I am a sucker for these type of games, always wanting them to turn out good. I am sure it will be a clunker like the rest but might give it a chance as I believe it will be under $20. Comes out on Monday.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/844980/I_Am_Your_President/
Looks pretty good actually.
Released. Very cool price too.
Spoiler warning: gameplay vid.
yeah, I purchased, figure $13 worth a shot....but won't have time to play until next weekend.
But can you make a war of a madman's making? :evil:
Next weekend? :shocked: I was expecting to see Reaper's face on Mt. Rushmore by then. :tophat:
At that price point I couldn't resist. Had about 10 min to play around with it...so no real impressions yet.
However, I do wonder if this game will be labeled as biased by one or both sides of the political divide.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on February 27, 2023, 11:48:07 AMAt that price point I couldn't resist. Had about 10 min to play around with it...so no real impressions yet.
However, I do wonder if this game will be labeled as biased by one or both sides of the political divide.
The title of the game itself is very telling.
Judging by the reviews, it sounds like this is more of a political comedy game than a serious narrative strategy/political sim, which is pretty disappointing. I might give it a shot anyways just to make up my own mind, but it sounds like there's a lot of topical jokes about Biden and Trump, which never, ever age well.
Quote from: JasonPratt on February 27, 2023, 11:31:31 AMBut can you make a war of a madman's making? :evil:
Heh! I see what ya did tharr :notworthy:
To answer your question, some reviews state you can start a nuclear war so the answer seems to be absolutely yes!
If I can put a pony in every house and make toothbrushing mandatory under pain of death. I'll play.
I took the plunge so all you fellers can ask whatever questions and I'll answer them once I've had a few drinks and taken a dive in. :beermug[1]: :peace:
Quote from: al_infierno on February 28, 2023, 08:01:26 PMI took the plunge so all you fellers can ask whatever questions and I'll answer them once I've had a few drinks and taken a dive in. :beermug[1]: :peace:
Does it not suck?
As President, can you get my gambling debt forgiven? :w00t:
Quote from: al_infierno on February 28, 2023, 08:01:26 PMI took the plunge so all you fellers can ask whatever questions and I'll answer them once I've had a few drinks and taken a dive in. :beermug[1]: :peace:
Quick question: Are you able to hold hostage hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid in order to pressure Ukraine to investigate your political rivals?
Quote from: GroggyGrognard2022 on March 01, 2023, 11:34:34 AMQuote from: al_infierno on February 28, 2023, 08:01:26 PMI took the plunge so all you fellers can ask whatever questions and I'll answer them once I've had a few drinks and taken a dive in. :beermug[1]: :peace:
Quick question: Are you able to hold hostage hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid in order to pressure Ukraine to investigate your political rivals?
Don't start.
I'm a little torn between "It sucks" and "It sorta doesn't suck."
In terms of game structure, those who played Suzerain will feel right at home. It has a similar system where each "turn," there are story events you must complete and side-events as well, but you can complete them in any order.
The political memes are pretty heavy-handed right off the bat. The only scenario available is called "Make America Great Again" with some nonsense about "you either die a covfefe or live long enough to [some other Trump tweet reference]". Not a great sign.
For the most part I'm not a fan of the conversation system. You are generally given two answers to choose from, and they are usually just paraphrases of the same basic answer, which I don't like at all. Thankfully, when it comes to actual decisions, it's generally clear what each one entails and you're also given the option to just say "I don't care" and delegate.
Writing quality is fairly poor across the board. I don't know why a POTUS would ever say "Yeah, dude!" to his top advisor, but it feels like the devs tried too hard to make the game lighthearted and funny, and it just doesn't land for me.
I do like the visual presentation with your advisors portrayed as literal cardboard cutouts who sort of dance around like South Park characters.
Editing and quality of writing is a bit hairy. When choosing your platforms, one question and possible answer goes:
Q: What do you think of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
A: No, redistribution of wealth is ineffective. We should lower taxes instead.
Uh, what am I saying "no" to? :huh: Seems the question was originally written as "Do you support..." and when they changed it, they forgot to edit the follow-up. Not a good sign for core text right at the beginning of the game.
Also, weirdly enough the questionnaire decided I'm a democratic socialist before the questionnaire was even over, which I found odd especially because I felt like my answers were pretty 50/50 in terms of being traditionally right-leaning and left-leaning. I suspect it just lumps you into a category once you've hit a set number of answers for one side, e.g. once you choose 4 "lefty" options the game goes "oh, you're a leftist!" They do let ultimately let you choose between Democrat and Republican which is nice. A few of the personality test questions don't make much sense without context which is weird.
Election promises are very one dimensional. You can choose between "Reform Police," "Enact Stricter Gun Control," "New War on Terror," "Solve Opioid Crisis," "Human Mission to Mars," and "Build the Wall." And that's it.
So, yeah - without getting into the nitty gritty of it, I think that pretty much answers any "bias" questions people might have. Just for shits and gigs I chose Gun Control, and it's been kind of a mixed bag of tasteless jabs at gun owners and being able to actually say sensible things like "I think we should fund gun safety education."
Anyway, I think I can safely say this game is not for me.
^thanks for taking one for the team. Pass.
Luckily I made up my mind quickly enough that I got a refund for it. :RockOn: