Comment on Day 368 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing
lath@piefed.social 2 days ago
I liked the turn-based style of Cataclysm DDA over this real-time one. Because it was less realistic.
I had more time to think and less time to "oh shit, I'm dead."
But I like the tutorial here because it tells you clearly you're going to die a lot, in silly yet believable ways.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Every once and a while Cataclysm DDA will show up online and i’ll think “I need to try it”, but never do. I know zomboid references it so i really should pick it up sometime
lath@piefed.social 2 days ago
It was the reverse for me. Went through a few Cataclysm versions (e, f, g), each with their own style, and Zomboid was mentioned by other players from time to time.
Someone gave me an earlier GOG version to try and it's interesting to go through both similarities and differences.
If you do end up playing Cataclysm eventually, maybe try the different graphical tilesets available. Each style can make the game feel better or worse, subjectively.
Also, I mostly used the keyboard while playing. Honestly, don't even remember if you can play with a mouse anyway...
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Is their controller support? I’m one of those weirdos who usually plays with controllers so it’s definitely something i look into for each game
lath@piefed.social 1 day ago
Well, it has joystick support... So there's that.
There doesn't seem to be anything native, but running it through steam can make use of its controller support for most keys.
Default though, the game is built for a keyboard experience.