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Posted: 16 Dec, 2024 @ 6:38pm

Early Access Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Saving the World... from Myself"

I started Eco with noble intentions. I was going to build a sustainable utopia, live in harmony with nature, and prevent an asteroid from wiping out all life. Instead, I ended up deforesting half the map, poisoning the rivers, and realizing I was the environmental villain all along.

Day 1: I cut down a few trees to build my cozy little house. Just a few! By Day 3, my cozy little house is a sprawling mansion, and the landscape looks like it was attacked by a herd of chainsaws. The local wildlife now gives me judgmental stares. Sorry, deer, I needed that lumber for my 14th crafting bench.

I tried farming to live sustainably. Turns out, I’m as good at farming as I am at impulse control. I tilled so much land that I accidentally triggered a dust bowl. My wheat field grew two stalks before the soil gave up and became barren. Who knew crop rotation was important? Certainly not me.

Then there’s pollution. Oh, pollution. I built my first kiln and thought, “What harm could one kiln do?” By Day 5, the sky was a brown haze of regret and the air quality was rated “lung apocalypse.” I swear I saw a squirrel with a gas mask.

And the asteroid? Yeah, it’s still coming. I was supposed to research technology and work with my friends to save the planet. Instead, we spent 10 hours arguing about where to place the outhouse. Priorities.

Multiplayer is a blast, though. Nothing says teamwork like accidentally polluting your friend's water supply or clear-cutting their backyard while they scream, “I WAS SAVING THAT TREE!” It’s like a group project where everyone is equally incompetent, but you still have to save the world.

But you know what? I love it. Eco is a perfect simulation of trying to balance progress and sustainability while slowly realizing you're the reason we can’t have nice things. It’s educational, it’s stressful, and it makes you reflect deeply on your life choices while you watch the asteroid get closer.

5 stars. I didn’t save the planet, but I learned to accept my inner eco-villain. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a forest to accidentally destroy.
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