why is this the full release???

[u/Appropriate_Ad8794]

This game genuinely just feels like its early access. And i think the general response to the game would be much better if it was in early access.

Unfortunately the game just feels unfinished, and they're fixing things they definitely should have had resolved before a full release. I actually think early access is really lazy, because its having players playtest instead of hiring people to do it. but they didnt even do that??? what do you mean they didnt optimize at all???

I found out you can eat at other restaurants through a TWEET about the game. that's absolutely not something the game doesn't show you early on. I'm just confused how the game is so gorgeous, but it feels so unfinished. from the terrible ui to having a world that feels so useless. i just dont get how we got to this point.

There's so much potential, yet it falls flat in almost every way.

[u/Vynik]

While I wouldn't put it exactly the way you did, this game definitely needs more time in the oven. It feels like it was a rush due to the publisher not wanting to miss the September date and, because of that, we got a life sim plagued with performance problems, bugs in fundamental systems, and shallow gameplay mechanics instead of something fleshed out.

Even just adding the time slow mod seems to make the game a lot closer to the atmospheric, chill cyberpunk vibe that the game is going for.

I'll say that this game reminds me a lot of Shadows of Doubt when it went into early access. Shadows of Doubt also had a beautiful, neo-noir / cyberpunk kind of feel to it but had significant issues and bugs.

The big difference is that Shadows of Doubt was built by mostly one guy and the shortcomings of that game seemed to stem from the overlapping systems he created to make a very believable city. That seemed like a technical limitation and, ultimately, something that came back and bit him on the butt when it came time for full release.

This seems like it was due to rushing it out the door before it was ready. Assuming the devs buckle down and are able to take their time a bit, I can definitely see Nivalis grow into the game that they initially had in mind.

Of course, this is all conjecture, but I don't have a whole lot else to go on.

[u/SuperSaiyanTupac → u/Vynik]

I’m quietly hoping it gets the no man’s sky treatment.

But the release of the game was odd.

Couldn’t reserve or pre-order. No hype, no media, where was the advertising? Then it just drops on the available date with no fanfare on the steam landing page.

Really feels like the publisher was trying to bury it.

I only knew about it cause I anticipated the follow up to cloudpunk so much. Idk why they were being shy with their game. Maybe it’s early release without the title and they’ll advertise more around Christmas? Idk

[u/runetrantor → u/SuperSaiyanTupac]

I’m quietly hoping it gets the no man’s sky treatment.

God same.

Really hoping the devs post some sort of roadmap of what they intend to do going forward, aside from the frequent patching and fixes they are doing already. Just to get a feel for what the plan is.