>> Put simply, the game involves building a thriving settlement. You don't
>> control the actual settlers (i.e., people) directly. Instead, you build
>
> sounds like all other strategy God-view game out there, including
> Populous, Civilization and Simcity.

Yeah, I tried Civilization once. It's more like playing a board game. 
Couldn't figure out how to work it at all. Very dull.

As far as I can tell, Simcity is for people who enjoy making virtual 
people do silly and/or erotic things to each other.

I know nothing about Populous.

> Growing as an arcade button masher, I yawn at those games...

Oh, I enjoy a good side-scroller too. But they don't make those any more.

> (yet weirdly enough I'm fond of text adventures and japanese "RPGs")

Never interested me.

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