Quick Look: Tropico 4

@Lockes84 said:

This looks worth checking out. The artwork on the characters is wonderfully grotesque.

The artwork for the advisors totally reminds me of Road Rash for the PS1.

It's a pretty fun game. Played it early in the year. Watching this really makes me just want the new Sim City.

Greatest. QL Description. Ever.

=D

@HerbieBug said:

Will the game allow me to hire a series of mariachi troupes to stand on every street corner in town and play Guantanamera every day all hours all the time forever?

Because that seems like the correct way to go. :)

Mariachi = Mexican

Guajira = Cuban

Guantanamera is a guajira song, though if your were a dictator, I'm sure you could have mariachis play it anyway, haha.

Is it just me or is the music FANTASTIC?

Looks disappointingly similar to Tropico 3 (which I picked up on a Steam sale for super cheap), both mechanically and visually. Mechanics look nearly identical with some additions around the edges and some slightly better presentation. All the 2D art, like citizens' mugs and edict art and building art looks identical. Looks like a pretty modest iteration.

@Hsizzay: On the PC quite a few interface issues were fixed between the two version making the gaming experience better.

If you are new to the series I would suggest getting Tropico 4 rather than Tropico 3.

@Phished0ne said:

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy would you put a garbage dump so close to your cityyy?

I agree in theory, but technically he didn't. The red area was the area that needed one. He placed one directly outside of the red area, making it completely useless lol.

Did watching this make anyone else hungry for Mexican food? The soundtrack just reminds me of a Mexican restaurant and now I'm hungry. Maaaaan.

I always start playing Tropico games and I get obsessed with them. Then all of a sudden, I stop. No idea why this game does that to me.

I had the same experience with Tropico 3 as Jeff. Played it once or twice, thought "hey, this is kinda cool!" and then never came back. This sequel seems pretty similar.

@CDUBBE said:

Did watching this make anyone else hungry for Mexican food? The soundtrack just reminds me of a Mexican restaurant and now I'm hungry. Maaaaan.

It actually made me want Cuban food but I don't want to drive to get it. Soooo laaaazy.

Put fluoride in the water.

Promise to fund everyone's pet social programs and lower taxes? Oh, Ryan Davis, I knew you had it in you to be a politician.

@NeVeRMoRe666: fuck yes; the perfect music for dictatin'

@Gerhabio said:

@HerbieBug said:

Will the game allow me to hire a series of mariachi troupes to stand on every street corner in town and play Guantanamera every day all hours all the time forever?

Mariachi = Mexican

Guajira = Cuban

Guantanamera is a guajira song, though if your were a dictator, I'm sure you could have mariachis play it anyway, haha.

Oh I know. If you go to any touristy location in Mexico you'll find mariachi's playing that song constantly. Tourists don't care about the technicality of the song being Cuban.

Wow, the forehead of that same-sex marriage chick was HUUUUGE.

@dropabombonit said:

These types of games are not for me but really digging the music in this game. Anyone know where I can get the soundtrack

Any episode of Dexter?

Tropican't you see me through the cloudy sky? Can't you see it in my eyes?

21 minutes in...is it fun?

@Porkellain said:

Uh, kinda late as QL, isn't it?

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@LD50 said:

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@Fattony12000 said:

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Dem quest attempts.

I still love the people who shamefully delete their comment when they realize they weren't first.

@BisonHero said:

@Porkellain said:

Uh, kinda late as QL, isn't it?

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@LD50 said:

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@Fattony12000 said:

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Dem quest attempts.

I still love the people who shamefully delete their comment when they realize they weren't first.

I completely don't remember that. I had "Totally Tropical!" all ready to go from what I recall. There was already a quote on the page as I remember, although, I am highly biased in this regard. Curse this flawed quote system!

@BisonHero said:

I hate people with brown hair.

Rock rot or rule? Best Show reference?

As the child of Cuban refugees, this game makes me feel weird.

@Rexicon said:

As the child of Cuban refugees, this game makes me feel weird.

My fiancee works at a left-wing archive cataloging movements, protests, and various other things. Her boss was a political prisoner for several years who tells a meaaaaaan story. She too feels weird about this game.

Same sex marriage activated!

Some nice merengue and salsa in this game. Takes me back

@Branthog said:

I haven't watched the video, yet, but . . . why are we doing a Quick Look for a game that came out almost a year and a half ago? If it's just for kicks, we should come up with a new category/feature for these. Like... Delayed Looks or something.

Perhaps that's why you should watch the video first then :P. They address this by stating how it had just came out on the Xbox 360 as the "Gold Edition", making it new even though it had came out on the PC a while ago.

If you're interested in the game and have a decent PC, it is pretty much guaranteed to be in the Steam christmas sale for maybe $7.50 with all DLC included.

From my experience with the game, it's not really necessary to appease every single faction (on the default difficulty at least). I've had islands where I've completely ignored both the religious and environment factions and did very well. What's important is satisfying basic needs and having a really good economy.

Take the fun outta Mexico

Why is Miss Pineapple's head so freaking gigantic?

@Divina_Rex: Well that's not a bug that didn't make it past QA, that's just how the game works. Your workers need close proximity to their work, entertainment, and religion. If there isn't housing near it, they will shack up.

@Aquavelvaman said:

Rock rot or rule? Best Show reference?

Wait, wuuuuuuuuuuuuut...?

@MaddProdigy said:

@Divina_Rex: Well that's not a bug that didn't make it past QA, that's just how the game works. Your workers need close proximity to their work, entertainment, and religion. If there isn't housing near it, they will shack up.

I didn't say it was a bug. I said I the little people in the game won't take advantage of mass transit.

God, do I love this game. Glad to see a quick look for it!

So after picking this game up and playing through roughly half of the campaign, I'm pretty sure there's a good reason for fictionalizing Richard Nixon.

As in, they would get sued if they didn't.