If you played Fallout or X-com this game will be very familiar. It's an intense role playing turn based strategy game where you're supposed to conquer an entire island. The one thing that makes the game different (and IMO better) is the almost complete freedom to do whatever you want. After you conquer the first city you can hire whoever you want and go wherever you please. Some cities offer quest, some give you mines and some are incredibly tough to win over, the order in which you go through these is entirely up to you and the units that will accompany you is also your choice. Between balancing the money that comes in and the needs of your team, making sure the enemy army doesn't re-capture your cities and the very well done battles this is one heck of a game. Worth every penny.
I played this ages ago and it's one of the best puzzle/ adventure games around. I'd say it's as good, if not better than Broken Sword and Monkey Island. While some of the puzzles are not as challenging as other games, and there are two action scenes that simply have no place in the game the atmosphere makes up for these flaws. I have never seen a game that can create such a creepy/ melancholic universe, filled with bittersweet characters. It's one of the few games that I feel are more art than video game. To make things even more interesting this is a hard game to find, with a new copy selling on amazon for 43 bucks... Do I really need to say what a great bargain this is?
