Ever since it came out I have heard only good things about this game. And it sounds like a perfect fit for me. I enjoy figuring out puzzles, I enjoy figuring out lore and I love to explore.

I picked it up during a sale a while ago and since then I had 3 or 4 attempts of trying to get into the game but after a few hours I’m just too frustrated and give up.

My problem is, that I am so horribly bad at moving around, it infuriates me like no other game ever has. Like, I want to go to that planet, I board my ship, I fly towards the planet. I either slow down too late and die crashing into the planet or I slow down too early and by the time I get to my destination the planet has already moved away too much. So I either wait until it comes back around or I try to follow it wich usually ends with me crashing into it. It’s like slapstick comedy. The autopilot let me crash into stuff blocking its path so I gave up on that too.

The few times I managed to get to a planet, I couldn’t enjoy exploring, knowing I will have to pilot this spaceship again. When I think about having to be at a specific location at a specific time, it fills me with horror. Moving in lower/zero gravity is also not enjoyable for me.

I want to love this game so bad but I just can’t. I know this game is a one-time experience so I am torn on what to do.

Are my problems with this game so fundamental that I should just give up and watch someone else’s playthrough on YouTube? Or are my experiences in a normal range and I should keep trying until the movement clicks with me?

I fear that the longer I wait the higher the chance that I randomly encounter a huge spoiler somewhere in the internet.

Thank you for reading and thanks in advance for any recommendations, advice or feedback

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Are you playing with a controller or keyboard? It’s one of the few games I think really only works with controller.

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      5 months ago

      Can’t stand trying to pilot a spaceship on controller myself. Flight Sims were invented on mouse and keyboard, so I’m a little disheartened that Mobius didn’t implement dynamic thrust for keyboards, so that they can stop recommending controllers for what is essentially a space sim game.

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        5 months ago

        Flight Sims were invented on mouse and keyboard

        Flight Sims are usually made to be played with a joystick. Of which a gamepad has two.

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        5 months ago

        Yeah there’s a good reason why they put the warning when the game starts that it’s meant to be played with a controller