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Under whitch of these would you put dwarf fortress?

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freeformschooler

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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2011, 07:21:59 pm »
I was about to pick one of the options, but at least three others sound just as good.
I'm going to go for "fantasy world simulator", too, because that's more along the lines of Toady's ideas, and that's what every update brings it closer to being.
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Tokkius

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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2011, 09:34:32 pm »
Unclassified. Over [REDACTED] people have found just how unclassified it is.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 11:07:28 pm »
Video game.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2011, 11:35:06 pm »
Fantasy World Simulator. That is the ultimate goal, is it not?
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2011, 12:37:33 am »
FWS
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2011, 12:41:10 am »
Real life fantasy socio-economic geology calculator.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2011, 12:43:17 am »
What's Dungeon Master, Evil Genius, or Majesty?
Dwarf Mode is the same genre as those.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2011, 12:46:04 am »
Quote from: Cruxador on January 23, 2011, 12:43:17 am
What's Dungeon Master
Well Dungeon master, no idea. Dungeon keeper was an awesome RTS.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2011, 01:03:40 am »
Quote from: Max White on January 23, 2011, 12:46:04 am
Quote from: Cruxador on January 23, 2011, 12:43:17 am
What's Dungeon Master
Well Dungeon master, no idea. Dungeon keeper was an awesome RTS.
My mind supplied the wrong word. I'm sure you'll pardon my error.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2011, 05:18:58 am »
No, we shall not, for it is the ultimate offense against all entropy. for punishment, it shall not be forgiven, but instead just ignored.



i put all of them, as for each part is one or another at different times. like, when mining, its strategy so u dont get clowns. or when you control 30 plus dwarfs, its more of a sadbox/world sim as you have semi-phenomenal, nearly cosmic powers over then universe.... i mean dwarfs
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2011, 05:22:57 am »
Quote from: Cruxador on January 23, 2011, 01:03:40 am
My mind supplied the wrong word. I'm sure you'll pardon my error.

I shall grant your pardon if you can bring me a blood emerald of mozambique.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2011, 06:25:51 am »
I've always found Dwarf Fortress incredibly similar to the Dungeon Keeper series. I don't know about classifying it, but for Dwarf Fortress mode I'd say it's a God game
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2011, 02:35:00 pm »
Quote from: Funk-Tech Operative #3 on January 23, 2011, 06:25:51 am
I've always found Dwarf Fortress incredibly similar to the Dungeon Keeper series. I don't know about classifying it, but for Dwarf Fortress mode I'd say it's a God game

Define a god game?

Is it basically a game where you act as a god?

Or am I missing something?
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2011, 07:34:58 pm »
Quote from: Javarock on January 23, 2011, 02:35:00 pm
Define a god game?

Is it basically a game where you act as a god?

Or am I missing something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_game

According to this, DF is not a godgame.
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Re: What would you classify dwarf fortress as?
« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2011, 02:14:17 am »
Quote from: martinuzz on January 23, 2011, 07:34:58 pm
Quote from: Javarock on January 23, 2011, 02:35:00 pm
Define a god game?

Is it basically a game where you act as a god?

Or am I missing something?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_game

According to this, DF is not a godgame.
That definition is not really accurate, though.
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