I’ve been revisiting anno 2205, infamously the ugly duckling of the Anno series of RTS games. I don’t mind so much the fact that it’s different, lacks customisation and random map generation - I’m bothered because the game is so slow to progress through on challenge settings, and it feels like a game designed just to artificially waste your time; in other anno games, you can always pull tricks to dig yourself out of economic crisis - selling off assets and surplus goods, completing quests for other parties, or taking loans. 2205 is very very confined in terms of what you can do to financially recover in the early game and forces you into a lot of military events.
My Friendly Neighborhood.
Basically a Resident Evil game; BUT, you get far, far less ammo. The enemies attack via insta-grabs with no discernible lunge. They get back up from falling anytime you leave the room, unless you consume a duct tape item to keep them down.
I eventually realized I just wasn’t having fun by avoiding enemies every room. On top of that, the game has no music and makes you listen to psychotic muppets in the background in every room.
I loved that game for about half an hour. Never went back to it though and I’m feeling like I dodged a bullet