I tried it at your recommendation and it seems pretty damn awesome. I'm trying to go about it blind which seems to be by far the most fun way to go about a game like this, and it is quite overwhelming. I found myself hoarding the shit out of grass, twigs, and wood, and then trying to establish a home base once I get the science machine. Then my nature of wanting to build everything was my downfall. It really seems like specialization is key, i.e. one source of food, one weapon etc.

That's my take on it after dying for a couple of hours.