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Tropico 3 Gold Edition, the definitive banana republic simulator that puts the fate of an entire nation in your hands, is now available 60% off on GOG.com. That's only $5.99 until Thursday, November 15, 10:59AM GMT.

"El Presidente! El Presidente! The people are gathering outside the hacienda! They have machetes, and clubs, and petrol bombs! That last round of tax increases was too much. The militia scattered in panic. There's no escape! They want blood, El Presidente! They want blood!"
"Well, my dear prime minister, it seems that the push has come to shove. We'll have to face the consequences of our actions. We'll have to step up, and admit our faults to our people. We'll have to throw ourselves at their mercy. Of course, by "we" I mean "you". They will probably hang you, my poor man. But the important thing is, that the republic will prevail! I will lead it to a brighter future once again."

Tropico 3 Gold Edition will put you in a position of absolute power over a small tropical island and give you the chance to shape its future--may it be prosperous and bright or bleak and oppressive. All depends on your capability to manage a plethora of dynamically changing factors, and your inclination for despotism or benevolence. You'll even get the opportunity to walk the streets of your city-state yourself and witness the everyday happiness and prosperity of your nation. There's a procedural mission generator, so no two games will look alike and the Gold Edition of the game comes complete with the Absolute Power expansion.

Time to grow a beard, put on your sunglasses, and strap all those medals and decorations to your uniform. Everything to get that "El Presidente" vibe goin', while you grab and play Tropico 3 Gold Edition, for only $5.99.
The only city-builder I love. Being a dictator is just so-much-fun. Music is awesome too, and the road-system is a great addition to the original, and the reason why I love this game more than the first one.

So go get it, otherwise I might have to arrange an "accident".
Post edited November 14, 2012 by Fesin
Bought it and loved it ages ago, but since I now have three copies of the damn game (original DVD release, Steam release from the Be Mine bundle AND the Gold edition again as a recent German magazine freebie) I'll have to pass on this one.
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It was launched at 33% off (14.99 - 5.00 = $9.99). The normal price has always been $14.99.
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G-Doc: (...)Or you might enjoy it even better, as there's a good deal of new ideas and mechanics in this iteration.
*Gasp* Blasphemy! Tropico 1 is the one true Tropico! Long live El Presidente!
But ,seriously, while the charm, soundtrack and difficulty in Tropico 1 that hold a special place in my heart are absent in 3 (although the game looks and sounds great, it just misses that little something to reach Tropico1-levels), I bought it on release and didn't regret it. I felt it was a nice tribute to the original, with new visuals and more accessible to starters (which was the main complaint from my friends when I invited [read: forced] them to play my copy of Tropico 1 so they could see how awesome it was).
For this price and DRM-Free? I think anyone who enjoyed the original would be doing a disservice to themselves not giving it a try.
I just love this series, I'm not gonna get it because I've had it on steam for a long time but if you never played this before than go for it. One of my favorite game series of all time. Playing Tropico 4 at the moment and it's a blast.
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TNGpt: ...
Like I said, I think what makes this iteration superior than the original is the road system. It's hard enough getting your slav- er, subjects to do what you want in Tropico 3, but in Tropico 1 I sometimes have the feeling it's impossible.
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Ghorpm: The question is... is this an argument against or pro? ;)
Against my wallet...:-P

Thx.. Have to think it over....
I already said in my review: don't buy it $15, better wait for Tropico 4 or buy it elsewhere.
But for $6, let you go. That will make you a not so expensive demo of Tropico 4.
So... if I could ask one game I want on discount it would be this one. Am I lucky or what :)

I know it was not done for me, but still thanks a lot for this!

Also, any chance to get Tropico 4? please? :)
Great game, anyone with a knack for city building should definitely get this.
Yes, it is somewhat easier than Tropico 1, but I think that's mostly due to the anti-frustration features introduced in this episode (for example, a useful road system and cars), so that's a good thing. I personally think that, out of the three non-pirate themed Tropicos, this one has the best balanced difficulty - easier than T1, but much more challenging than T4 (which I doubt can be lost without some serious effort) - at least considering the sandbox mode.
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Fesin: Like I said, I think what makes this iteration superior than the original is the road system. It's hard enough getting your slav- er, subjects to do what you want in Tropico 3, but in Tropico 1 I sometimes have the feeling it's impossible.
Indeed. The road system in Tropico 1 made him more challenging than it is already. But, I LOVE Tropico 1, best game for me ever (prolly spent most of my childhood on it, and learned lots about history and geopolitics, hahaha). Tropico 1 has a special charm, besides some gameplay frustating. You need to use your imanigation a lot, and this is a good point. It has humor, sim, administration, politics, etc. I consider Tropico 3 as a great tribute (as mentioned). Worth a try even for the ones that havent played the first. That Tropico pirates spinoff was a terrible idea.
I've been interested in trying some of the Tropico games. This looks like a great deal, but it may be out of my budget for the week.
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Telika: Question too : I have (and love, and suck at) Tropico 1. Is there a reason to get that one ?
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Ghorpm: Tropico 3 is definitely less unforgiving than Tropico 1. So there are pretty good chances that only the first part of your statement will be true ;) The question is whether you love at least partially originate from visuals? Because if you absolutely love isometric view you may not like 3D look of Tropico 3.
All right. Grabbed it. I love the isometric view, but I've got nothing against those screenshots' 3D either. And a slightly more friendly Tropico might help me dive into it better than ricochetting on its surface like I've done so far. If anything, I may play Tropico 3, and get back to Tropico 1 after that training...
Worthy gem.
I'd been wanting to try this game :) Not played a Tropico game before and it looks interesting.
Post edited November 14, 2012 by sai