▲ 55 ▼ Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 7 months ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 7 points 7 months ago (12 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) I like Civ V personally. I like the hexagons and I like the one-unit-per-tile instead of death stacks, even though the AI isn't great at using it without community patches. I also like its visuals the most. It also has the beloved fan mod Vox Populi, if you want to get into all that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago Civ V is in that sweet spot between not being VI/VII and not quite showing it's age yet. It's got some great mods like the LotR stuff and Faerun. IMO for fantasy 4x, Warlock II with the Renaissance overhaul mod is best though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) 4 is a fan favorite but has a grid instead of hexes, so it plays a bit different. I'm also partial to 3 since that's where I started. Each era has its own lovable jank. Bear in mind that districts weren't a thing until 6, so that pretty radically changes how you plan and build cities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (6 children) Which Sims are you going with, the original or one of the later ones? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (4 children) Are you playing the base game or with expansions? I never really managed to get into TS4 for some reason and I wonder how much it had to do with having only the vanilla version and how much with simply preferring the older titles. I should really give it another shot someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) I like Civ V personally. I like the hexagons and I like the one-unit-per-tile instead of death stacks, even though the AI isn't great at using it without community patches. I also like its visuals the most. It also has the beloved fan mod Vox Populi, if you want to get into all that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago Civ V is in that sweet spot between not being VI/VII and not quite showing it's age yet. It's got some great mods like the LotR stuff and Faerun. IMO for fantasy 4x, Warlock II with the Renaissance overhaul mod is best though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) 4 is a fan favorite but has a grid instead of hexes, so it plays a bit different. I'm also partial to 3 since that's where I started. Each era has its own lovable jank. Bear in mind that districts weren't a thing until 6, so that pretty radically changes how you plan and build cities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (6 children) Which Sims are you going with, the original or one of the later ones? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (4 children) Are you playing the base game or with expansions? I never really managed to get into TS4 for some reason and I wonder how much it had to do with having only the vanilla version and how much with simply preferring the older titles. I should really give it another shot someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (4 children) Are you playing the base game or with expansions? I never really managed to get into TS4 for some reason and I wonder how much it had to do with having only the vanilla version and how much with simply preferring the older titles. I should really give it another shot someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (4 children) Are you playing the base game or with expansions? I never really managed to get into TS4 for some reason and I wonder how much it had to do with having only the vanilla version and how much with simply preferring the older titles. I should really give it another shot someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 points 7 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I'm pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you'd say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Thanks for the recommendations! I'll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future. permalink fedilink source parent