Posted May 29, 2013
I've just downloaded and been playing Conquistador from GOG (Backed its kickstarter, game will be released here today).
I highly recommend it for the following reasons:
- Lots of very well written dialogue and encounters with meaningful choice and consequence
- Excellent character customization and progression. Take a group of 10 followers of different classes and promote, upgrade and equip them in multiple ways
- Great tactical combat which is simple to play yet offers many tactical decisions each turn
- Fantastic setting. I really got insight into how the conquistadors must have felt when I felt obliged to murder a whole tribal village. They were hostile towards me and after defeating them in combat I felt that leaving any survivors would lead to dangerous reprisals down the track.
- Great overall "strategic" exploration layer with great camping system.
Overall it has so many great mechanics that work together well to make a very compelling game.
If you haven't backed this game already, I highly recommend it to any "old school" gamer
I highly recommend it for the following reasons:
- Lots of very well written dialogue and encounters with meaningful choice and consequence
- Excellent character customization and progression. Take a group of 10 followers of different classes and promote, upgrade and equip them in multiple ways
- Great tactical combat which is simple to play yet offers many tactical decisions each turn
- Fantastic setting. I really got insight into how the conquistadors must have felt when I felt obliged to murder a whole tribal village. They were hostile towards me and after defeating them in combat I felt that leaving any survivors would lead to dangerous reprisals down the track.
- Great overall "strategic" exploration layer with great camping system.
Overall it has so many great mechanics that work together well to make a very compelling game.
If you haven't backed this game already, I highly recommend it to any "old school" gamer