Pirate Century
It would be easy to bemoan the appearance of yet another casual strategy-based city building game for the world of social media. Pirate Century is an interesting addition to this type of gaming experience. In it, a player is charged with the task of creating a pirate utopia and allying with other players for the sake of gaining treasure and territory. There’s resources to be found through conquest abroad and managing one’s resources at home. Although many stories and games only focus on swashbuckling and swordplay, in a way it’s to see a game make the attempt to show us what goes into the nuts and bolts of a pirate empire. The quest system in this game appears to be well organized and geared toward making gameplay run smoothly as it teaches players the essentials of efficiency and infrastructure. (more…)
November 3, 2012