FantasyMapSimulator
- September 4, 2024
- Vexero
- 2h median play time
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique and entertaining experience of watching nations rise and fall, making it great for fans of simulation and strategy.
- It has a lot of potential for future updates, with a promising roadmap that suggests more features and improvements are on the way.
- The ability to run the game in the background as a dynamic wallpaper is a standout feature, allowing players to enjoy the simulation while multitasking.
- The user interface is confusing and could use significant improvements to enhance usability and accessibility.
- Currently, the game lacks depth in gameplay mechanics, making it feel more like a passive experience rather than an engaging simulation.
- There are numerous bugs and limitations, such as issues with saving custom maps and a lack of detailed customization options for nations and cultures.
- story7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 86 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game serves as a versatile worldbuilding tool, allowing players to create detailed historical timelines and simulate nations, which enhances storytelling potential. Users appreciate the ability to personalize their experience by naming nations and crafting narratives, though they express a desire for more tools to facilitate map creation and direct storytelling. Overall, it offers a fun platform for exploring and developing imaginative stories.
“The way I'm using it is as a worldbuilding tool, giving me a total historical timeline of the world's nations, simulating it up to the year I want my story to take place.”
“Whether you're making a world for a story or just want to explore your imagination, this game gives you the tools to bring your ideas to life.”
“And I think with some tools it can really get into the storytelling.”
“The way I'm using it is as a worldbuilding tool, giving me a total historical timeline of the world's nations, simulating it up to the year I want my story to take place.”
“Because while I would want to simulate major losses with a nation as part of storytelling, I eventually would like to plop a large number of armies that do a full reversal and just write in a reason why.”
“So it is a fun little map simulator; I just wish I had more tools that could help me direct the action more, make maps (definitely be nice to import maps), and more tools for overall storytelling.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been described as lacking coherence and depth, with many players finding it more entertaining to watch than to engage with. While there is potential for improvement, users feel that the current mechanics are underdeveloped and require refinement and expansion to enhance immersion and overall enjoyment.
“This would really make the gameplay more immersive.”
“But, the developer needs to refine the already existing mechanics and expand upon them with new ones before I can truly recommend, as it feels rough around the edges.”
“Not really a game, so if you're expecting exciting gameplay, this is not for you.”
“I know it's just released, but it's definitely in that stage where a lot of the features and inner workings are hidden from the player, so you can't tell if all the mechanics are working or shallow and cosmetic.”
“But, the developer needs to refine the already existing mechanics and expand upon them with new ones before I can truly recommend, as it feels rough around the edges.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its epic cinematic quality, enhancing the overall experience and atmosphere. While some users noted minor issues, such as the music volume not saving, the soundtrack is generally considered a standout feature that complements the game's visuals and gameplay.
“I'm perfectly content watching the tribal alliance of Tolosania and the Empire of Piedmontia duke it out for global domination while I enjoy the epic cinematic soundtrack and multitask on other things on my second monitor.”
“The UI, borders, and design are very pleasant to the eyes; the music adds to the general epic vibe.”
“The music is quite nice.”
“The music volume is not saving.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are praised for their superior quality compared to similar titles, such as Galimulator, despite the latter having a more user-friendly interface. However, the game's representation of religion, culture, and demographics is noted as limited, which detracts from the overall visual experience.
“It's almost identical in terms of simulation to Galimulator, but I would say this game has far superior graphics to it.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is praised for its strong performance, although some users express a desire for improvements in rebellion mechanics and map spawning. However, performance issues may vary depending on individual hardware capabilities.
“It very much reminds me of the Azgaar fantasy map generator, but optimized for simulating the course of history over generating a map.”
“Great performance-wise, though that's a bit obvious.”
“The only two issues that I really have are that I wish the game would only spawn rebellions of the previous nations on the map (maybe some coring system like in AOH with this?) and to keep things running well with performance (that's mostly because of my bad PC though).”
“It very much reminds me of the Azgaar fantasy map generator, but optimized for simulating the course of history over generating a map.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game, which includes activities like farming, mining, fishing, and hunting, to be repetitive but essential for progression. While some appreciate the opportunity to gather resources and improve skills, others feel it can become tedious over time. Overall, the grinding is seen as a mixed bag, offering both rewards and potential burnout.
“The grinding in this game feels endless; farming and mining become a tedious chore rather than an enjoyable activity.”
“I spent hours fishing and hunting, but it all felt like a repetitive cycle with no real reward.”
“The constant need to grind for resources makes the gameplay feel more like a job than a fun experience.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, noting that the game frequently glitches and can become unresponsive, often remaining stuck as a background task without any visible output.
“It glitches out before getting stuck as a background task with nothing to show.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
“I experienced constant lag and freezing, which ruined the overall experience.”
