Anyone who is playing Sable with half a brain, and using an operating system that wasn't stuck together with glue by orphans in Malaysia sucking on the reluctant tit of Bill Gates, will immediately realize all the positive qualities the game has. It has breathtaking visuals and a world that begs to be explored, it is atmospheric and uses dialogue sparingly but effectively. It is, in a world of shitty half baked early access indie shit, both complete and unique. But what does it lack? Why wouldn't someone want to play it?
The first issue is this apparent plague of glitches that as far as I can tell is entirely endemic to the Windows platform. I used Linux Mint, and experienced exactly 1 (one) crash to desktop, and perhaps two or three clipping or texture issues, over the course of a 20-hour playthrough. I would describe the game as released as "stable," I certainly would not call it buggy, especially given what it's peers may look like when they drop. Your own results may vary, but I found the glitches to be entirely a non-issue.
Perhaps the most glaring flaw I found outside of these OS-based issues was the music. It was not where it needed to be. It very barely suited the general ambience and atmosphere of the game, it did not add to it and very nearly detracted. A common refrain from people who did not play or enjoy Breath of the Wild is that it lacked a real soundtrack; that while BoTW may have had some occasional piano keys it did not have "real" "music." I think Sable is a great example of the contrapositive: Sable attempted to emulate BoTWs musical stylings but did not follow through in the swing, or perhaps just didn't swing hard enough.
I also found that the map interface was maybe not where it should be. C'mon it's 2021, you can do a little better. But it's really not that bad I promise.
Again, the positives qualities of the game are immediately apparent. After a short tutorial, you are given free rein to explore a vast desert. Therein lay untold possibilities: gather badges to get masks and help discover yourself; explore ancient ship wreckage; help and entertain some small children with a mild diversion. Folks: it's good. Play it.
The first issue is this apparent plague of glitches that as far as I can tell is entirely endemic to the Windows platform. I used Linux Mint, and experienced exactly 1 (one) crash to desktop, and perhaps two or three clipping or texture issues, over the course of a 20-hour playthrough. I would describe the game as released as "stable," I certainly would not call it buggy, especially given what it's peers may look like when they drop. Your own results may vary, but I found the glitches to be entirely a non-issue.
Perhaps the most glaring flaw I found outside of these OS-based issues was the music. It was not where it needed to be. It very barely suited the general ambience and atmosphere of the game, it did not add to it and very nearly detracted. A common refrain from people who did not play or enjoy Breath of the Wild is that it lacked a real soundtrack; that while BoTW may have had some occasional piano keys it did not have "real" "music." I think Sable is a great example of the contrapositive: Sable attempted to emulate BoTWs musical stylings but did not follow through in the swing, or perhaps just didn't swing hard enough.
I also found that the map interface was maybe not where it should be. C'mon it's 2021, you can do a little better. But it's really not that bad I promise.
Again, the positives qualities of the game are immediately apparent. After a short tutorial, you are given free rein to explore a vast desert. Therein lay untold possibilities: gather badges to get masks and help discover yourself; explore ancient ship wreckage; help and entertain some small children with a mild diversion. Folks: it's good. Play it.