It’s a very good game. Very, very good. Pain Mode joyless is a challenge, and joy is super rare in The Painful. I suggest only playing on Pain Mode though. It feels like that’s how the game was intended to be played.
The Joyful was ok. It is still good, but nowhere near as good as The Painful.
There’s also a fan game called The Pointless that is supposedly pretty good, but I haven’t played it.
Also, last year they did a very limited run vinyl soundtrack, WHICH INCLUDED A DOWNLOAD OF THE FUCKING MASTER .FLAC FILES!!! How cool is that!? I am so happy to have snagged it as soon as it was announced.
I did the sun, dark sun, and supernova all in one run. Dunk Or Slam has a good video/long run where he does it. I imagine it’s easier now with mimicium. All the ambrosia one could ever want.
I really want to like elite dangerous, but it’s so boring! The flight and controls (HOTAS) are amazing and hella immersive, but God damn if there’s something to do that isn’t grindy as fuck.