I was having so much fun, and then this game turned into an absolute grindfest. The first ~6 maps were hand-crafted, they introduced a steady stream of new gameplay mechanics and story, and were a delight to play... And then the game became a boring slog of randomly-generated levels in search of ever-sparser rewards.

I'd like to quote the forum post that made me realize that it doesn't get better:

Originally posted by Doctor Fetus:

How long is this game and are there ways to speed up the process?

I spent more than 25 hours and I still feel very far away from beating the game. I Just gathered all lvl 2 chips and came to search for the first lvl 3, and Oh God, bases now have 10 floors and not 5.

Here I am sitting at 11 hours, still searching for the lvl 2 chips. There's no way I'm spending another 14 hours just to get to the next stage of exactly the same gameplay except twice as slow.

It's a huge shame, because the first 6 hours were fun. If they just got rid of the pointless, unnecessary padding in the middle, this would actually be a great game.

I was having so much fun, and then this game turned into an absolute grindfest. The first ~6 maps were hand-crafted, they introduced a steady stream of new gameplay mechanics and story, and were a delight to play... And then the game became a boring slog of randomly-generated levels in search of ever-sparser rewards. I'd like to quote the forum post that made me realize that it doesn't get better: [quote=Doctor Fetus][h1][url=https://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/app/340490/discussions/0/1660069015246975421/]How long is this game and are there ways to speed up the process?[/url][/h1] I spent more than 25 hours and I still feel very far away from beating the game. I Just gathered all lvl 2 chips and came to search for the first lvl 3, and Oh God, bases now have 10 floors and not 5.[/quote] Here I am sitting at 11 hours, still searching for the lvl 2 chips. There's no way I'm spending another 14 hours just to get to the next stage of exactly the same gameplay except twice as slow. It's a huge shame, because the first 6 hours were fun. If they just got rid of the pointless, unnecessary padding in the middle, this would actually be a great game.