Expeditions: Conquistador

Expeditions: Conquistador

released on Apr 04, 2013

Expeditions: Conquistador

released on Apr 04, 2013

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins. Re-write the history of the Conquistadors: Forge diplomatic alliances with the natives... or crush the savages and bring civilization to the pagan tribes! Create an expedition of individual characters: Choose your followers wisely from over 30 characters, but be careful - they each have their own traits, opinions and moral standards. Hunt for unimaginable riches and fight intense battles in the unforgiving jungle. In this turn based strategy RPG, a cunning plan is as vital as thoughtful resource management. Expeditions: Conquistador offers a rich storyline separated into two campaigns, challenging players throughout 25+ hours of gameplay. Strategy veterans as well as newbies will find their turn-based El Dorado!Features Discover the New World! Travel to legendary locations in America, roam the jungle on the hunt for mystical temples as well as ancient ruins. Create your own party of followers! Choose from more than 30 characters, train your recruits and lead them to battle. Coach them as they will develop from untrained recruits to fierce battlefield veterans. Four highly customisable difficulty levels will challenge pros and newbies alike. But be warned: The Iron Man mode is a real beast! Choice & Consequence: Use your skills to avoid hostility or, when diplomacy breaks down, adapt your tactics to highly varied terrains across more than 70 battlefields. Challenge your friends to tactical PvP combat in either Hot Seat mode or via TCP/ICP.


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The game allows you to step into the 16th century and explore the New World as a Spanish Conquistador. It is a tactical role-playing game with strategic resource management. Conquistador is set in a rarely visited part of history, full of mystery, political intrigue and good old-fashioned violence.

Around 1520 we take on the role of a Spanish Conquistador in South America. By selecting members of your expedition, we can explore campaign maps based on real topological maps of Hispaniola and Mexico. Through intricately branching dialog, we're very engaged with the characters and situations you encounter in these unexplored areas, and as for the combat mechanics, the game allows you to control your individual troops through a deep and brutal tactical combat system.

The combat system is detailed and failure has huge consequences. Each expedition member has a face, a history, a set of personality traits and of course a combat role, plus their morale will change depending on your decisions, as you weigh your options and if they fall in battle. Their injuries will be transported to the world map and they will need to be treated by your doctors until they heal again. If you don't treat your expedition members, they will die and disappear forever.

Choice and consequence are at the center of Conquistador's gameplay experience. As the leader of the expedition, you will face difficult decisions about the use of your troops and resources, and how to engage with the factions of the savage New World. Will you defy history and become a diplomatic peacemaker, or will you become a ruthless Conquistador determined to lay the entire Aztec Empire at your feet? The game has an average of 30 hours of gameplay.

mesoamerican RPG - not a lot of these around. bought in the heyday of indie unity shovelware. Its decent. Didn't finish.

Really enjoyable, the first time you play it. Charm falls off and annoyances grow when you replay it. Still, the first impression was really good.