Touch posted...Hm. How's the mechanics outside of fighting? Any crafting or side games/quests? Is it easy to become OP?
The side quests are very good. Since you're wrecked on a mysterious island and most of the other passengers are missing, every time you find someone they add to your base. If you find a blacksmith, suddenly you get the ability to forge better weapons. Every person you save also gives you sidequests that either expand their part of the base or add something new.
Basically the sidequests feel worthwhile because they expand your options. There's also defense missions that are completely optional. I like upgrading the traps and having the entire base help fight, so I tend to do them. There's no downside to just focusing on exploring the island though.
It can be pretty easy to become OP against standard enemies, but you can raise or lower the difficulty freely to make it more fair. It also depends on where in the island you are. There's a crap ton of bosses in the game, and those at least will always put up a fight even if you leave it on normal the whole game.
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