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City-building on the back of a huge creature, The Wandering Village gets a big Story Update
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That seems to be a thing with a lot of citybuilders, they focus on the systems but not the endgame. It's why I ended up not getting Timberborn despite the good reviews. Well, that and the ultra slow updates.
'The endgame' really only started to become a thing with te launch of live service games. Or more specifically at that time, MMO games.
There was a time when it was perfectly okay to have a game you thoroughly enjoyed for say 10-, 20-, or 30 hours, and then 'ended the game'.
With game backlogs also having become a thing, I'm fine with playing a game like this, enjoying it while I am working through it, and then moving on to the next thing.
I don't do live service or MMO games. I DO do games that have an ending of sorts, something to strive towards. E.g. launching a rocket in Factorio, self-sustaining in ONI, etc. With Timberborn to my understanding there's no such thing.
Any citybuilder I put down after 30 hours is probably one I consider a failure. The key thing with citybuilders is they're supposed to have replayability.
Replayability because the core gameplay loop is fun, I whole heartedly support. I still (re)play (Open)TTD for this very reason and that's been here for decades with no end in sight.
Endgame however, not always required.