Re:Factorio 1.0
by Lambdanaut on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:21AM
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I think it's a bit of both. I have that with all games too, though generally I have it less-so with games that don't take my creative energy which I would rather use for coding or arts.
I have little to no problem getting myself to play Starcraft II or other strategy games which I love. Low-effort story-based games are also easy to get into.
Re:Factorio 1.0
by jwilliamson on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:48PM
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Depending on how old your kids are, they might enjoy playing Factorio with you. My daughter is 3, and she is always up for playing "The Train Game". She mostly enjoys telling me what colours my trains should be and where I should drive them, so I need to use a more train-based system than I would otherwise.
There's multiplayer in Factorio.
I have it too, and it's a consequence of growing up and/or having more responsibilities.
I can either play Factorio, or I can spend time with my kids. Factorio, which I love, loses every time.
The only games I play now are ones I can play with my kids. ... so I set my daughter up with Starcraft 2 and am teaching her about strategy while still scratching that gaming itch.
My dream is to have a multiplayer LAN based VR Elder Scrolls game to play at home with the family.