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If Omerta is a better version of Gangsters I'll be happy. In fact, that's exactly what it looks like. And with that I mean a clone. Wether or not it's better remains to be seen.
Give Hammer & Sickle a go. You play as a Soviet spy in 1949. A bit more intrigue and stealth-based than Silent Storm, but same engine and lots of (often quite subtle and thoughtful) choices and consequences.
I'd say it's pretty much mandatory for a non masochist. It's one of those ruskie games which doesn't establish clear rules (you could argue that it actually it does, you're a spy, behave like one etc) and doesn't hold your hand but punishes your mistakes brutallyI'd even perhaps suggest reading a walkthrough for the first few missions before playing (or else you could easily miss out on something quite important).
Give Hammer & Sickle a go. You play as a Soviet spy in 1949. A bit more intrigue and stealth-based than Silent Storm, but same engine and lots of (often quite subtle and thoughtful) choices and consequences.
Any suggestions on where to pick that up? Not seeing it on GoG or Steam.
Silent StormIs there a mod that completely removes the panzerkleins? I just realized I put the game on the back burner because of that, and then never came back to it.
You know, all that would be really required for this (or any other really cool Ja2 based game) would be an actual set of modding tools using traditional Ja2 as a base. Unfortunately, since the popamole crowd took over the 1.13 back in 07 that possibility is as far fetched as it ever was.I'm still surprised that someone makes a turn based game at all. The setting has massive potential, but don't let your expectations run high. It was already confirmed that the maps are played one by one in a linear campaign, so unless they plan to make a sequel/addon with genuine sandbox gameplay, it won't even remotely be like JA2. It looks good for a playthrough or two, but without any real persistence to the maps, and without real attachment to your characters, it will grow stale. Which is a shame, I will never get why developers create characters with a lot of depth, only to waste them as decoration.
Anyway, my take is: if this game is enjoyable like Tropico 3, it is reasonable that they make a tb game. But it could have been so much more ... Just imagine, JA2 in a gangster world ...
I've been playing it for almost 2 weeks, but my video review is embargoed until the retail release February 12th (it's actually finished already).
It's a simplified city builder (less resources, with direct relationships between converting them (rather than having multi-step chains) ...examples: a speakeasy sells liquor and beer for dirty money, while a ponzi scheme converts dirty money into your "liked" rating) with turn-based tactical battles that are interesting when special abilities are involved.
It's OK. The city building parts are too easy, since the game lacks complex, multi-step production chains and, thus, planning. If you need a specific resource, there's always a building that will convert another resource directly into what you desire. Instead of having, say, wheat -> flour -> bread -> sandwiches, Omerta has: liked rating -> dirty money, or dirty money -> clean money, or liquor -> dirty money. You rarely have to plan more than one step ahead to convert things to what you want. By the end of each scenario, you're swimming in most of the resources (the cost for setting up new buildings is low).Originally Posted By Wolverine101 (16 JAN 2013 1:12am)
Do you like it?
The tactical battles are fun and challenging once you get your gangsters levelled up with multiple abilities; it's like XCOM-light. You basically move using cover and try to outsmart the AI, which is decent at playing the tactical part of the game.
One part of the game I haven't checked out yet (since the game isn't out) is multiplayer, which would be interesting in my opinion if executed well (rival gangs on the same city).
it's like XCOM-light.
Any suggestions on where to pick that [Hammer & Sickle] up? Not seeing it on GoG or Steam.
Where did you see popamole cover in JA2?"shitty popmaole cover" just like in JA2, amirite?