Renowned Explorers: International Society

Renowned Explorers: International Society

released on Sep 02, 2015

Renowned Explorers: International Society

released on Sep 02, 2015

Take command of a hand-picked group of unalike explorers and travel across the globe in search of legendary treasures while staying ahead of your rivals. Earn prestige in the Renowned Explorers International Society and become the world's most Renowned Explorer! Visit lost temples, forgotten cities and untamed wilderness to discover magnificent treasures. Find your way past wolves, smugglers and angry natives to become known as a fearless explorer. Every expedition has challenging encounters and your nemesis Rivaleux will take any chance to thwart your efforts. Select your band of adventurers carefully! Each of the 20 explorers has their own expertise and character traits when dealing with conflicts. Choose among Fighters, Scouts, Speakers and Scientists and find out the best way to use their talents. Acquire knowledge, get rich, or become famous by completing procedurally generated expeditions. Use these resources to get the skills, support and equipment you need for your next endeavor. Approach the natives consciously when running into a conflict; Fight them with Melee, Ranged and Area of Effect attacks; Win them over using Cheers, Charms and Compliments; Scare them away by Insults, Taunts and Humiliation. Every encounter is a new challenge with many solutions and it's up to you to build a reputation. Are you a diplomat, a schemer or a fighter..?


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The best thing about Renowed Explorers: International Society is that it offers multiple ways to complete each mission depending on team composition, for which there are many different characters to choose from. However, I'm worried that "combat" is too shallow to keep players interested for too long.

Roguelike mit sehr schönem leichtherzigem Abenteurer-Flair a la Indiana Jones. Gekämpft wird mit einem Stein-Schere-Papier Prinzip aus Einschüchterung, Komplimenten und Aggression. Das ist solide umgesetzt und macht Spaß, aber die freundliche Optik sollte nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen dass dieses Spiel bockschwer sein kann.

Wenn man sich gerade nicht in Kämpfen befindet, dann manövriert man bei einer Expedition auf einer Karte durch exotische Landschaften. Hier ist es wichtig den richtigen Weg zu wählen, wobei man darauf achten muss stets genug zu essen zu haben, einen Weg einzuschlagen, der zu den Fähigkeiten der eignenen Charaktere passt, sowie dass man die Ressource erbeutet auf die man sich in diesem Playthrough konzentriert.

Geht man nämlich ohne Plan in einen Run, dann wird man nicht weit kommen. Zwischen den Expeditionen gibt es nämlich noch eine weitere, höhere Management Ebene. Hier kann man sich neue Unterstützung in vorm von Items, Angestellten und noch mehr holen.

Man merkt schon ab und zu, dass ein eher kleines Team dieses Spiel entwickelt hat, aber Renowned Explorers spielt geschickt zu seinen Stärken und ist eines der besseren Roguelikes, die ich kenne.

One of the better roguelikes I've played. Really dig the lighthearted aesthetic they went for, and it doesn't take away from the challenge on offer here. Plenty of characters and maps to mix up playthroughs with, giving RE:IS plenty of replayability. I've only had one successful run, but I wonder if there's a singular, optimal strategy in terms of what to buy and when. Hopefully not, as that would stagnate the game a bit.