Game Dev Tycoon - Review

Game Dev Tycoon

This time we are back with a review of this indie game by Greenheart Games. The game is Game Dev Tycoon, and is a game developer simulator. You might have heard about it, as there have been much talking about the stunt they did, where if you pirated the game, people would begin to pirate you in-game games.
This did get really much publicity, and here at theKingan we think it was a great idea, even though it was simple!

Gameplay

The game is quite simple, you start in the 1980's in your garage with a budget on 70k and your computer. From then you just have to make games, and now you're probably wondering why we use the word "just", and that is because it is easy. First you have to choose topic, theme, platform, (later in the game, also engine) Next you'll be taken through three steps, where you adjust some settings within;

  • Engine
  • Gameplay
  • Stories & Quests
  • Dialogues
  • Level design
  • A.I (Artificial Interlligence)
  • World design
  • Graphics
  • Sounds

You can adjust everything as you want, but of course you want to focus on the important things so it matches your topic/theme. For example in a RPG game you want to focus on the Stories & Quests, the Dialogues and a bit on your A.I, too. Sounds and World Design will also be things to focus on. 
Another thing, you have to think about is the time you are in. For example will it not be smart to maximise the graphics if you are still in the 1980's, where in 2010, you'll not be able to sell good with horrible graphics. 

After you have released your games, you'll get reviews and grades from 4 different game-magazines.
Those reviews will inflect your sales much, so it's better to use some time and be sure to get good reviews, than rush through the making, as it will, most of the time, earn you less money.

You start out in a garage where you create games on a PC from the 80's. The better your company gets, the more money you'll earn, and your company grows, as you get more fans, that you gain from your games.
When you get 150k in money, you're able to move into a bigger office where you can get a laboratory, and so, you'll be able to research MMO, and amazing graphics, and a lot more.
When you start a MMO, remember to have the best engines as possible,  cause they can cost you a lot to drive, mostly because of the servers.

We decided to not make a section about the graphics, as there really isn't much to them, instead you can take a look at this picture, and you have a quite good idea about how the graphics are.

Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages

  • It's a simple game, but at the same time very unique
  • You can manage your own game company
  • You almost feel like being in a real game company
  • Great game to simulate entrepreneurship
  • Greenheart Games continues to work on Game Dev Tycoon

Disadvantages

  • There should be more options to design your game
  • For some people this game wíll get boring really quickly

Final Comment

Now to the end. I personally love this game cause I can play it whenever I feel like wanting to become famous in the game industry. This game is something you can compete in together with your friends, here at theKingan we used a lot of time competing with our mates. The game is also very simple, so you never get lost in it.
Game Dev Tycoon is probably one of the best simulation/indie games we ever tried.

Rating: 8/10
Price: 8€
Release: Out now
Developer: Greenheart Games
Publisher: Greenheart games
Buy it: Greenheart Games

Simcity 2013 - Review

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This time we will take a look at the newest must-have game, it is nothing else than Simcity 5, some like to call it Simcity 2013, i don't know. I got the game on release date in Europe, but i had to wait for a bunch of hours before i finally came into the servers, but since then i have been playing the game for around thirty hours, and i can say nothing else than: OH MY GOSH. THIS IS EPIIIC.

And with that intro, lets get right to it!

Gameplay

The gameplay in Simcity is basicly that you start with a big area and your job is to build a city. That sounds easy right? Well, it is as long as you don't care if the residents are happy or if you are earning money.

See, if you want to get the much out of Simcity 2013, then you have to be sure to get power, water, have a sewage system that is working, place your industry where the residents doesn't gets annoyed by the pollution, you have to make public transport, schools, police and fire stations, hospitals, commercial buildings, and i could be going on forever.

You start by building a road from the highway, and that was the first step into unlimited power of giant regions. As a player of Simcity 2013 you have to make zones for houses, stores and industrial buildings, all along with the whole lot of roads you are able to choose between. You have to think about how your city is built, as you don't have unlimited budget (well, there is a sandbox mode, but..).

When you are getting a bit into the game and when your city is beginning to earn a bunch of money, then you can choose if you want to be the ultimate oil paradise, or maybe the newest Las Vegas, with casinos and giant hotels all over the place, or maybe you want to have tourists, it is all up to you, the possibilities are endless.

Another thing that is very big in Simcity 2013 compared to the earlier games, is that you can play with your friends, and you work together with them, and can make bigger and better cities, if you understand to work together. Oh, and if you don't have any friends, then you are lucky that you can play with complete strangers, too!

There is so much in the gameplay, that even after playing the game for more than thirty hours, i still don't have discovered all the features of the game.

This was a shot round up of the gameplay, so let's take a look at the graphics.

Graphics

The graphics in Simcity 2013, is not like Skyrim or Assassin's Creed, but as long as you don't zoom as much in as possible (woops, that was alot of "as"), then it looks quite good, but it is easy to see that this was not what was the main focus, but they are fine for the game, and i'm satisfied. And of course, the graphics are much better than in the earlier games.

Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages:

  • Great and perfect gameplay
  • Social features
  • Small and hidden features
  • Beautfiul music
Disadvantages:
  • No offline mode
  • A bit of problems with the servers
  • Impossible to expend city region

Final comment

Well, i don't really have anything to say other than i really like this game, and i will keep playing many months from now on, this is one of the games you can't get tired of. The only thing i am really sad about is that i can't play it when i am in the train, or at other points i don't have internet. But other than that i can nothing, but recommend the game to everyone i see.

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Review

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Well, here comes another review. This time i will be looking at the game Euro Truck Simulator 2, which is a simulator with the subject Truck. I have been playing it a lot and enjoyed it a lot. Not that i really want to become a Truck driver, but i liked driving around and controlling my finance.

Gameplay

With truck simulator you can sit at your home and drive around in Europe on the roads you would have droved on if you did it in the real life. The first thing you do when you start the game is to pick a name and a character picture. Afterwards you get into a tutorial that will show you the basics, and then you can start driving for companies unfortunately you can't drive for your own before you buy a Truck. You can drive from Milano to Berlin or Paris, and earn about 12.000$ for just doing that little job. But you must be careful in the traffic you pay around 400$ for every car you hit.

When you finally get your Truck, you can do jobs in different cities to earn money.
You also need to sleep, which means you are awake for 12 hours and then you have find a parking spot to sleep. If you don't reach it in time you fall asleep while driving and gets a large bill. I tried that i only had 1 minute and i was in a really rush so i just drove like 90 km/t to reach it in time, but it went wrong when i had to go left and my truck accidentally felled down on the side. I had to pay around 10.000$ to get it repaired.

The way you control the truck is very simple, like in other games you use: W to go forward, A to go left, S to go backwards, D to go right and SPACE is used as a handbrake to stop the Truck. You can drive around with the camera like you seeing the Truck from the front, or see from the inside and see it from above.

Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages

- It's easy.
- There are good graphics.
- The rules are fairly.
- You can make loan from the bank to get a truck.

Disadvantages

- That you can only drive in Europe.
- You can't go all over in Europe

Final Comment

Well, i like this game its funny and have a good graphic. But its not the money worth, i recommend you guys to buy it but only if it gets on a special offer or get it cheap on someway. They could have improved the game a bit more, and fixed some bugs though.
You can buy the game here: (This was the cheapest sites i could find)
G2PLAY.net
OnePlay.com

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