This game makes a repetitive genre feel new

[@EljayIsHere]

Am I crazy? Did anyone else feel this? The reviews are all overwhelmingly positive? I was so excited and waited months for this game, but it feels nothing like the trailers? I know I like punishment but these menus man... Also, I do know there are options to change a lot of gameplay, like turning off damage, making day time longer, turn off quirks, no item loss on death, but none of these felt like they'd save the core experience for me personally. I also assumed a review should focus on the default game.

[@morgangames2706]

Biggest issue is how terrible the game runs, I was so hyped to play the game it felt like subnautica but with a car.

[@brett232]

Thank fuck for this review becuase I was kind of interested and kind of skeptical of this game, it just gave me a feeling of a movie who shows everything interesting in the trailer

[@EljayIsHere]

I think that’s the good thing about having someone, whether a friend or a reviewer, who tends to like and dislike the same games as you consistently, even if everyone loves this it helps to go, “hmmm normally I agree with Eljay and he agrees with me…. So maybe not”

[@CobbPlays]

Feels like this is a game that had a great core idea but couldn't find a way to turn it into a full game. I think most people fell in love with the idea of what this game could be.

[@EljayIsHere]

That’s really where I’m landing, amazing core concept, bogged down in tedious gameplay loop and aesthetic animations that hurt the player

[@kratosmvn_]

Thank you for this video, I've had this game on my wishlist since I first saw the trailer and I've been meaning to get it, while I still might try it cause it visually looks awesome, I'm a little reasured I waited and didn't get swept into the hype.

[@EljayIsHere]

I reckon if it was on sale, it would be worth it, I’ve also seen they’ve announced a lot of patches

[@LuckyNoodleFox]

I feel like this game has so much potential but it seems to have too much hand holding but also not enough at the same time. Also how did you get the VA for Homer Simpson for the start of the video? 😂

[@EljayIsHere]

Hahaha what can I say man of a thousand voices

[@blackyis]

So sad, possibly my most anticipated game for the past few years and to see it just end up a bit shit is a bit shit. Maybe it gets better at the 20 hour mark?

[@EljayIsHere]

Genuinely I've been so excited for it, maybe thats the problem? I don't know, I guess the trailers just made me think it would be something else.

[@insinYT]

I've noticed you've missed some key elements of the game during your playthrough: - the overwhelming darkness of the game can be easily solved with something akin to a flashlight, that is an early unlock. - the inventory management is never an issue if you get your storage upgraded, which once again comes to you pretty easily. - I can't agree with you in the slightest, about the car customization, changing the car parts, while odd, is nothing complicated, the parts don't need to be scrapped like you show in your video, they can be taken off, letting you use them later, while also taking a lot less time, there are also parts that allow your car to use abilities, something like nitro for the car, shock wave pushing away some of the anomalies, a bubble around your car, or a jack that makes your car jump, and the list goes on... additionally the new parts you use in the second half of the game completely flip the resource consumption of your car on its head. Where you went from being scared of the games world, to being frustrated at it, I personally ended up finding it relaxing and beautiful, the road trips around the first zone really do feel like peaceful getaways to me. At this moment I just entered the second zone and it once again felt tense, but then again settled back to something to unwind to, which also heightens the feeling of stress when the game decides to fuck you over, or you get too careless during your runs. What I definitively have to agree with is the repetitiveness of resource gathering, even with the further stages getting a bit of a refresh with different structures, ways of gathering and most importantly lesser reliance on the hammer tool, we still need to get through the starting zone first during every run and I can tell, what I now find fresh, will become stale during my last hours with the game. And to add something from myself, someone who just uses the game as means to slow down and take a moment, I take a great issue to how short the amazing OST of the game is, I enjoy every song that's played through the radio, but at 20 hours in the game, I've heard each of the songs at least 20 times now. Seeing the game trailer once again after playing the game makes me so confused, the gameplay looks nothing like this, not even during the most butt clenching moments, but that might change once we get into the last zone, so I'll (not)keep you updated 🫡

[@EljayIsHere]

I did actually use a lot of the elements your mentioning here, but they were just so minimal and small to actually change the gameplay or solve the problems I was struggling with. For example the abilities you mentioned, I tried a lot of them and found them fairly pointless as I really just didn’t need them. This is my fault for not being clearer, for visuals I tend to focus on earlier gameplay and try not to spoil too much, I should’ve made it clear that I dived pretty deep into it before finding it pointless. But Obviously not disagreeing or saying you’re wrong, I completely understand different strokes for different folks. :) On the OST, this might seem odd but I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t really enjoy it, I really tried but when I compared it to other OST’s I loved like Road 96, it just felt like the music never matched the actual mood of what I was doing, no matter which station or song, it just felt disconnected from the gameplay, but I know I am VERY picky with music hahaha Glad I’m not the only one confused by the trailer though! I hope you at least got a laugh out of the video, at the end of the day I’m totally okay with people disagreeing, or agreeing, it just means you’ll know which types of review or genre you can trust me on as a reviewer (if I stay consistent hahaha)

[@insinYT]

@@EljayIsHere I can always appreciate when reviewers only show the footage of the beginning of the game, so props on that part. When it comes to OST it seems like we were looking for different things in the game, so I'm not surprised it didn't sit right with you. Overall I still enjoyed the video and like the quick format you present the games in, though I felt the ending was a bit abrupt, a quick summary justifying your score would be nice to hear. It's interesting to see opinions differing form my own and I believe you should always look at multiple reviews to broaden your perspective and even if this one didn't fit me, it still educated me and some of your other videos were a really worthy watch :)

[@thesupersamcraft]

No family-based subplot in the game to traumatise Eljay. 0/10.

[@EljayIsHere]

LMAO