Welcome to the Middle Ages of Northern Europe. There is plenty of work to be done.
Create a medieval trade empire and expand in to encompass the whole Old World. Build warehouses, workshops, brickworks and much more to strengthen your financial position in the Hansa. Gain reputation in your hometow...
Welcome to the Middle Ages of Northern Europe. There is plenty of work to be done.
Create a medieval trade empire and expand in to encompass the whole Old World. Build warehouses, workshops, brickworks and much more to strengthen your financial position in the Hansa. Gain reputation in your hometown by developing its infrastructure with roads, hospitals, schools and become Lord Mayor thus gaining full control of the city. Be a famous pirate killer... Or become one yourself!
Visit the great cities of Hamburg, Stockholm, London, Novgorod, Oslo and more. Explore the Mediterranean as you build your trade empire. Hold galas to celebrate victory in battle and your town's growth. Run massive trading operations and cope with the consequences of enhanced seasonal weather effects.
Patrician III - sequel to the award wining game Patrician II - features advanced in-game AI, which adjusts its difficulty based on experience and ability. In this economic sandbox game you can gain wealth and power in multiple ways - what you will do with it is up to you. Invite up to 8 of your friends for a multiplayer session via LAN or over the Internet.
You can raise your standing through town improvement and diplomacy or fill your coffers through piracy and smuggling. Grow your small town into a major trading centre wielding tremendous economic power today!
Support a medieval city by building warehouses, mints, schools, barns and much more and become its governor
Run massive trading operations and cope with consequences of enhanced seasonal weather effects
Battle pirates and rivals in great naval battles
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manual (65 pages)
map
in-game soundtrack
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I got Patrician III via GOG's St. Patrick's Hat Sale, so it was on a gamble and boy am I glad I took the chance! I am a huge fan of economy / resource management / tycoon games, and this does an amazing job of all 3.
Similar to the Anno series, but with much more 'game' in the way of town economies / reputation. There are lots of really cool mechanics I'm still learning, I'm only about 10 hours in but this is easily better than any similar game I've tried.
If you even THINK you might enjoy this kind of game, I highly recommend trying it. You will not be disappointed.
The early game is all about moving your first one or two ships around the map, mandraulic but fun enough as you learn the ropes of the game and taking orders/commissions and a few rare passengers. You have to balance prices, capacties, wear & tear, crews, pirates, a little base stuff too like warehouses.
But to grow an empire you need to master setting up "automated" trading routes because managing more than two or three convoys manually becomes a pain. This is done by finding and hiring a named captain from a port, selecting a series of ports and what amounts/prices you're prepared to buy or sell at. This is where your manual experiences in the early game helps, because by now you know where stuff tends to be cheapest and where it tends to be in demand.
But thankfully it's not that simple, because things aren't static. Prices can change (gluts, shortages, seasons, plagues etc). And your ships need repairs and crewmen after pirate attacks, so your earlier manual experiences and attention are still required.
And as you build your trading empire there's other things too, like running for mayor and eventually head of the whole league. You need to first raise your presence & standing, get married etc. Your actions have affect how likely folk are to vote for you. Once into thsi side of the game you get involved in a little bit more base building (walls, garrisons, plagues, feasts etc). And there's sometimes a little fighting/plundering at city walls (it's basic and poorly optimised but ok because it's really not a significant part of the game, very minor/occasional in fact).
Along the way there's also things like setting up your own industrial buildings & hiring workers, and eventually setting up a new town, become a banker, send a convoy to explore further afield to the med for lucrative new towns and goods. All from a 2D god map and in isometric displayed towns & pirate mini-battles. And surprisingly it hasn't dated too badly because they don't try to do too much.
Gameplay centers on raising a fleet of trade ships to engage in commerce at every port in the North Sea.
"Buy cheap and sell dear" is the basic strategy, but each level of play is increasingly demanding - requiring ever-greater wealth levels to advance - such that it's hard to get into the middle-game, i.e. the point where you move from simply being a trader to owning more property in towns.
Fun game, but frustratingly hard to advance.
Games like Patrician 3 are not for everyone, but for those who enjoy the commodity trading, economic simulator genre Patrician 3 is one of the best titles available.
Pros:
-The game has great depth though this is not obvious at first.
-For all of its complexity, it is accessible and fairly easy to learn and some of the more repetitive tasks can be automated.
-Once you get into it, there is a lot to keep you busy and activities available to you progressively unfold as you rise in stature.
-The progression of your character from humble merchant to wealthy Patrician and Lord Mayor or Alderman is rewarding.
Cons:
-Slow to get started and the first few hours of play can be repetitive.
There isn't much bad to say about Patrician 3. If you enjoy this sort of game play and have the patience, the game will reward you with hours of entertainment.
Full of atmosphere and cunning, Patrician III is a rich gaming experience --and not just rich-as-in-wealthy. You get a lot of game for a little money. If you have a head for details, a little math, and a lot of opportunity, you will have a great time sailing across the northern seas of Europe.
The kinds of deals you make grow from simple trade to much more involved politics and even warfare. It's a fun study in early capitalism and social responsibility, since your aim is not only to acquire riches and power, but also to bring prosperity and security to the people of your home town.
And here's a plug: You can watch my more detailed review at my web site, <a href="http://longtailgamer.com/node/62">Long Tail Gamer</a>.
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