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Just caught up on your last two reviews. Creatures is another one that my GF and I have got on GOG and need to sink more time into. We're both into complex vpets that implement a-life, so it's up our alleys. Strong agree with the AI sentiments as well, and also absolutely agree that games in multiple windows you can rearrange are peak! Lord Monarch Online was one of the games that really sparked my love for that.
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Well done for hanging on to all your old games. Mine suffered the common fate of the parental clean out.
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p7uen
2 weeks ago
My latest hyperfixation is El Fish: A story of the most popular game in the world, the fall of the USSR, a murder-suicide, a conspiracy and a very good digital fish tank.
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overclockworked
2 weeks ago
The fish need to be put on trial for their crimes against dinosaurs clearly. We have crime scene witnesses in New Zealand that could help, thanks to us having tuataras, the closest thing we have to surviving dinosaurs!
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p7uen
1 week ago
@Skep: Molyneux just admitted they were all high at Lionhead so I assume Maxis dropped acid as they came through the door in the mornings (I worked at Lionhead for a bit and I wasn't offered any).
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p7uen
1 week ago
@overclockworked I worked in wildlife for 10 years and never heard of tuataras, thank you they are superb dudes!
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p7uen
3 weeks ago
Updated with link to a massive FAQ and guide I wrote because I'm the only person on the internet sad enough.
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oopsiedoodle
3 weeks ago
well this is delightful. very generous of you to share all of those amazing gifs. keep doing what you do!
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The only website i like on nc.
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p7uen
3 weeks ago
You got to like your own too! (I have to be guilty of at least the nostlagia part of your lesson 1, but it is hilarious)
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Hello friend, your big box collection feels like a warm hug already. Literally 3 of the best and my favourite games. Can't wait to see more. I have only a few big boxes left after many house moves, sadly.
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dwellerscave
1 month ago
Thankyou! I really appreciate that. I'm hoping adding them one by one will motivate me to continue filling the gaps i've been meaning to fille for a few years now. I too used to have a big collection of games and had to give them up after moving countries a few times. I started collecting them again about ten years ago- but have had to slow down due to the cost.
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p7uen
4 weeks ago
Exactly the same! Everything on eBay is so expensive now even the most rubbish or most popular of games.
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dwellerscave
4 weeks ago
Yes, it went from being a fun hobby where you could pick up an old DOS game for 20-30 dollars australian that someone else didn't want- to being a collector driven market where people are trying to flog bargain bin relreleases of "rare" games in terrible condition for 50-100 dollars plus postage.
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p7uen
1 month ago
New review: Creatures! AI related screed at the beginning of this article which I think pays off, but included a link to skip it if you have had enough of AI slop related stuff this week.
Another core-memory game that I can tick off the list. Also the hardest game I've completed for this site, I kind of love it and I will never play it again..