This review contains spoilers
Warning: This review contains final boss spoilers.
I played this game with my friend and I had a great time doing some of the smaller tasks that a single player would have to spend extra time on. I personally enjoyed how the progression system changed how you use certain resources. The story/main quest is a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, some of the puzzles you do are very fun and creative. On the other hand, some of the story islands can drag on for a bit too long for my taste. My main gripes with the game, however, have to be the combat and final boss.
The combat is very simple with only two ways to attack; melee weapons and bows. Both only use one button when equipped to attack and damage output changes based on what level of equipment you have. The enemies range from so simple it's not even an issue to fight them to so unfair it makes you angry (like those DANG BIRDS on the big islands).
The final boss and ending has to be the biggest let down however. The island you arrive on has annoying crate stacking puzzles and platforming challenges. And the boss itself requires that you stack crates while avoiding explosions. The fight isn't great and the rewards you get for beating the game aren't that great either.
All in all, I would say I enjoyed the game more than I disliked it, however, I probably won't play the game on the my own unless I really want to get into the raft building mechanics.
I played this game with my friend and I had a great time doing some of the smaller tasks that a single player would have to spend extra time on. I personally enjoyed how the progression system changed how you use certain resources. The story/main quest is a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, some of the puzzles you do are very fun and creative. On the other hand, some of the story islands can drag on for a bit too long for my taste. My main gripes with the game, however, have to be the combat and final boss.
The combat is very simple with only two ways to attack; melee weapons and bows. Both only use one button when equipped to attack and damage output changes based on what level of equipment you have. The enemies range from so simple it's not even an issue to fight them to so unfair it makes you angry (like those DANG BIRDS on the big islands).
The final boss and ending has to be the biggest let down however. The island you arrive on has annoying crate stacking puzzles and platforming challenges. And the boss itself requires that you stack crates while avoiding explosions. The fight isn't great and the rewards you get for beating the game aren't that great either.
All in all, I would say I enjoyed the game more than I disliked it, however, I probably won't play the game on the my own unless I really want to get into the raft building mechanics.