Nah, I’m being snarky. It’s a comparison of a couple of games (like Settlers and Banished) to what’s actually known about life in medieval times. Notable differences are that in reality people didn’t have much to eat, also due to tithes by the church, whereas in games your entire goal is achieving huge (food) surpluses.
Also, in games you often build a town center and then start building further buildings quite organically, whereas in actuality towns were planned based on the surroundings.
The article is actually pretty interesting, not at all ‘stop having fun’ as another commenter’s meme here is saying. Though it doesn’t discuss Manor Lords.
Curvy roads better than straight roads.
Thanks! But haha, that’s it? That’s the main critique?
Nah, I’m being snarky. It’s a comparison of a couple of games (like Settlers and Banished) to what’s actually known about life in medieval times. Notable differences are that in reality people didn’t have much to eat, also due to tithes by the church, whereas in games your entire goal is achieving huge (food) surpluses.
Also, in games you often build a town center and then start building further buildings quite organically, whereas in actuality towns were planned based on the surroundings.
The article is actually pretty interesting, not at all ‘stop having fun’ as another commenter’s meme here is saying. Though it doesn’t discuss Manor Lords.
There are europen towns that are young enough to have been planned?
Nou, bedankt!
Haha, a bit of truth balanced by a bit of cynicism, one supposes…? XD
Shit, I need to get off my arse…
https://piefed.social/c/eurographicnovels?tag=dutch