I still might buy it (on a hefty sale) but I frankly enjoy the mobility of Rise. Not the dog riding, or riding in general, or dogs (but I get to have an army of cats) but I do like the Wiredash gimmick. Being a Hunting Horn player especially it’s nice to have a gap closer.

I still have World too and judging from what people are saying, I may as well move on (back) to that one once I get bored with Rise.

They used very little AI for minor placeholders and promptly removed them once the intended human-made elements were available. The issue was majorly overblown (because of course it was), and considering it’s not an American triple-A studio, I’m not going to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260608031416/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-alters-developer-confirms-it-used-generative-ai-text-and-translations-promises-updates

Also a good video on the subject: https://youtu.be/xfGfxHEUB1Q

Oooh, i think this will be one of the rare expansions I’ll actually play. This game was easily GOTY for me.