Recent reviews by jatta.pake

I usually don't write reviews but this game is something special. At full price, the game is bargain basement for everything you get. Whatever promises the developers didn't fulfill at launch back in 2016 have been realized now, and more. This is a AAAA game. It stands in a class of it's own in terms of depth, refinement, addictiveness, and pure fun.

I never had the brain-space to fully grok the ASCII version, so the Steam version has been very much welcomed. I have played Gnomoria, Going Medieval and RimWorld, and I really enjoy this type of narrative generating colony builder. This is the great, great grandfather of them all. It shows it's age and long development with systems that are complex and obtuse. Those same systems are streamlined in other games making gameplay easier to learn. But no one plays Dwarf Fortress because it is highly polished. It's scope and depth is awe inspiring and, if you are willing to dig into big blocks of text, utterly fascinating.

This game requires work from the player despite the graphical improvements and slick UI. The work is the imagination of the player and the curiosity to delve into why things happen the way they do. Because there are reasons! And most importantly, as part of its rogue-like heritage, losing is FUN!

Text descriptions? What is this, 1988? If your imagination is struggling, take the text and throw it into Midjourney. This is 2023.

Lot's of fun.

This is the only game I've purchased multiple copies of to give to friends. It is a fantastic horror survival simulation that makes your skin crawl. The graphics might seem dated for today's generation, but the isometric view and throwback art make the game memborable and unique.

This game has a bright future of darkness ahead of it. You don't play this game, you experience it. 10/10