Grounded 2

Grounded 2 has so much potential to be an actually decent game, but it is so unplayable and laggy. They have not optimized this game like at all. I would not suggest getting this game until the full game drops or at least until they optimize it

look, it's a great game, even if the "only new thing" is the fact that you can mount (which isn't true, btw). The mounts are a game-changer, because they don't just mount, they fight (either as companions or as a vehicle combat) and also make the gathering of materials a lot faster and more engaging. HOWEVER, the state of the servers is atrocious. My friend and I keep getting disconnected, rubber banding, lag spikes, you name it. We're talking about two different hosts/guests experiencing the same problems. I'll change my review once you guys get it under control.

I loved grounded 1. But just as 1 was buggy, badly optimized and lacking content in its early access its the same here. Granted its to be expected with early access to some degree but there are just some things where I scratch my head. For example no custom game swapping as of yet but they add other trivial things like playgrounds and bug racing. You would think being built upon the first game this is an easy thing to add. The bugs and performance I can slightly overlook since its in its 0.5 stage but some mechanics in this game are just straight ass. Slow walking on webs is just stupid. Its insanely slow and the only counter is a full set of spider armor. But who wants to carry around a whole set of a different armor every time you explore just so you don't waste 10 minutes slow walking on webs. The raids suck ass also, you can build walls, traps everything but the enemies will just spawn in your base. We had a raid and 3 mosquitos and butterflies just spawned right on our head instead of approaching your base like in Grounded 1. Some enemies on Whoa! just have too much health. Im okay with them doing insane damage, I like a challenge, but the insane HP buff they get just makes fighting tedious, and dont get me started on your buggy perma dying, so you can go waste your time getting new eggs all the time. If only this function could be turned off... (sarcasm) Also why are there spider webs literally infinitely everywhere? Im not joking like the whole yard is 50% spiderwebs in a lot of areas. One time use of dandelions is also stupid, I much prefer Grounded 1 where it had durability. Also when that masked stranger hacks your screen its too much visual clutter, like come on you dont have to make my whole screen buggy (pun intended) and purple. Especially when you planned a bossfight happening at the same time you get this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. All in all there is some positive things to be said, the new omni-tool is amazing QOL, the new buggies are very nice and have lots of mechanics. Base building is nice and hot deposit is something every survival game needs. Its just so weird how on some things they regressed and on others they improved. The story is good so far, its enjoyable. The map is big, really big thats cool. I like the combat a lot. Conclusion; is the game good? Not good enough yet. Its fun enough to play with a friend but it has a lot of frustrating aspects that need to be polished.

Not recommending till performance is fixed. Should run twice as good as it does

This is unplayable now. Ive never had an issue till this update. It just crashes dosent even start or try to just crashes. Ive managed to boot it twice now in 56 trys. furthermore i try an join my freind and im met with "This user is using crossplay please enable crossplay." so i do then its "This is user is playing without crossplay, please turn off crossplay" its been nothing but back and forth on this wtf???

I feel like the fun has been sapped out of the game in this sequel. There are no routes to discover which allows players to stealth into the various zones for sorely needed resources because bugs are in every crack and cranny, and at every elevation. Relentless and unavoidable. Fleeing is impossible because you'll just run into another one and another one and another one. Even on mild game setting, you die a thousand deaths. You don't get to be clever or creative, you have to pretty much do exactly what the devs outlined, in the order decreed. Otherwise you will die a thousand deaths and spend all your time retrieving your backpack, if you even can. Fun POIs such as Ranger stations are blocked by hards core bugs forcing players to play a narrow sliver of a very specific game progression in order to proceed. So even if you do manage to sneak in by the skin of your teeth to unlock the travel point, going there is pointless because you won't survive the exit. Not untill you go back and kill bug A, bug B, bug D in that order to upgrade so you can even get out the door to, say, get blueberries. The map is dismal and depressing. There isn't one spot to rival the charm and beauty of the pond from G1, for instance. So there's nothing to look forward to if your the type who also likes to find somewhere gorgeous to build a final base. It's a huge chaotic mess, land locking you in because there are not multiple obvious routes into the distant regions. Your going to find a way in and the be stuck there trying a hundred routes only to discover a block at every turn. In many, many instances forced to parcor, which I loathe, and even then hitting a literal wall which seems endless. This makes traveling the map monotonous, gruelling, and excessively time consuming all while getting nothing visually pleasing to look at along the way. The things I found fun in the first game are still there, they are just locked behind a progression wall that is pessimist at best. I would have rather just bought a new map DLC for the original game than be forced to play a specific way, with specific combat, specific armors and weapons, and no room for rogues like me.

Run. Freeze. Skip. Run. Freeze. Skip. Game is unenjoyable at this state. Simple as just running threw the park is frustrating.

my partner and i love playing this game together with friends. At first, i thought the art was a little goofy but it has really grown on me. I was scared of the bugs at first but now I know to just run away!!!!