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Entries Tagged as 'City Builder'

Tropico 3

November 14th, 2008 · 12 Comments · City Builder

I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there will be a new Tropico, the celebrated city building/person managing game series. Neither of the Tropicos were great games, but they had a spark of innovation and cleverness that the genre generally lacks. The banana republic themed first one was […]

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Nile Online

October 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · City Builder, Tilted Mill

Tilted Mill is having a busy year. An expansion for SimCity Societies, an expansion for Children of the Nile, Hinterland, Mosby’s Confederacy and now Immortal Cities: Nile Online, a browser based city builder that will probably be a prettier and more sophisticated version of Travian or Ikariam. Like Ikariam, Nile Online is about resource trading. […]

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Hinterland Review

October 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Hinterland Review · City Builder, Crispy Gamer, Review, RPGs, Tilted Mill

I had to get my theory of Manifest Destiny and Hinterland to a larger audience. I like the game a lot, but there are some undeniably annoying interface and information issues that need to be cleaned up in a patch before I can recommend it whole heartedly. A little more variety in portraits would be […]

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The Most Imperialist Game of the Year

October 1st, 2008 · 10 Comments · City Builder, RPGs, Tilted Mill

Tilted Mill’s Hinterland was released yesterday over Steam. I’m reviewing it, so I won’t write my final judgment here, but I will say that this is most aggressive manifestation of Manifest Destiny that I think I’ve seen in a light strategy game. The set up pushes you in that direction. You are the leader of […]

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Tilted Mill Interview Part II

August 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Tilted Mill Interview Part II · City Builder, Gameshark, Interview, Preview, Tilted Mill

Now we get to the good stuff – details on Hinterland. The maximum party size is four guys. Everything that is made in town and equipped on your characters can be seen simultaneously. Every sword, every pitchfork that you own, you can just drag it around to where you want it. It allows for ease […]

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Tilted Mill Interview

August 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · City Builder, Design, Gameshark, Interview, Tilted Mill

The first part of my very long interview with Tilted Mill is now up at Gameshark. The first half deals with Children of the Nile and independent development in general. The second half has more information about their upcoming game, Hinterland. Chris Beatrice is a great interview, by the way, because you just give him […]

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