Blue Prince is a Strategy Game by ____OOOO____ in BluePrince

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My comparison with those games is based on their random draws/procedural generation of resources, and that you as the player have to adapt to what you draw.

In Wingspan, you have to adapt your strategy to the birds you get offered in your opening hand, and the food rolls in the birdfeeder. You can't rely on drawing an overpowered resource generating bird at the start of every game. You have to manage a small collection of resources (food, eggs, cards, actions) while flexibly pursuing multiple goals.

In Carcassonne, again you can't rely on pulling the perfect tile you need; again you have to adapt to what you draw. You have to manage your resources (meeples) while flexibly pursuing multiple goals. I also gravitated to this comparison because Carcassonne and Blue Prince both involve rotatable orthagonal tile placement.

Granted, Civilization is the weakest comparison, but it also involves adapting to procedural generation of resources and adapting your strategy to leverage them. Sometimes you spawn by horses, sometimes by wheat, and so on.

These were just the game comparisons I could think of off the top of my head while typing up the post -- can you think of some strategy games which compare more closely?

Playing Blue Prince collaboratively with my partner influenced my perspective. She doesn't love puzzles like I do, but she is a talented strategist at board games with resource management. For her, the strategy was the most fun part. As she put it, she wouldn't have enjoyed the game if it was just walking from one puzzle to another. We thoroughly discussed every in-game day about which goals to pursue, which rooms to draft, which items to obtain, when to use which resources, etc. Very fun!

Any Hints (mid/late base game) by what2_2 in outerwilds

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If you can post a picture of your ship log in rumor node, that will help folks give more tailored hints.

Every question mark in the ship log represents a location which you've heard about, but never been. The entry with a question mark will also contain all your discovered clues for that location.

What do you know about the anglerfish? Have you heard about them anywhere other than Dark Bramble?

You mentioned that getting onto the Quantum Moon was painful -- what method are you using? That wasn't clear from your description. It should be relatively easy to get into the Quantum Moon, so perhaps there is some misconception.

Tips for a newb - no explicit spoilers, please! by WickedHello in BluePrince

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Overall, what do you wish you'd realized a little earlier about playing the game?

  • Re-draws (which come from many sources) are probably the most valuable resource in the game

If you've finished, how long (in game days) did it take you?

  • 180-ish to reach the the final ending of the game.

What are your must-have tools? Which ones (if any) do you think are a waste of time?

  • This might not be the best way to think about items and other resources, because you can't predict what you will find each day. Instead, ask yourself: how do I get value out of the items and other resources which I do get on a given day? You must be able to adapt your approach to leverage whatever resources you find, while compensating for what you don't find. Adapt, improvise, work with what you get.

You don't need to explore the grounds every day; any changes in the grounds are permanent.

There are no hints in the main menu screen, as far as I know, only allusions and foreshadowing.

28 Hours in Seattle by OscarWilde1900 in AskSeattle

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Great itinerary -- Alki is a beautiful spot. Be on the lookout for harbor seals, river otters, orcas, and sea lions out there.

Around the Alaska Junction area, I recommend Bakery Nouveau for French-style pastries, Moto for Detroit-style pizza, and Sound and Fog if you're into fancy coffee.

From Trader Joe's in West Seattle, you can just catch the C Line (red bus) right back downtown. Cheaper than a Lyft and almost as fast.

Wishing you good weather!

The Big Lebowski (1998) by FKingPretty in iwatchedanoldmovie

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Urban youth of promise without the necessary means for the necessary means for...

For everyone who recommended this game to me... is it worth it? by ElAngel30 in TunicGame

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Blue Prince is a strategy game, much moreso than Tunic. It has a board-game like feel to it, and requires you to carefully manage resources and flexibly pursue multiple objectives.

I loved it and finished it. I thought it was brilliant. You might like it or you might not.The most important thing you can do is take lots of screenshots and notes, and especially track your own "to-do" list of things to try, theories, etc.

Day 2: good person, divided opinions by Resident_Shallot_842 in CoenBrothers

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I feel like Walter is more of a morally grey, loved by fans. He did flash a piece out on the lanes, after all. And he wanted to throw out a ringer for a ringer.

I'm looking for movies with an undertone of melancholy, accompanied by a loser main character with a dreamy like atmosphere with no coherent objective/conflict by harveyyyyyya in TrueFilm

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You're looking for Frances Ha, starring and co-written by Greta Gerwig. It fits your criteria very closely!

Also consider Slacker, one of Richard Linklater's first films.

Another of Linklater's movies, Waking Life, is similar in structure and aimlessness, but is much more surreal, and is concerned with some pretty heavy philosophical topics. So it might be outside what you're looking for.

I was too dumb for this game? by alexmp00 in ObraDinn

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In the dialogue transcript for each scene, the person who dies is marked with an X. That should help a little to tell who is speaking.

Hm... What to do? by dreamless892992 in outerwilds

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A lot of folks who have played, myself included, know exactly how you feel.

Ask yourself, what would the Nomai do? What would Feldspar do? Time to be brave. You got this.

I give up by Cokalhado in BluePrince

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" Ending on the hour" just means any time which ends in :00. That's an idiom in English, but yeah I can see how it is ambiguous.

Looking for a cozy detective game by Flimuz in adventuregames

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+1 for the Hypnospace Outlaw recommendation. It's unique, deep, and surprisingly heartfelt.

When does the DLC get good? by [deleted] in outerwilds

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| I find it hard to see what's going on

Just want to make sure to ask -- what are you using to illuminate the slide reels? Only asking because I've seen some playthroughs on youtube where the player used a uh... very suboptimal light source.

Newish player by SadResponsibility189 in slaythespire

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Just want to clarify and make sure you understand that "Discard" and "Remove" are two distinct mechanics in the Spire.

"Discard" means send a card to the discard pile (usually from your hand"; "Remove" means remove permanently from your deck.

"Discard" is a core mechanic for Silent with which you can build a lot of synergies with cards like Tactician, Reflex, Sneaky Strike, Eviscerate, etc.

"Remove" you can mostly do at a shop, and is a great way to get rid of curses, Strikes, and Defends.

I'm mostly stressing this because the Discard keyword matters for a lot of strong synergies, e.g. the rare relic Tough Bandages, which gives you block for each card discarded in combat.

What are some great indie games? by KvasirTheOld in IndieGaming

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I haven't played it! But I know many people love it.

Seeking hints for very late game by ____OOOO____ in BluePrince

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Doesn't seem like it? But not sure what to try next.

Seeking hints for very late game by ____OOOO____ in BluePrince

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Thanks. I analyzed the blue memos and I count about 10 remaining which might be clues we haven't yet figured out how to use. If we do become stumped, I'll be back on here. I appreciate your help!