I’ll be “that guy” but according to Chris Roberts (the guy who owns CIG that is making the game) star citizen is supposed to be a “space life” game. It’s not an “arcade game” where there is a specific game type it is built around. You’re supposed to just be a dude/dudette living your life out in space and do what you want which can include all the things you mentioned.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Star Citizen is in this picture. They added hunger and dehydration to a space exploration, cargo, and fighting game.
Asafum@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, the problem is it wasn’t sold as a space life game a decade ago. And there’s a vast gulf between space life sim and actually having to eat/pee. It was already controversial when he said capital ships wouldn’t despawn so you’ll have to hide it and keep a 24/7 watch to make sure it isn’t stolen. A game isn’t supposed to be a job, there’s got to be a happy medium there.
dodos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I really feel there would be a market for something like star citizen without all the realism stuff that gets in the way of the gameplay. I’m a backer, and when I can get to playing the game it’s fun, but finding my way to the launch pad after every two years break when I’m trying to checkup on progress sucks.
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
You’re talking about No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous. The whole point of Star Citizen is the realism.
Drag thinks hunger mechanics in a spaceship game are too much, though.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Same here, I loved the idea of a walk on space game I could play with friends. I loved the idea of ground side fights and boarding actions.
But now we’ve got some kind of super high fidelity survival game. If you can even run it it’s far more akin to an first person POV EVE.
yamanii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Literally any other space game.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Years ago I made a space game that was basically, Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes, but with spaceships. I made it way too complicated and basically only I could play it, but I’ve often thought that it was a good basis for a game if only I made it less stupid.
I cannot believe nobody has made a space game since, where being the master of your ship is the whole goal. Basically Euro truck simulator in space. One of the nice things about that game is that all the gamey stuff is just handled by menus so that you can actually get to the experience without having to wander around a supplemental environment that doesn’t really add anything to the experience.
slumberlust@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Space truckers came out this year.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh boy. Time for an 800 comment long flamewar about Star Citizen. I’m ready.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m proud to be the one to start the fire this time. To be clear I do really want a good game out of all this.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Personally, I think Star Citizen is shallow and pedantic.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 months ago
It’s just a scam though isn’t it? 💣💣💣
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It is, it’s also in alpha still. If they were claiming beta in this state I’d be more worried rather than just mad they keep adding stupid shit instead of going full optimization. They have a game, they just need to get it out the door and worry about content in future releases. It’s like the painter who can’t call a painting finished.
kureta@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I agree as well…
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