FireStarter 2

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Fires seems to be unstoppable, as the timeframe seems to be too short for the rain or snow to have an effective effect on extinguishing a fire. as well as the area being too small (but small game). With a few more mechanics, like terrain (size, altitude, water bodies), could become an hypnotic terrain of experimentation for personal learning on fire behaviour. Though it would require more time, enjoyed it longer than expected in its current state.

An interesting simulation game, I think that if someone knows nothing about fire behaviour and the life cycles of forests and forest fires, it’s an interesting start to seeing how fires spread. I know that this game was made by a single person, but in the future it would be nicer to have more terrain options such as mountains, and bodies of water, and perhaps animals to see an even more realistic depiction of how a forest responds to a wildfire. En français : Un jeu de simulation intéressant, je pense que si quelqu'un ne connaît rien au comportement des incendies et aux cycles de vie des forêts et des feux de forêt, c'est un début intéressant pour voir comment les incendies se propagent. Je sais que ce jeu a été créé par une seule personne, mais à l'avenir, il serait plus agréable d'avoir plus d'options de terrain, comme des montagnes et des plans d'eau, et peut-être des animaux, pour voir une représentation encore plus réaliste de la façon dont une forêt réagit à un incendie de forêt.

Do you know that feeling from childhood when a match slowly burns on your fingers and you quietly watch this process (it's very calming:3)

FireStarter 2 is not a game. Games contain meaningful gamelike interaction and game loops, which are absent in this software. Instead of being a game, FireStarter 2 is a software application that simulates wildfires with a vague intention to educate users about fires. There's no gameplay, you just tweak various settings and play arsonist and watch the outcomes. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were completed, then gives the gamer another block to position. Counter-Strike has a game loop where a player seeks another player, tests their skill against that player by shooting them or being shot, the computer rewards the player if they win, and then if the player survives, they repeat that loop. There's no loop here, no true interactive feedback. It simply is not a game, it cannot be "played". This has misleadingly been launched in the "Games" section …

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