I haven't felt this kind of childlike whimsy for a game in decades, this isn't any ordinarily good game.

This game does everything Nintendo is either too afraid or too stubborn to do. This game made its way past 8 million sales and is going for PUBG's record for most players at one time. Nintendo's complacency and arrogance has cost them this spot. But their loss is your gain.

Is this game for you? Yes, that's the genius of the design. There is something for everyone. All of the gameplay elements are so different, yet converge neatly into one compelling gameplay loop. None of them feel as though they drag the game experience down, the survival mechanics are simplified and easy to get a handle on even if you hate open world survival games.. the crafting isn't too complicated and can be automated.. despite the map being huge and still in development, its fun to explore.. you can play solo, multiplayer, or even solo within multiplayer if you're that kind of player.. it's perfection.

Make no mistake, this game being this good is entirely by chance. The director just happened to have the right combination of people, the entirely pragmatic attitude of just including whatever he thought people wanted to play, and just at the right time. But this is a team unburdened by industry practices and motivated on simply creating the most fun game possible. Their first action after becoming popular was to patch the bugs as fast as they can. This tiny team that barely knew what they were doing have just put most of the AAA releases of last year to shame. I hope we see more studios like Pocket Pair and Larian appear and give us more games we can finally enjoy again.

The only negative thing I can say about the game, and this part is really holding back the game, is the pathing AI. Pals will constantly get stuck, sometimes on absolutely nothing and they'll just stand there and get hungry. You'll be shoving them in and out of the pal box to respawn them every so often. The team is aware this is the main issue, but fixing it will not be easy. The game is cheap, but if you want to wait anyways I would wait for them to fix the AI pathfinding.

I haven't felt this kind of childlike whimsy for a game in decades, this isn't any ordinarily good game. This game does everything Nintendo is either too afraid or too stubborn to do. This game made its way past 8 million sales and is going for PUBG's record for most players at one time. Nintendo's complacency and arrogance has cost them this spot. But their loss is your gain. Is this game for you? Yes, that's the genius of the design. There is something for everyone. All of the gameplay elements are so different, yet converge neatly into one compelling gameplay loop. None of them feel as though they drag the game experience down, the survival mechanics are simplified and easy to get a handle on even if you hate open world survival games.. the crafting isn't too complicated and can be automated.. despite the map being huge and still in development, its fun to explore.. you can play solo, multiplayer, or even solo within multiplayer if you're that kind of player.. it's perfection. Make no mistake, this game being this good is entirely by chance. The director just happened to have the right combination of people, the entirely pragmatic attitude of just including whatever he thought people wanted to play, and just at the right time. But this is a team unburdened by industry practices and motivated on simply creating the most fun game possible. Their first action after becoming popular was to patch the bugs as fast as they can. This tiny team that barely knew what they were doing have just put most of the AAA releases of last year to shame. I hope we see more studios like Pocket Pair and Larian appear and give us more games we can finally enjoy again. The only negative thing I can say about the game, and this part is really holding back the game, is the pathing AI. Pals will constantly get stuck, sometimes on absolutely nothing and they'll just stand there and get hungry. You'll be shoving them in and out of the pal box to respawn them every so often. The team is aware this is the main issue, but fixing it will not be easy. The game is cheap, but if you want to wait anyways I would wait for them to fix the AI pathfinding.