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#4011813 - 09/19/14 03:13 PM Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it.  
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/20/clockwork-empires-preview/

Prepare for mind blown.

If you're into this sort of games...


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#4011845 - 09/19/14 04:04 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  
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Clockwork Empires, a colonial village building sim (of sorts) pulls you in with the cult monster worship, but you stay for the extraordinary AI.


Yep.... yep first thing I look for in a game...

"Does it have cult monster worship?" hahaha

Seriously looks...unique.


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#4011850 - 09/19/14 04:20 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  
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Thanks for pointing this out. I haven't had a chance to really read the article yet but I always like reading about interesting AI concepts and thought processes.

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#4011884 - 09/19/14 05:27 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  
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I love that first sentence. LMAO!
Sounds good to me. Had to check out that trailer they mentioned.
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#4012253 - 09/20/14 05:38 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  
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I've been following this one since the "earliest access". It's actually the cults and fish people that put me off it.

It's going for the British colonial style theme, but instead of Native Americans, Africans, Indians, Caribbeans, or Asian and Arab tribes, we get fish people. They've also gone the politically correct route with the skin tones in the game. There's no separation between the Empire and the colonists. I'm probably alone on this, but fair enough.

Guess I wanted something more realistic and less geeky.


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#4012260 - 09/20/14 06:09 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  
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It was NEVER supposed to be realistic. From day one it was a advertised as a Cthulhu Colonial Dwarf Fortress.

#4012594 - 09/21/14 04:12 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: komemiute]  

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looking at the artwork, Lovecraft immediately came to mind. The article failed to mention it but other reviews mentioned the Cthulhu mythos inspiration.

#4012679 - 09/21/14 07:47 PM Re: Guys, you've GOT to read about this. Banished with an actual game in it. [Re: HogDriver]  
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Originally Posted By: HogDriver
I've been following this one since the "earliest access". It's actually the cults and fish people that put me off it.

It's going for the British colonial style theme, but instead of Native Americans, Africans, Indians, Caribbeans, or Asian and Arab tribes, we get fish people. They've also gone the politically correct route with the skin tones in the game. There's no separation between the Empire and the colonists. I'm probably alone on this, but fair enough.

Guess I wanted something more realistic and less geeky.



Yep, this.

So much potential, but when it's so unrealistic, 'plastic', how can you get immersed into a child's world.

Really? Fish people? rolleyes


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