to fix it and address it. Then there are some bugs (like the floating floor trick) that started as bugs but now its become so widely used that people don't even want it fixed (for the most recent update people literally said please don't fix this bug). So yes, some annoying ones but they don't really take away from the game so don't let those couple of glitches scare you off!
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Overall I give this game an 8/10 just because of the few glitches that can be annoying and because of the learning curve with no tutorial or instructions. The community has been great at stepping in and trying to guide new players though, so if you buy be sure and check out the community page and/or the raft discord if you have any trouble. Once you get the hang of it, the fun is pretty limitless between just working on a main save and creative mode and then even speed running if you're into that. There's also a very active mod community so you'll find a lot of stuff to do. Absolutely a worthwhile buy!!
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