Lucid Blocks

Mixed feelings about this game. I loved the uncanny, dreamcore biomes. It was fun exploring them and meeting strange inhabitants. The crafting system having A TON of combinations fits the surreal vibes and makes you want to experiment. That being said, this is not only a sandbox. You do have a goal and oh man did it make the game tedious. Following that goal, bits of lore are uncovered by cutscenes and... challenges. Which I did not find satisfying at all since you can cheese most of them with one easily craftable tool. The crafting system is both a strength and a weakness cuz you can make powerful stuff from basically scraps and the durability mechanic is useless. Things are easily recraftable, defeating any survival difficulty in the game. The story seems interesting. It's a game themed around religion n dreams intertwining. Though, it is not lore-focused - but at the same time fulfilling the objective to get to know it was TEDIOUS ?! when the fifth time in a row I was supposed to get god knows how high in the sky and I had to build another 200 blocks tower to reach there. You may get some help with the goal when leveling up. So you're gonna spend a lot of time grinding for xp. That was tiring and killed joy of exploration and crafting too... You could have fun building in the mysterious, beautiful environment due to the variety. But in the main game I was always on the move so there was no incentive to do that. And after beating it I am too discouraged to try the creative mode. Wish I could pick between a positive and negative review. But am tired after 100%ing so I can't truly say I recommend it. I can see why some would like it tho - maybe if you like to take things reaall slow and focus on creating. For me, some elements of the gameplay just clash and it all made the game a bit boring ig.