Glad it has released. Gave it a shot and realized why I put it down in the first place. It's a slog to play. 90% of the time I am just waiting around for research to complete.
Yeah your "nuggets" do research which is how you progress basically. Research though is just straight up time gated with no way to increase the rate. Most research items take 5-13 minutes. At most you can cut that down by half by increasing game speed by 2x. I have played the whole game up until this point on this speed and it still feels like I need a 3x or even a 4x.
I mean I get it - research takes time, but at least dress up a little with like "science points" or something rather than just a straight up time limit.
13 Comments
AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Glad it has released. Gave it a shot and realized why I put it down in the first place. It's a slog to play. 90% of the time I am just waiting around for research to complete.
graymess@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Research? I guess I don't know what a god game is. I was picturing Black & White and I don't remember research being a component.
AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Yeah your "nuggets" do research which is how you progress basically. Research though is just straight up time gated with no way to increase the rate. Most research items take 5-13 minutes. At most you can cut that down by half by increasing game speed by 2x. I have played the whole game up until this point on this speed and it still feels like I need a 3x or even a 4x.
graymess@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Time gated? That sounds fucking awful. Who puts time gated mechanics in a game outside of mobile garbage?
AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I mean I get it - research takes time, but at least dress up a little with like "science points" or something rather than just a straight up time limit.
falsem@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
This is like Black and White mixed with Civilization.
graymess@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Oh no. That sounds like my ideal game.
dracs@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It can sometimes be a slow play 😎
Muffi@programming.dev · 6 pts · 2y
The Sapling is a good alternative, if you want to watch your creations evolve.
dracs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Nice. Going to check it out :)
Retrograde@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Great video, your voice is soothing :) subbed
WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
I think it's boring
falsem@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Me too. There's little challenge or risk. Progression is really slow and can't really be sped up. Borderline an interactive screensaver.