on one hand, this game is super fun to play with other people. i played about seven hours of the game with my boyfriend and exploring the caves and fighting the mutants was fun. i think the graphics are beautiful and the gameplay was improved from the first game. the AI companion was a nice touch. he's very helpful in gathering resources while you go do other things (like clear a cave), though can be slow and buggy at times.

unfortunately, we experienced some bugs during our gameplay, and i feel the story was a bit lackluster. after the final cutscene both of us were kinda just like, "that's it?" it's early access so of course these things can be changed but for now i'm quite conflicted on the game.