Tropico 5 Review - GameBasin.com

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Myname isChazNeeler,butyoucancallmeElPresidente.Its importantforyoutoknowthat,whileIamineverywayyoursuperior,Ialsowanttobeyourtrustedfriend.Ilookoutforyou,thelittlepeople,andeverything Iveeverdone is for yourbetterment. Imean, SURE, ImayhavesmuggledrumintoAmericaforanoutrageousprofitduringtheirprohibition,buthowelsecouldIaffordtosqueezeallofyouintothosetenementswiththatgorgeousviewofthecattlefarm.Letsnotsquabbleoverthe factthat Iassassinatedmyownson inorderto fakeawarwiththeAxispowerstowinbacksomeoftheAmericansfavoreither;heknewwhathewasgettingintowhenhewasbornintomydynasty.AllofthosecivillibertiesIborrowedfromyou?Well,considerthemagiftfromyoutomeasathankyouforthatbrandnewhangglidingclubthatwillattractallthosenewtourists.Iwillcontinuetoactinyourbestinterests,evenifyouarentsmartenoughtoknowwhattheyare.IamyourePresidenteandIjustwantedtobethefirsttosay,WelcometoTropico5.Tropico5isthelatestinthelineofislanddictatorsimulators,thrustingyouintotheroleleadingyoursmallislandcommunitytowardsgreatness.WhereastheprevioustwoiterationsoftheseriestookplaceduringtheColdWar,Tropico5instead introducesacampaignmodethatushersyouthroughmultipleeras,eachwiththeirowntrialsandtribulations.Startinginthecolonialera,youllbeameregovernorofacolonialislandownedbytheCrown.Completingtaskswillprolongyourstay in power by decree of the King while you secretly build up support for your inevitablerevolution.

OnceyoufinallybreakawayfromtheoppressivethumboftheCrown,youllbetaskedwithholdingelectionsandmaintainingyourrolethroughthesupportofthepeopleinanewera.Thisendsupbeingdrasticallydifferentcomparedtothepreviousgames,thanks innosmallparttotheeras.Before,itwasentirelypossiblytosimplywinyourelectionsviaadvancingindustryandbuyingyourwaytohappiness,howeverthatssimplynotthecaseanymore.Eacheralimitswhattechnologiesandbuildingsyoullhaveaccessto,soyouregoingtohaveto learntomakeduewith less.YouwontbeentirelyonyourowninTropico5.Thistime,youllbeabletogrowyourdynastyasfamilymembersshowuptohelpyouduringyourrule,andoftenserveasvaluablepawnsfornegotiation.Quitehonestly,thisfeelslikeafeaturethatwasneverfullyfleshedout.ItsprettycooltobeabletohavesomeoneinlinethatIcansendofftoHarvardasawaytobolstertradetalkswiththeUSortherareespionagemission,butoutsideofafewevents,itsfairlymeaningless.IwashopingforsomethingclosertoCrusaderKings2whereIdeventuallybeforcedtopassthetorchwhenIhadpassedaway,butasitstands,thedynastysystemssimplyallowsafewmoreoptionsthatyoumayneveractuallyneed.

Just like in previous iterations of the series, youll be given all sorts of optional objectives tocomplete.Thesemissionsusually revolvearound the ideaofconstructingaspecificbuilding toappeaseapoliticalfaction,butagooddealofthemplayoutasministorylinesofferingsizeablerewards forpushingthrough.Atonepoint, I financedthecommunistrevolutiontothetuneof$10,000inhopesofearningsomefavorwiththembeforeanelection,andbeforeIknewitIwasforcedtobuildmorehousingtohandletheinfluxofnewcitizens.Themissionsstillarentperfect,however.Agoodchunkofthemfeelscripted,andonnumerousoccasionsIwouldtakeonamissionthatwouldrequiremetohaveacertainamountofaparticularbuildingandinstantlyberewardedwhenthegamerealizedIhadalreadybuiltthemafewyearsago.Theonlymissionsthattrulyseemtobereactionaryarewhenyouredealingwithprotestors.Whenyourcitizensdecidetogetuppity,youllhavetheoptiontosendthearmyafterthem,buythemoff,ornegotiatewiththem.Whilenegotiatingyoullhavetocompleteasidemissiontoappeasetheprotestors,however,thesearealldirectlyrelatedtothe issuesathand. Itsagreatwaytofeelsomepressurewhilestillbeingguidedonhowto improveyour islandparadise.Thesemissionsalsoactasyourwayofdirectlyinteractingwith theothernations in theworld.Keep themhappyviacompletingmissionsandplayingdiplomaticchesswithyourembassies,andyoullberewardedwithmoreprofitabletraderoutes,freebuildings,andevenalittleextraforyourSwissbankaccount.Speakingof,yourSwissbankaccountactuallyservesapurposethisgoaround.Yourdynastystayswithoutyou,regardlessofwhetheryoureplayingthecampaign,sandbox,ormultiplayer.Yourdynastymemberseachhaveauniqueglobalskillaswellasamanagerialskillforwhenyouassignthemtoaspecificbuilding,andby spending yourhard earned illegal slush fund you canupgrade them tobe abitmorepowerful. Its nothing revolutionary, but it finally makes the Swiss bank account feel like ameaningfulfeatureasopposedtoalittleaside.

Fans of the series will be elated to know that the signature humor is still found in spadesthroughoutTropico5.Penultimochimesinasyoufinisheachbitofnewresearch,andspeakingtoyourotheradvisors isusuallygoing toelicita chuckle.Theresadisembodiedvoice thatplaysthroughyourradiospeakingdirectly toyourcitizensaboutyour failingsandsuccesses,and itsquitehonestlyoneofmyfavoritepartsofthegame.Sure,shemaynotbehappywithhowthingsare,butshessmartenoughtoknowthatinsultingElPresidenteontheairprobablyisntthebestmove. Instead,shellsimplyspinthedetailsabit,makingsurethatyourcitizensdont feelbadabout your abysmalmortality rate by simply reminding them that theyre now free from theshacklesofmodernmedicine.Attheendoftheday,Tropico5feelslikemoreofthesame.Theresnothingherethatstandsoutasrevolutionary,butinsteaditfeelslikeamorestreamlinedversionofwheretheserieshasbeenheading.Fornewcomerstothefranchisethatsfantasticnews,sinceIcanthonestlysuggeststartingoffanywhereelse,but longtermfansaregoingtobe leftabitwanting.Theresnothingherethattrulyelevatesthefranchiseordemandsattention,butatthesametimeIcantputitdown.Thisisdefinitelyacaseofmoreofthesame,butwhenthesameisgood,thatsnottheworstthingintheworld.ThisreviewisbasedonthePCversionofthegame,whichweweregivenforreviewpurposes.Tropico5standsastheperfectplacefornewcomerstothe franchise tohone their craft,but veteran rulersmaynot findenoughhere todemandanupgrade.

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