I've been using it for years! I literally linked to your site TODAY to show that people can get The Forgotten City for as low as $10 and it's absolutely worth it. I also told a coworker about it today as I was leaving work! He got a Steam Deck recently and was annoyed that he spent like $100 on a game that he pretty much immediately lost interest in, so I told him to look for deals and reviews before paying full price for garbage.
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Understandable. With a Steam Link or a long HDMI, that might still be doable? Idk, it really depends on how your home is laid out. I have a gaming laptop (but it's like 8 years old now lol) and can run HDMI to my TV if I want couch gaming on a PC. I'm kinda considering a Steam Deck but idk.
Yeah, it's definitely lacking polish compared to AAA releases, but it blows my mind that one guy who knew nothing about making a game did nearly everything, but ultimately brought in two other dudes to help get it all together. I actually really loved the alien idea, though. It's interesting to think that the gods we have been worshipping for millennia not only truly exist, but are not of this world. And it's awesome that that explains consistent religious teachings across cultures and times! I also really enjoyed the early question of whether the golden rule is real or just a fabricated threat to keep the people under control and Sentius in power, which is a legitimate question for religion and politics in our own world.
Oh man, I really need to try Return of the Obra Dinn. It's on my wish list for my wife and I to play through together. We're just waiting for a good sale or for it to hit the PS+ free game list.
Also, I missed a ton of story because I didn't die enough. So it really is an intended part of the experience.
This is a massive relief. Roguelikes and roguelites are stressful for me because I hate the idea that I've just wasted a bunch of time on a run with nothing to show for it, so it's nice that even dying could be a form of progression lol.
Is there significant risk of encountering meaningful spoilers if I look up builds?
YES! The Outer Wilds does a similar "solve the mystery of the groundhog day scenario" thing. I haven't beaten that yet, so I'm sure it's praised for good reason. Majora's Mask, Returnal, and Deathloop also do groundhog day mechanics, but none of them seem as profound to me. Like, I genuinely had to stop and think for a moment when somebody asked me whether I believed morality was objective or not.
I know that a lot of aspects of it have been done before, but I thought that the combination of those aspects here in one game made for an entirely unique experience! As for the character interactions and personalities, I'm not sure I've ever seen such depth in a video game. Lots of games try to be almost exclusively about that single aspect, and I'm not sure they do it any better than this, including AAA titles! This game just had stellar writing imo.
No, I said people who haven't played shouldn't read further because of potential spoilers. I was curious if anybody who had already played it had stuff they wanted to reflect upon.
I was also gonna mention that it's free for PS+ Extra and whatever the top tier is called. Lots of good games available through that! If people have PS+ already, I don't think it makes sense not to upgrade. I have very little desire to spend money on new games because of decent selection there for less per year than one new game costs. Most people say Xbox game pass is a better value, but I'm almost exclusively gaming on PS5 these days, so it's great for me but maybe not perfect for everybody?
As for this game in particular, I haven't tried it yet, but comments elsewhere on Lemmy have convinced me to give it a shot, probably this weekend. I'm certain that it's not for everybody, but for free, I'm sure I'll have a decent time at least?
Ancient scrolls suggest it was kinda like Lemmy until executives decided to grab a shovel and Digg themselves a grave.
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That's why one axis isn't enough. The political compass is a better way to visualize political ideology.