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spaceloaf said @ 7:05am GMT on 16th January
I don't disagree there.
But that's why I covered my ass said "modern" game design.
I feel like Dwarf Fortress is deliberately retro. In a similar way, old school adventure games often had ridiculous menus where you choose from a large list of verbs ("pick up," "push," "pull," "open," "close," etc.) even though only one or two could really apply to a given object. In both cases the obfuscation is part of the challenge of the game.
I still maintain its not really "good" design from a modern perspective, but you are right that sometimes people want that old-school flavor.
spaceloaf said @ 7:06am GMT on 16th January
I don't disagree there.
But that's why I covered my ass said "modern games."
I feel like Dwarf Fortress is deliberately retro. In a similar way, old school adventure games often had ridiculous menus where you choose from a large list of verbs ("pick up," "push," "pull," "open," "close," etc.) even though only one or two could really apply to a given object. In both cases the obfuscation is part of the challenge of the game.
I still maintain its not really "good" design from a modern perspective, but you are right that sometimes people want that old-school flavor.
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spaceloaf said @ 7:05am GMT on 16th January
I don't disagree there.
But that's why I covered my ass said "modern games."
I feel like Dwarf Fortress is deliberately retro. In a similar way, old school adventure games often had ridiculous menus where you choose from a large list of verbs ("pick up," "push," "pull," "open," "close," etc.) even though only one or two could really apply to a given object. In both cases the obfuscation is part of the challenge of the game.
I still maintain its not really "good" design from a modern perspective, but you are right that sometimes people want that old-school flavor.