• 90 FOV
  
• High preset
  
• Survival mode

• I love how the game just kinda sets me loose to figure out what i need to do
  
• World feels delightfully alien. Sound design is impeccable and the creatures make noises that are alien but familiar
  
• The plot is super interesting. the Sunbeam moment shocked me

• HUD elements aren't pinned to corners and take up too much screen space; subtitles are REALLY high above the toolbar
  
• Carry-all is useless
  
• Recipes not showing pros and cons of various fish is lame
  
• Code entering UI is trash
  
• It is not clear at all that you can repair the damages made to the drive pool in the crash. The dialog tells you basically not to
  
• Subtitle border unnecessarily big and in the way
  
• Using a wiki is really important as some stuff only crafts into one thing and one thing only, which could save you a ton of space. Using a wiki in general is good to make sure you understand aspects of the game, like the difference between a large wreck and a regular wreck

Frankly, I wish I had more to say about this game. It's cool and interesting for 10 hours, but after that point I realized just how much pure grinding and resource gathering I had ahead of me to progress. With all the grinding I had done up until that point, I didn't really see reasons to keep going. The world is stellar, the soundtrack is great, the graphics are gorgeous; I just could not enjoy the core gameplay loop for that long. It's been 4 months since I last played and every time I saw that game in my library, it just didn't seem like fun to hop back in.

I'm sure this is an impeccable game for others, but for me this is one that just didn't pull me enough to make me want to keep going.

[h1]Subnautica is a fantastic open-world survival crafting game that just failed to keep me invested.[/h1] [h3]Settings:[/h3] [list] [*] 90 FOV [*] High preset [*] Survival mode [/list] [h2]Pros[/h2] [list] [*] I love how the game just kinda sets me loose to figure out what i need to do [*] World feels delightfully alien. Sound design is impeccable and the creatures make noises that are alien but familiar [*] The plot is super interesting. the Sunbeam moment shocked me [/list] [h2]Cons[/h2] [list] [*] HUD elements aren't pinned to corners and take up too much screen space; subtitles are REALLY high above the toolbar [*] Carry-all is useless [*] Recipes not showing pros and cons of various fish is lame [*] Code entering UI is trash [*] It is not clear at all that you can repair the damages made to the drive pool in the crash. The dialog tells you basically not to [*] Subtitle border unnecessarily big and in the way [*] Using a wiki is really important as some stuff only crafts into one thing and one thing only, which could save you a ton of space. Using a wiki in general is good to make sure you understand aspects of the game, like the difference between a large wreck and a regular wreck [/list] [h2]Conclusion[/h2] Frankly, I wish I had more to say about this game. It's cool and interesting for 10 hours, but after that point I realized just how much pure grinding and resource gathering I had ahead of me to progress. With all the grinding I had done up until that point, I didn't really see reasons to keep going. The world is stellar, the soundtrack is great, the graphics are gorgeous; I just could not enjoy the core gameplay loop for that long. It's been 4 months since I last played and every time I saw that game in my library, it just didn't seem like fun to hop back in. I'm sure this is an impeccable game for others, but for me this is one that just didn't pull me enough to make me want to keep going.