This game could be so good, but sometimes it is so bad.
Even though its a game made in 2021 by software developers, the ship feedback is mind-numbingly dumb.
We have audio that says: "Cannot comply" but not why.
We still have error messages like
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Hardpoints/gear/scoop deployed"
Instead of:
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Scoop deployed"
or
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Hardpoints deployed".
But audio should tell us why it cannot comply otherwise we end up in "I can't do that Dave" scenario. You cannot reason with hardcoded logic. Yelling at the computer does not fix it.
If the audio said "Cannot comply: Hardpoints deployed" it would be reasonable. Specificity for the win.
Its 3037 and user interface experiences are still the suck - we do not want this future.
Even though its a game made in 2021 by software developers, the ship feedback is mind-numbingly dumb.
We have audio that says: "Cannot comply" but not why.
We still have error messages like
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Hardpoints/gear/scoop deployed"
Instead of:
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Scoop deployed"
or
"FRAME SHIFT CANCELLED: Hardpoints deployed".
But audio should tell us why it cannot comply otherwise we end up in "I can't do that Dave" scenario. You cannot reason with hardcoded logic. Yelling at the computer does not fix it.
If the audio said "Cannot comply: Hardpoints deployed" it would be reasonable. Specificity for the win.
Its 3037 and user interface experiences are still the suck - we do not want this future.
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