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by pinback 04/05/2025, 5:54am PDT |
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Like, 80% of the games I play would probably be found under the "Simulation" Steam category. City builders, colony sims, factory games, what have you.
If you are simulating things, sometimes there are no pressing issues to deal with. Sometimes there are too many. You call that "poor pacing", I call it "realistic simulation".
One of the great joys of the simulation genre is when you manage to get things just right and have a few moments to just lean back and enjoy watching your creation run happily on its own. Or maybe you just want to get to the next day. Both things are possible with time controls.
If games like this did NOT have time controls, or more specifically, the need for them, I would not play them. |
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In this thread, I shall make game design statements that no one can disagree wit NT by orbiter 04/04/2025, 2:55pm PDT 
If your game has time speed controls by you've fucked up 04/04/2025, 4:43pm PDT
I strongly disagree with this, therefore the thread is ruined. NT by pinback 04/05/2025, 3:36am PDT
Clarification. by pinback 04/05/2025, 5:54am PDT
Let orbiter cook! Let the man cook. That is what we are doing. NT by Everett K. Ross 04/05/2025, 8:32am PDT
OH I'M SORRY I THOUGHT WE COULD TALK ABOUT GAMES NT by pinback 04/05/2025, 10:39am PDT
Game makers need to all agree on one spot the subtitles option should go NT by Audio? Display? Gameplay? 04/07/2025, 6:22pm PDT
PICKLES NT by PICKLES 04/07/2025, 6:48pm PDT
You're horrible at this. by Here, I'll do it 04/10/2025, 2:46pm PDT
These are all rough drafts written on whiteboard with lots of ?????s next to the NT by I take time to post quality 04/13/2025, 2:01am PDT
Well, take more time. NT by Doctor Why 04/13/2025, 9:54am PDT
If there’s three+ difficulties the lowest one should be called “easy” by Blackwater 04/13/2025, 9:28pm PDT
I agree with this one. NT by Everett K. Ross 04/13/2025, 10:01pm PDT
All food item sizes should be "small", "medium", and "large" by Andy Rooney 04/13/2025, 11:32pm PDT
Cuphead is an example, dunno if it's the most recent NT by Fullofkittens 04/21/2025, 6:17am PDT
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