Prison Architect 2 - Official Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com)

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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 27 points 10 months ago

Wait this isn't by Introversion? Passss.

[-] Konraddo@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

They sold it after achieving success.

[-] wurstgulasch3000@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Introversion is building a space game now: the last starship

Complete with regular video updates

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 10 months ago

I was so excited for Cities: Skylines II, and it is a shell of the former game. So many systems seem to fake the economy, and it also feels impossible to make your city fail.

Waiting until I see evidence of a good game post-release before I board any kind of hype train.

[-] Rev3rze@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

I still haven't bought that, and looks like I won't be for a while at least, maybe never if it doesn't pan out. I was so excited for Victoria 3 but reading the reviews they indicate that it's also a shell of the former game. Waiting until the game is fully released before letting in any hype has served me well lately.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

Vic3 certainly isn't a shell of Vic2. It's a considerably more complex and interesting game.

There are however some frustrating and obtuse mechanics, particularly related to warfare. It's not even that bad once you get into it properly, but as a new player it's definitely a bit frustrating and it's definitely different from what players were used to from Vic2.

[-] Rev3rze@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Ah, that's good to hear! I myself haven't played Victoria 2, I've played EU4, CK2 and CK3 a lot and was really excited about focusing on economy and population rather than map painting in Vic3. I saw the lackluster reviews on release and beyond and assumed it just missed the mark like so many sequels do. I'll check it out some more. Thanks for your input!

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

I recommend watching some YouTubers playing the game (not reviewing them). One Proud Bavarian has some fun playthroughs, and Laith is one I quite like too. Those videos give good impressions of what the game is like I think.

[-] Rev3rze@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

I checked out one proud bavarian and some beginner's guide videos to see what the gameplay is actually about and ended up buying it. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I might've slept on this title otherwise.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Hope you have fun with it!

[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

Can't say I'm excited. I remember how badly they butchered the original game when they bought it, not to mention that art style isn't great

[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

I really dislike the new look. The first one had a simple but sleek aesthetic, this one just looks cheap and generic.

[-] EtzBetz@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago

Not sure whether to support this, after they just turned off servers of PA1.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Did they? I was actually going to try this game but I guess I can't now

[-] zachary3752@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can still play the game offline and single player just fine. Multiplayer has never been a core feature for my playthroughs. I don't think it ever worked particularly well.

[-] EtzBetz@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

Well they stated that they didn't guarantee for server uptime anymore, but the last times we tried, it never was available.

[-] Shirasho@lemmings.world 9 points 10 months ago

They still haven't fixed the major bugs after how many years in the first game. I don't think I can trust them with a second.

[-] verysoft@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, no thanks Paradox.

[-] BurnSquirrel@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I liked the first one alright but I remember it being a bit easy, and putting it down for rim world, a much more challenging game in the same vein. Guess I'll wait and see on this one.

[-] yZmHGnHnaB@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

I really liked the first game but I can’t say I’m confident that this will be too enjoyable, unfortunately.

[-] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

I think the artstyle is ok in a vacuum. It does look bad if you look at it as a direct sequel of prison architect 1. As for paradox, it would be a new low for them if they managed to fuck up the performance for this game by releasing it early, the only problem I can really see are bugs and they usually aren't gamebreaking (for the pdx games I've played at launch - c:s2 and vic3). I just hope it isn't treated as a cash grab by the higher ups. As long as they don't release it before it is ready the game will be fine, but we know paradox will crunch the developers to release early. I'm mainly just worried about the dlc.