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[shadow_archmagi]

So, I just finished beating Darwinia. For those of you who don't know, it's about a lone genius who designed an entire virtual world with it's own virtual people who can think and learn and evolve; Darwinians. The graphics are, of course, terrible, because he wanted to focus more on making sentient life than a realistic world.

Did anyone else, upon starting this game up, immediately think "Oh, so it's like dwarf fortress but thirty years from now, and not dwarves"

[Puck]

I tried the demo and thought "generic RTS with shitty graphics". Seriously, that thing is from Introversion software, right?
 
I loved almost all their games, but I cant quite understand the hype around that game. But I know, I'm probably the only one.

And just btw, I'm not bothered by shitty graphics, just saying, shitty graphics alone dont make a good game 

[shadow_archmagi]

I tried the demo and thought "generic RTS with shitty graphics". Seriously, that thing is from Introversion software, right?

It's not really generic... it's more of a Pikmin style RTS.

[Puck]

That might be, but while I really liked pikmin, I didnt see why actually darwinia plays that much different from the other RTS. For me it just felt samey. But I'm not a fan of the genre, anyway.

[Calvin]

It's not quite related to DF since...

1: No elves
2: No goblins
3: No insane darwinians
4: They don't build houses.
5: They shoot lasers out of their puny heads <.<

[shadow_archmagi]

It's not quite related to DF since...

1: No elves
2: No goblins
3: No insane darwinians
4: They don't build houses.
5: They shoot lasers out of their puny heads <.<

Obviously it's not the SAME, but the basic idea is similar.

[Capntastic]

This should go into "Non B12 Games"

And Darwinia had really good graphics, with a classic styled art direction.

[TheNewerMartianEmperor]

Yeah, I really liked the visual style. But, I can't see the relation.

[Agdune]

I wanted to look after those sweet little Darwinians untill I realised they actually didn't have individual AIs. Barely even a group AI. I wanted to see them grow as much as the professor did

[DataCD_01]

Darwinia, huh? I've finished it a long time ago. I love it, but i love df MOAR >:3
Also try Multiwinia. Hundreds of green, red, blue, yellow and black darwinians (black darwinians works like zombies. if blackie killed someone, then that killed darwinian transforms into black. you can't play as black, but pc can =D). Massive battles. Lulz.
Argh, an ambush! Keel dem ull!!1

[shadow_archmagi]

I wanted to look after those sweet little Darwinians untill I realised they actually didn't have individual AIs. Barely even a group AI. I wanted to see them grow as much as the professor did

Yeah. See, take that thought, and realize that one day, DF *will* be like that, with the little guys having individual AIs.