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Never thought this game would be done :) Full release, first look

https://youtu.be/kAfYFwqWin0?si=qOBnQLB8GLr_knDj

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[–] AverageGoob 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Glad it has released. Gave it a shot and realized why I put it down in the first place. It's a slog to play. 90% of the time I am just waiting around for research to complete.

[–] graymess 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Research? I guess I don't know what a god game is. I was picturing Black & White and I don't remember research being a component.

[–] AverageGoob 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah your "nuggets" do research which is how you progress basically. Research though is just straight up time gated with no way to increase the rate. Most research items take 5-13 minutes. At most you can cut that down by half by increasing game speed by 2x. I have played the whole game up until this point on this speed and it still feels like I need a 3x or even a 4x.

[–] graymess 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Time gated? That sounds fucking awful. Who puts time gated mechanics in a game outside of mobile garbage?

[–] AverageGoob 2 points 10 months ago

I mean I get it - research takes time, but at least dress up a little with like "science points" or something rather than just a straight up time limit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is like Black and White mixed with Civilization.

[–] graymess 1 points 11 months ago

Oh no. That sounds like my ideal game.

[–] dracs 3 points 11 months ago

It can sometimes be a slow play 😎

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Sapling is a good alternative, if you want to watch your creations evolve.

[–] dracs 4 points 11 months ago

Nice. Going to check it out :)

[–] Retrograde 3 points 11 months ago

Great video, your voice is soothing :) subbed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Me too. There's little challenge or risk. Progression is really slow and can't really be sped up. Borderline an interactive screensaver.