Posted on: March 14, 2021
ToBouziot
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 495 Rezensionen: 2
Addictive, stylish - but sometimes rough
Don't mind what people say about difficulty - I was able to finish the main scenario on the first run at its default difficulty (even though it wasn't a walk in the park and, admittedly, there is some experience with other city builders). I got really absorbed by it and the end was one hell of a rollercoaster. The game is well thought and beautifully designed, with multiple options and - tough - decisions to make. It is very pragmatic: any kind-hearted decision can easily backfire, in terms of either economy or social acceptance. For instance, accepting all immigrants - and the sick - quickly creates major needs in terms of housing and hospitals and can lead to turmoil. Moreover, the resources are scarce and limited and you have to be quick in developing buildings, researching technologies and choosing your laws; the game won't wait. However, the gaming experience overall pays off, as frostpunk combines rigid gameplay, good game design and atmospheric graphics. Even though the main story is linear in events, the way you can play it out is not linear at all. Do you want to go absolute totalitarian vs. your nasty citizens? perfectly possible. Do you want to be a humanitarian liberal? that is also possible - but every options comes with game-defining ops and cons. The only one thing I didn't like in the main story was some cheap shots in terms of scripted events - for instance, taking all your hope away in an instant or (even worse) making you promise to warm the citizens and combining it with an ultra-cold weather change in one day or two.
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