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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 46.8 hrs on record (40.8 hrs at review time)
Posted: 31 Oct, 2019 @ 2:46pm

I have had this game in my Library for some time since Buying and playing it over 5 years ago. Recently I got back in to the game just to see how far I could get and all the new additions to the game since I last played.

I was excited to see that you could now make your own Gaming Console nearing end game and they added MMO options to show the "Games as a Service" model.

However, there are still a number of issues with the games core mechanics that show its small scale compared to many other indie Tycoon titles.

1. Pacing
- Even on the slowest it seems that time is moving so fast you hardly get a feeling of the era you are making that game.
- Getting attached to any console other then PC in early or mid game seems pointless as they will be off the market within 10 to 20 mins

2. Research
- Research takes a lot of resources and even by the "end" of the game you won't have most the important things researched.
- After making a game you have the option to report on the game and your decision. However, you can not re-review these and many times that information is lost and does not add to help you continue make new games. There should always be something that assists you in making the same or like games in the future.
- Topics. There are a lot witch is good but they take forever to unlock and there are a lot of over lap.
examples: Aliens and UFOs, Horror and Werewolf

3. MMO upkeep
- It never stops growing! you will always lose money on an MMO. With an MMO you should be working on building the backend and the cost for that should start high and go down over time, with uptickes in population growth. But you should always be progressing out of the red. Here you are always in the read and need to continue developing expansions to see any income witch is dwarfed by upkeep.

With all that said this game is great and I hope one day there will be a sequels with even more thought into the systems a bit more.
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