Expeditions: Conquistador

The conquistador era setting is quite interesting and the game-play mechanic (which is a mix of interactive storytelling, random events, party management and turn-based combat) is promising. However, the whole experience is a bit flawed and feels rough around the edges. The graphics are below average, and the lighting and camera angles can be terrible. Also the combat feels as if there is still a lot of unused potential for more strategy and tactics. Still, I had fun playing this game and I would not say it was a bad game. i would definitely want to see a sequel that fixes the problems of this one.

as FF Tactics lover I found this game really interesting. random event pops up suddenly different traps and skills to combine between party members the graphic is good although it always limit how flexible we can adjust the camera position to get better view of the surrounding I hope this game will add unique skill to each plot characters. originally they're the same as your party - soldiers, hunter - so I didnt see any interesting reason to accept them. if they add some unique skills that'll be more interesting.

A more detailed video review can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmErrvi50PY It's commendable that despite having the very touchy subject of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, it manages to have a very neutral approach to this subject. It works really well since the game doesn't railroad you to reproduce Hernan Cortes' real life exploits, but gives you choices and alternatives as you take the shoes of his alternative history stand-in. The Role-Playing part is well made, I feel. Even minor quests have multiple ways to approach, and you won't be stopped from fulfilling your RP fantasy. Want to be the kindest conquistador there was? Or maybe you want to be even more blood thirsty than anyone else in history? Fine, knock yourself out! The map exploration is basically a Heroes of Might and Magic with a little more involved resource management system. At each end of day you get to designate tasks and you can use/gather resources in various ways. Decent feature. The combat is... meh. Basically Firaxis Xcom but with less interesting abilities and not very informative UI. It also suffers from a leveling up system that isn't interesting and doesn't encourage you to specialize your soldiers, But by far its biggest sin is its pacing. Before reaching Mexico, you spend an entire chapter on Hispaniola to defeat a rebellion. It's meant as a tutorial section, but it just manages to waste your time with something unrelated to the initial premise of exploring the New World. And to make it worse, the huge paradox is that this section also has by far the best story and characters. Overall, it's a decent RPG, but it's not perfect by any means. Play it if you want an RPG set in a historical setting that gives you loads of freedom.

I grabbed this on a seasonal sale and what a gem I ended up with. Think Heroes of Might and Magic with conquistadors and you pretty much have this game in a nutshell. Good design. Intriguing story. Challenging gameplay. I've enjoyed it and think it was well worth the price.

(bought the game on Steam) I'm not a turn-based RPG expert, but I found the gameplay and immersion particularly deep. Reminded me of my long hours playing HOMM III. You can't help getting attached to your followers very quickly!