Bought because of the nostalgia from playing this when I was younger, did not age well and its pretty buggy. But still worth going through the memory lane of some of the missions
I've really ended up enjoying this, was definitely what I wanted coming from Sid Meyers Pirates! Might seem overwhelming at first but after a while money comes easy and it's pretty straightforward, it really focus on the trading and managing of a colonial marketing empire. My main complaint is the fights overall, they are all awful, it's the only reason I won't rate it 5 stars. I wasn't expecting much from the land battles being a ship game, but the naval battle are not only stupid but also inviting you to cheese it. You can only use one ship at a time in a fight, regardless of your fleet size, but the opponent will field all the ships he brought, at the same time. So in a 5V5, it's 1V5, makes no sense. Same when invading a port/city, you can only bring 1 ship and you have to chip away at the wealth bar of 5 individual cannon towers... It's pretty idiotic and by far the worst of the game, it makes it a chore. But I'm pleased to say that the city and resource management are good, understandable and rewarding. You end up having so much money you throw away ships at the problem until it's no longer a problem.
