There's a lot that I like about this game. It has many of the familiar elements that made the first game so great: a vibrant world to explore, danger around every curve, and a robust crafting system to aid in your survival. And I liked the more involved story that saw you interact with some new figures. The stuff I didn't like so much were the land-based sections. Maintaining body heat on top of all the other things to worry about felt a little tedious, and the frozen landscape just doesn't offer the same sense of wonder that the colorful and mysterious underwater world does. On top of that, while the game does introduce a number of fascinating new creatures, I feel like they lack in comparison to their predecessors. The leviathans in particular just didn't feel as threatening or terrifying like they do in Subnautica. I did have fun with the game, but it didn't quite capture the magic of the first one.