Bought this because the devs had the spine to do an AMA on 8chan. Even if it truly was a mistake THQ, keep fighting against the SJW menace plaguing so many avenues of entertainment.
I would like to say this is money well spent, but it's not. Get used to that scenery, cause you won't stop staring at the same building - painted in different colors - for the whole race. The dev(s) clearly tried to break up the monotony by splitting up the tracks into sections of these buildings, or other scenery elements - such as plants, tunnels, or open areas. Those sections do help but that trick can only do so much. However, racing is rather fun, and making the turns can be challenging. If you mess up, you could find yourself several places behind your opponents. Learn to drift, because you won't be winning a race without that skill - game journos might find that aspect too taxing, in which case I recommend they learn to code instead. I can't say with confidence the game is worth purchasing at full price, so wait for a sale.
Had to write this as soon as I encountered what would be the the big reason for going out into the desert, to find the derelict ship. The game starts off with the cliche that, "the planet is dying." I believe this is not only a cliche, but that it is unbelievable. Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak could've started off with something much more believable, but the game seems to disregard it - that being the threat of a hostile nation. This is ultimately a minor, but important point for me - as far as the story is concerned - as I am sick of hearing it. It was as much a cliche back in 2016 as it is now, and I was already sick of it before that. To me, this sets the tone for what I am about to get into, and I can already predict the type of dialogue I will be hearing out of this game - I've heard it too many times before not to expect it. So, for me, this is enough to mar my experience with Deserts Of Kharak, and get two stars off its score. (Would be a star and a half, if I could rate it as such.)
