| S.Peelman said: Ah yes, Tropico, I thought about that game a couple of 'years' ago, but then forgot to mention it. I played the original some. Not as much as like SimCity or RCT of course, or Anno, but I liked the first game enough to give it significant playtime. It wasn't as 'free' in its gameplay as those though, and I didn't really like rebels shooting up everything so I never really tried any of the sequels. I have been tempted to get and play another when some of the sequels came out but it just never happened. |
It's never too late ;) 3 and 4 are very relaxing games, the rebels are such a minor part which you can easily keep at bay anyway by keeping the population happy. Which works best by building a communist utopia with minimal spread in income and lots of socialist programs to support everyone. It does always seem to come down to starting with exporting cigars to turning the island into a tourist haven. Playing as a benevolent dictator is quite fun, hardly any need for military, rebels don't gain any traction when the population is happy.
I enjoy it since you can build an alternative to our capitalist driven world thriving on income disparity with heavy military needs to keep populations in line. Plus the music completes the package, relaxing through and through.
