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6About Offworld Trading Company
Mars has been colonized. Now, Earth's greatest corporate titans have been invited to build companies to support it. The competition to dominate the market is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV lead Designer, Soren Johnson.Venture to Mars to Earn Your Fortune. With space travel becoming a reality and the easy-to-reach resources on Earth dwindling, hopeful people seeking their fortune are rushing to the next great frontier: Mars. Rekindle humanity’s adventurous spirit by leaving Earth behind and make a new name for yourself as a titan of industry on the red planet.Discover the Origin of the Major Martian Businesses. Determine the fate of the Martian colonization effort in the dynamic single-player campaign mode. Multiple types of CEOs, each with unique traits and abilities, deliver many hours of discovery into their motivations and how they intend to dominate the future of Mars.Experience New Adventure in Multiplayer. Turn your friends into frenemies! With a robust and exciting multiplayer mode that can support up to eight players, no two games of Offworld Trading Company are the same! The market fluctuates depending on which of the four starting
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A nice experiment in a world full of RTS
A nice experiment in a world full of RTS. Buy it if you are into: The science behind colonising Mars (great accompany to the book "the Martian") Economics and market forces Seeing a different RTS like none before So this a niche game which has been put together fairly well. But for me I didn't always find the gameplay that entertaining or memorable in the end. I wish I could give it a neutral score because I would only recommend it to small number of people. But I will fall on the side a thumbs up because it delivered what I expected it to.
- Graphics3.5
- Gameplay4.5
- Story4.0
- Value4.0
What I like about this game the most is the allegory
What I like about this game the most is the allegory. You can read many other reviews praising or ciriticizing gameplay, I generally speaking think it's very solid. Rewarding aggressiveness in Multiplayer is frustrating, though thematically appropriate, and in single player more patient strategies can be employed. Lagging behind on HQ upgrades can be an advantage in some circumstances, and while I would appreciate more rebalancing to allow calculated and patient gameplay in multiplayer, I'm more than satisfied with the current form, and very impressed with the simulated Market. But this game also tells an interesting story. The story of De Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. In English: "The United East-India Company". The game's mechanics perfectly translate the concepts underlying the VOC's heyday to a future space travel setting, with trading monopolies, seemingly absentee governments that grow dependent and friendly to your business, and cities being bought and owned as corporate entities through Monopoly Charters. When playing this game I encourage all players to consider their actions in that context, and imagine the relationship that you, the CEO, have with the locals, the other companies, the black markets and privateers, and the goldmine that is shipping these precious resources back home. Because I don't think I've seen a better demonstration or grasp of the financial and political dynamics of the 18th Century spice trade than here.
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.0
- Story4.5
- Value3.5
It's soooo beautiful
It's soooo beautiful. Really. There's also a strong gameplay design (if you like your base being disabled by surprise by your opponents). UI is almost perfect as well. When you play your first minutes, there's a lot to enjoy from this game. But, but, but ... It's BORING (and I'm a hardcore fan of management games). There's no endgame, not even a midgame. It's all about playing the same short match over and over again. After the first hour, you've seen everything ... I'll play this from time to time but I feel like being abused for this price (and I got it on sale). It can't be a thumb up.
- Graphics2.5
- Gameplay2.5
- Story2.5
- Value3.0
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