Разработчик: Subaltern Games, LLC
Описание
You are a banker. You want to extract as much wealth from the world as possible--or, at least, more than everyone else. You will manipulate the global economy in order to siphon money into your secret Swiss bank account. Whoever has the most Swiss money in 12 turns wins the game.
Play solo against the AI or multiplayer against people who will imminently cease to be your friends.
Buy votes.
Unlike most strategy games, you will never have access to armies and never directly control territory. Instead, you will spread your influence throughout the globe by purchasing votes in parliament, or selling your votes to incite a military coup. You always share power with your rivals, waiting for the moment when you can backstab them.
Make free trade agreements.
Re-route industrial wealth throughout the world, from Mines to Factories via exploitative trade agreements. Remember: your goal is to make a profit, NOT to improve the world.
Manipulate the IMF.
Control the International Monetary Fund to force policy decisions without a regional parliament's approval. Basically, screw over your opponents without them being able to do a thing about it.
The map is upside-down
Because why not.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 80 MB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 or 8
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 80 MB available space
Mac
- OS: OS X 10.6
- Storage: 80 MB available space
- OS: OS X 10.10
- Storage: 80 MB available space
- Additional Notes: May require some minor resolution adjustments
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu
- Additional Notes: Go to for distro-agnostic build
- OS: Ubuntu
- Additional Notes: Go to for distro-agnostic build
Отзывы пользователей
Play the tutorial first, its a really cool game. They took neoliberal (neocolonial) foreign monetary policy and gamified it. For only a few bucks, it's certainly worth picking up.
A very cool example of how to use game mechanics to make narrative points.
Neocolonialism delivers a scathing critique of modern-day capitalism before the game even begins, refusing to launch properly, a clear allegory to the real world where the "game" of capitalism is not one to be played by the common man. I also experienced even more political dialogue on into the menu page, where the entire page had been tastefully centered towards the right, just as our political system is focused on the right-wing. The map shown consequentially puts the United States somewhat off-screen, allowing oneself to ponder the symbolic connection to the present-day situation of the country. The game can seemingly only be played in windowed-mode, yet needs to be restarted every time a settings change is made. This clearly represents the struggle the proletariat must go through to even glimpse the wealth that the bourgeois experience. Additionally, the game is not available in 1080p, an allegory the fact that one must be willing to sacrifice luxury in order to achieve a better life for others under Communism.
The game itself, though, is very fun and a unique concept. It at first seems very complex, but the tutorials explain everything well and are thankfully quite short. There is a lot of depth to be discovered in these mechanics, and I imagine even more if playing with other people, since when you add in the social aspect, there is a whole new layer of manipulation and bluffing that can be done. Unfortunately, the AI does not allow for this and is not particularly competent, although it is good when you're starting off and still learning, and isn't so bad that it isn't fun to mess around with them.
The commentary that is so obviously part of this game is really well done, all the actions you take (when thought of symbolically) make a lot of sense in the real world and puts into perspective, both how absurd the game is, as well as our real world, when you do something like take liquidate your assets in Africa in order to take control over North America, just to ratify a free-trade agreement. Overall, a really intriguing game that has huge potential for the online mode, definitely worth the $3.
To be honest, you generally play this brilliant game only a few times before it becomes repetitive but it's well worth the price and even triple :)
I teach economic history in college and use this game regularly. In fact I'm just reinstalling it at home right now to use in my remote Coronavirus session tonight!
If you can get around the fact that HOLY SHIT THE MAP IS FUCKING UPSIDE DOWN MY WORLD IS LITERALLY TURNED ON ITS GOD DAMN HEAD then this is a cheap and fun distraction for an hour or two. It's very easy--I'm usually not even competent at strategy games and I beat this after my second try--but this isn't trying to be Starcraft anyway. What it does well is show the snowballing of capital over time. If you're invested in Marxist theory, you're going to enjoy it more. However, it's very simplified. You literally 'buy votes', corporations and the state are synonymous, and somehow prime ministers can sell their countries. It sounds more like Shadowrun than Marx, but whatever. The engine is garbage. No volume sliders, fullscreen won't let me switch workstations. This game is begging for a local hotseat option; multiplayer is online only. Get it on sale.
I was initially interested in the concept for this game, but nothing has managed to pull me in. The dull and limited interface + music + interactions are enough to actually make buying the world boring. There just doesn't seem to be that much to do. Compared against a game like Monopoly, which may have been the first game to offer the experience of unfettered capitalism (it's at least the most popular), Neocolonialism feels worse then incomplete.
Honestly, I'm the most fervent anti-capitalist you're likely to find, but this game had absolutely no substance. I like the concept but the execution leaves everything to be desired. The game is slow, boring, and feels quite arbitrary, the branding suggests that it is an exercise in 'ruining the world' but there is no representation of this whatsoever, there is no conception of the environment, the workers, or anything, only text at the end of the game that says 'the world has been ruined'. The only goal is buy enough votes to get elected, then try to build a mine or factory before you 'bank' your votes. Playing with the AI is unsatisfactory since they can make deals with each other to get elected which you can't do and must control the majority of votes, and the round progression is especially awful, with the game taking about a second to go through each player buying votes one at a time - if everyone is out of money but one AI which wants to buy up a developing region, you may have to cycle through all 6 (max) players one at a time, with you having to say each time that you want to pass, up to 8 or 9 times for no reason, wasting about a minute. It's just irritating. Pointless game.
Excellent strategy game. Plays similarly to Risk, with 21st-century financial manipulation instead of the armies of the past.
Awesome to play with friends; the AI is not bad either, but I would recommend playing the game with friends for the most fun.
Strategic play, and although simplified, realistic economics concerning the development of core and periphery nations and the flow of capital.
Music is excellent and sets a great tone.
Only downside is plain visuals, but that's not what you're playing a strategy game like this for. 9/10, highly recommend.
Even in the lowest resolution that game wouldn't adjust to my Macbook screen.
Excellent game for multiplayer. Single player is only really good for learning how to play.
The game sounded interesting but it's pretty boring. The map being upside down seems like a great idea as a metaphor for turning the world upside down, but during game play it's just annoying. A cool idea with not fun game play.
This game is dumb and overly complicated
Been a fan since the Humble store release. A fun, devious game about ruining the world for your own profit. Unsparing in its critique of corporate globalization, and ridiculously entertaining in a Diplomacy-esque "are you sure you still want to be friends with these people" kind of way. Definitely worth the (modest) investment for fans of strategy games and those with a pretty dark sense of humor.
Pretty good for the price
The correct name of this game should be :
Corporativism
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REVIEW :
ABOUT THE GAME:
It is not like "Plague Inc. Evolved", where you play against the people of the world. No, here, you and the other players are competing each other to get as much money they can extract from each region.
Play agaisnt the IA is an easy win. The fun is on multiplayer, where you don't know who will vote to whom; and you can chat privately with other players to work together (temporaly, of course) or join forces to go against another player.
TURN ESTRUCTURE: Buy votes. With the votes bought, each player choose who will be a minister of that region; if you are elected, then you decide to build mines, or factories, or free trade agreement. If another player is elected, he/she propose, and you vote "Yes/No". That finish a turn.
Even when it's unstated, the minister is not the player itself, it is "controlled by the player". You can have a minister in each region of the world, at same time.
GRAPHICS: Horrible. I know, it's a "Turn based strategy game" and graphics are not important. But they are really ugly. About the map "upside-down", you get used to it in 5 minutes.
About the interface, the menus are well placed, simple, and fast to use. Rarely you have to click 2 times to make 1 thing.
SHOULD YOU BUY?: Depends. If you are planning to play alone, I think you are not going to get much fun, because the IA is easy to beat. If you are planning to play online, then, yes, worth it. Would be awesome to have a 4-pack or a 6-pack, to invite friends and family.
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ABOUT THE CONCEPT: Technically speaking, I should not call it "neocolonialism", because here you are buying votes on poor countries, and then make them grow up, creating factories and mines (you can destroy them too). When you cashout, the countries keep all the things you created.
Here, the poor countries are not working for a bigger one (like "colonies"). Here, there is no debt, nor loans. So, more than a banker, you are a powerful (and corrupted) business magnate, with enough power to buy votes, control the IMF and propose free trade agreements.
So, you may find the name misleading; but don't care, the game shows a very bad side effect of the current system, where people with enough money may get corrupted and decide over what happens in the world, buy politicians, and force the countries to take decisions that are only good for this person business. Even agaisnt the people benefit.
Like I said, I consider it a "Corporativism" simulator.
This game is awesome. The theme is great. Like Railroad Tycoon or Patrician. Its super simple and cheap. Like a board game. Each game doesn't last that long. Its really great to play with friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOJPUfJxPws
After one hour of play the game was complete with a very easily obtained victory. There wasn't really much of a point to play the game over again because it only really has a one-game charm. Not really worth $10.
The point of the game is to ruin the world. When you win, the world is ruined and you win. When you lose, the world is ruined and, well exact same title screen. The game mechanics are unique, but that doesn't contribute to quality gameplay. It feels like it might make an excellent board game.
But the general theme of the video game and implementation is poor. It's one of those games that is designed with a social conscience and you're almost certain they're more concerned about getting across their point than make the game feel fun.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Subaltern Games, LLC |
| Платформы | Windows, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 65% положительных (17) |