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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Posted on: May 26, 2018
mateouch
Verified ownerGames: 390 Reviews: 22
could've been nice
if someone actually tested this before release, but why would anyone bother with making sure the quality of their product is up to par ?
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Posted on: July 27, 2022
henryarts
Verified ownerGames: 99 Reviews: 1
addictive
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Posted on: September 1, 2021
PosetMage
Verified ownerGames: 171 Reviews: 7
Good
Need Logistics concept
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Posted on: September 1, 2021
m000
Verified ownerGames: 591 Reviews: 10
Unpolished, imbalanced and broken
I really wanted to like Banished, as a more laid-back city-building sim. But after sinking 10+ hours in it, I can't take it any more. 1. "Build a city with any layout you want with almost no restriction on when, what, and where you build." This is an outright lie. Your starting location is a fixed random location. There may be nice locations in your random map, but no! You have to start from that uninhabitable mountain-enclosed corner. Also you can't build everywhere. Mountains are practically useless, and the mountain terrain maps unplayable. 2. You are micromanaging all the time. E.g. change farmers to foresters/woodcutters every autumn, and back to farmers every spring. But you are not allowed to actually force builders to build where you want them. And you can't reassign houses so that workers live close to their workplace. 3. Worker AI is crap. "Priority" command doesn't work. I had 4 builders trying to finish a Trader's Post that needed 8 more stone + building work. Nothing else being built. It took them something like 3 years to get the stone + 1 for the work. 4. Many buildings are useless. E.g. mines and quarries won't ever yield enough resources to warrant their use. You didn't spawn close to a stone-rich location? Bummer. You're doomed from the start. 5. On the other hand, consumption of resources is rapid. You need something like 5 miners + 1 blacksmith working fulltime in order to not run out of tools for a population of 25. Similar for the tailor. 6. The Trader's Post is presented as the way to build up your city. It isn't. It's effectiveness is extremely dependent on its location. I built one on the main river, but got no trade from it at all. So again, bad spawn location? Bummer. You're doomed. All-in-all, worst game purchase for a fair long. But more than the money spent, I regret the playtime that could have been used on something more enjoyable that actually works. And I'm really puzzled how this game could ever get its present 4.4/5.
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Posted on: September 2, 2016
jacqueslelezard
Verified ownerGames: 49 Reviews: 3
Maybe the game is nice but UI ???
If it's not a beta anymore that's why I'm so harsh. The game's interface is very disappointing: no tutorial, tiny buttons with no design. The game might be nice but I don't want to play like this :(
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