Banished has its moments, but is it really worth 20$?
Banished, by Shining Rock Software takes you to a simpler era where you must hoard basic resources like food, stone, and iron in order to survive.
Sure, it's a year or too old, but is it worth forking out cash for?
Dan Grilipolous interviews Luke Hodorowicz, the one-man developer of indie hit 'Banished'.
“I think what helped us most is that all the press was there for Sim City and maybe because it was a disappointment to all the people who played Sim City 4 that they were looking for something new to play to fill that gap. I certainly wouldn’t consider Banished a replacement for Sim City, they’re very different games but just that fervour for a city-building game being out there is what really helped.”
Banished is fantastic city-building strategy game by Shining Rock Software; the game has cultivated a very strong following amongst stripped down, hard and painful city-building fanatics. However, the game can become somewhat dull once you’ve mastered the basic gameplay elemetns and built your first few towns – after that, the only thing left is achievements.
You face more than hunger. There's natural disasters, fires, disease... This article focuses on hunger which is only one part of the game.
While I do agree that there are other things you face, hunger is the main adversary. Other natural disasters can set you back. But hunger is the main foe in this game.
remember - it's steam. got my for 5$
Game is good value. I have got a few hours in to it, and intend to invest a lot more