Well, Patrician III was a hidden gem back in 2002: german made game about trade and society in the days of German Hanse. These days people do see old medieval era with it´s good and bad as a romantic period of history. And the game is also very romantic and really beautiful graphically. This is, what makes this one different from any other trading game: it is not dry, because it has so much vibe of medieval romanticism in it. Comparing it to its successor: Patrician IV, this game has a soul and the latter has not... All those texts in the game are given in a witty medieval way, the graphics, although dated, seems exremely nice, the dogs wag their tales, you can go to chuch and prey... As a summary, Patrician III has aged well. Like an old wine. Sadly, the company, that made this gem, is long gone. And the game rights now belong to the other company, which is not interested in creating a new Patrician III worthy title...
