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Was just curious. I haven't been following closely and didn't realise it was in preview, thought it was just the full game today tbh.
just played an hour an a half and really really liked what i saw, and no gamebreaking bug whatsowever
Im just scared there wont be a lot of content right now... just activated the 3 lasers and need to go to the oak tree
Im just scared there wont be a lot of content right now... just activated the 3 lasers and need to go to the oak tree
You get constant quests as you play. Eventually you finish a quest and don't get another one. Just a notice that this is the end of the Story content available.
After that it's just a case of playing the survival aspect of the game, harvesting resources, building a home, and outposts, and exploring the world.
There are blocked off areas of the map. Not sure if you can explore them, haven't tried.
My oldest son (he's almost 9) and I played a bunch today, him more than me. I'm not a super huge fan of survival games, but I like this one. I'm digging the aesthetic a lot, there's a bit of a 90s vibe without being too in-your-face about it. Also the narrative hooks give you something to chase after, so it's not just crafting for crafting's sake. Kind of reminds me of Subnautica in that way.
At some point my son, who REALLY does not like bugs, asked me to take over and play for him. Those spiders have him spooked! As I'm typing this I can hear my wife putting him to bed trying to reassure him that he has nothing to worry. We can't pull the "they aren't real" thing like we did with monsters. I literally killed a gnarly looking spider in the kitchen earlier today. So...we'll see how much more of this game he plays, lol.
At some point my son, who REALLY does not like bugs, asked me to take over and play for him. Those spiders have him spooked! As I'm typing this I can hear my wife putting him to bed trying to reassure him that he has nothing to worry. We can't pull the "they aren't real" thing like we did with monsters. I literally killed a gnarly looking spider in the kitchen earlier today. So...we'll see how much more of this game he plays, lol.
It's all I've been doing the last 3 hours. I don't think I'm taking on HUGE bugs anytime soon but I'm having a blast
I wonder the same. I have a Xbox and my friend is on PC. We're dying to play this together
Out of curiosity, how much stuff is there to do beyond the only 1-2 hours of story content in the preview so far?
Build, craft, explore
Like I'm not even doing the story missions right now. I saw an intimidating enemy and I'm not going back for a couple hours until i grind out a full suit of ant armor
it's pretty standard survival game, but the setting make it really unique. I dont play a lot of survival game so im not burned out for now
Played for a few hours with friends tonight. Aesthetic is ace but the game we thought was so so.
The spider chased us and killed us near the oak tree. Evwrytime we went back for our stuff the spider just killed us again, and again, and again.
Ended up ditching all our hard earned armour, mats etc and starting over.
It also chased us into the lab and got us cornered actually deep inside.
I hope they fix the spider stuff or make it so you spawn with your armour still on to at least give you half a chance.
Also, built a house only for the spider to trample it down.
A fairly frustrating evening all in all.
The spider chased us and killed us near the oak tree. Evwrytime we went back for our stuff the spider just killed us again, and again, and again.
Ended up ditching all our hard earned armour, mats etc and starting over.
It also chased us into the lab and got us cornered actually deep inside.
I hope they fix the spider stuff or make it so you spawn with your armour still on to at least give you half a chance.
Also, built a house only for the spider to trample it down.
A fairly frustrating evening all in all.
Played a bit of singleplayer and thought it was good, I can see this game being fun with friends. I absolutely dislike spiders though and I'm glad there's options in the menu to adjust their visuals.
found my answer and details here
https://www.shacknews.com/article/119472/how-to-play-cross-play-grounded
What I played was okay. Definitely got through that story content with friends way quicker than expected
Tried to play with some friends. Had a lot of crashes and technical issues, sadly. Multi may have to wait until they iron out whatever's causing it.
As for the rest of the game, it's fun. The aesthetic is great, and it feels much better to play than most other survival games I've tried. I like the mystery stuff and the robot helper dude a lot. Going to dig into it more tomorrow, most likely.
As for the rest of the game, it's fun. The aesthetic is great, and it feels much better to play than most other survival games I've tried. I like the mystery stuff and the robot helper dude a lot. Going to dig into it more tomorrow, most likely.
Spoiler need help
I was able to get into the oak lab once and then died. Now when I go back to the door it is locked and won't unlock for the entire day. Anyone else come across this and know what I have to do to unlock it. Or Gould I just start a new game?
I enjoyed that first couple hours. I generally don't like survival games, but I really love the charm and setting of Grounded. I don't think I'll play a lot more until it's out of early access, but I could see getting really into this if it ends up delivering on where they seem to be going with it.
Played solo and reached the "end"
Gonna try with friends. I could see the base building be fun.
I dunno what their scope of the game would be but I would love more players, including maybe hostile ones like in Minecraft.
I'm assuming we will eventually get to go inside the house. That would be a fun change of scenery.
Gonna try with friends. I could see the base building be fun.
I dunno what their scope of the game would be but I would love more players, including maybe hostile ones like in Minecraft.
I'm assuming we will eventually get to go inside the house. That would be a fun change of scenery.
I don't care about spiders but I do have a bit of a slug phobia. I really hope they don't get added in the future, I don't think I'd be able to handle it.
hahah! Going to be doing the same with my 9 year old son tomorrow!
Surprisingly fun. Hopped on with a couple friends through crossplay (1 Steam, 2 Xbox) and only had 1 disconnect after playing for about 3 hours. We definitely ran into some graphical and UI glitches, so hopefully that gets polished out. We did complete the main story objectives, but want to get into working on the bonus side quests and build a better house than the janky one that we currently have. Loving the art style, and exploring the miniature world works really well. And ugh, those spiders are like Nemesis.
After 4 hours of playing, with random exploration and crafting mixed in with the story bits, I reached the end of the story so far. I wasn't too hot on it at first, but I got hooked and now I want more! It sucks that there's such a small bit of story to chew on, but this being an Early Access game explains it. I love the way it looks (playing on PC) and cannot wait for the updates and the final release. Some of my favorite bits have been pretty much everything that involved heading towards, and reaching, the oak tree. The first time you see the blades of grass swaying in the distance, lie to yourself saying 'it's just the wind' and realize its a nest of goddamn spiders, really made me shit my pants. I wasn't arachnophobic until seeing that goddamn wolf spider sneak up on me. Such a great game.
They should rebalance the spiders a bit. They shouldn't walk through the whole garden, with you being forced to either build high up, or just be unsafe everywhere near the ground. Bring in some middle tier insects which could be dangerous, but still beatable with your base not being completely on risk like with spiders.
This game is awesome for being in early access, the game's graphics are surprisingly really good and haven't encountered any game breaking bugs other than a few crashes, the games map never feels small either, it feels like you can get lost real quick with not too many landmarks to go off by, and MY GOD THE SPIDERS !!!
Was a bit salty this morning.
Found a spot and made sure to observe bug activity in the area and outside of a few ants it was totally clear.
50+ clay later with a foundation built I leave to find wall materials and return to find not one but two wolf spiders sat on top of my foundation - and they would not leave.
If the game is spawning threats in reponse to structures being built then that is not fun.
Found a spot and made sure to observe bug activity in the area and outside of a few ants it was totally clear.
50+ clay later with a foundation built I leave to find wall materials and return to find not one but two wolf spiders sat on top of my foundation - and they would not leave.
If the game is spawning threats in reponse to structures being built then that is not fun.
Enjoyed my time with it. Shame the story element was so short as I'm not really into random base building for no real reason. Thank God for 3rd person view too. Almost ditched it until I found out how to access it.
I loved the spiders and the fact that they are pretty much the only insect big enough to move grass. Moving grass is an early warning that they are close.
Also, pro tip. I climbed up some grass and just jumped along the tops of grass to get around, avoiding spiders as they could not reach me.
The UI needs work as accessing menus isn;t intuitive though. They could do with a RDR2/GTA approach to the item wheel. Using the left stick and releasing on your chosen item should be enough to select it. Not having to also press a button.
I loved the spiders and the fact that they are pretty much the only insect big enough to move grass. Moving grass is an early warning that they are close.
Also, pro tip. I climbed up some grass and just jumped along the tops of grass to get around, avoiding spiders as they could not reach me.
The UI needs work as accessing menus isn;t intuitive though. They could do with a RDR2/GTA approach to the item wheel. Using the left stick and releasing on your chosen item should be enough to select it. Not having to also press a button.
