Shall we take some time to look away from the dumpster fire of modernity and embrace our roots with a bit of vidya discussion? I’d love to have some recommendations of what’s good, and I’m sure others would as well.
I honestly probably already have enough games, but it’s hard to turn down a good sale. So tell me, what should I keep an eye out for?
I haven't played minecraft since release so I can't really compare but the play feels really good. The knapping stone tools and making clay pots voxel by voxel is kind of a gimmick but at the same time that level of detail helps the immersion.
Crops grow over several game days and you need to rotate them because each type deletes specific soil nutrients (which are thankfully displayed). Leather requires making tannin by soaking oak logs, and limewater which requires crushing limestone, chalk or borax. Then it takes multiple game days of soaking the hides in the solutions, scraping them, and eventually you get leather pieces.
There is a system of mechanical power where your windmills drive axles which transfer along gears and eventually to a tool.
Its like all survival games where there is an initial learning curve but imo it really shines in multplayer. I've only played it with one other person but working together makes the game much more fun.
Vintage story is made by the people behind the Terrafirmacraft mod, so its foundation is modded minecraft. Loved terrafirmacraft (very unlike most minecraft mods) but never played vintage story.