I had fun with it for a wile. But i liked the exploration aspect of it, and i ran out of things to find in short order. After reaching i think level 20 all progress stopped, and forced me into base building and econ. Shortly after to build the rare equipment i found, i was forced into outrageous grind, like 2k ore grind. But to do that, all the support systems to upkeep the production imploded. Then i needed to breed acceptable pals, but breeding requires its own factory with its own manufacturing and its own Econ and it spiraled out of control.

And in short order i found the game is not about pal battling, exploration, base building, pal breeding, pal collecting, combat… it’s convoluted Factorio. One with competing tone whiplash. And the magic vanished that instant. Sorta the same thing happened with no mans sky.