No game adapts the do-anything, be-anybody attitude better than the Guild Gold. To get an idea of how this game is structured you should see how it begins. The goal of the game is to be the most powerful person in the city of your choosing, and so you will choose a town which determines the difficulty level and the space available to build your own buildings-otherwise you will be forced to buy buildings from people which is more expensive. Than you will choose the profession of your father and your mother which will generate a character with pre-defined abilities based on your selection. You will than choose what profession you would like from thief to priest. This is the full extent of character creation, and you are than given a business to run based on what profession you choose. This is where the game gets interesting as each business is run very differently and provides different perks. Keep in mind you will not see your character as the game is menu-based but the menu buttons are the visual layout of your screen. For me, the game had a tendency to crash although for the most part it is very solid and, fortunately, the game autosaves every turn which equals one year in game time. Another issue is the very confusing interface, and a limited tutorial, that will take some time to learn. Combat is also clunky and not very well implemented.