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I played the base game a lot (many hundreds of hours, also before it was released on Steam). I think I’ve only tried the royalty DLC.

On one hand I want to get back into Rimworld, on the other hand the mechanics from all the DLCs seem overwhelming.

It’s got a top-down CRPG view (similar to the Fallout 1/2), but Avernum: Escape from the Pit might fit thematically.

You end up in an underground fantasy world where “undesirables” are sent to by a corrupt empire.

Another option would be Underrail. Another top down CRPG, this time based in a post-apocalytic world where everyone lives underground. The world building is top notch and the combat is very well developed with lots of choices (it’s a also IMO a hard game). While the world building is strong, the writing (characters and their motivations) is rather weak.

I had to read more than once to realise it is not a game about WinRAR.

I had the same issue. I was actually genuinely interested about how a wargame was made about WinRAR.

I can understand a business tycoon game where you have to develop a compression/archive software company. Very, very nerdy, but there is a logic here.

A wargame about WinRAR? That’s a whole different level.

I will add that as per the lore of the game, the Romans discovered steam power and started to colonize the new world. Rather unique I must say.

I see. Well good luck!

For sure, I am just curious. Not to lecture others, for my own knowledge. :)

I see where you are coming from, but as someone who speaks several other languages, I would say there can be benefits to lanagauge rules.

Didn’t mean to imply you can’t, I was just curious about the formal rules for the word.

And it seems “impacted” can be used in the sense of “affected”.

I am confused :)

Just a quick web search; the first few results which linked to dictionary style resources.

Now I am confused. :)

At first I was thinking, why not use “impacted”, it sounds a little bit awkward, but I’ve definitely seen it being used in relatively formal situations (or at least that’s what I remember).

But no, I looked it up and “impacted” should not be used in the sense of affected. TIL.

Cool to see Bazzite open their own FlatPak storefront.

Gunman Chronicles launched on November 21, 2000, and received mixed reviews from critics, which is still a sore point with Flower. “When you see reviews and they’re like, ‘Oh, this game is too much like Half-Life!’ And you’re like, ‘What, the best game that you ever rated? Too much like that, huh?’” The game sold relatively well, although Flower says he “didn’t get rich” off his cut. “I probably could have made as much money painting cars, as far as take-home money. But royalties are taxed at a lower rate, so it spent pretty good.”

On one hand, it’s already huge success that your game is being compared to HL1, on the other hand, that’s one tough competitor.

First time I’ve heard of Vintage Story, sounds like a well made Minecraft clone.

It’s almost comical how incompetent the Xbox BU’s executive management has been for 10+ years.

I am a big user of sniper rifle + pistol combos. It works pretty well.

Will need to post a mini-review of Revision the next time I get to replay Deus Ex.

That’s totally fair.

I’ve played Deus Ex enough times that I sort of enjoy the clunky and RPG progression gunplay.

I really need to play it. I am sure I would enjoy it. I thought Human Revolution and even Invisible War (with mods) were decent. Invisible War is fundamentally flawed due to the small maps though.

Yeah, I can see what you mean by saying guns are chore, it takes some time for them to be effective.

Try one of the mods, they greatly improve things compared for he baseline game (I haven’t played the baseline version in 15 years).

I see. Yes, stealth is in a strange position where it’s difficult to use it full time. There are multiple missions/maps where you will eventually not be able to use stealth.

I can see what you mean regarding guns being clunky. They do get more effective as you level up and get better weapons. Early game gunplay is very iffy.

But I actually like the RPG approach to gunplay and how it forces you to try and avoid direct confrontation and use a mixture of stealth and combat.

That being said, these are all fair points.

I’ve actually never tried Revision. I only use GMDX. Should try it for next play through. i feel like I need to reinstall once I clear out a major deliverable for work. :)

I am just curious, what makes you say it has aged poorly in terms of gameplay? I would argue it holds up pretty well, but I am also a PC/KB+M only player. I strongly dislike UI/UX that has been compromised (from my perspective) for consoles/controllers.

Agreed regarding the sequels (haven’t played the fourth one, just the 2nd and 3rd sequel); they are OK, but not that special.