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Mod support for additional campaigns would do it for me, id be in at $30 for that.I'm having a blast with it, one of the better games I've played in years. Very, very polished. Campaign does seem to be short, but I personally see replayabillity, as I got half way through, lost, and can't wait to fire it up again and start over rather than taking off from a save.
Also there will be mod-support next patch, and DLC later. For $30, I think it's a no-brainer. I've spent more on a dinner.
So FTL without the city building?Yes. Iss one of those ridiculously hard city managers. You need to do almost everything perfect, or you will lose. Like similar games your decision to win or lose comes much earlier than the actual loss. You will have to go way back (days, weeks) and do many things differently when you finally realize you're gonna lose.
But because of all that, the warm fuzzy you get from success is that much better. Game only holds your hand a little. Visuals are lovely and depressing. Its a nice steampunk experience if you can handle it. Good music too.
Just started playing it and so far it's harder. I've had to restart 4x already. Like Shorty said above once you make a mistake you won't realize it till you're deep in and by then you can't stop the bleeding. It's really challenging and can be pretty bleak, but offers fittingly enough glimmers of hope.So would you guys say this is easier or harder than something like Banished?
Well you’re in luck as you’re in charge of a lot of poor people and children. Your decisions and guidance is their last hope for survival so make it count!Hm, I don't want 'hard' in doing mechanics, I want an interesting experience where I can help the poor and see rewards for it or whatever.
That wouldn't be good news about Sunless Sea - for me that game was "sail a little and game over'. I wanted to like it and it went badly.If I were to guess it was made by those people who did Sunless Sea...
They have another game called This War of Mine that’s also supposed to have a great story and deal with survival out of a war torn country.
I agree Sunless Sea's unforgiving 'run out of gas' brutality wasn't for me either, but the story, characters and environment were alive and that's all I was comparing Frost Punk to.That wouldn't be good news about Sunless Sea - for me that game was "sail a little and game over'. I wanted to like it and it went badly.
This war of mine though I liked and was a work of art and a reason to buy the next game. I'm gonna get it.
It's only $6 on Humble right now.Dang, wish I bought This War of Mine with Frost Punk. Could've saved some dough.
Yep I made the mistake of playing one of those new endless modes after beating the initial game and it took all the fun out. I ended up building what looks like a data center of resources on the map and had no need for humans other then to keep warm. Felt like I was running a welfare program.It's pretty good, but after I beat the campaign once, I have very little or no desire to play again. The game can be pretty difficult and punishing, and I just didn't want to go through all that again.