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In wilderness' loving embrace.

Banished, a medieval village sim full of tranquility that evens out the many hardships of an exile's life in the lush and beautiful, but also harsh and unforgiving realm they've been cast into, is available for $19.99 on GOG.com.

We are the banished ones. Cast away from our homeland, exiled by our own brethren. But the woods are bountiful, the river is full of fish, and there's still months before the winter comes. We will toil and we will moil, from the sweat of our brows a village will rise. We will cut trees to make room for roads and houses, we will quarry stone to build walls, we cultivate the land and hunt the woods to fill our granaries, and we will survive. We must. An outcast is an outcast as long as they don't have a place to call home. A home we shall build then, my friends. Here, in the wilderness no one ever braved. It's either that, or the cold breath of winter and the death it brings. Tomorrow, starts another chapter in our story of hardship. For now, we should rest, and marvel at this beautiful day. This has been a long journey.

Banished is a free-form village sim firmly placed in a medieval setting with every possible calamity that comes with it. You will lead a small group of refugees, exiled from their home kingdom only with the clothes on their back and a small cart of supplies. Now, they need to rip a piece of land from the wilderness and make it their home, where they will live, love, have children, and finally die (let their death be peaceful!). You'll need to keep the population happy and healthy by providing them with food and warm shelter. Watch the town grow as you assign 20 different jobs to build buildings, grow food, craft tools and clothing, and more!

Heed our warning: this is not a city-builder you may be expecting. This is a game of survival where death and despair comes uninvited into the tranquility of your settlement just when you least expect it. We challenge you to lead the Banished, for only $19.99 on GOG.com.
Kind of broke right now, but this is interesting.
Was acompaining news about this one, looks a very nice game
Following the game, nice to see it added!
Seen the village... and my heart bumped for Beasts and Bumpkins :)
Looks very nice and only 89MB? What magic is this?!! :D
I think I'll get it eventually but I don't feel like playing it right now so I'll wait to see some reviews.
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triock: Looks very nice and only 89MB? What magic is this?!! :D
I was also surprised when I found out the size. Lack of cutscenes, voice acting and high-resolution textures usually cuts down size tremendously though.

I wonder what capabilities the upcoming mod kit will have.
I might very well score this at some point soon. It's my kind of game!
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Erich_Zann: Kind of broke right now, but this is interesting.
Why would you say it's broke?
Post edited February 18, 2014 by JinseiNGC224
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Ghorpm: I think I'll get it eventually but I don't feel like playing it right now so I'll wait to see some reviews.
Have a look at Quill18's let's play for it. You should be able to judge whether it's something you're into from that.
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JinseiNGC224: I might very well score this at some point soon. It's my kind of game!
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Erich_Zann: Kind of broke right now, but this is interesting.
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JinseiNGC224: Why would you say it's broke?
I believe he means, he's broke and can't afford to buy it atm :P
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JinseiNGC224: I might very well score this at some point soon. It's my kind of game!
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Erich_Zann: Kind of broke right now, but this is interesting.
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JinseiNGC224: Why would you say it's broke?
It was an implied "I'm" kind of like the implied "you" :P
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JinseiNGC224: I might very well score this at some point soon. It's my kind of game!

Why would you say it's broke?
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JudasIscariot: It was an implied "I'm" kind of like the implied "you" :P
Oh, haha. Silly me!
I'll definitely try to find more info about this game. I get the feeling I'd like its setting. The price is a bit steep right now, though.
Is there an endgame or a campaign?.Or is this a sandbox type game etc?