Abraham_1 wrote:sand4fish wrote: That being said, some of my favorites of all time are Sid Meier's Pirates, with its resource management and naval battle sim and Factorio, which had me feeling what would be like running a manufacturing plant in real life. The difference is that these two games had actual stakes and urgency tied to their gameplay, exciting stuff going on beyond the mundane.
But wouldn't you say SimCity or Cities Skylines has those things? I guess it depends on what one finds 'exciting'
Management features yes, but SimCity has no real tension or stakes as it basically has no game over, only setbacks as challenge. Meanwhile Factorio as example has always an endgame goal in mind, which is for you to build a rocket to get you out of the prison planet you are current in, while hordes of alien beasts try to devour you along with everything you've built hitherto. That was the "exciting " part I was talking about, elements that go way beyond just simulating mundane real life activities.
