I saw a game on there called Big Ambitions, some kind of tycoon game where you're building businesses. The game starts by you having a wealthy uncle who gives you $13k and tells you to get a job for two days before having his friend give you a $15k loan to open a store selling cheap souvenirs from the wholesaler down the street.
It really is a capitalism simulator. I've been taking notes all night and the only one seems to be "Have an uncle".
edit: Actually, everyone should pirate it. It's not a bad game, in the vein of The Guild II, and I like the unspoken message about capitalism. I live in a studio apartment my uncle pays for, drive my uncle's car which I can't afford to repair, and the only economical food option for me is hamburgers from the grill between my souvenir shop and my empty apartment. I bought a business before I took a single course in business administration, and taking that course at the only university means spending $80/hr to sit in an empty room using a computer.
Despite all of that, I fancy myself a capitalist and my uncle is breastfeeding me to greatness. It's so goddamn bleak.
I saw a game on there called Big Ambitions, some kind of tycoon game where you're building businesses. The game starts by you having a wealthy uncle who gives you $13k and tells you to get a job for two days before having his friend give you a $15k loan to open a store selling cheap souvenirs from the wholesaler down the street.
It really is a capitalism simulator. I've been taking notes all night and the only one seems to be "Have an uncle".
edit: Actually, everyone should pirate it. It's not a bad game, in the vein of The Guild II, and I like the unspoken message about capitalism. I live in a studio apartment my uncle pays for, drive my uncle's car which I can't afford to repair, and the only economical food option for me is hamburgers from the grill between my souvenir shop and my empty apartment. I bought a business before I took a single course in business administration, and taking that course at the only university means spending $80/hr to sit in an empty room using a computer.
Despite all of that, I fancy myself a capitalist and my uncle is breastfeeding me to greatness. It's so goddamn bleak.
Big Ambitions is such a silly game, watching northerlion play it was a hoot
Have it on my wishlist seems like some good dum fun
It's too janky and bare bones to recommend buying, but it's interesting enough to pirate and fuck around with for a couple hours.