

If there is one thing that is particularly satisfying for all the boring people whole like this sort of game, then it's the level of detail that's gone into the trade route and general sailing systems. I love management sims so all of this is very satisfying. Port Royale has always been a game that appeals to a certain type of person, I am one of those people too. Earn and buy the right to start building in these colonies, first with production buildings and finally to everything from the houses to the hospitals, gardens, and churches, and you'll be able to truly maximise the profits you can earn. What you'll really want to do is start fiddling with the direct development of these colonies. Well, I say sorted, it's more half-sorted. Set these up well, fulfilling the needs of multiple colonies and that's essentially the money aspect of the whole game sorted. If you've got the money, there's no real limitation to the number of fleets and trade routes you can set up.
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That's where the management aspect of the game comes into full force. Now, doing all of this and sailing across the Caribbean all by yourself would take an absolute age, especially when you start developing and building up the colonies that you've been placed in charge of. The higher your fame, the more concessions you get, the more captains, structures and perks you can unlock. As well as netting the profit and increasing your reputation with that colony, you'll also be rewarded with points towards your rank with the country that owns the colony.

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Beyond the basic aspects of free trade, some settlements can also send out specific orders that you can accept and fulfil. Each settlement will cost you a certain amount of money to purchase a trading license, each one only having a limited number of base resources that can be produced, that's where the trading comes in.īuy low, sell high. Starting off at the bottom of the rung, you have the ability to trade with and build within your starting settlement, some early ships to load up with goods, or fight with, and the starting capital to start trading with. Your task as part of one of these colonial countries? Well, to colonise of course. The campaigns place you as a part of one of the colonising countries during this time: England (the UK didn't exist back then), Spain, France and The Netherlands. No, if you were to say what exactly you'll be doing in relation to pirates in this game, it'd be killing them. You can, of course, be a pirate if you want to be, but that isn't the core part of the game.
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What's strange about this whole pirate nonsense is that Port Royale has never really been a series about piracy and Port Royale 4 doesn't suddenly make that turn. I've even had the tutorials break on me, requiring a restart, where it wouldn't recognise me having done what it asked. It's not like you have a choice, all other options are blocked. It will be giving you a long line about landlubbers, wenches, rum and any other pirate cliche, rather than just saying "OPEN YOUR MENU, DOLT". If anything, it gives the worst impression possible of the game due to how drawn out it is. The choice to expand, place buildings, and even watch citizens go about their daily tasks all rests in the hands of the player.įrom naval battles to peaceful city sunsets, the experience of Port Royale 4 has been fully optimized to put players directly behind the wheel.Much like I said in my preview of Port Royale 4, the game really doesn't need such a long-winded tutorial. In addition to keeping your trade company afloat, players will need to keep track of their cities, citizen happiness, and expansion. Ports and cities are yet another detailed aspect of the game. They can charge what they like, specialize in a certain item, or even engage in a bit of piracy to frustrate the other countries on the map.

With 25 major resources to ferry and control, players have every option to control the flow and supply and demand. The world features a fully simulated global economy that responds to your every action. The game features four single-player campaigns, 18 historical ship types, 50 different building types and variants, and a satellite-accurate map. Port Royale features a highly customizable experience with an option of country, archetype, and full sandbox mode to adjust to the player's heart's content. Fortunately, we've also collected the most important bits and condensed them below.
