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Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by kyuudou »

mdavidn wrote: post #45
mhudson125 wrote: post #37

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You might want to give Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings 2(free on steam), or Crusader Kings 3 a try. Definitely more of a learning curve than Civilization, but can be really fun.

I would also add Stellaris to this list.

Yes and in fact, that might be an easier start to a Paradox Interactive game. My first PI game was Stellaris which I quickly racked up hundreds of hours in and despite several major changes by the devs in mechanics it's still easy to jump back in to. I feel like it's a worthy successor to SMAC with its own uniqueness.

But EUIII, EUIV, CKII, HoI? Considerably steeper learning curve, IMO! I've spent over a hundred hours just trying to take over Ireland (the traditionally newb scenario) in CKII.

I would not suggest jumping from a Civ to any Paradox title except Stellaris. There's enough of Paradox's goofiness in the space combat ("whaa... I slaughtered the enemy, how do I not get their planets... war exhaustion, wtf is that... oh that kind of makes sense") and lots of visual feedback to keep you interested without making you cry too much.

Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by duluca »

Just finished the hardback. Great read. It was interesting to learn that the nuclear Ghandi stories about an integer causing an overflow was totally made up. Also it was overwhelming to read the many many games and prototypes he developed.

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Post by xyzzy_plugh »

MatekCopatek wrote: post #35
acdha wrote: post #31

For someone who’s bored with combat-focused games and misses the open nature of games like Railroad Tycoon, who’s following in Meier’s footsteps? I was thinking that if there was a rebooted RT2 I’d buy it in a second but fell off the Civ train due to wanting either less or more plausible combat, not to mention QA.

Take a look at OpenTTD, Banished, Tropico 5, Cities Skylines and Frostpunk. It's a diverse list, but they all fit your open non-combat strategy criteria.

Banished... I probably think about this game at least once a month, but am unable to return to it since "solving" the core loop. Once you figure it out, it's easy. But the climb to the solution is... steep to say the least. It took me a few failed runs to survive the winter easily.

What a great game. There's a lot of mod content out there, but it all just felt off to me, so I never really explored outside of vanilla.

I hope Shining Rock's next game is along the same lines and as good, if not better!

Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by duxup »

r00fus wrote: post #28
yreg wrote: post #20

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Only a few of the games had bang in the name, e.g. Sid Meier's Civilization or Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon are bangless. Still, I find the cover of this book so delightful!

SMAC is also bang-free (and the best games IMHO).

Some how Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was a 4x game that had one of the most interesting stories / atmospheres in video game history, even if it was just from a few clips and quotes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24OXzIRIiMQ

Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by marketingPro »

acdha wrote: post #31

For someone who’s bored with combat-focused games and misses the open nature of games like Railroad Tycoon, who’s following in Meier’s footsteps? I was thinking that if there was a rebooted RT2 I’d buy it in a second but fell off the Civ train due to wanting either less or more plausible combat, not to mention QA.

"Indie" games is the genre you are looking for. Maybe "Simulator"

Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by Cryptoclysm »

acdha wrote: post #31

For someone who’s bored with combat-focused games and misses the open nature of games like Railroad Tycoon, who’s following in Meier’s footsteps? I was thinking that if there was a rebooted RT2 I’d buy it in a second but fell off the Civ train due to wanting either less or more plausible combat, not to mention QA.

I've been having a lot of fun in Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo by Frontier recently. Highly creative games and give a good rest from higher paced genres.

Re: Sid Meier's Memoir

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Post by GreenWatermelon »

xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #55
MatekCopatek wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Take a look at OpenTTD, Banished, Tropico 5, Cities Skylines and Frostpunk. It's a diverse list, but they all fit your open non-combat strategy criteria.

Banished... I probably think about this game at least once a month, but am unable to return to it since "solving" the core loop. Once you figure it out, it's easy. But the climb to the solution is... steep to say the least. It took me a few failed runs to survive the winter easily. What a great game. There's a lot of mod content out there, but it all just felt off to me, so I never really explored outside of vanilla.…

The sound track is especially amazing during the storm. It captures that feeling of hope interwoven with despair and a will to survive.
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