Posted March 16, 2017
awalterj: That sounds like a great plan, a great plan because... I had the very same plan, ha! But I already know I don't have the patience for Caesar or Pharao so I'm toying with the idea of skipping right to Emperor once it goes on a deep sale, that's the one in the series I completely missed so far. Feels like if I play that one, I can finally put the city builder genre to rest, for good.
(It's the typical "one more game of this type to complete my gaming educaton" illusion, many suffer from it)
The question is, why do you want to put the city builder genre to rest for good?? But yeah, getting completely through these games take a lot of patience which I'll admit I've lost a bit of already :P I haven't played C3 in many weeks, but I do plan to start again soon. At least unlike some of the other time sinks I've gotten myself mixed up in (Cataclysm : dda), a C3 level is ideal for one gaming session. When you've completed one you simultaneously feel fulfilled and willing to end your gaming session for the day. (It's the typical "one more game of this type to complete my gaming educaton" illusion, many suffer from it)
Granted I do want to put the Sierra city builders to rest eventually as well, but not for good! Just for 10, 15 years or so :) My ultimate goal is to capture every single city of each game in a single massive composite screenshot. But I can already tell I won't have the stomach for it. I captured 2 cities and it took forever :\
http://i.imgur.com/X8lnJnl.jpg