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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Far different games though. Completely different genres and I don't find dwarf fortress as immersive as even nethack due to it being more of a god game. It really pulls me far out of the experience when you don't control a single character. I still find it fun but more in a strategy system way rather than an RPG.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You... Can control a single character?

Have you only played the Steam version? The non-steam build has Adventure mode, where you control just a single character in a turn-based roguelike. IDK why it wasn't included with the Steam release, but it's always been my favorite part of the game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, I am far mistaken then. Yeah, I've only seen the steam version.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

IDK why it wasn't included with the Steam release, but it's always been my favorite part of the game.

They just didn't have time at first. They've said that they're working on it though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

For me Dwarf fortress is like watching TV, nethack is like reading a book.

I feel like I'll watching some bizarre sitcom with such great stories as "dwarven child sees an elephant trample a goblin and then gets possessed, keeps making bone carvings of the scene, and then gathers all the elephant meat in a forge and kills three grown men by slapping them with meat." I'm not anyone in that story, but it's fun to watch.

Nethack is like getting to know the quirks of your character as they narrowly escape death.