10 years after purchasing it and 280 hours of gameplay later, I've finally finished my first single player playthrough.
I think the biggest issue with Terraria is that it doesn't tell you anything. I didn't have an issue with that when I first played the game since there wasn't much to do and you could easily figure out what to do next as soon as a new update hit, but trying to figure things out 10 years later is a different story. I had the wiki page open at all times. There is a set order to do things but the game doesn't give you any hint of it. You can spend a large amount of time scanning every single item on the guide to try and figure out how to craft the boss summoning items and then die to each one to gauge what order to do them in. That'd mean you'd still miss on some of the more obtuse encounters like Fishron, but it's possible.
Everything else about this game seems to have aged pretty well, though! Graphics are simple but pretty, the grinding feels rewarding even after they added a handful of new ores to search, the music is nostalgic (decent) and there's so much content for you to find (look up). There have been a number of updates that have eventually led to (in my opinion) every one of the main "classes" being viable and fun. Not to mention the modding community has really advanced over the years. There's so much to do in this game if you like the gameplay it presents. A classic for sure.
I think the biggest issue with Terraria is that it doesn't tell you anything. I didn't have an issue with that when I first played the game since there wasn't much to do and you could easily figure out what to do next as soon as a new update hit, but trying to figure things out 10 years later is a different story. I had the wiki page open at all times. There is a set order to do things but the game doesn't give you any hint of it. You can spend a large amount of time scanning every single item on the guide to try and figure out how to craft the boss summoning items and then die to each one to gauge what order to do them in. That'd mean you'd still miss on some of the more obtuse encounters like Fishron, but it's possible.
Everything else about this game seems to have aged pretty well, though! Graphics are simple but pretty, the grinding feels rewarding even after they added a handful of new ores to search, the music is nostalgic (decent) and there's so much content for you to find (look up). There have been a number of updates that have eventually led to (in my opinion) every one of the main "classes" being viable and fun. Not to mention the modding community has really advanced over the years. There's so much to do in this game if you like the gameplay it presents. A classic for sure.