Wonderia

Edit: I have now come across some bugs. When falling into critical health, the game forgets that you have the spring or roll ability. Not sure why. The woman from the TV appears on a boat in the desert. For some reason she lags the players game in both multiplayer and single player. Once killed, this resolves. I have decided to change my review to positive. I will leave the previous one below so the Dev's response makes sense to others as transparency is best. I appreciate the Dev's response and that they are listening to their community as a whole. Many players have become frustrated about some balance aspects like food and materials cost. (It is strange to have to eat 4 whole steaks to fill me up. Can't do that IRL) While I also find it hard, knowing that the Devs wanted it to be challenging and not just making it this way due to a lack of playtesting changes how I look at it. I can appreciate a challenge; most of the time anyway. Quick tip: The hoe is your friend as it not only tills the land but harvests your crops on a larger scale than 1x1 Its stated that the Devs plan to release world adjusters later this year which will resolve all concerns I have had however that is not going to stop me from playing. Rather I am going to endeavor to play my way while taking their difficulty head on and I encourage you to do the same. At 14hrs, all multiplayer, I still have not encountered any bugs or crashes. The dialogue is cryptic but sometimes funny, Especially Lin. I also really enjoy that there are some many different Points of Interest. The game feels handcrafted which I also love. ______________________________________________________________________ Original Review There are two major concerns with the game that are still present from the demo a year ago. Food and material costs. You will drain all of your hunger just walking 5mins to your destination. No hunger = no health = No good. Material costs are unfair and unfun. You will scarcely scrounge up ores (which are a finite resource, hardly enough for yourself, nevermind multiple players) to make a pickaxe and gear but every time you turn around everything is broken and it takes HALF the cost to repair them. This creates a loop of constantly searching for materials to repair your stuff or wearing a tier down just so you can enjoy 1hr of current tier gear. Why? I am currently on the Tin tier (which is tier 5, sort of?) and even the sword can only swing 200 times before its busted. Repairing the sword and the tin gear costs 20 ingots! 20. Dude. What? Why? Another issue is that even in the tier-respective gear, enemies 1-3 shot you. Did I put this game on nightmare and not realize? I have to sit and wonder if itwas meant to be this hard, I am not good at it, or the devs want you to be punished for playing by disrespecting your time. On the positive sides, Multiplayer is stable, I haven't had any FPS drops and I have not encountered any bugs. This is good. The game wasn't built by amateurs and I appreciate that. I just wish they tested the costs of materials and food before releasing it. I think 30% less mat cost and 50% less food reduction would be perfect. I am hoping this gets patched. I want to like this game. I really do. I will adjust my review if it does.