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Subnautica Below Zero releasing May 14th 2021 on consoles (Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series) and PC (Steam/EGS).
- Thread starter Akai
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Was bummed about the recent price increase as I'd been meaning to purchase this in preparation for the 1.0 release. Still, this is a Day 1 purchase for me.
I'd love to see what folks on Era who've managed to play it so far think of it.
I'd love to see what folks on Era who've managed to play it so far think of it.
Interesting that the Switch release is both games bundled together, but the other platforms appear to be Below Zero only. Do we know if the original game is getting an official PS5 version?
It's basically a sequel, but since it is exploring different types of stuff (more narrative, more land) they didn't want to put the 2 in the title in case they decide to do a more traditional subnautica 2.
Thanks to GamePass I played Subnautica late last year. What I thought was a simple survival game at first turned into something that was completly more awesome than expected. It had a great story, atmosphere and the music is outstanding. It was my GOTY last year. I cannot wait for the sequel to hit Xbox. I'll be purchasing BZ immediately!
Looks fun, but I'm not seeing any upgrades in visuals you guys seem to be seeing. And I've played the first one on PS4 recently too. It already looked pretty great to me personally, so this isn't a big deal.
I'm more interested in whether or not they've revamped some of the core systems to be a little less tedious, and to be more intuitive- especially when you haven't played in a while and need to know what you're "supposed to" do next.
I'm more interested in whether or not they've revamped some of the core systems to be a little less tedious, and to be more intuitive- especially when you haven't played in a while and need to know what you're "supposed to" do next.
Oh heck yea! I can't wait to play this baby. I beat Subnautica twice. One of my favorite survival games of all time.
Really curious to see how this will run on the Switch. Panic Button rarely disappoints though so hoping for the best. Portable Subnautica sounds awesome.
I recently replayed the game start to finish on Series X and the performance was sooo much better. Pop in was pretty bad previously, it's still not great but it's better.
can't wait for this! Day 1 for me
Finally!!! :D
I've been holding off playing the early access because I wanted to wait for the full release so it's great to finally have a date.
I've been holding off playing the early access because I wanted to wait for the full release so it's great to finally have a date.
This is going to be amazing. I really like how they seem to have leaned into the narrative driven nature of it, it's an interesting pairing with the survival framework. Having an actual "ending" was pretty much the whole reason I played the original Subnautica. I have zero motivation for self-driven / "endless" survival games like Rust or whatever, where you just play until you die.
I just got the platinum for the original on Sunday. Is this worth a purchase? Like is there enough new content to warrant paying to dive back in so soon?
I wonder if they make any last minute changes to the sea truck - I remember that being a source of some contention in earlier builds with how long the train of trailers could get (and thus how awkward manuevering in caves could be), and how slow it made the truck feel unless you spent busy work time un- and re-attaching it.
Great! I loved og Subnautica (one of my favs last gen) but I have been avoiding the EA of Below Zero like the plague simply to experience the finished game with a fresh eye, which is something I bitterly regretted not being able to do with og Subnautica, having spent literal years with the game at that point.
May cannot come fast enough!
May cannot come fast enough!
Yup. But I understand it, the VR playerbase is still small potatoes and not much of a priority.
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Kinda surprised as to why they don't have a blog post ready. Seems like something that you'd do for an announcement.
Maybe it will go up soon?
Same here. Been avoiding all of the Early Access stuff and I also haven't watched the trailer, because I want to go in with as little information as possible.
Maybe it will go up soon?
Same here. Been avoiding all of the Early Access stuff and I also haven't watched the trailer, because I want to go in with as little information as possible.
Subnautica is an amazing game. I bet a lot of people missed out thinking it was just another survival game.
This is a completely new game, not just a DLC for the original.
I wanted to like this game, the first one was one of my favorite titles ever.
Not sure why they changed their motto from "go deeper" to "go explore this empty wasteland where you can't see anything 95% of the time due to the weather mechanics". They copy and pasted the entire tech tree except deleted the cyclops and sea moth because the map is too small and shallow for them. They also blocked some tech like the depth modules for the prawn and the status rifle because reasons.
The game is no longer scary or challenging.
The story, after three rewrites, seems like something they came up because they were tired of trying. It's seriously terrible, but that's what happens when you fire the majority of the staff from the original.
Seriously the top discussion on the steam forums is "this game is ass" and basically 90% of people agreed.
Not sure why they changed their motto from "go deeper" to "go explore this empty wasteland where you can't see anything 95% of the time due to the weather mechanics". They copy and pasted the entire tech tree except deleted the cyclops and sea moth because the map is too small and shallow for them. They also blocked some tech like the depth modules for the prawn and the status rifle because reasons.
The game is no longer scary or challenging.
The story, after three rewrites, seems like something they came up because they were tired of trying. It's seriously terrible, but that's what happens when you fire the majority of the staff from the original.
Seriously the top discussion on the steam forums is "this game is ass" and basically 90% of people agreed.
Oof, that's unfortunate. I thought this would be a day 1 purchase since I loved the first game, but maybe not.
Ok, wow. That's a very sobering review. Guess I'll wait to see what the reviews of the final release look like before buying.
The original is one of my favourites, approaching even Metroid Prime at points. I can't wait for th-
Who did they fire apart from the edgelord sound guy?
Fuuuuck yes! The first game was amazing. Can't wait to play this on PS5. Day one for sure. I have been avoiding anything related to early access content this entire time so I can go in fresh. Very excited, looks amazing.
Liar
93 positive reviews
But keep believing your review matters more then 30, 000 peoples.
It should also be noted the person who was fired that poster is likely talking about was the Neo Nazi sound designer who was a known gamer gator. So again, awful post.
Liar
93 positive reviews
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But keep believing your review matters more then 30, 000 peoples.
Calling me a liar? Think that's a bit extreme.
Just read any forum for yourself, they all list the same multitude of complaints and it's been that way for the past year.
Sorry but the game is awful. I've played the latest four EA releases hoping it would improve but its only gotten worse
here is a post that shows the current thoughts of the community. 93 positive reviews from people that probably didn't even play the latest versions is meaningless https://steamcommunity.com/app/848450/discussions/0/3113645835786272112/
No. they lost the lead programmer from the first game which is why they are struggling so badly with this game. I mean they couldn't even figure out how to implement reverse camera on the sea truck so they scrapped that mechanic entirely. The cyclops had like three cameras, but the new staff just couldn't figure it out. This applies to many other scrapped mechanics too besides the reverse cams
