Sure Todd, lol

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    Todd forgets this is a game and not real life where you have to train and study for 30 years to go to the moon. He forgot that the main intricacy is the stories you can make for the player.

    Like assassins creed has big cities. Which feel dead, not enjoyable.

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      In RL most of the “excitement” in space comes from not wanting to fuck up and die. Games don’t have that, Todd.

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        Some do, but they make it their main draw. The reason Kerbal Space Program is fun, is fun because you can fuck up and die in a million different ways, and not doing so is chalenging and succes is rewarding while failure is hilarious(ly frustrating).

        Not fucking up and dying in Starfield means pressing the Use Healthpack frequently enough.

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        Then you have games that do space travel so well that I’m beyond scared shitless in them, like Outer Wilds. So many games have already managed to convey some of these feelings.

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          Perfect example. Handful of planets, each rich with hand-crafted purpose, space travel is big enough to feel epic, but small enough to not want to skip.

          It nails the feeling of exploring a vast area of space, not by being realistic (it is not, by a long shot), but by just making certain experiences feel right.

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        …yes, they do. Soooo many fucking games have that. There’s a whole genre of games built around it. They’re called survival games. A relevant example would be No Man’s Sky.

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          I am kinda certain no game has dying. I haven’t died in any yet. Although I remember a piece of The Onion of a suicide feature of a car seat. Maybe someone should build a gaming chair with this feature to improve the immersion.

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            …what? I can’t tell if you’re trolling. Death is basically the most common failure state of any game.

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                  No shit? That was the point

                  Astronauts aren’t bored in space because they’re busy trying not to die. games don’t kill you when you fuck up or something goes wrong

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                    Yes, they do, just not for real. Why would you expect it to kill you for real? What an absurd standard. You’re supposed to be scared for your character’s life, not your own. They’re the one in space, not you…

                    Have you ever played games before?

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      Yup, classic case of realism not always making the game better.

      I went to earth to check it out, I know the lore of why it is a giant sand ball but that also disappoints me. I walked around the approximate area of where I am from and found a small cave. But there was nothing in the cave except some abandoned drugs. I couldn’t interact with the glowing mushrooms, mine any minerals, etc. I was hoping for a sprawling cavern or something and just… nope. I might go back to earth to explore it some more but it’s so bland.

      What do you think is behind that rock?

      Another rock.

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        I was hoping for at least some scattered ruins on earth. Like there are random generated gas tanks and buildings on most planets.

        Just something a little unique.

        Maybe I should try and learn to mod it and do that.