Survival. Rarely in a game does it force you to think on the active consequences of how you decide to save a small band of refugees fighting an apocalyptic winter. Do you establish a new world order, where tyranny and rebellion is extinguished through the drone of propaganda and the burning steam of the execution chamber? Or do your citizens establish their fanatical beliefs through religion and faith, rooting out discontent by praying to the gods above? This is FROSTPUNK: a survival, city-management simulator that forces you to adapt to the cold around you and make harsh decisions that will determine the fate of your city. GAMEPLAY: -FROSTPUNK establishes a simplistic, hub section based placement of various buildings and landmarks throughout the course of your game time. Overall, it's simple enough to efficiently organize your various buildings, but gives tricky management on how you decide to place where they go. However, buildings need to be maintained through workers and connections through roads, or streets. Either way, managing building placement and worker production is key to surviving the winters. -There are three main scenarios, with three difficulty levels for you to tackle. Future content is planned, perhaps with the addition of a sandbox or more new scenarios. -Resource management dwindles quickly as the raging blizzard continues on. This is mediated through mining more resources or exploring out into the unknown. Additionally, outposts can be constructed at various places to provide you with valuable materials, -Replayability is very high, as there are many strategies you can test to further challenge your city to survive in different conditions. Overall, FROSTPUNK offers a chilling entry into the simulation genre, with lots of surprises in store. At first, it may not be easy to grasp, but beginners can quickly catch on while veterans can experiment with lots of new strategies to try out in various scenarios. THE CITY MUST SURVIVE.
This War of Mine: The Little Ones offers a staunch take of war through a child's eyes, to which a their innocent personalities try to understand the emotions and hardships taken through this dire time of need. This expansion comes with the new playable addition of children, along with mod support. Gameplay wise, The Little Ones now features a new type of inhabitant that can live with the survivors: Children. As you progress through the war, these children have more premature personalities than the adults, and will be constantly walking around the household playing, talking with the older grownups, or helping around with various tasks. Children must be taught some procedures to make certain items or to cook before doing these tasks themselves. Also, with Children, they cannot properly negotiate with Traders nor construct some various Adult Workshop-Objects, such as the Metal Workshop or the Heater. Yet, instead, they can fashion Toys from the Workshop in order to boost their Happiness. Having a happy Child within the house can boost the morale of your inhabitants, creating positive effects. Story-wise, In terms of the personalities of the new characters and Children, each of them brings forth gripping accounts of their lives before the war. It provides a unique concept to the game of how it represents a child's innocence during the war, changing further and further due to the bloody experiences and sacrifices. A child's death can break even the most staunchest of men; senseless killing will cause the child the question the morals between good and bad. Whatever the action, it brings consequences that will challenge both children and inhabitants to think on past events and decisions. In finality, This War of Mine: The Little Ones is a decent expansion for fans of the game. There are many interesting aspects to discover, and these new additions further drive the idea of war through the eyes of a civilian...
