PsychoCarbo Rust Review

A cactus killed me! 07/10 ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ Da Vinci created a new reality ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Red Dead Redemption II ☑ Biutchyful ☐ Decent ☐ Don’t look at it for too long ☐ Bad ☐ Atari ☐ Tamagotchi ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Can your PC run Paint? ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich dad ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Story }--- ☑ A story? What story? ☐ One word. Pewpewpew! Three words. Pew pew! ☐ Some sweet talk ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful! ☐ Isabel Allende, Machado de Assis, and Tolkien teamed up to write it ☐ It will replace your life ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Excellent! ☑ Good ☐ Nice, but you can play it with two fingers ☐ Mehh ☐ Go watch paint dry instead ☐ Yeah, no ☐ Smash your hand with a hammer, it’s more fun ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Not necessary ☐ Only if you care about achievements ☐ Not required to progress ☐ Medium grind level ☑ Grindmaniac ☐ You’ll need a second life to grind ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press “W” ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Hard ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Playtime }--- ☐ Enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Medium ☐ Long ☐ You start it, your grandson finishes it ☑ To infinity and beyond! ---{ Replay }--- ☐ One time is enough ☐ Only if you aim for achievements ☐ After a few months… Years… Mods… ☐ With DLCs it’s worth it ☐ You’d better have time to waste ☑ Well… You didn’t need a life anyway! ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of any ☑ Minor issues ☐ Can be annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ Cyberpunk 2022 ☐ The game itself is a giant bug breeding ground ---{ Multiplayer }--- ☐ No multiplayer ☐ LAN ☐ It says it has it, but it’ll blow up your PC if you try ☐ There it is… a lonely and forgotten desert ☐ Meh, it’s kind of fun ☐ Solo mission? What? ☑ Basically an MMO ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Audiogasmic ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Acceptable ☐ Bad ☐ I’m deaf now ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ☐ Everyone ---{ Price }--- ☐ No longer available on Steam ☐ It’s free! ☐ The price is fair ☑ If it’s on sale ☐ If you have some spare money ☐ Not recommended ☐ You might as well just burn your money ---{ 7 / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 It had been a loooong time since I wanted to play Rust. I had tried once before, but my computer at the time couldn’t handle it. And now, finally, I can say I’ve died in almost every obvious way the game allows. Including to a cactus. It’s an MMO, a mix of survival and crafting, where the first real challenge is finding a server that isn’t ultra-toxic and violent — otherwise noobs like me wouldn’t stand a chance. Luckily, there are some created specifically so beginners can have fun. Even so, it’s not easy. Rust isn’t as intuitive as some equivalents, but I think that’s part of the fun. The second challenge is not getting so addicted that you drop everything else. Thankfully, my previous experience with Day-Z already taught me to be more responsible and to learn how to let go. And speaking of that game, something that could be improved here is the story (practically nonexistent) and the bots. Of course, that would imply a higher difficulty, but it’s clear that zombies have more personality. On the other hand, there are villages that offer trading and missions, even if nothing is particularly thrilling. In the end, the real reason I’m pausing my experience is that I still have many games on my list, and Rust wouldn’t let me make progress on any of them. But I’m sure that at some point I’ll return to it. It’s not the masterpiece of the genre, but if you like the style, wait for a sale and go for it — you probably won’t regret it. I recommend it!