Per this steam post apparently on June 1st the servers were shut down.
Which normally wouldn’t be a problem as its just a singe player game but MMX has a DRM check requiring it to “phone home” before allowing players to progress past act 1.
There is a work around described in that thread but you cannot travel to Seahaven by the bridge and have to take a horse via the workaround. The bonus content and DLC are still blocked off.
Wartales has a Battle Brothers vibe to it but certainly different approach.
I would strongly suggest for everyone who is into RPG/TB low fantasy strategy games with focus on exploration to give the Wartales’s demo on Steam a go.
PS: If you’re also into Fallout type of games, Post-Apo, exploration: Death Trash and Mechajammer also have Demo on Steam and a must checking out.
Played Days Gone and Loop Hero recently. Days Gone reminded me of when reviewers were complaining that JRPGs were hiding the gameplay behind 20 hours of cutscenes and tutorials.
Loop Hero pretty much gave you the basics and had a pretty good unlock and progression.
And in the Yakuza series, you had a lengthy intro, but if you complete the first 3 hours the game really opens up everything.
What are some games that if progression was not needed, let you play the fun parts straight away?
It doesn’t have to be a new game, it can be 20+ years old or even exclusive to PC. I’m just curious how many gems out there I’m missing, and maybe even someone else.
I’ll start it off and say Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is probably a must-own, or at least a must play. After putting thousands of hours into it, I don’t know many people who dislike it. Though I’m sure there are many