Here’s the high-level version of my personal experience with the game: I pre-ordered it on Steam, and began playing almost as soon as it unlocked.
Some of you will want this, but not everybody. (That skill, and the relatively simple server configuration files, were the saving grace of ARK: Survival Evolved for me.) I will spend dozens of hours exploring all the corners of a game, but only if it doesn’t abuse me with unrelenting punishment and frustration for meager rewards. There are some things you should know when you consider my review: I have loved XCOM 2, but not unconditionally.
