I thought I felt the same, but after getting it I’m just super impressed. It blows the “gaming laptop” experience out of the water IMO. It’s not as good as a proper gaming rig, but for a budget device, the bang for buck is insane
If you want something that feels like Pokémon but was created by someone who isn’t just trying to shit out a new game every year, check out Casette Beasts!
Software patents get away with stupid shit like this all the time. Patent trolls claim they invented a software pattern and then sue everyone who uses it.
Weird that the author includes ESO. That’s an outsource game using Bethesda’s IP. They might as well include Fallout NV (which would of course top the list if it were included)
As far as I’m concerned, it’s just going to be a Stellaris mod with more targeted flavour and a preset starting position, like CK or various other PDX games. I see this as an absolute win. It’s not like it will invalidate Stellaris, it’s building upon it.
They should fund their games through Kickstarter. They are apparently not going to achieve commercial success, but I’d happily pledge to help pay for a sequel to TWAU or TFTB