Knowing how to best please these factions is the hardest thing in Tropico 5. Each one of these sections has its own series of buildings, research items, edicts and factions to please. Whether you are playing the main storyline or the sandbox mode, Tropico 5 is broken up into four main time periods ‘Colonial times’ ‘World Wars’ ‘Cold War’ and lastly ‘Modern Times’. Ignore one faction for too long and they will rebel, kill you and place your head on a pike quicker than you can say Ned Stark. No matter the play style – it’s the usual ‘world builder’ scenario. Both play styles are equally viable, but each come with their own challenges. You may easily be able to become the industrial powerhouse of the Caribbean, but what about building a religious eco-tourist paradise. The story or main campaign for Tropico 5 will show you how to play the game a multitude of different ways and that’s where the real replayability of Tropico 5 comes out to shine. These characters seem to be the visual representations of the factions that make up your populace. Throughout the game various characters will make themselves known by giving you missions and suggestions. Apparently they don’t take the betrayal of an entire island nation too kindly – talk about an overreaction! This is providing you actually survive the inevitable crown invasion. Initially you start off as a budding crown colony, but once the brainwashing has taken hold and your people love you, you can declare independence, cast off the shackles and go out on your own. Oh and you should probably take care of that growing island nation as well. Your job is to remove all who oppose you, fill your swiss bank account with siphoned treasury funds. You are the corrupt dictator of a small island nation known as Tropico. Speaking of expansion, that’s the name of the game, well no Tropico 5 is the name of the game, but I digress. I could pretty well finish the review right here but if I do I might need to be on the look out for the El Presidente Kochie’s faction – so allow me to expand! Ahh Tropico 5, your luscious visuals, amazing sound track, great humour and micro management system is everything I need in a game that doesn’t have “Souls” in the title.
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