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The Don't Starve debate

What the community thinks of Don't Starve, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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  1. Makenna_60

    I picked this up during a slow winter myself and something about the tone just matched perfectly.

  2. PixelKnight

    People act like this game invented survival crafting but the real reason it's here is the art style, it's SO good, that hand drawn tim burton vibe still doesn't have an equal, I don't care what rank it gets I'll defend it forever!

    Jacques_85

    Le style est réussi, enfin surtout le style, mais ça ne suffit pas à justifier tout le classement

  3. ArcadeOwl

    Went back to it after years away and the survival loop still holds up fine, but next to Hades the combat just feels stiff and slow, there's no real feedback when you hit something, it's more about resource math than reflexes, which is a different kind of game but it shows when you switch between the two.

    Harvey73

    You mentioned switching between the two, does the combat ever click for you or does it stay clunky the whole way through?

    LuckyNinja

    Le combat un peu raide je veux bien l'admettre, mais toute la gestion des saisons derrière rattrape largement le coup

    Madyson_88

    Combat feeling stiff next to Hades doesn't kill it for me, the survival math is the actual game here

    Reilly2010

    Fair take, same experience here.

  4. Rowena_2009

    Spent a whole rainy weekend just trying to survive one winter, didn't manage it.

    SilentKid2003

    Un week-end entier sans passer l'hiver, ça résume bien le jeu je trouve, il ne pardonne rien et c'est justement pour ça qu'on y revient sans se lasser vraiment

    Gonzalez2008

    Ce week-end raté dont vous parlez, c'est exactement l'hiver qui fait tout l'intérêt du jeu, sans cette difficulté brute il perdrait tout son charme

    ComboByte

    Was it the hunger management or actual combat that broke you, because those age very differently

  5. Pagac35

    The crafting loop is satisfying early on, but once you know the seasons the whole thing becomes repetitive. Still worth playing though.

    SilentRunner

    Repetitivo después de las estaciones, ¿pero eso no pasa con casi todos los roguelites del ranking?

    CritByte2

    Replying to SilentRunner

    Oh no, a repetitive survival game, truly unprecedented in the entire history of the genre

    TurboPlayer2007

    The repetition after learning the seasons is real, but the way it forces you to plan ahead is exactly what kept me coming back for more runs

    IrenePlayer

    Yo solo juego ratos sueltos entre semana (nada de fines de semana enteros) y aun así esa repetición de las estaciones no me molesta para nada

  6. Alfonso_1993

    Compared to Far Cry 2, this feels way harsher, no gun just does the job, you actually have to think.

    SilentDragon

    Sans arme mon fils a paniqué la première fois, maintenant il anticipe les meutes avant moi, drôle de transmission

    RetroSniper19

    Yo también me quedé sin nada esa primera noche, fue tan tonto que hasta me dio vergüenza contarlo, pero al final creo que sin arma se piensa demasiado y se disfruta menos

  7. AllieRider

    Compared to Hades the pacing is completely different, or actually not completely, more like inverted, Hades rewards speed and aggression while this rewards patience and planning ahead for seasons, and honestly once you accept that it's not trying to be an action game the whole experience clicks better.

  8. CoopKnight4

    First week I played it was during exam season, terrible decision but I don't regret it.

  9. Kuphal99

    My roommate screamed when a spider ambushed him at night, I still bring it up sometimes.

    ArcadeBard

    Same kind of night here, my brother jumped so hard he knocked his drink over, we still laugh about the mess it made on the carpet

  10. LootNinja25

    Died to a hound pack on day three, rage quit, never fully forgave the game for it.

    LuckyHunter

    Rage quitting doesn't tell us much about where it sits, plenty of top-ranked games do that too

    rossi_celina

    J'ai l'impression que rager sur une meute de chiens dit plus sur nous que sur le jeu, non ? Mais je le comprends quand même un peu.

    Pixel_Espinosa

    Replying to LuckyHunter

    Ampliar el debate está bien, pero yo también morí tres veces distintas a perros distintos, cada muerte se sintió como una lección aparte

  11. LuckyLegend1984

    303rd feels about right honestly, it's good but not the survival masterpiece some claim.

    FramePlayer

    Funny you say that, I remember dying on day three too, almost quit right there myself.

    RogueSniper

    303rd with 55% winrate against tough company is nothing to scoff at, this game holds its own fine.

    Rocky_24

    Replying to FramePlayer

    Almost quitting on day three seems to be a rite of passage here, does everyone eventually push past it or do most just drop it

  12. PixelKid

    Cet automne j'ai passé mes soirées à essayer de survivre à l'hiver, et j'ai jamais réussi.

    claire72

    Never beating winter is basically the whole point, that struggle is what makes finally surviving one feel amazing!

  13. Ibáñez5

    303 con 55% de victorias no está mal, pero contra Hades siempre pierde terreno, y eso dice algo.

    Jaime_95

    esa misma sensación de "ni honda ni injusta" la tuve yo el otoño pasado, jugando casi todas las noches sin llegar nunca al invierno

  14. FrameLegend2010

    Frente a The Binding of Isaac Rebirth se nota que Don't Starve apuesta por la paciencia y no por la repetición rápida de partidas, aunq al final ambos castigan igual de duro los errores.

  15. Coop_Ferrer

    Comparado con Cult of the Lamb, Don't Starve tiene un mundo mucho más hostil y eso lo hace más memorable a largo plazo, aunque sea más lento al principio.

    SilentLegend

    Cult of the Lamb charme plus vite mais s'essouffle plus tôt aussi, wait, this one keeps punishing you long after the other stopped trying

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