When comparing Battlefield: Vietnam vs Starbound, the Slant community recommends Starbound for most people. In the question“What are the best LAN party PC games?” Starbound is ranked 41st while Battlefield: Vietnam is ranked 73rd. The most important reason people chose Starbound is:
Starbound allows the player to go at their own pace while completing the tutorials. By the end of the tutorials the player will have the skills and equipment to succeed in the game and have fun doing it.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Large battles
Up to 64 players can partake in a game at the same time, making for very large battles.
Pro Fun co-op
There are co-op maps included with the game, where you can team up with friends in order to cooperate in completing particular missions. This can offer a fresh change from the competitive side of the game.
Pro Runs well on any hardware
Due to the age of the game it can run great on less powerful PCs just as it does on powerful ones.
Pro Accessable to any skill level
The AI has multiple difficulties that can be set in the settings, allowing for any skill level of player to find a challenge at their gaming level.
Pro Informative and well paced tutorials
Starbound allows the player to go at their own pace while completing the tutorials. By the end of the tutorials the player will have the skills and equipment to succeed in the game and have fun doing it.
Pro Incredibly deep gameplay
The exploration, crafting and combat are all both very polished and deep in terms of what you can do, especially compared to other games in the genre. This makes the sandbox very fun to play in as you're never really stuck doing the same thing over and over.
Pro Boss levels
For what is a procedurally generated game, Starbound offers boss levels that once beaten unlock new sectors of space to explore.
Cons
Con Few maps
Needs more maps or some randomization to keep it fresh.
Con First few hours can be boring
Initially the player needs to amass enough coal to fuel their ship, which is a bit of a grind.