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Posted May 30, 2013
Tactics! Strategy! Adventure!

If you like your gaming to be a delicious melange of gaming style, mixing tactical combat with strategic management and a soupçon of classic "choose your own adventure" decision making, then games like Expeditions: Conquistador are a delightful break from the usual.

Set in the newly-discovered Americas, Expeditions: Conquistador gives you the opportunity to play through the discovery of a wondrous new land and peoples. In history, the choices that the conquistadors were ruthless and bloody and secured the Old World's place as the ruling power in these new lands. As you go through the intricately branching plot, you can choose to follow the path that history has laid out for you, or take a new direction and see how history plays out. With unique expedition members, random events that can completely change the circumstances your expedition is facing, dynamic trading system and economies, and even maps that are based on topological maps of the Dominican Republic and Mexico, this game's deep gameplay and high replayability will keep you entertained & engaged for hours.

A successful Kickstarted project, you can get Expeditions: Conquistador on GOG.com for just $17.99 for the first week, so if you're thinking about checking it out, don't wait!
Posted May 30, 2013
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ne_zavarj: What a review on the game page :
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Posted May 30, 2013
GOG is ruining my finances.

Can someone remember this game......it was for the C-64, you could explore unknown Africa in the time of
Dr. Livingston (you could even find him). For every discovery (like the Victoria Falls) you got fame and money.
I can't remember the name....guess it was from EA around the same time as The Bards Tale was released.
Posted May 30, 2013
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Schnuff: GOG is ruining my finances.

Can someone remember this game......it was for the C-64, you could explore unknown Africa in the time of
Dr. Livingston (you could even find him). For every discovery (like the Victoria Falls) you got fame and money.
I can't remember the name....guess it was from EA around the same time as The Bards Tale was released.
It wouldn't be 7 Cities of Gold, would it? Moment for link.
Edit: linky.
Post edited May 30, 2013 by JMich
Posted May 30, 2013
This is the first game for which I pledged on KS that is released, and I'm pretty happy with it so far, although I've only had time to play it for about an hour.

The setting is interesting, although it does take some liberties with the historical one, like women soldiers and being able to roleplay as a 16th century Spaniard with modern values (like being against slavery, preferring to negotiate with the natives peacefully, etc...).
But I guess this is mostly to provide the player more choices and to not lock you into being like Cortez, so it's an acceptable break from realism.

The map exploration is fairly similar to Storm of Zehir for NWN 2, the combat is small-scale tactics on a grid, the conversations have plenty of choices although I have yet to see if those have long-term consequences.
Posted May 30, 2013
A turn-based RPG set in the early 16th century? Colour me intrigued. I can't get it right now, but I'll definitely check it out at some point (which reminds me, I should probably start using the wishlist...).

Speaking of RPGs set in that time period, I really hope we will see Bethesda's 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean game on GOG as well.
Posted May 30, 2013
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Schnuff: GOG is ruining my finances.

Can someone remember this game......it was for the C-64, you could explore unknown Africa in the time of
Dr. Livingston (you could even find him). For every discovery (like the Victoria Falls) you got fame and money.
I can't remember the name....guess it was from EA around the same time as The Bards Tale was released.
Heart of Africa?
Posted May 30, 2013
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Schnuff: GOG is ruining my finances.

Can someone remember this game......it was for the C-64, you could explore unknown Africa in the time of
Dr. Livingston (you could even find him). For every discovery (like the Victoria Falls) you got fame and money.
I can't remember the name....guess it was from EA around the same time as The Bards Tale was released.
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JMich: It wouldn't be 7 Cities of Gold, would it? Moment for link.
Edit: linky.
No, 7 Cities of Gold was the Americas. I had that game. :)
Posted May 30, 2013
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JMich: It wouldn't be 7 Cities of Gold, would it? Moment for link.
Edit: linky.
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TheEnigmaticT: No, 7 Cities of Gold was the Americas. I had that game. :)
True, reading comprehension failure.

Edit: Any chance of seeing 7 Cities here?
Post edited May 30, 2013 by JMich
Posted May 30, 2013
Also, I've discovered that this game seems to "imply" (or maybe not) that supernatural forces exist. As in there's Aztek shaman/witch-doctor units which cast terrify on your units and it works, though I'm not sure if it's because the conquistadors believe that stuff exists that they get scared.
Post edited May 30, 2013 by Crosmando
Posted May 30, 2013
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TheEnigmaticT: No, 7 Cities of Gold was the Americas. I had that game. :)
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JMich: True, reading comprehension failure.

Edit: Any chance of seeing 7 Cities here?
No idea. I'd certainly be for it, as I recall it being a great game, but I think it would be hard sell even at $5.99.
Posted May 30, 2013
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mystral: This is the first game for which I pledged on KS that is released, and I'm pretty happy with it so far, although I've only had time to play it for about an hour.

The setting is interesting, although it does take some liberties with the historical one, like women soldiers and being able to roleplay as a 16th century Spaniard with modern values (like being against slavery, preferring to negotiate with the natives peacefully, etc...).
But I guess this is mostly to provide the player more choices and to not lock you into being like Cortez, so it's an acceptable break from realism.

The map exploration is fairly similar to Storm of Zehir for NWN 2, the combat is small-scale tactics on a grid, the conversations have plenty of choices although I have yet to see if those have long-term consequences.
Can you tell me about replayability in this game ? In particular is there a lot of randomisation (loot, encounters, maps even ) ? Is the character/ party developpement meaningfull ?
Posted May 30, 2013
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TheEnigmaticT: No idea. I'd certainly be for it, as I recall it being a great game, but I think it would be hard sell even at $5.99.
While the original would be a hard sell for $5.99, the Commemorative edition should fit that price point. And it is EA as well.
Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Posted May 30, 2013
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Potzato: Can you tell me about replayability in this game ? In particular is there a lot of randomisation (loot, encounters, maps even ) ? Is the character/ party developpement meaningfull ?
There are a variety of different characters you have have in your party, and the choices you make in the story influence who you can have, so there are reasons to replay through. The storyline's supposed to be branching, but I'll admit that I've not played enough of it myself to have any idea how much that will influence the gameplay itself.
Posted May 30, 2013
Nice, eager to play this one tonight. Backer key redeemed, the natives will kneel.
By the way, you forgot the manual in the extras.
Post edited May 30, 2013 by Erich_Zann
Posted May 30, 2013
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Potzato: Can you tell me about replayability in this game ? In particular is there a lot of randomisation (loot, encounters, maps even ) ? Is the character/ party developpement meaningfull ?
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TheEnigmaticT: There are a variety of different characters you have have in your party, and the choices you make in the story influence who you can have, so there are reasons to replay through. The storyline's supposed to be branching, but I'll admit that I've not played enough of it myself to have any idea how much that will influence the gameplay itself.
Thanks a bunch !
I am sold at 120% :
+10% for historical setting.
+30% for branching story
+80% for hex grided game.
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