Empire of Sin - Brenda and John Romero's turn-based Mafia strategy

[ArchAngel]

It is not only PCgamer, I saw RPS review also saying it is mediocre at best.

 

[GrainWetski]

Lol @ so-called "veteran" developers managing to fuck up such an easy formula.

Virtue signalling to the clique is more important than making a good game.

 

[Ezeekiel]

Mixed ratings on steam at 51% positive only.

Good to know this clown still sucks at what he does.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

It is not only PCgamer, I saw RPS review also saying it is mediocre at best.

Sterling company, to be sure.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Hey, complete stranger. Watch this 20 minute video.

Rude, but to each their own.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

so is it bad?

 

[Heroic Liberator]

so is it bad?

Dumb AI even on harder difficulties, easy to cheese gameplay in terms of eliminating other leaders, redundant Civ-like diplomatic mechanics that make no sense in a game which only has a total conquest victory condition.

 

[The_Mask]

I'm starting to think people are being edgy for the sake of beinge edgy: this is not John Romero's game. It's Brenda's. John only took care of some visuals, especially of the gory part of the executions. Meaning his role was/is minimal.

That's 1. And 2: every time Doom sells well because they go back to his formula, everyone is reminded John Romero literally invented a genre. A genre that makes billions a year. When's the last time any of you did that?

 

[Zombra]

John Romero literally invented a genre [30 years ago].

 

[Verylittlefishes]

John Romero literally invented a genre [30 years ago].

ftfy

 

[Alienman]

Hey, complete stranger. Watch this 20 minute video.

From the little that I saw there was 16-bit Nintendo graphics and effects of soy on unprotected body shown on that video.

Beyond the soy it's an interesting video into game design. How messed up it seems to be in this game.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

it's clear now how romero is the george lucas of videogames.

 

[Boleskine]

 

[AdamReith]

Can I be Tony Soprano in this game?

If not, why not?

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

 

[Ezeekiel]

I'm honestly surprised they managed to get their reviewscore down that low on Steam. That usually takes some serious effort. People rate the blandest garbage and many outright broken games positively.

 

[Tigranes]

Wondering if anyone else has tried it. Bad bugs and UI I can live with if the actual gameplay loop has something going for it. If not would be cool to hear exactly how it's broken.

Didn't have high hopes for this but would certainly love a good gangster game.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Not only a huge nick, but also huge overestimation of his own worth.

 

[AdamReith]

There's been a long chain of unfinished shit games made by these people, usually on the back of a property that actually has merit.

Hopefully they just give up trying to acheive cultural significance by aping people who had actual talent and vision.

 

[thesheeep]

So, another case of a failed attempt at a good gangster game?
Oh, well...

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Another example of what you get when modern tactical game=copy nuxcom. Thanks, firaxis.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Another example of what you get when modern tactical game=copy nuxcom. Thanks, firaxis.

NuXCOM combined with a poor man's Civ: Gangster edition and with only total domination victory.

 

[thesheeep]

Another example of what you get when modern tactical game=copy nuxcom. Thanks, firaxis.

NuXCOM combined with a poor man's Civ: Gangster edition and with only total domination victory.

That's the biggest WTF to me.

You implement (the rudimentary backbone of) all of these systems, diplomacy, traits, economy - just to make "kill everyone else" the only possible path to victory, invalidating most other systems in the process.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Another example of what you get when modern tactical game=copy nuxcom. Thanks, firaxis.

NuXCOM combined with a poor man's Civ: Gangster edition and with only total domination victory.

That's the biggest WTF to me.

You implement (the rudimentary backbone of) all of these systems, diplomacy, traits, economy - just to make "kill everyone else" the only possible path to victory, invalidating most other systems in the process.

I guess that the game is supposed to follow the classic Paradox DLC model.

 

[AdamReith]

That's incredibly meta if the game actively extorts you as you play it. I take back everything I said, genius.