Well, I'm intrigued. I haven't really played any ASCII games since Nethack. Might take a look at it one day.
Actually, Dwarf Fortress is not only the most complex construction and management simulation ever created until now (I like to compare gameplay to Dungeon Keeper), you can also play it as a rogue-like.
If you lost a Fortress for example, you can still start a new Fortress in the same world - or you start it up as a Rogue-like and revisit your old fortress to watch the sad remains of your last try ( and loot the heck out of it [hehe] ) Even as RPG this game has already more to offer than pretty much any AAA-title you can find, although it's still considered to be in Beta stage.
HEHH!
Which one is you?
I can tell. HC.
To hell with casual gamers and blasted idiots thinking to pick up the easy targets (other players) is fun.
Losers and griefers.
I actually am not a hardcore player at all. But Dwarf Fortress is so unique in every aspect I enjoy it a lot. Even though I only play really easy embarks, the game still has an astonishing difficulty.
Quote from the EVE Online Forum :
I laughed at this... then I tried to play and stopped at the wall of a learning curve and gasped in awe
