would you play a 3D Starbound?

What would it look like is most important

 

If Nasa lends me a computer to play it then yes.

 

They don't have the funds for really good computers.

 

Humans will never meet the Apex now.

 

The last time I remember, NASA computers are lagging.

 

of course x100. If this team were to make Starbound in 3d with the same sensibilities, there's no way it couldn't be better. Of course they would need 10x the budget, staff and time- but hypothetically, a 3d Starbound would be awesome.

No one said it had to look and play exactly like Minecraft. Unless you suffer from motion sickness there is no way exploring a Starbound planet in 3D would be less enjoyable than in 2d. Starbound is only 2d because 3d takes more work and resources. Its almost like asking if Skyrim would work better in 2d. Of course not, but it wouldve been much easier to make.

 

I would like Starbound in 3D, yeah.

Especially since work by AAA developers has already begun into making 3D "Craft" games that don't look like butt.

A Starbound type game that looks like Everquest Next would be amazing.

 

3d... with oculus rift!

 

Well... I can actually imagine the potential of that, I mean, the game could have become one of the most immersive games ever made... still, would hard to imagine a game that would be visually more appealing than Minecraft, with a completely randomized world generation and a descent FPS/system requirements.

 

On the topic of Nasa computers, I believe they actually have an experimental quantum computer. That single computer out powers a good number (likely hundreds, possibly near 1000) of your average PCs combined.

 

It depends on how it's made.

 

It wouldn't appeal to me as much if it was a modern 3D game. Call me old but I miss the classic style of older games and this is a great mix between the two.

TBH I haven't really played anything new in a while aside from indie releases. I don't own any consoles and I just get the same feeling from these larger releases.

 

i don't quite think any normal computer could process all the millions of planets in starbound in 3d, meaning only the people with the best computers could play with good fps

 

Actually, it wouldn't be a big deal. It might require a bit of extra hard drive space to save the planets, but it shouldn't have to continuously check data for each individual planet. The only planets that would have to be checked (even by a server) should only be the planets that actively have players on them.

 

I personally prefer starbound the way it is. 3D mining/building/exploring games have there merits, but I personally get a bit cranky at the Z axis if it's not implanted right. Like having hovering items over tables. That really bugs me. The other reasons I like starbound the way it is, is due to it's art style. I feel that would be lost if it was switch to polygons instead of pixels.

 

Since when did the OP say that 3D means that it isn't pixel art style still? He didn't specify, but so many are assuming that he means HD textures or something. Minecraft is 3D AND pixel art.

 

I would like to see a zelda-like startbound, well Starbound with top-down view

 

A Voxel based game of this magnitude would probably be insane... and insanely fun.

 

Just so people can see what she is saying:

 

I think the idea would be great. Randomly generated weapons/armor in 3d, crafting in 3d, boss monsters in 3d, quests in 3d, multiple planets in 3d, mining in 3d, farming in 3d.

But what about 4d? get that temporal action going eh?