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Shadows of Doubt, the procgen private-eye immersive sim, is leaving early access next month (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Agent_Karyo to c/games

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

replayability seems like the big advantage of something procgen like this though, independent of price. otherwise, why isn't it just a story curated by the dev?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I think both things can be true at the same time. 30h of gameplay off a $20 game is a very reasonable proposition. At the same time, not managing to translate the procgen core mechanic into - if not infinite then - better replayability is absolutely a flaw. Some will see the procedurally generated content part and hope for something to sink hundreds of hours into, so it's a fair warning.