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andylt posted...

I really like that game, but like you I probably have it a step below top tier. I think the philosophical stuff isn't quite as strong as (major spoilers) the initial figuring out where you are, and the whole thing about civilisations borrowing/stealing from the past. Wish they'd gone into the Egyptian and Sumerian part more! Also some of the characters could've been given more to work with. But still, a really fun game.

Yeah I totally agree with this. Forgotten City is a tricky one because I do feel like it left a lot on the table but what's there is still really good and memorable and worth playing.

PumpkinCoach posted...

yeah, for a time loop game you don't really have to loop in forgotten city that many times which actually kinda feels right because of how violent, harrowing, and best avoided the process of resetting the loop is. as always, i must sing the praise of galerius.

I feel kind of bad about some of these writeups because I feel like there's a lot more I could say about Forgotten City, but I don't always have the words in mind and I just kind of have to put out there what I've got and move on. But there are a lot of small things about Forgotten City that are worth talking about and Galerius, who is both good as a character and good as a game mechanic, is worth mentioning. I love that he functions as a way to get a lot of stuff done quickly without having to redo it every time, but then I love that the twist that comes with that is that Galerius becomes known as a hero among the town for all the deeds you tell him to do, I was expecting him to be merely a matter of convenience and not have that be part of the plot!