DC2 is still fairly similar with the dungeons (though much less grindy, and far less annoying with running out of water or whatever, from my memory). 2 adds a ton of other things to do though. If you’re tired of grinding dungeons, go fishing, breed your fish for races and events, go golfing, find things to take pictures of for inventing, progress your town for more unlocks, advance NPC quests to add them to your group, etc. 1 is fairly linear with one way to progress. 2 has probably a dozen different activities to progress in, so you can do whatever you want in the moment.
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twinklefruit@lemmings.world 3 weeks agoI tried play DC1 recently because it looked good and was pretty disappointed.
It’s kind of a janky dungeon-crawler, not necessarily the adventure I was hoping for.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
a_pithy_name@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m not too surprised; it’s been a long time since I’ve played it, and I suspected my fond memories might not reflect reality. Did you give the sequel a shot?
twinklefruit@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
No, but I might if you recommend it.
It’s actually the game that stood out to me on store shelves as a kid. I just thought I’d start with the first 🤷
a_pithy_name@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I remember it being a great game! Moreso than DC1; I think the former appealed to me so much because it was the first game I played with a base-building gameplay loop like that. If you’re looking for a game to play, consider giving it a shot. I remember being reeled in pretty quickly, so you ought to be able to make up your mind early on (although more and more interesting systems get introduced the longer you play, of course).
twinklefruit@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks. I’m definitely gonna check it out now 😎