I’ll be honest, this isn’t the type of game I normally play. Simulation/”freeform” games where there’s no real goal but to play with the systems to see what can be done with them don’t capture my attention. I’m the kind of player who needs a goal, or some other hook that gives me something to work towards.
But I’m also not one to shy away from a new experience, especially when that comes on somebody else’s dime. Thanks to Wil/anaphysik, from the Disclosure Alert/Closure Alert Let’s Plays for gifting me this over the Holidays.
I’m very pleasantly surprised that I got into it.
I’m not going to say I’ve “mastered” Stellaris after playing for a grand total of 5 hours, but I feel like I understand enough to the game to start to grasp the mechanics of the game.
What I found after playing it was that once the initial intimidation subsided, and my comfort level grew, Stellaris turned out to be quite relaxing. This is exactly the type of game I could find myself zoning out to while watching something on YouTube/Netflix or listening to a podcast in the background.
There’s a lot here to learn, but thanks to the real time w/ pause system and low stakes, I have all the time in the world to do so. Admittedly, I don’t know often I will find myself coming back to it, but I’m glad that Wil introduced me to it nonetheless.
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