Even if you don't min/max, I can see it feeling too much like work. There's also more overhead to get into the game, a fair amount of information to absorb at t

Even if you don't min/max, I can see it feeling too much like work. There's also more overhead to get into the game, a fair amount of information to absorb at the outset to get the most out of it. After which there's the sandbox potential, but I never understood sandbox games. The closest thing that appeals is the simulated chaos of dwarf fortress.