Janazza

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  1. Hey! I'm pretty new to the game having bought it months back and going through random binges but I can definitely understand the game is tough to newbies. I mean, that first episode when you gotta bandage a wound first thing? Yah, I accidentally used it for pain and wasted it. I think there's two ways to look at the game that depends on your experience: try and die or a very cautious run. And to be frank I started very cautious and now just test things whenever I can. Like I thought if the sleep/energy meter depleted I would instantly pass out. Not true! And after learning that, I realized there were so many times I wasted resources to set up camp to sleep for an hour or two that I didn't need to. I think The Long Dark sort of has a similar issue to Subnautica. It's a game that launched and slowly had more and more updates with a lot of people watching that journey, so when updates were added long time players were mostly unphased. But if you're brand new? You don't know what's lootable, what's edible, what is the character's limits, disease risk, frostbite risk, your objective. In Subnautica, if you don't know how to make a scanner and scan the bladder fish, you're not going to know how to get fresh water, an absolute key resource. In TLD, if you don't realize how resources effect the chance of getting a fire started, you're probably going to get frustrated and freeze. But still a big part of TLD is reacting and has the most gameplay. You get injured? You react by finding/making bandages. Get sick? make medicine. Out of food? Time to hunt/forage or move on to the next region. It can be tough to deal with because it isn't a game that allows perfect runs. It's not always your skill that let's you survive just as it isn't always your fault something bad happens. And it can feel like you were forced to make bad decisions and people don't like that. BUT, I can say nothing feels cooler than when your low on everything and you think you're not going to make it but you made a split second decision that saved your life. Episode three kicked my butt but it was some of the most intense gameplay I got to play and I wish more people get to have that same adrenaline rush as I did (no spoiling!). So I do hope anyone who's new gives the game a chance. Look up things when you need to but get that it isn't about having flawless runs. It's about trial and error, discovering the game's limits until you secure yourself enough to look into the hidden plot all around the map. I hope this can help people who are on the fence give the game another shot!