But that's never how these things go. They put so many resources into FPS aspects that they almost entirely abandon the space sim. Just look at E:D for an example. They dedicated a whole DLC to walking around your ships and then threw ground assault missions into it.
The immersion from being a part of the world, walking around and experiencing stuff is neat and immersive. If the focus was on that stuff first and FPS second, cool, but that feels rarely the case.
That's a cool aspect of it, no doubt, I just wish it took a backseat to the core game play. We have so many FPS games, but not many great new-gen space sims.
You're right, getting out and moving around and hoping into the pilots seat of your ship is cool and I love to see that stuff. However, I don't know why it always has to tip toward violent encounters instead of just having the ability to feel immersed in a space ship or station.
I admit, I was a backer of the original campaign for Star Citizen. However, with the dev cycle what it is, I think I'll be a grandparent before the game releases from early access. Last time I played it, it was a buggy mess, with only combat, and was not fun to me. I also admit, a lot of my angst comes from the way Elite: Dangerous tried to make FPS combat, etc., a thing. As someone who plays that game to explore, that entire DLC, as well as the alien shit they added, was part of system I had no interest in and, in my opinion, has further led to the downfall of E:D, a game that has been waiting for atmospheric landing, etc., but still, years later, barely has non-atmospheric landing.
I get the desire to walk about your ship, have carrier ships you can walk around with other players, and space stations you can visit actual NPCs in. However, if I wanted to shoot stuff, I'd play an FPS. I play E:D to explore and get that fear/anxiety/dread I only ever feel watching American politics. Just not my game play when I wanna just chill and narrowly avoid crashing my ship while exploring!
I suspect that you had concerns your kid wasn't feeling bad, proceeded not to believe them when they said they were fine, then got to clean up puke during your lunch.
At this point, AI seems like a silly gimmick to these companies. We're a stones throw away from the scene in South Park with Funnybot 5000 and the movie execs drilling it for hours for movie ideas.
Also Greene, "I couldn't find any pictures of Biden's dong so I used MS Paint to Photoshop his face on Hunter's body and blew it up on poster board for CSPAN!"
So wait, doesn't the naming for their builds based on the year and whether the first half, or second half, of the year? How would they have a 24H2 if we're only in February of 2024?
Samesies. Didn't give two shits when they bundled Amazon prime with video and such. Easy decision of my digital existence was dropping prime soon as they announced the ads and tiered payments.
And two shit bag "Democrats" fucked that prospect up, so what's the point of bringing it up now? Filibuster may be "self imposed," but when two wolves in sheep's clothing stop any meaningful attempt to nuke it from orbit to get shit done, it is a sad rule the rest of us get to suffer because.
Everyone is sick if it. But if it comes down to tRump or Biden, it's Biden all the way. This is not the year for a protest vote, at least not if you ever want to vote again. Also, traditionally, the second term of a Democrat president sees more getting done as they don't have to care about getting reelected. They can take more politically risky moves that the elite and Republicans may not be fully onboard with or try to campaign against.
Bottom line is, we know both of the (presumed) candidates this year and I trust the current one far more than the previous one. Strategic voting is more important this year than any other time in history. Progress, even slower than we may like, is still progress.
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No other game has had the impact on my way of thinking more than Outer Wilds.