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Grounded Full Release tomorrow. Reviews coming in
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
I've never understood the appeal of exploring a tiny world filled with giant bugs. I would never buy this game in a million years.
I'll try it out sometime though since there's a story mode. Not expecting a ton, but I've never played it.
I'll try it out sometime though since there's a story mode. Not expecting a ton, but I've never played it.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
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Camreezie
Member
Isnt that what bethesda make
Arenafighter
Member
It's fucking fun of hell solo or Coop... Trust me
Mr.ODST
Member
Or you know .. they enjoy the gamelooking at those scores, probably the same people that reviewed halo infinite.
Jimmyisback
Banned
The best survival game out there today.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Never knew this game was in some kind of beta release for years,
Arenafighter
Member
There is an Option to not see the real Spiders
Roberts
Member
They are super creepy, but…you can always change the settings and make them look less scary.
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
There's an arachnophobia mode, and I will be using it.
I'm really excited for this. The early access version I played was great, it was was just missing content.
As noted in some of the reviews, Grounded is more polished and refined than the average survival game. It also has a unique setting and seems to have an interesting story which is missing in most of the survival games I've played.
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Roberts
Member
Did you like Subnautica? In many ways it is very similar but with extra rpg elements.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
No. I tried it for about an hour. I've never had a modern survival game click with me before. Feels like I'm missing something. But I'm always open to finding new genres, so I'll give this a try. From the looks of it, Grounded can be played in third person so that's a huge plus for me.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Its for us codgers that saw Honey I Shrunk The Kids as children.
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So you're saying playing this solo this is as good as Subnautica? I play this early access and it didn't seem better than anything, things must have changed dramatically.
Gamespot review:
This sounds like bad game design. It's exactly the issues I had with it early on.
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Oh trust me, I saw that about 10,000x. I still cry about the ant sometimes when day drinking.
CircusOfValues
Banned
Hopefully not too many... bugs...
Yes, this is better than Subnautica IMO.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
It should be at least 80 con MC.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Shit, I remember my mom asking why I was crying in the car and telling her because the ant died haha.
CuteFaceJay
Member
What changes have happened since initial release years ago?
We need Rick Moranis back and a good Honey I Shrunk something...
Magic Carpet
Member
Subnautica is a great but rather lonely game. Grounded at least seems like it has more multiplayer stuff going on.
I played over a year ago and was confused. Me being confused just tells me that kids will enjoy the hell out of it like Fortnite. I play Fortnite and am overwhelmed, but my kids just jump in doing the most amazing stuff. I expect the same thing with Grounded.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I’ll watch a few reviews and eventually play it on Game Pass.
chixdiggit
Member
Really liked what I played years ago. Will be tackling this with a friend.
Bernd Lauert
Banned
Will play once I'm done with Deathloop.
From what I can tell, tons of content has been added along with a complete story. And I'm sure a lot of polish and bug fixes.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Obsidian
Roberts
Member
To be honest, 80% of it I played with a friend. We started it together, did a lot of quests, explored the backyard but mostly with a purpose. As with every survival game, the beginning can be a bit confusing and hard, but we avoided more dangerous areas, built a rudimentary base, upgraded our gear and weapons and that's when the game gets really interesting. Like Magic Carpet said, Subnautica is a lonely game and in that way kind of perfect for solo play. Grounded never makes you feel lost or isolated, but I think its biggest strength is that it motivates you to explore the world (our first trip to the base of the tree was both hilarious and scary at the same time) despite dreading what awaits you around the corner.
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Solarstrike
Gold Member
Have been checking out latest builds for some time now, playing coop along with
ultrazilla
. Excellent game. Fun, challenging, detailed and expansive building mechanic, good play control, stellar music. This is a game that deserves to be on multiple consoles.
"Stinkbug"
ultrazilla
. Excellent game. Fun, challenging, detailed and expansive building mechanic, good play control, stellar music. This is a game that deserves to be on multiple consoles.
"Stinkbug"
Watch this shoot up the Steam charts once the big streamers start playing it. It already sold over a million copies on Steam in Early access.
…or maybe don’t take on one of the most challenging enemies in the game when you’re just getting started?
…or maybe don’t take on one of the most challenging enemies in the game when you’re just getting started?
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Absolute banger! good on you Obsidian. will be all over this with the squad!
They said...
Meaning it's not just the enemies, it's the grindy tasks, this is bad game design.
The Cockatrice
Member
Have been checking out latest builds for some time now, playing coop along with
"Stinkbug"
Does it have a story? How long do you reckon will it last you from start to finish? Or is it just an aimless game with no objectives and you just survive and thats it?
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
It's a co op game!?
Their review isn’t an outlier so…
That’s not a consistent critique across multiple reviews, so this is basically cherry-picking.
Either way, if you value that review so much, their 8/10 is a pretty good score.
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Shit I had forgotten about this logic fallacy, thank you for giving me a good laugh!
pasterpl
Member
Euro gamer review;
https://www.eurogamer.net/grounded-review-a-delightful-mix-of-harsh-survival-and-warm-hearted-design
https://www.eurogamer.net/grounded-review-a-delightful-mix-of-harsh-survival-and-warm-hearted-design
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STARSBarry
Gold Member
One of the few survival games I enjoy (the other being subnautica) It really feels polished so looking forward to 1.0 and the new content that it brings.
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Solarstrike
Gold Member
Yes. It has a detailed and expansive story. You can play how you want though but exploration is the main drive in game progression. You'll examine and upgrade tools, gear, building assets. Things lurk around high and low of which include both living and in resource (materials). The overworld map is large but not daunting. There's no timer nor rush, you progress the game as you wish by completing objectives.
Arenafighter
Member
It's playable in SOLO or COOP
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Scared shitless of spiders, but would regret not trying this Obsidian title.