Tropico 5 Announced

[Fr8monkey]

You, as El Presidente, will first take control of the infamous island of Tropico during early colonial times and then guide it through the centuries as the world changes and moves ever forward. You must tackle the changing needs of your people, as well as opposing governments and factions, and thus lay the foundations for your own dynasty. As you move through your years in office you can promote members of your extended family on the island to positions of power: such as ambassador, commanding general or even Supreme Ruler, to ensure your legacy thrives through the eras. As your influence and wealth grows, so do the threats to your burgeoning island superpower. Can you survive both World Wars, prosper through the Great Depression, rule as an iron-fisted dictator through the Cold War and advance your country to modern times and beyond? From the 19th to the 21st century, each era carries its own challenges and opportunities.

The Eras - From the 19th century to the 21st, each era carries its own challenges and opportunities. Begin your reign during colonial times and advance your nation through the modern era and into the future!
The Dynasty – Each member of El Presidente’s extended family is present on the island and may be appointed to key leadership positions, earning skills and experience in their assigned roles.
Research and Renovate - Advance your nation by discovering new buildings, technologies and resources. Transform your old buildings into modernized, hyper-efficient designs worthy of an economic superpower!
Advanced trade system and trade fleet - Amass a global trade fleet and use your ships to secure import/export trade routes to neighboring islands and key nations.
Explore your island - Discover what lies beyond the fog of war. Send prospectors to look for new mineral and ore deposits, but be wary of hostile animals and native tribes.
All new art - All artwork is reworked to provide Tropico 5 with a distinct historic visual identity. Choose from over 100 unique buildings from each of the individual eras.
Cooperative and competitive multiplayer – Up to four players can build up their own cities and economies on any given island map. Players can share resources and citizens, or declare war on each other.

From the site.

 

[Joecoolyo]

I'm so excited for this.

 

[sophie]

Link to video.

 

[Leonel]

Looks very interesting! Especially the time frame but I'm hoping they're talking about having bigger islands.

 

[ObadiahtheSlim]

Will builders stop being a bunch of slackers? Cause that was the lowest point of Tropico 4. I heard it was worse in previous iterations.

 

[GrayingGamer]

Will builders stop being a bunch of slackers? Cause that was the lowest point of Tropico 4. I heard it was worse in previous iterations.

Cement factory + multiple construction offices = I never had a problem.

 

[Antilogic]

Subbed for future entertainment.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

I thought the idea of researching in that Plantador mission was neat. I'm hoping the economics and politics management are more complex and harder, since it was too easy to make a lot of money and keep everyone happy in 4.

 

[scheva007]

Never played tropico, but mainly because i had other games. I have a friend though who plays it, and he enjoys it. I myself love a bit of citybuilding and managing (big fan of anno 2070), is it a bit comparable?

 

[Sonereal]

If given a choice between a game being too hard or too easy, I would always choose the former. In Tropico 3/4's case, I thought the difficulty all rested early on. Tropico 4 did shake things up by having random events that could potentially throw a wrench into your great works, but otherwise, it was too easy to make both the Capitalists and Communists love you.

I seriously hope they drop gender requirements for most jobs. Some of the requirements are just out and out strange, and it made economic development more fake difficult.

Cooperative and competitive multiplayer – Up to four players can build up their own cities and economies on any given island map. Players can share resources and citizens, or declare war on each other.

This game is starting to look like Anno meets Tropico.