Old game involving fishing, chopping down trees, etc.

[Skyblade]

Actually, my first thought was Pilgrim's Quest. Seemed more on the mark than Oregon Trail.

[Loony BoB]

How has nobody suggested Oregon Trail?

I came in here to post this.

Because a bunch of the things BoB mentioned in his game are not in Oregon Trail

To be fair, so far through my little playthrough last night, chopping down trees isn't in Lost Dutchman Mine. xD But it's a fun little game to waste an hour or so on and definitely gave me a case of nostalgia.

[Shoeberto]

Has anyone else said Oregon Trail?

edit: Guess not.

[Loony BoB]

Since playing this again, and also thinking back a little to Tomb Raider and that Skyrim 'survival' mod... are there any recent games out there at all that cover a full-on wildlife trek survival kind of theme? As in, you have some kind of town to trade in, but otherwise the bulk of the game is spent in the wild, hunting/fishing for food, creating campsites, chopping trees for firewood so you can stay warm at night, things like that... I mean, I know there are games out there like Minecraft / Skyrim that cover various aspects of this, but I can't think of anything out there which covers the full lot. I suppose it would be hard to create a quality story for such a game without cutting off your access to the local town... but I'd love to play a game that focused on exploration, survival, trade and so forth. Just not sure what the end result would be. In Lost Dutchman Mine, it's finding the Lost Dutchman Mine amongst the hundred or so unmapped caves littered around the area. But I suppose you could have a game like this start off as a rescue game where you rescue people who are lost in the wild, perhaps based around the same timeframe (late 19th century) or in a steampunk world... hmm.

Anyway, yeah, I miss games like this if only for the survival / exploration aspects. I didn't care about winning the game but it was a fun little playthrough last night.

[Mirage]

Isn't there a survival mode in Fallout NV? Like in the game from the beginning of.

[Shoeberto]

Isn't there a survival mode in Fallout NV? Like in the game from the beginning of.

It's called Hardcore or something like that. You have to manage your hunger and thirst, guns jam more easily, etc. The game is littered with campfires and such and you have to craft food from animals. There's even a skill area just called Survival that improves your ability to do all of that even though the normal game doesn't at all require it. I haven't played hardcore but I've heard it's good.

[Loony BoB]

I'd really enjoy that kind of game if you could remove the constant barrage of enemies you have to face. You know, like a long term journey through uncharted terrain rather than an apocalypse.