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I actually can't stand procedurally-generated games, I'd rather have a curated/hand-crafted experience with lots of thought put into every little detail. I'll play it once, enjoy it and remember it fondly then move on to the next thing.
If you haven’t yet.
Outer wilds features a finely hand-crafted solar system and can only be truly experienced in full once.
I also love Satisfactory. The whole map is amazing with tons of interesting things to explore.
I tried going from that to a similar game, Foundry, that uses procedurally generated maps and it just feels soulless in comparison.
I am getting quite curious about Minecraft.
That one simply wouldn’t work for me without an infinite terrain. It also doesn’t feel so procedural because its low detail.
Custom maps can be quite amazing though but it never feels like the same game.