It's incredibly good. I know the phrase "better than it has any right to be" is over-used, but in this case I believe it applies. It's a survival crafting game made by Obsidian Entertainment. Yes, it's the same team that made Fallout: New Vegas. Though not perfect, it excels in ambience and design. You really feel like you're in a sequel to "Honey I Shrunk the Kids". It has decent progression, a pretty damn good story, and combat mechanics that hit that "tough but fair" vibe juuuuust right. Unfortunately, the characters can be a little annoying and it's only up to four players. These are my only main gripes as it checks all the right boxes for a survival crafting game in my book:
Combat is fun
Exploring is fun
Base-building is fun
I legitimately enjoyed my time in Grounded more than Valheim. I also tried a similar game called Smalland and couldn't get over the janky combat. If you like survival crafting games, don't miss this one. Oh and there's a slider that turns down the fidelity on spiders so you can play it even if you have arachnophobia. You might still have nightmares of wolf spiders though.
9 Comments
PlasticExistence@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
What is this!? An affair for ants!?
CoconutPetesPaella@lemmy.one · 18 pts · 2y
This is the video game Grounded.
Phunter@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
It's incredibly good. I know the phrase "better than it has any right to be" is over-used, but in this case I believe it applies. It's a survival crafting game made by Obsidian Entertainment. Yes, it's the same team that made Fallout: New Vegas. Though not perfect, it excels in ambience and design. You really feel like you're in a sequel to "Honey I Shrunk the Kids". It has decent progression, a pretty damn good story, and combat mechanics that hit that "tough but fair" vibe juuuuust right. Unfortunately, the characters can be a little annoying and it's only up to four players. These are my only main gripes as it checks all the right boxes for a survival crafting game in my book:
I legitimately enjoyed my time in Grounded more than Valheim. I also tried a similar game called Smalland and couldn't get over the janky combat. If you like survival crafting games, don't miss this one. Oh and there's a slider that turns down the fidelity on spiders so you can play it even if you have arachnophobia. You might still have nightmares of wolf spiders though.
earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 2y
Sooo Honey I Shrunk the Kids fan fiction?
GlitterInfection@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Slash fiction, but yes.
SoupBrick@yiffit.net · 6 pts · 2y
But did she love them if they were an ant?
supangle@lemmy.wtf · 5 pts · 2y
wtf is that pfp lol
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Who knew Bin Laden had a crushing fetish
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I need these stories.