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Post by Spiderweb on May 23, 2015 6:32:49 GMT
Thinking of picking it up as its £7.49 on humble store ATM, is it worth it?
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Post by hardly on May 23, 2015 10:33:44 GMT
Thinking of picking it up as its £7.49 on humble store ATM, is it worth it? That seems quite steep as I think I only paid $20. It's not a bad sandbox game but I found it a bit dull after a while. I'm assuming it hasn't had any content updates. Of course doesn't humble money go to charity or something? The thing with banished is it was done by one guy and it's quite cute and if you accept it for that I think it's definitely worth that price. |
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Post by 13thGeneral on May 23, 2015 15:48:02 GMT
The best way to play Banished is passively/casually, because after a while it gets a bit dull - as hardly said. There's no real goal or "winning scenario" the game just goes on perpetually. I suggest playing it until you get the hang of the balance and mechanics, and then try some mods, as they can add some more content to the game; such as professions, foliage, buildings, maps, etc. Still, there hasn't been any mod that actually adds anything more feature-wise, like combat or "tasks", and the creator didn't intend it to either (he specifically stated he doesn't plan to, ever). There have been a few patch updates, but that's about it. There really isn't even a story, other than vaguely; I'm not even sure why it's called "Banished" - where were they banished from, who banished them, and why? |
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Post by morsealworth on May 23, 2015 17:57:56 GMT
I'm not even sure why it's called "Banished" - where were they banished from, who banished them, and why? This one's pretty easy. They're banished, so they have to start from scratch. |
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Post by Lord Ba'al on May 23, 2015 18:11:06 GMT
Perhaps the real goal of the game is to keep playing until the little fellows develop artificial intelligence and start to comprehend what you've been doing and they banish you as a result. Game over.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2015 19:03:05 GMT
I agree with most of the sentiments here. I'm not sorry I bought it. I think it was money well spent, I got my money's worth, and it's nice to support a great Dev. It does get dull after a while (as do all games to a certain extent, I suppose).
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Post by Gmr Leon on May 23, 2015 19:34:14 GMT
I'd say it's better at around £5.16 (assuming that conversion is correct), as that's about what I got it for ($8). It's a nice game to relax to, not unlike SimCity 4 or Cities: Skylines. Just build things up, let'em roll, see how things go and adjust as needed.
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Post by arryu on May 25, 2015 17:58:26 GMT
It looks a lot like Gnomoria. Both are games where you control citizens to build a city/kingdom. I think Banished has a few more hazards, fire, plague, etc. But if you like that kind of game give gnomoria a look too. It's kind of Dwarf Fortress lite, and for $8 I've put about 1300 hours into it. Games like that are a great time sink.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 13:20:22 GMT
Fortress/colony games do have that bit of no "end" except to build your colony as best you can despite the presented dangers and management hurdles.
I haven't played this title myself, but I've heard good things about it.
I also have to second the recommendation for Gnomoria.
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Post by 13thGeneral on May 26, 2015 14:00:36 GMT
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to check out Gnomoria now.
I think my biggest issue with Banished isn't that there's no "end game", but that it pretty much plateaus after a certain point; once you get a handle on professions, resource production, and population control, there is no real incentive to expand or continue. And getting to that point only took me a short amount of time, so it quickly got tedious and trivial. There's no sudden unexpected danger or strife, it just goes on indefinitely whether you intervene or not. I don't want to call it lackluster, but it never really feels interesting or exciting. If there was a way to add more, something, to make it more interesting and increase the replay value, I could give it more praise. As it is, the mods are the only saving grace for me. Don't get me wrong, at its basic level it is a fantastic game, but just feels... incomplete.
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Post by arryu on May 26, 2015 15:34:18 GMT
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to check out Gnomoria now. I think my biggest issue with Banished isn't that there's no "end game", but that it pretty much plateaus after a certain point; once you get a handle on professions, resource production, and population control, there is no real incentive to expand or continue. And getting to that point only took me a short amount of time, so it quickly got tedious and trivial. There's no sudden unexpected danger or strife, it just goes on indefinitely whether you intervene or not. I don't want to call it lackluster, but it never really feels interesting or exciting. If there was a way to add more, something, to make it more interesting and increase the replay value, I could give it more praise. As it is, the mods are the only saving grace for me. Don't get me wrong, at its basic level it is a fantastic game, but just feels... incomplete. Honestly, gnomoria is the same way. Once you know how to do everything there's not a whole lot of challenge (yet), but the game is still being worked on and its actually currently being updated to make modding much easier. I go through phases where I play for a few weeks and then leave it for two, then pick it up for three, and so on. I've always come back to gnomoria, which is a lot more than I can say for most of my games. Also: being developed by one dude and still has a faster update schedule than godus.  |
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Post by morsealworth on May 26, 2015 16:04:09 GMT
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Post by Spiderweb on May 26, 2015 17:26:39 GMT
Cool I check it out later, thanks |
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Post by Spiderweb on May 26, 2015 19:45:05 GMT
Tried watching it on my iPhone but it doesn't appear on there (even in the app) have to wait for me to see it on PC, but honestly thanks a bunch for taking the time.  |
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Post by morsealworth on May 26, 2015 21:07:04 GMT
Well, it wasn't much. I didn't even save the poor village. At the end, though, I loaded my more successful save to show that it was my failure, not balance problem.
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Post by Matthew Allen on May 26, 2015 22:00:03 GMT
I enjoyed Banished for what it was. Definitely can be difficult depending on what your New Game settings are. Parts of it definitely reminded me of some of the mechanics from the likes of Caesar III, which I played quite a bit as a young rapscallion. Personally, though, I enjoyed Cities Skylines more (I 100%'ed both), though the two are thematically different altogether. If you enjoy games like this though then you'll probably be pleased overall.
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Post by morsealworth on May 26, 2015 22:54:43 GMT
The only part I don't like is Hunting Cabin's range which is totally incompatible with the wild game's migration.
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Post by 13thGeneral on May 27, 2015 14:28:00 GMT
The only part I don't like is Hunting Cabin's range which is totally incompatible with the wild game's migration. There's a mod for that. I'll try to remember to post some links to them when I can. |
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Post by morsealworth on May 27, 2015 14:33:14 GMT
Oh, thanks! As I mentioned in the stream, I prefer to not use mods that add content that may be disharmonic with the original idea.
Which, of course, does not include bug fix, changed font, and small, non-critical customisations that should be in the base game in the first place (like specialized piles).
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Post by greay on May 28, 2015 5:17:48 GMT
I've been eyeing Banished for a Mac port... One day, maybe.
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