After 1000+ hours of Factorio, is it worth your time? | Game Review
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Factorio is an amazingly addictive automation game - In this video, I'll share my personal experience of spending over 1000 hours in the game, 1000 hours that didn't feel like they happened! The game's complexity and depth are a key factor in this - not to rule out the satisfying symphony of synchronized machinery and logistic ballet.
So join me as I ask and answer the simple question - Should you make time for Factorio?
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For everybody wondering - all footage is from the Factorio Trailer or their own released footage - The graphics are updated these days with more crisp details, doesnt change the style of it or my opinion --- after a while tho, you will appreciate and fall in love with the level of detail in the graphics.
Yeah but the developer is a chud who raised the game's price 2yrs after launch and has been going to war on reddit over his statement that 'women do not make good game developers' is not inherently a bigoted comment (spoiler: it is). He's also been exclaiming how he hates cancel culture and censorship while locking threads and banning people complaining about his price increase on the Steam forums or the fact he never participates in the Steam bi-annual (winter/summer) Sales 3yrs after the launch the game (6 or 7 if you consider early access). Factorio's aesthetic choices (or lack thereof) are also trash that even most mobile game do better with. Bottom line: there are plenty of other factorio-like games that probably deserve the attention.
I’ve got over 6000 hours in. Sincerely love the game. Don’t know about developers politics and I only paid $30 for this game. Trying to see where I shouldn’t be thrilled with this game
@@OscarMikeF150 I like my iphone too - it doesn't mean I'm indifferent to Foxconn factory workers throwing themselves from the roof of the building to protest their working conditions. Try to be a human being before being a consumer - just a thought.
@@nfb4027 I no longer feel bad for pirating the game.
The best part about factorio is that you don't need to make time for it. The time just kind of... makes space for itself.
This is too true.
The time... Is taken out of your sleep
it's a time portal, you start at 5 play for 20min and when you look at a clock it's 10
@@panzervpl9406 even better when you look at the clock and it's 6 in the morning
@@trikop7575 since some time the system time is also displayed (if necessary you have to set it) - makes the setup during the week (you have to go to work again - so suitable to bed) easier - you just go one hour late, instead of as usual in the middle of the night ...
Yes, you should make time for Factorio.
And no, this answer is not bias.
hi trupen
Totally
Oh shit it’s trupen!
When Trupen comments, it is yes
It's Trupen!
factorio will always have a special place in my heart for perfecting the feel of a factory game
The Graphics deserve a much higher rating. Yes, they don't have multiple shader passes, global lighting, and all the modern tricks for high fidelity et cetera, but that isn't what is required for the game. I can look at pretty much any part of the factory and tell what I am looking at. When things go wrong, I can see where the problem lies at a glance. With the large number of types of things in the game and the high complexity of many designs, this is really quite an accomplishment. I would say that the graphics presentation is one of the things that really makes Factorio so much fun to play.
Agree! I love Factorio's graphics
Imo factorio graphics are perfect, i take factorio graphics over ultra realistic aaa graphics anytime
Nah, I don't about that. The sprites of the early versions were truly hideous and clearly done by someone with no love for visual aesthetics.
The new graphics are much better and the game did find its visual language eventually.
I wouldn't say it is visually great, though, and there are still some things that annoy me even after 100s of hours, like why does the assembler, ie the most common production building, not have a better activity animation? I can see at a glance whether my furnaces or miners or power plants are working, but with assemblers, it is just some gears wiggling around that are impossible to see when zoomed out.
I always felt like the graphics were part of Factorio’s charm. Sure they may be ‘old’ by modern standards, but I feel like it fits the game well. At this point I could never imagine it with modern level graphics, it just wouldn’t be Factorio anymore.
I agree
Art style looks great. Haven't played it yet, just looking into it, but I like the looks more than its competitors.
They always remind me of Age of Empires II
@@aidensharpe7425yes! Also Roller Coaster Tycoon a bit.
No need to be better its about automation not beauty contest
Factorio will always hold a place in my heart because it made me get over my crack addiction and replace it with another addiction
Yes it got you addicted to cracktorio.
You don't make time for Factorio.
Factorio _takes_ time from you.
Love this game. It became one of my favorites after my laptop broke and I was stuck with my old desktop computer with an i3 core & 4 GBs of ram.
I know alot of people don't like the graphics, but those graphics actually let me run the game! It gets my stamp of E for everyone.
The game is CPU bound so if you try it on a really old machine you'll run into UPS issues. It's not a problem if you only want to launch rockets, though.
Good vid!
As a Factorio player that has over 1k hours, the biter alert sounds and technology unlocked sounds triggered me instantly, even when I'm playing Hitman, watching this vid on my second screen and Factorio isn't even installed on my pc.
I happen to love the way Factorio looks. It's also nice to have a game that can give you so much without demanding a high end graphics card. My nine year old backup laptop with i7 still runs it just fine.
This game is a true masterpiece that I think literally everyone should play, as it isn't just a game; it gives you a chance to practice dealing with HUGELY complicated projects with active opposition--if you don't pre-emptively deal with it--which is *exactly* what everyone needs to learn to be a successful adult. As well, unlike Satisfactory/etc., you can get an unobstructive overview of your entire operation with a single press of the key.
Remember, once you start you can't stop, 5 minutes in game is 3 hours irl, until the sun comes up then goes down and you think, "oh, that was a quick two hours," then wake up to your work alarm going, "didnt i have a 2 day weekend?!"
I haven't gotten past oil processing in Factorio mainly because I am too tired after work to really put my mind to it. Learning how to set up circuit conditions so that nothing backs up and puts your entire base into a screeching halt is difficult for me, but as you said, there are many amazing resources to help teach people. Some of my favorite youtubers make videos on Factorio. It is definitely a fantastic game though. It may be easy to get overwhelmed, but the feedback loop you get from understanding mechanics is incredibly addictive. One of my favorite games of all time, and when I finally get to the rocket launch, I will be able to die happy
Your mind will explode once you see mods xD
Just don't give up on your save before you launch the rocket
Oil Processing is the first real hurdle in the game - its not just a new mechanic with "byproduct" - light oil, heavy oil etc. but also requires a significant reworking of the factory and how you think of logistics- eg: do you process on site where the rigs are? do you pipe or use a train to process on main base?
once you master that it easy town to rocket land.
@@MrHossie you can also go launch the rocket by simply building more storage tanks and skipping the cracking, my first playthrough went like that xD
FWIW, getting oil /somewhat/ balanced is actually pretty easy and doesn't require any combinators/etc. Just have pumps going into and out of each line and connect them to the storage tanks for each product. (e.g. For making petroleum from light oil, set the light oil input pump to only turn on when light oil is greater than 10k and the petroleum output pump to only trigger when petroleum is less than 10k.) By using this simple system, you can ensure that nothing ever runs out and there shouldn't be any blockages, either. If necessary, you can add pumps & flare stacks to burn off any excess if it gets to be more than 90% of the storage capacity.
Cheers!
@@KeithOlsonFlare stacks aren't vanilla, though (I also might remember wrong; it's been a while since I last played vanilla)
I bought Factorio over 5 years ago and have well over 4k hours played according to Steam. The base game is great as is but once you start adding mods it becomes a rabbit hole that I've yet to find the bottom of. They range from simple Quality of Life changes to a complete game overhaul. I've played Bobs & Angels. Seablock is my nemesis. Warptorio is one of my favorites. DangOREus adds an interesting twist to how fast/far you can expand. Alien Biomes adds a whole new feel to the game with lots of different terrains including swamps and lava fields. I'm currently doing a playthrough of 248k and am really enjoying it. Mods or no mods, what keeps bringing me back is the random map generator. No two play throughs are exactly the same because of different terrains, ore spawn locations, and biter nest locations. Want to make the game easier? Turn off the biters and pollution and max out the resources settings. Harder? Set the resource quantities and locations super low and crank up the biters so high that Starship Troopers would worship you as a god if you survive.
I've played Satisfactory and Dyson Sphere Program. While the graphics of both games are definitely higher grade than Factorio they just don't have the same draw for me.
I think we should also mention the fast and painless syncing technique, a perfect bug-free gaming experience, an in-game mod manager to update and set up each mod, a great dedicated server software and one of the best development team that meets our concerns and needs. We should also thank the two major scenario creators RedMew and Comfy for constantly bringing new and fresh content to the community, who own the most visited Factorio servers.
This is actually a lot higher quality than I expected. You have my sub. Side note, Factorio is definitely one of those games that is gonna take forever to get old, if it even ever does. Good work, keep up the good work!
When you get into modding it never gets old... Just only Krastorio 2 and Space Exploration will add hundreds of hours of playtime.
@@dakiesalamander5221 and Pyanodon if you want to go down a true rabbit hole lol
@@nunjabuisness9910we don't talk about py
Great review =)
Personally, I disagree on two things: Learning Curve and Graphics.
I found the learning curve to be quite smooth, actually. While factories and production lines can grow quite large and complex, the means with which you build them are rather simple - input/output with inserters, move with belts. The concept of applying those mechanics, but on a larger scale, were quite self-explainatory to me [ granted, I started playing in 2015, the game was "simpler" then. ]
For graphics, I personally welcome the "simple" pixelart/sprite graphics. Just about every other game these days is some fancy 3D nonsense, so the artstyle of Factorio was/is a very welcome change from other games I play ^^
exactly, because factorio doesnt punish you when you are doing things wrong, so it doesnt matter when you learn the better ways later
The graphics are part of the charm. Isometric games have been out for decades and they often don't need fancy graphics because the gameplay supersedes the need.
The ugly graphics are actually one major reason why I stopped playing Factorio after 3,000 hours, and switched to something else. I really don't see that "charm" that you talk about.
@@monza8844 "after 3000 hours"
I will watch this video, just gotta fix this one thing at my factory...
I think playing a game for 1k+ hours makes it worth by default.
Great video! That successful research noise sent a dopamine rush through my body. So did the trains running over all the bugs.
Solid game for someone who just wants to build and automate, always recommended!
yeah im sold thanks man your channel is insanely well rounded and Im sure you will see the exposer you deserve
So... only two to three games huh... Newbie.
I love how KoS made it into your video!
For those of you who don't want to sit through the whole video. The answer is yes.
Personaly, I do not think base game has content for over 1000 hours, unless you want to start creating less relevant more fun mechanism calculators, computers or to do challenges. However, factorio is really easy to mod and there are many good overhaul mods. Just beating space exploration took me over 500 hours.
If you are thinking about picking it up iv made a few bullet points for you
1) Great Multiplayer
2) Great Solo play
3) Replayability
4) Great TV / Stream companion game
5) Not complicated to pick up, the fundimentals feed in to each other very nicely
6) It is both a massive time sink and a very easy game to pick up and put down again if you are busy.
If you don't like it unlucky but if you do like it? You found a gem to return to for the rest of ur gaming days.
only one thing to fix in your video - music is 10/10
After 2000h+ in factorio I think you my be right, but I better continue testing it to be sure...
Me with 800+ hours: hmm interesting
Something specific Factorio has over Satisfactory:
Satisfactory trains are only as fast as one belt due to how their input works, rendering them completely pointless. Factorio, on the other hand, makes trains an actual logistical advantage.
Satisfactory trains and stations are very poorly designed, clearly by people who don't understand how trains work.
About the graphics: I often find myself turned off not by Factorio, but by "modern" game graphics. It looks kinda off, sometimes even cringe to see all those deepfried bright colors and 3D environments with smooth surfaces and what not. Factorio's aesthetic just has a special place in my heart!
The warning sound at the end gave me flashbacks... To this morning when I was playing Factorio.
A game like this is important to gaming. I hope more people get to experience it.
"Should I?" No.
"Is it worth my time?" Maybe.
"Do I?" Yes.
Graphics might be not impressive but the style is one of the best for the factory game. Every base you build is very pleasing to look at.
Oh boy. These beta graphics... so nostalgic!
Factorio is one of the few games that did EA done right. Even in the early days the game was relatively bug free, as in I never found a single one, but sure there were a few.
The robustness of the code is just incredible, as are the developers.
If you are a normal human being without any specific knowledge, I would say that it takes at least 1,500 hours for you to be "good" at the game and create a megabase. 3,000 hours for mods. Of course, that time base means that even if you progress at the speed of a tortoise and procrastinate for hundreds of hours, you'll still achieve the goal of being VERY good.
The real question is rather: Should Factorio make time for you?
The Factory Must Grow.
There is a game mode than makes you keep playing forever and this the mod space exploration which you explore hundreds of different planets
If you are unsure if factorio is for you. Play the demo. You will fall into one of two groups. You play for 20 minutes and realize it's not your game, or it's suddenly been six hours.
As far as I am aware there is no in between.
I got back into factorio this week, and at the same time my CTRL key cap broke. I have literately lost control. Anyone know where I can get a good replacement?
Don’t ask what the factory can do for you. Ask what you can do to grow the factory.
There's always more optimization y ou can do. Always more resources y ou can add. And it's all up to y ou.
"Even if it's a game about automation, you find to have always something to do" someone said
I'm not gonna say Factorio is addictively good; I will say however that the 'research finished' sound effect has developed into a pavlovian dopamine release for me
No but seriously, there's millions of reasons, many I can't even put into words, for why this is probably the only game where I "finish" a +90hr run and go "nice, now I've got ideas for a better base layout. Start new game!" _multiple times in a row._
The factory must grow!
I have over 1000 hours in factorio, and one map I have a megabase with about 3k spm. It's just hard to continue that one because biter attacks cut the ups in half.
Every time I try to make a new map I now just get burned out barely even starting red science. I will probably resume for real when the expansion comes out, which might be a couple years. Hopefully they will optimize the performance of biter pathing, trains, and nukes in the future.
2 tips: Disable biters if you just want to build big megabases; they're antithetical to that to begin with.
Second one is to install a builder robot startup mod, or even the "skip first hour" one. The builder robot one gives you a power armor with a couple roboports and 100 construction bots to allow blueprint usage, cut&paste modifications etc from the get-go. You still need to research and build robots for everything else, those just make the early game more user friendly. (And if you go with the skip 1st hour one, it'll give you electric miners and a bunch of inserters and belts so that you can start building a decent starter base immediately without wasting time with burner drills etc)
My trick is to scale down the bugs' evolution and expansion proportionate to the size of the megabase you want to make.
Because going for a megabase can make the game 10x harder, you need to make the bugs 10x easier to keep the difficulty balanced.
The most underrated part of this video: “…and while some of that time was just me staring at my factory, trying to figure out what the hell is going wrong.” Sums up the factorio player crisis.
I want to start a new factory with you sometime soon!
10 months later and Dosh has found the map is not infinate but does come to an end, but the chances of getting there are very slim unless you are very determined lol
It’s what makes you happy whatever game. The game is meant to be an outlet another world from reality. And whichever suits you best go Ham just make sure your paying the bills and doing the dishes lmao.
The factory must grow.
The Factory Must Grow.
There is a way to avoid running out of resources - Seablock!
ROFL! You don't run out because you don't have any to begin with.
Yes, Your Time is spent wisely in Factorio
(Help, i havent slept in a while....wait..how long has it been ?)
also you made me check my science queqe at that last part
Yes. Only 1000 hours?
The factory must grow
In my opnion the graphics in statisfactory are the only thing the game has going for it.
Statisfactory is overrated, it takes AGES to build anything, and it takes AGES to travel, and the train system is horrible.
In my opinion it looks like shit compared to factorio. Isometric realistic graphics all over shitty cartoony 3d all the way.
It's strange to give Factorio only 5 points for graphics. This is obviously 9+/10. It is necessary to note the sprites-base graphics style, but it doesn't mean that game has worse graphics than Satisfactory.
*_"It's strange to give Factorio only 5 points for graphics. This is obviously 9+/10"_*
No, it's not, a 5 point is actually being generous.
*_"It is necessary to note the sprites-base graphics style"_*
Yeah, and? It's doesn't change the fact that it's ugly.
*_"it doesn't mean that game has worse graphics than Satisfactory"_*
Yes, it does. Satisfactory might not be as good as Factorio from a game play perspective, but it has far superior graphics, especially after switching to Unreal Engine 5 recently, it looks absolutely gorgeous right now at max settings.
@@monza8844, Factorio doesn't look ugly at all, one of the most beautiful games nowadays. Unreal Engine 5 doesn't mean gorgeous, it means ordinary.
@@Vadymaus
*_"Factorio doesn't look ugly at all"_*
Clean your glasses son.
*_"one of the most beautiful games nowadays"_*
People who like to play Red Dead Redemption 2 will be laughing out loud when they read that comment.
*_"Unreal Engine 5 doesn't mean gorgeous, it means ordinary"_*
Incredibly dumb comment, since Unreal Engine 5 is just a tool, and a clumsy person like you would never be able to make anything beautiful with it.
Really well made video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Family. Religion. Friendship.
These are the 3 demons you must slay to be successful in Factorio
hmm.. I wanna complain about the lack of your own footage, but I suppose your aim was to get the point across quickly and not daddle around
So it serves its purpose, even if for my taste it feels much too rushed in speech and pacing
Thank you for the feedback! I will try to pace myself in the next videos - and yes, I used factorio trailer footage instead of faffing with my own, otherwise i'd probably forget about the video and start playing instead lol
even if you don't have time there's no need to worry, factorio will make time for you, food? you can spend that time automating green circuits! sleep? nah that 8h is better spent on solving train problems!
You did not have to hit me with the old miner.
The map is not infinite, there is actually the end
Where is the end???
The graphics may not look “modern” on first look (though all the individual machines are still beautifull to look at in motion in my opinion)
The art style feels perfect for a game where you make a dirty polluting factory.
Every machine is highly detailed yet its easy to have an overview when you zoom out.
The graphics where one of the things that made me hesitant of factorio before I bought it. But I couldn’t imagine the game with different graphics
*_"The art style feels perfect for a game where you make a dirty polluting factory. "_*
I disagree. You can design polluting factories 3D models that don't have to look so ugly.
This is one of the best games of all time. I spent 2700 hours so far. With the overhaul mods, it every time a complete new game.
This is one of the best games of all time? Is that why need so many mods to enjoy it? 😂
All time top ten list of best games ever made and ive gamed sense atari 4200. And the gfx for this game are absolutely top teir you will never find anything finer i asure you.
I absolutely disagree with the graphics assessment. Just because a model is a 2D sprite doesn't mean it is less detailed or is graphically insuperior to something in a 3D game. The Factorio sprites are much more intricately detailed then something you'd see in Satifactory, hell all the sprites are generated from 3D models if you didn't realize.
Factorio's sprites are great, save for the player shooting.
I absolutely agree! (:
Absolutely 💯
I think the graphics are fantastic. They aren't trying to be super up to date, but I think that's the point. The way the game looks almost reminds me of Backyard Monsters or even Donkey Kong Country somehow.
...however, it is not recommended for people with a bunch of kids or someone trying to finish their degree or any other responsibilities that should be a priority... but the crawlers are relentless, and you are running out of iron... ahh, life's choices
I put about 3,000 hrs in Factorio, then switched to Dyson Sphere Program, and never looked back.
the question should be "should you make time for something besides factorio?"^^
The graphics are perfect for the type of game that Factorio is. I wouldn't want a Cities skylines esque game for factory building.
*_"The graphics are perfect for the type of game that Factorio is."_*
No, they're not, and who requested Cities skylines graphics? C'mon hey, the graphics in Factorio are by far the worst part of the game.
Im overwhelmnd lost my way before unlocking train :/
stick with it! I know i restarted/quit many times before trains or even oil!
5000+h ... SpaceExploration, StrongBoxes, LTN
I really need to get on the space exploration mod
Yes. Obviously
I Like it also so much i have also neary 1000hrs 😂
Factorio is much better then satisfactory or dyson sphere program
Highest rated Steam games (*source SteamDB):
#36: Dyson Sphere Program
#60: Satisfactory
#85: Factorio
Nice try. 😛
@@monza8844 half of people don't understand Factorio. Satisfactory isn't done, and DSP is in early access too. Evan if you give them a few years they will not have the same complexity as Factorio. And being more popular doesn't mean it is better . Hanse Metallica is more popular then Megadeth and yet Megadeth has new album every few years.
@@Leverquin
*_"And being more popular doesn't mean it is better "_*
True, just like Factorio isn't by definition better, just because it more complex, or just because you say so.
Is Hearts of Iron 3 a better strategy game than chess, because the game mechanics are far more complex? That's same odd logic you got there.
*_"half of people don't understand Factorio"_*
You're just making things up now in a desperate attempt to win a discussion, not to mention that your Factorio video that's only 9 months old is giving me, an experienced Factorio player, the impression (read "impression", I'm not stating that it's a fact) that you're not all that skilled with that game.
factory makes time for you
1,000 hours? Newwwwb
Is it worth you sanity is a more fitting question.
The fact that he used footage from the game's trailer makes me question if he even played the game at all.
Also graphics are perfectly functional for a 2D game, scoring 5/10 is quite absurd, I wonder what a 10/10 graphic games that's both 2D and isometric looks like to this person's eyes... the comparison with Satisfactory and Dyson Sphere Program's graphic it's also dumb, you don't compare a 2D game graphic with a 3D game's graphics, that's comparing apple and oranges -- bad review 3 out 10.
Tried it before and yeah not a game for me i thought it was like rimworld but no
I disagree about the graphics.
2D artstyle is often WAY more appealing and ages much better than 3D. Older games like Icewind Dale or BG2 still look gorgeous and Factorio, just as those games, offer an amazing amount of details in it's art.
IMO Factorio looks soooo much better than, let's say, Satisfactory
*_"2D artstyle is often WAY more appealing and ages much better than 3D"_*
Only when they 2D artstyle is great looking, like in "Valiant Hearts: The Great War". Factorio on the other hand is butt ugly.
@@monza8844 you're entitled to your opinion....
...even as wrong as this one
@@Schizm1
I found this Reddit article with the title *_"I just realized how graphically unappealing this game is to most people."_*
I quote:
_"My mother (45, never played a game before) randomly asked me if I need money to get a better PC, I asked why she would think that considering she's not a tech savvy person._
_She said "Cause all I see you play is this ugly looking game, I thought maybe your PC can't run anything else "_
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@monza8844 Well if you're using reddit to prove your point then wow...
Also, next time try to be smarter than this - I googled that topic and well imagine my surprise when I saw that the most upvoted reply was the one praising the graphics;]
So not only you're using reddit to validate your opnion - that's mistake nr1 - But you also failed to do so when literally first reply was pointing out that it does in fact look gorgeous to a lot of people.
I rest my case bub. Have a good week
If you ignore their pricing model - never (!!!!) on sale, price only increasing due to "inflation", regional pricing hikes (coz muh bad russianz) then the game is worth buyin, on Steam or from Jack Sparrow's local shop.
Disagree on grahpics. Better to have nice 2d graphics than mediocre 3d.
You forgot MODs
I spent two hundref hours in tjis game on switch, now i have steam deck, adding more hourd 😅
It sucks, way too much focus on belts.
The title gives it away. Goodness bro, seek some help!
Anyone complaining about graphics isn't a gamer.
the graphics are a huge part of why im addicted to it.
@@medoz7331 charming aren't they?
Wait is the engineer cannonically female?
why everything is from 2020 ?
UNDERWHELMING GRAPHICS?!, im in shock, my sanity is crumbling, my worldview is shattered; there are people out there who don't like this graphics? this is just ridiculous, fuck all polygons in the world, i'd kill for a sprite aesthetic like Factorios in my game.
satisfactory is fuqing bullsh!t because if i build a base which is about 1/64th of my base in factorio the game crashes even with a NASA PC. What good are the graphics if they fuq your performance because your 3d femb0y polygon engine has nothing better to do than trying to look good, and dysonsphere is just ugly.
The odasity of some people, even trying to compare those games is a sin in my Blueprintbible.
And yet you show old gfx