A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
28th June 2024
Hello!
What have you been playing?
Pax Dei, PC
I’ve been fascinated by Pax Dei ever since it was announced.
There are no pre-built towns or settlements; it’s all built by you.
The same thing goes for all the equipment in the world.
What’s even more interesting is that it’s something of a social experiment.
Ultimately, the game’s goal is to have players organise feudal societies.
It wants them to band together to make baronies, appoint knights and go on crusades.
Until now, the excitement has all been based on promises and some popular playtests.
But on 18th June, Pax Dei launched.
However, it launched only in early access, and it’s far from a finished game.
A baseline implementation is there.
The focus is house-building and there are many detailed and working systems based around it.
Roofs and walls will fall down if they’re not properly supported.
It’s because large chunks of the game - and of this grand vision - are still missing.
Instead, this offbeat adventure earned itself a different kind of success, as an endearing cult classic.
It’s a shame the coverage didn’t inspire greater sales.
Like its story of a plucky hero fighting seemingly insurmountable odds, Beyond Good & Evil is still going.
But this has actually lead to a bit of the fun.
Connections shouldn’t be about getting all the categories as quickly as possible.
Playing this way has kept the game alive a little longer for me.
