
In starting the game you’ll have buttons that zoom out to view the archipelagos at once, or zoom in to the El Presidente at large. This added customization fits right in, and was something I spent far more time doing than customizing El Presidente, if that says anything. You’ll be able to setup the type of grace, pathways, and extras, like a giant aquarium that rests atop the palace. You’ll also have the ability to customize the palace. The inclusion of this is really neat, I feel like this will get overlooked really easily. I chose “kind of normal” which is the baseline and doesn’t have any gameplay changes. For instance, there’s a bonus to standings with factions, 50% gain for praising factions in speeches, or El Presidente becomes a workaholic, which can be problematic when you need him to visit places to boost morale. The offering of personalities offer buffs or debuffs. At the end, there’s a single personality trait you can assign. There’s still no named characters, but they’ve toned down the ridiculous character customization to a handful of outfits that’s a lot more manageable. When you start the game, you’ll get to choose your El Presidente. These can change the tide of elections, and each game you play. Lastly, election speeches return, offering a lot of choice in delivering the speech, and what results is immediate feedback of how well or not well it went. There are four in total: colonial, world war, cold war, and modern times. Now you don’t have to deal with the attempts to be a faux 4X game by exploring and uncovering a fog of war. Your El Presidente is no immortal as they once were, thankfully.

No longer do you have to worry about heirs or carrying on a legacy, as that felt like restarting over passing traits on. This change is just small enough to make the game speed feel just right. While not a huge change, 4x speed replaces 3x speed altogether, offering 1x, 2x, and 4x speed for time advancement. In addition, there are now research systems to progress towards new unlocks.
Tropico 6 vs civ 6 series#
For starters, there are archipelagos, a series of islands you can chain together using bridges and tunnels to be a more realistic depiction of tropical islands. For Tropico 6, Limbic set to throw out the old, and bring in the new. Tropico 5 stayed the course, made some odd changes, but ultimately was a good Tropico game. What results is an absolutely refreshing take for the series, and makes Tropico 6 the best one yet.

Limbic Entertainment takes the helm from Haemimont Games who had been working on the game since Tropico 3. This being the sixth entry for a series that debuted in 2001 has had its ups and downs. Abraham Lincoln said, “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Tropico 6 tasks you taking up the mantle of El Presidente once again, a leader who is molded by the player’s actions.
