help needed for someone entirely out of the loop on niche PC games, i know sod all except the widely advertised ones
with action games now confined to the comfy sofa and big telly downstairs, my PC in the attic has become almost purely a sink for countless hours of various Total Wars and Age of Empires and Civ4. What i've been finding is that the real time-sapping enjoyment in these comes from building and running settlements, usually peacefully ... so i'm looking for something with more of a focus on this
SimCity is fun, but a period setting is what i'm really after ... ideally something like Stronghold 2, but not broken and infuriating and with less bollocks combat. Pretty now-gen visuals aren't really important, but decent production values are - i can't stand cheap UIs and common unchecked bugs, they make me grind my teeth.
i assume not everyone on this board is obsessed with assault rifles or clouds of purple magic lightning, so any recommendations in this genre?
ta
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If you want something more recent, then try Ceasar 4 instead. It is a bit buggy and much easier to play than its predecessors, but quite fun anyway.
If you want to play them then keep one thing in mind; the bigger your city gets, the easier it is to screw it up. Unlike most strategy games, these can get harder as you play them.
hows the new Settlers going down? I played the original to death and this looks like a return to those roots, but the Ubisoft DRM is a massive turn off for me (probably literally, my wireless connection is flaky)
I played the Settlers 6 for a while. The recently installment looks like an big improvement. The DRM doesn't sound terrible, but I can see it being a hassle for some. Sucks they left it in on Steam.
But be warned its in no way casual!
In the beginning its pretty easy but it gets more and more and more demanding with time.
My games usually end with me destroying myself through fires or a diseases or an economy that goes down the shitter.
Very good game nonetheless.
Anyway, it still is an awesome game.. A tad dangerously addictive though.
Its quite funny the first time the computer tells you you've been playing for hours nd why not get a cup of coffee or take a walk