Doctrine: C.U.L.T.

Look, I'm not anti-AI. I don't believe having AI in a game makes it slop. I'm 100% sure that there are amazing games out there created using AI technologies; some amazing gem from a brilliant solo designer, programmer, or artist, that wouldn't exist without AI because you need all three to make a game, and that's rare to find in a single individual. AI art lets solo game designers make visuals. It gives experienced game programmers the ability to program 3 times as fast so new games can be prototyped and playtested quickly, and non-programmers a fighting chance at having game logic *at all*. I'm sure that somewhere out there, there's even design work being done by AI, because some highly talented artist has beautiful images, but not enough design sense to balance their game. AI unlocks the ability for these devs to bridge their weaknesses so they can play to their strengths. But you *gotta* have at least one branch, dude. You can't just rely on AI for *all three* and have it work out! The art shows signs of *careful* AI generation. Everybody has the right number of fingers, but it's clear there wasn't an artist behind it. I didn't mind this. The art was good and evocative (though…

I have to start off by saying - when I encountered this game on steam I was so excited by the premise that I didn't check if it was made with AI. So my initial experience was not influenced by my preconceived notions towards AI in general. With that being said, at first I was having a great time but pretty soon I grew very disappointed. The game just feels kinda empty and half baked. The results of your actions have no real effect other than "number go up". They are not narratively linked in any way, and the choices only matter in so far as they add points towards one faction as opposed to others. Furthermore, the choices you get are quite repetitive and not very intriguing. Out of dozens of events (many of which are the exact same with no difference), only a couple were interesting at all. The original conceit of the game I THOUGHT I was signing up for never actually came to fruition. And I experienced this long before I had my suspicions that this was AI generated. Now look, I have my own problems with AI, but the presence of it won't stop me from trying a game depending on how its used. I played and enjoyed another game that used AI minimally. But after a while I got the feelin…

Interesting concept of managing religion cult. The globe is well made and features are cool as well.

Options seemed limited and basically couldn't form the cult I wanted so now I have to go actually make one to scratch that itch.

Played a while and I'm satisfied. Interesting concept, full of potential

Won the game in 2.3 hours. its okay, a bit repetitive. The music is good. I wouldn't play it again, but it was fun for what it was. Good bargain game.