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Author Topic: Repetitive Simulator Game Simulator  (Read 701 times)

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Repetitive Simulator Game Simulator
« on: April 01, 2012, 10:24:24 PM »

I have a feeling that there are a lot of "sim" games up to and including the Maxis "Sim-" brand that are only interesting enough to make a half dozen posts on, but which might be more interesting being discussed in the context of their peers and rivals.

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Yeah, my first instinct was to put this in the dump thread that Kazz (rightly) closed.

So I like sim games and fake life games in a way that my therapist would probably disapprove of, but I wanted the boards to know that where Rune Factory 3 is a really good game.
Even subtracting points for my apparent love of tedium and low bar for NPC likability it's still really good. It's good because combat is fast, fun, and suitably customizable. You feel like your character is the lovable little killing machine you more-or-less want him to be. Also, while murdering things is required to progress in it, no other skills are. You are never required to actually farm making any farming I did do feel way less tedious. Also farming made me better at murdering things.
So did flirting with girls.
And eating cake.
And sleeping.
It's a game that gives you lots of little level and stat up indicators.
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Re: Repetitive Simulator Game Simulator
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 06:50:19 AM »

Can't remember if I posted this when it was first put up or not, but Ars had a pretty great article on sim games back in June: part 1, part 2.
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Re: Repetitive Simulator Game Simulator
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2012, 08:28:44 AM »

I spent most of my Sunday trying to get into Arma 2. Often said to be one of the best Military simulators out there. The problem is that everyone uses mods because it still isn't real enough - and each server has a different incompatible mod set meaning you have to jump through some serious hoops and configure some shitty programs in order to even play. All that said and done - it's pretty decent gameplay and control wise considering what they accomplish but it's just not my thing no matter how hard I try.

Plus I don't want to be on teamspeak with people who would require me to actually refer to them by rank and act professional. Fuck that.

I did what I set out to do however. Which was mostly fly and Osprey around.
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Re: Repetitive Simulator Game Simulator
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 07:25:07 AM »

Linux Tycoon simulates creating your own Linux distro, is ironically closed-source and costs $4 for a beta.

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(and I'm pretty sure it's not a late April Fool's joke because that sure looks like a real Paypal charge page.)
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