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oh, man, i bet this game in VR is totally wild.

ha

If you really like frostpunk, Ixion is gets close to it. The constant feeling of managing away from certain doom. The low key environmental storytellling. But as said above, where frostpunk slowly ramps up the missery if you fail, Ixion will watch every step you do and gut punch you for every wrong one. Ixions story is abstract cerebral scify, which has less wide apeal then frostpunks.

I put some time in Frostpunk 1 quite a long time ago, but it's been long enough that I should probably go back and play it and review it and then play Frostpunk 2!

I like this comparison. I agree that Frostpunk was a much more gradual treadmill of suck, and I think the choices were much more gut-wrenching in Frostpunk, but I also didn't get that deep into Ixion.

If you don't step away for too long at a time, you'll likely remember enough to come back.

That sounds superbly annoying. Almost as bad as people who join survival games online in multiplayer but they don't have headset/mic.

New Allies is not on my list, mostly because the reviews made me very skeptical.

I only played an early access/beta version of new allies and it was terrible. Although I'm very disappointed with Pioneers of Pagonia as well. It's not settlers 8. There are no enemy AI players to fight, just different scenarios with random NPCs spread around the map. So you're not really competing against anyone/anything. I thought it would be like setters with other AI factions that tried to take over the map. The game is a huge disappointment. Although admittedly I only played it for a few hours when it was released, but I don't think they've added any AI opponents or have any plans to ever do so.

There were certainly AI settlements that I was interacting with, and they were expanding. I didn't get deep enough into the different game modes to say whether I can agree with you or not. I found it Settlers-enough 😀

I have not. I'll have to add it to the list!

Also I think it's somewhat of a consensus that getting full plat on some of the campaign missions on tough is a bit too luck dependent. I don't know how much of a problem this would be with no hidden information and thus more potential for planning

Yeah, the balance of hidden information does present a bit of a challenge, but I'm not sure the game would be better without it. Hard to say.

you're welcome, and, of course, thank you for spending the time to talk through some of the finer points and for being receptive to feedback. I will keep an eye out for the update and maybe give it a respin!

Wow - that's some dedication!

i think it's my favorite game in the whole universe, along with dominions, i have already 500 hrs. new fighters look amazing.

@@Toshiro_Mifune that's a pretty ringing endorsement! The universe is a big place!

Check out my review of Medieval Dynasty. You may find that one better for you.

@@strategyforbusypeople oh yeah I'm a fan of medieval dynasty lol.. it's a slow paced game. A little confusing at times but I'm definitely going to check out the video. Thanks 😊 again

@@F_Y_F_T_Y yeah definitely a bit grindy and I could've done without the main storyline. Did you try the Japan version (Shogun Dynasty or something)?

Going for inception? Getting really into CS:II? Living your fullest life? None of this sounds bad!

@@strategyforbusypeople Yeah it doesn't

If you play it, let me know if you share my opinion about how it didn't change a whole lot.

Thanks! You waited just long enough to get into CS:II. It's finally "here." Check out the Road Builder mod that's dropping in a few days. It looks to be super sick.

Oh, interesting! Thanks for letting me know!

and I'm the chad for getting it wrong 😉😉

Oops -- did I say WOW? 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

Thanks! There's one every week!

ha!

​@@strategyforbusypeopleI saw that you reviewed dune spice wars, I have a question, is the political intrigue any good?

@@Brett-uq4tz Not really? It's a slow-paced RTS inside the Dune franchise. There isn't really any politics. There's no dealmaking or treaties or anything of the sort.

@@strategyforbusypeople ok that's weird, cause dune's all about politics and political intrigue, and the landsraad is featured in this game too, so I guess it's not a thing to be a schemer in the game then huh?

@@Brett-uq4tz if you watch the video I do go into the whole Landsraad voting system which is pretty important for gaining buffs. And I think I mis-spoke - it's been so long since I played I forgot that you can ally with other map players. In fact I think one of my complaints (granted, on easy) was that I was able to ally, then break my alliance, and then immediately re-ally after taking some territory.

It definitely drops your kit on death. However, that might be a feature you can turn off, and the game has somewhat of a mod community. It's worth looking into!

Definitely don't need hand-holding. Just maybe not so many misaligned and unmovable objects e😃

What didn't you like about Dyson Sphere?

@@strategyforbusypeople ya know, I can't totally put my finger on it. Might partially be the perspective. I'm also not a fan of systems that use inserters, or crafting of buildings that stay in your inventory and need to be automated. I don't remember the tutorial, but if the tutorial is on rails and treats the player like they are stupid, that also causes me to bounce off a game. That was the main problem I had with foundry.

@@marcbennett9232 the early tutorial was definitely on rails, but I didn't find it that obtrusive. It definitely helped figure things out for me. But that doesn't invalidate your not liking it. Yeah, managing your inventory of assembled stuff was annoying at times, but in the later game it becomes less of an issue. Your mech gets more storage and you can temporarily keep stuff in storage buildings, too. But, hey, to each their own!

@@strategyforbusypeople its not so much inventory as it is I find it stupid lol. its a hold over from factorio, many other games do it too. sometimes I can look past it, sometimes not.

@@marcbennett9232 aha. still haven't played factorio. Some day!

I don't think I ever said that I didn't understand it. Finding mechanics or controls clunky doesn't mean I don't understand the game. If someone gave you mittens and asked you to draw blueprints, you wouldn't tell the draw-er that they don't understand blueprinting. The tools (mittens) just aren't great. Lots of people love this game, and that's OK. If you don't find the controls clunky or frustrating or find the long, painful runs between locations unpleasant, that doesn't mean that my not liking those things and finding the game so-so means you're wrong. It just means we like different things.

I didn't say it wasn't good because I was bad at it. I said it wasn't good because the single-player experience wasn't good, and for various other reasons. Plenty of games have overwhelmingly positive reviews. That doesn't create some sort of requirement for the player to like it. I give Brussels sprouts overwhelmingly positive reviews, and other people hate them. And both of us are OK. Except that roasted Brussels sprouts are 🧑‍🍳😘

That's a lot of hours!

@@strategyforbusypeople yeah...And I expect that once 1.0 comes out, that number is going to increase by a LOT. Possibly, and probably, double.

@@raeyth_ commitment to a cause! 🏆

The game is 10/10, except for all these things wrong with it! e😉

@@strategyforbusypeople thats not what I have written.

@@fast1nakus 😘

Ha! Never thought about it that way...

Yeah I used to play that way sometimes. But now in the early game I plan my factories so much that I never have to wait for resources.

Don't try to use your logic on me, mister.

@@strategyforbusypeople 😜

I've long since moved on, but I'm sure there's space bases in my future!

It's interesting to hear how much it's changed since launch. Gives me high hopes for many of the other early access titles I've tried.

Yeah, multi-player ain't my thing 😅

@@strategyforbusypeople now I don’t know *what* you don’t like about multiplayer, but let me just shill for a second and say that Deep Rock Galactic has one of **the** most friendly playerbases I’ve ever experienced. You could be on hazard 5, the highest non-modded difficulty in the game, say „brb, gotta feed my dog“ or something and be gone for 10 minutes, and the average lobby wouldn’t hold it against you. Voice chat can be easily turned off in the settings (I did and even on hazard 5 it’s never given me any problems). I’ve got like 500 hours of in-game mission time, and I’ve only encountered a toxic lobby **once.** If you do decide to ever try out multiplayer, there’s two things you should know: 1) avoid tryhard lobbies. If a mission has a server name like „100+ or kick, silver promotion or higher, if you play slow = ban“, it’s made by someone who plays Deep Rock Galactic *competitively,* and you generally don’t need a competitive mindset for it, at least for the non-modded difficulties. 2) hazard 4, the second highest difficulty in the game, is cursed, somewhat. I’d suggest making your own haz 4 lobbies. for some reason, hazard 4 has more toxic and competitive „play fast or kick“ type of players than hazard 5. Also; I will say that this type of game is difficult to review if you don’t already like it, since you didn’t play long enough to unlock overclocks, play multiplayer, or try out different hazards and missions types. You really get the best experience by unlocking all of the basic upgrades on every class. As someone who played nothing but the engineer in this game, and then had to switch to an un-upgraded scout: it makes the gameplay feel sluggish for a while. If this type of game is not for you then that’s fine, but I’m sure some grebeards would be more than willing to help you learn the game if you called your lobby something like „greenbeard learning the game, veteran players appreciated“. Rock and Stone!

I can't imagine speedrunning this game!

It's been on my wishlist for a while now! Hopefully it'll go on sale soon and then I can check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!

Not all "easy" ends up being "too easy." Would you have preferred I tried hard and found it too hard? What if I had found normal just right? Would that be equally not credible?

@@strategyforbusypeople To review games i would expect one to be a gamer for a long time with plenty of experience. Someone who starts easy only to discover easy gives off the vibes of an ING journalist who actually has no clue of gaming but that is their job so they write up some garbage. Saying you play on easy and find that the game is so easy it did not really even fight back is only experiencing half the game.

@@GertMega this sounds like a "true Scotsman" argument. I've been playing games for nearly 40 years, starting with a Fairchild, and mention in the review having played both the original Dune 1 as well as Dune 2 games, so it's unclear why you think that means I'm either not a gamer or don't have enough experience. It also sounds like you're saying that someone who doesn't play games on harder difficulty settings also isn't doing it right. That, too, sounds like a bit of a "true Scotsman" argument. But you can't please everyone, and I'm sorry that you found my short, sarcastic, cheeky review to lack credibility.

@@strategyforbusypeople I do not really know what ture scotsman means but it does not really matter if you have played for 1 year or 40 years if you come off as if you do not really know what your are doing or have not played it enough. As a reviewer your presentation honestly matters more the the content. Just look at IGN they give pure garbage reviews that sometimes clearly show that the reviewer does not know what he is talking about, is forced to make a good review or does not even know gaming. Somehow they still have an insane viewership because of their presentation. You could potentially have huge experience, know the game and have played it far more then one could realized, but your presentation of it did not show it.> And yes besides the point, my own biased opinion is that someone who has played video games for 40 years should never even touch easy mode. Especially when after that you critique the AI for being stupid, no kidding it is stupid on easy mode. Easy mode is literally made for people who are playing videogames like once a year or are handicapped IRL physically or mentally. They intentionally destroy the AI on easy modes on all games. Not that i doubt the AI is smart and not stupid on harder difficulties but it is probably smarter. Then you finally say you did not even play on normal or even higher difficulties. I am sorry but that destroys any kind of credibility and is one of the reasons why so many people knowledgeable about IGN hate on them, because they do not even bother to properly play the games that they review.

@@GertMega I... don't think you understand the intent of this channel. Also: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

Are you saying that engineers don't write good documentation? :P

The combat isn't that deep to figure out. Apparently archers are borked, though, so don't use them.

Thanks!

Oh, you didn't like the game? What were you expecting?

@@strategyforbusypeople better graphics and better unit details :(

@@lc6033 I think the graphics are in line with other Shiro titles. They were going for a particular look and feel, and I think they're pretty consistent with that. I can appreciate if you wanted a more photorealistic-type of feel a'la Command and Conquer or something. It's just not that game. But this also isn't GraphicsForBusyPeople e😃

F1 for help? That's blasphemy.