Frostpunk

The game itself is alright. Well made but not very deep. The most annoying part here is that lack of notice that you are only buying half the game. Sorry, either charge up front or charge for each part not both. The developers are just following the greed like so many other developers.

So, the game itself is okay. They ironed out the crashing bugs relatively quickly, the graphics are great, and it has atmosphere. BUT... The mechanics are incredibly shallow, the perks and advancements make a minimal impact aside from your todo list and your two main meters, and it quickly becomes both tedious and even annoying, what with hearing the same background music over and over again during a single session that can take hours. Toss in the fact that, again, most things are not nearly as fleshed out or relevant as they should be, they continue to charge $30 base for the game, and they went back on their word in regards to DLC and expansions, and I cannot recommend this. Even after having beaten every bit of content that the game offers, it's very much a one-and-done game due to the lack of complexity and importance in key areas. I left children to die in the snow, yet I didn't have any discontent or words from people about it? The main reason for me even posting this is the news that Frostpunk is "successful" and we get almost immediate news that there will be a sequel. In the wake of the first game, this screams corporate adoption and exploitation. The game itself is okay, but $30 should be the GOTY price, as everything in the game is good for a single runthrough. Once you know what's what, there are no other choices for your community, as it will fail.

The in game UI font size is incredibly small, there is no way to fix it, no mods, nothing, and when the editor is asked, they say they won't fix it. Sad story. It makes the game unplayable, literally.

Played 6 hours to beat the "main story" then tried to edge man being worked over by the "new london AI" making terrible decicions. I don't mind survival games, if they are actually winnable. This AI is designed to make you lose. I'm not a masochist. Uninstalled. For $7 on sale years later? I guess it's worth $1 per hour of gameplay.

This review is not about the game. I didn't want to write a review, but every time I close the game, GOG Galaxy would ask me to rate this game, so here's a star.