Yup, it's always better to have a game when it's ready than one pushed to an arbitrary deadline. Less need/excuse for crunch, a more developed product, and a little anticipation is good seasoning.

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Quoting: dziadulewiczCities: Skylines also has initiated as an eSport!

https://linuxgameconsortium.com/red-bull-metropolis-announced-for-cities-skylines/ [External Link]

Good to see different genres in it now.

In fact I watched a Cities Skylines competition (sponsored by Red Bull) over on The Spiffing Brit's channel over the weekend. I imagine this will run in similar fashion, competitors will connect to remote machines set up at various stages of the game and players have to fulfill challenges with those situations. The one I watched was population growth, building a beautiful university, building a beautiful park, increasing cycling, and improving traffic flow.

Not exactly edge of your seat stuff, but entertaining enough.

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This is a game that did what I thought was impossible -- it made playing a Berserker feel boring.

I tried it as an archer and that was pretty fun, but the first several levels of Berserker felt so underpowered and slow that it just plain wasn't a good experience at all. Not sure how it is in multiplayer, but on your own not so great.

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I think I'll start a new world once the update drops and start again from, well...the start.

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The combat kind of reminds me of Last Federation a bit, at least visually.

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Quoting: whizseSounds a bit like Haven Park, another demo I liked. I guess they're both inspired by Animal Crossing? Never did play that one.

Having been a longtime follower of the devlog on this, the gameplay doesn't have a lot in common with Animal Crossing that I can see. Perhaps just the idea of being able to chat with NPCs who decide to settle in your garden, but that's not exactly an uncommon mechanic.

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I've been following development on this very closely, more than I can remember any other project. It looks wonderful, and exactly the sort of thing I'd love to get lost in. A lot of thought and work has gone in already, and the dev has a good track record (Kingdom Ka, Journey to the Cold Valley) so I'd consider this a safe investment for those worried about Kickstarter contributions.

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Quoting: xaviJust watching the trailer looks very nice but seems too similar to Hollow Knight.

No kidding. The art style seems almost directly lifted. Not just for the character, but the environments as well and some of the mechanics (that bursting down through the floor looked awfully familiar).

It seems to be bringing some new stuff to the table, but I can't help but think being that similar is a mistake.

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Well, you can play blind tunnelers who shun the light...for about 15 minutes before giant bugs spawn and eat them all.

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I've been trying out Oldschool Runescape this week, since you can play a good chunk of it for free and there's a third party Linux client (RuneLite) that's easy to use. So I figured why not see what the fuss is about.

Not sure I'm having fun, per se. That's a hard thing to define. But it is interesting, and working on skills does have the sort of "number goes up" that idle games have except it takes place in a world that's not an afterthought laid on top of a monetized mechanic. Writing's not bad, and I appreciate that the quests aren't "kill X of Y" over and over again like some other MMOs.

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