Jamous said:
What does everyone think of Prison Architect? Is it worth picking up? I've been looking at it, and it seems like something I'd like but I'd like some players' opinions before I finally commit.
OT: It -is- a nice model. It's also kind of cool seeing games go through additions and updates as you do with this model. I've seen a fair few scared about people who'll just take the money and run without delivering on the product they're supposed to; whilst it's a very valid fear we haven't seen that happen too often so far.
Its like Dwarf Fortress without the Z-Level, and you in it. That is to say, you will be shanked in your own office when no one is looking. It updates around the end of the month or the start of the next month. It should update at the end of June.
Its still rough, but its still nice. Most of the stuff works, except execution and 50% of the morgue. Things like prison labor is in, but it will be expanded and much more dangerous.
Its really brutal like Dwarf Fortress, even the tutorial depresses you.
Don't have the money for laundry rooms? Prisoners don't care, they riot and murder all your guards.
Prisoner arrives late to lunch and doesn't get a chance to eat? He stabs another prisoner to death in front of everyone.
Low security inmate? Turns out to be a secret psychopath who tries to grab a weapon whenever he has the chance while a high security inmate turns out to be a giant teddy bear that won't hurt anyone.
The game throws you a lot of secret curve balls, inmates have their own "secret" personality and its said to be expanded later. You CANNOT just have the game run by itself and expect something to not happen.
I tried that and came back to my prison 10 minutes later to find dead prisoners in an out-of-the-way section of the prison and an escaped murderous prisoner who's only prior crime was speeding. It was hilarious.
Basically: If you like this kind of game, you should get it. It takes a lot of influences from Dwarf Fortress. The rioting system is cool too.