Tropico 5 announced...

[Anguille]

Cool...

[eyebiter]

Wonder if they will use Steam DRM, or the Kalypso account again?

[sandman2575]

Man, and I just bought Tropico 4 during the Steam sale and have barely touched it.

...smokin' avatar by the way, Anguille.

[Anguille]

...smokin' avatar by the way, Anguille.

Thanks...and the lady lives in my city  8)

[Nefaro]

Man, and I just bought Tropico 4 during the Steam sale and have barely touched it.

...smokin' avatar by the way, Anguille.

Don't worry.  If they stay true to form, Tropico 5 will just be Tropico 4 that they just crank out steady little DLCs for.

Seriously.. has anyone else played Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 base games?  They're almost exactly alike.  Maybe a couple extra buildings available in the second one?  Very much a DLC marketing scheme.  Hopefully they do something a bit more fancy with 5.

My advice... play T4 and wait on reviews.

[bbmike]

Don't worry.  If they stay true to form, Tropico 5 will just be Tropico 4 that they just crank out steady little DLCs for.

Seriously.. has anyone else played Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 base games?  They're almost exactly alike.  Maybe a couple extra buildings available in the second one?  Very much a DLC marketing scheme.  Hopefully they do something a bit more fancy with 5.

My advice... play T4 and wait on reviews.

Totally agree. I won't buy 5 unless it includes major changes to the game.

[LongBlade]

Don't worry.  If they stay true to form, Tropico 5 will just be Tropico 4 that they just crank out steady little DLCs for.

Seriously.. has anyone else played Tropico 3 and Tropico 4 base games?  They're almost exactly alike.  Maybe a couple extra buildings available in the second one?  Very much a DLC marketing scheme.  Hopefully they do something a bit more fancy with 5.

My advice... play T4 and wait on reviews.

Totally agree. I won't buy 5 unless it includes major changes to the game.

Tropico 4 was fun but was mostly incremental changes to the game.

The again, the series is so good that if they made major changes they might screw it up.

[TheCommandTent]

This reminds me I still need to finish Tropico 4. :)

[Wolfe1759]

Watching the trailer my impression is that Tropico 5 could be a totally different game from previous Tropicos.

The emphasis seems to be on it being a Global game with El Prez taking over the world rather than just one island.

I may be reading more into it than there is however.

[bbmike]

This reminds me I still need to finish Tropico 4. :)

And that's another other thing. I don't know about you, but there's something about the Tropico series that fails to really hold my attention. It needs something more...

[RooksBailey]

I purchased Tropico 4 Complete (the one with all the DLC) for like $10 early this summer.  It is a perfect summer game.   ;D  However, I agree that it gets old fast.  It needs to expand beyond just building up your island.  If Tropico 5 does indeed expand the breadth of the game into global politics, it will definitely be a step in the right direction.   

Like everyone else, I am willing to wait and see what happens with T5.  If it is like T4, I can wait for another $10 deal. 

[Anguille]

Watching the trailer my impression is that Tropico 5 could be a totally different game from previous Tropicos.

The emphasis seems to be on it being a Global game with El Prez taking over the world rather than just one island.

I may be reading more into it than there is however.

Indeed...i've been following Haemimont games since the beginning and they tend to use the same engine twice (tropico 3 & 4, Glory of the Roman & Imperium Romanum)...I suspect something new this time.

[LongBlade]

This reminds me I still need to finish Tropico 4. :)

And that's another other thing. I don't know about you, but there's something about the Tropico series that fails to really hold my attention. It needs something more...

I always have loved Tropico. Have I played every level? No.

But the Samba music playing as I build my little island into a tropical banana republic is an experience I look forward to. Which reminds me: I should probably install Tropico 4 on this machine and give it a go.

[TheCommandTent]

This reminds me I still need to finish Tropico 4. :)

And that's another other thing. I don't know about you, but there's something about the Tropico series that fails to really hold my attention. It needs something more...

I always have loved Tropico. Have I played every level? No.

But the Samba music playing as I build my little island into a tropical banana republic is an experience I look forward to. Which reminds me: I should probably install Tropico 4 on this machine and give it a go.

The music and radio announcements do add alot of great atmosphere to the game.

[bbmike]

Watching the trailer my impression is that Tropico 5 could be a totally different game from previous Tropicos.

The emphasis seems to be on it being a Global game with El Prez taking over the world rather than just one island.

I may be reading more into it than there is however.

Well, it does sound like they are changing it up a bit. You move through time on your island (no world conquest  :P). If it's done right it might be interesting to watch your island change from the colonial period as it moves into the future. Hopefully there will be more external forces (nature, diplomacy) to shape it.

From Kalypso:
El Presidente returns in Tropico 5! And he is no longer on his own. In the sequel to the popular and highly acclaimed Tropico-series, players will be able to lead a whole dynasty of dictators through different eras. Starting out in the early colonial period, you'll help guide El Presidente and his loyal subjects through different periods of history until well beyond the 21st century.