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Tropico 5 Review
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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.
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OnceyoufinallybreakawayfromtheoppressivethumboftheCrown,youllbetaskedwithholdingelectionsandmaintainingyourrolethroughthesupportofthepeopleinanewera.Thisendsupbeingdrasticallydifferentcomparedtothepreviousgames,thanks
innosmallparttotheeras.Before,itwasentirelypossiblytosimplywinyourelectionsviaadvancingindustryandbuyingyourwaytohappiness,howeverthatssimplynotthecaseanymore.Eacheralimitswhattechnologiesandbuildingsyoullhaveaccessto,soyouregoingtohaveto
learntomakeduewith
less.YouwontbeentirelyonyourowninTropico5.Thistime,youllbeabletogrowyourdynastyasfamilymembersshowuptohelpyouduringyourrule,andoftenserveasvaluablepawnsfornegotiation.Quitehonestly,thisfeelslikeafeaturethatwasneverfullyfleshedout.ItsprettycooltobeabletohavesomeoneinlinethatIcansendofftoHarvardasawaytobolstertradetalkswiththeUSortherareespionagemission,butoutsideofafewevents,itsfairlymeaningless.IwashopingforsomethingclosertoCrusaderKings2whereIdeventuallybeforcedtopassthetorchwhenIhadpassedaway,butasitstands,thedynastysystemssimplyallowsafewmoreoptionsthatyoumayneveractuallyneed.
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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.
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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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