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Pro Great freedom of playstyle
You can run the prison in the way that you see fit. You can put the wellbeing of prisoners at the top of the priority list by making sure their living spaces are comfortable, that they're well-fed, have the opportunity to educate themselves and often get to go outside in the yard to socialize...
Pro Amazing depth
The game consists of a wide variety of overlapping systems that work together to create excellent depth. You have to figure out the layout of your prison, how to manage the needs of your inmates, how to earn enough money to expand and hire new staff, what to do in the case of a natural disaster, a...
Pro You can check how the prison you built works from the other perspective
You can become a prisoner yourself in your self-made prison to see how it really is as a prisoner.
Pro Endless solutions
With proper planning users can "code" together very precise ways to create all the things needed for the game, some in very inventive ways that can differ quite a bit. This allows for tons of replayability.
Con Still in Alpha
The game is still in Alpha which means there will be bugs as well as missing features.
Pro Charming old school graphics
While not the most technically advanced graphics the look of the game is much like a game from the 90s but seeing it in action when an assembly line starts moving there is an impressiveness to it that suits the game quite well.
Factorio is a 2D game about building factories on an alien planet. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting alien enemies. The core mechanic being that users need to find resources in order to create factory parts in order to create even more complex machines.
Pro Large scale
At a total of 36 square kilometers of area to use (compared to Sim Cities 4), there is quite a bit of room to build and play.
Pro Depth of field
There is a depth of field effect that will blur distant buildings, which mimics Sim City's diorama effect. It can of course be adjusted with a slider as to how much or little to use.
Con Can be difficult to glean what one has done wrong in game
Cities: Skylines has difficulty letting the player know what they have done wrong, which results in a lot of head scratching.
Con Poor representation of changing times
The art in the game does not represent different time periods very well. The game starts out in the early 20th century and eventually builds up to the modern era. It does not matter what time period the player is in, little in the design of the games is representative through graphics changes.
Pro Allows for choice in play
There is a mission mode (which is great for those that want to learn the ins and outs of the game through progression) and a sandbox mode (which is more like a city builder where it is up to you how to create your civilization). This makes for a good choice of different play depending on what the...
Pro Deep gameplay
How the puzzle aspect is implemented allows for a lot of depth to the strategy gameplay
Pro Great mix of strategy and puzzle
Concrete Jungle mixes city building strategy with aspects of line clearing puzzlers such as Tetris in a very original way.
Con Games can last a long time and difficulty is unknown until level is started
Not knowing how long a game will last can be frustrating for those just looking for a quick sessions. On top of this the terrain will not be known until a round is started, which means it could potentially be stacked against the player, which makes for unknown difficulty before a round is started.
Pro Addictive gameplay
This game is easy to find yourself sucked into. Many in game events that alter the environment for the good or the worse and each has their own consequences. Thus your city building must have prior planning to make sure it is the most productive and does not cause disasters.
Con A little long
While the game is fun, the match times require a few hours or multiple game sessions just to get anywhere.
Pro Focus on efficient building placement
Your economy will rely on the placement of your buildings, farms, etc.
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