Toxophilite [East]
Terrarian
Well, I didn't go into Calamity Mod with any real expectations, aside from what I'd kept hearing other Terrarians say about it. Honestly, the strength of me reviewing these Mods rests solely on the consistent praise & word-of-mouth it received. Word-of-mouth is one of those types of praise that can rarely be faked, so I was really expected more than what I inevitably got.I definitely wouldn't recommend playing on Death Mode for a person who's relatively new to Calamity. I would suggest playing on plain expert mode or normal, and that may lessen the difficulty and open up more options for exploration. I mainly play on Normal, and with a large pack of mods that includes Calamity, and so exploring is a bit more rewarded and easier to do.
Because of the praise, I wanted a very specific experience with the Mod & I did make sure to ask questions first before diving in. I wanted the "Calamity experience", which is the only reason I went all-in. I also wanted to test very specific things the Mod had to offer, such as, a better "Master Mode" & improved Boss A.I. Some things were certainly great, but the Rose Tented Glasses involved in Calamity's praises weren't hard to discern at all.
- Are there a few aspects of Calamity that are good-enough to compare to Master Mode in Journeys End? "Of course..."
- Is Calamity Mod a great example of the direction the Devs should've gone with Journey's End/ Master Mode? "H*ll no! That's a reach!"
Unfortunately no, I haven't. When deciding to buy Terraria, I ended up making a choice between the two games. Terraria was the closest to what I wanted in that genre, so it's the one I decided to go with. I do keep up with Minecraft from time to time & it was the Adventure Maps that nearly sold me. There was something about Terraria that felt special though, that I couldn't quite put my finger on at the time.Also, by any chance do you play Minecraft? I know it's kind of unrelated, however if you play modded minecraft the mods are a lot more varied. And generally, minecraft is a lot more exploration based.