The game also has issues with zone density. You end up spending way more money on infrastructure upkeep than you get back from benefactors (like industry) in return so the game forces you to increase taxes which kills city growth. The infrastructure, like electricity, for example, has no positive net value in the long run and costs way too much. The game economy is completely unbalanced. The game economy is After spending the last week playing this game, 42 hours in total, I have found the game to have some serious issues. And for last but not least: Very overpriced! If you are fan of the tycoons, manager, simulation, games: Not recommended to buy at all (at any price)! … ExpandĪfter spending the last week playing this game, 42 hours in total, I have found the game to have some serious issues. Not mentioned the sometimes inexplicable childish manifestations in game. This is the part where this game fails big time. No real simulation or common sense at all. Tho voting and council are working very badly and seemingly (other reviews) random. I progressed to almost 1900 but i doesn't feel any "accomplishment". In this more than 2 hours i was able to build: 2 district, a police station, a clinic, and gas lamps. My first (and probably the last) try in this game was 2.2 hour. They vote no to train station, no to new district, no to everything. For example: Sometimes even if you have a lot of money, they don't want to build anything. the votes and the council itself are working like an idiot. This voting and council system was a very good idea! But for god sake.
Because the graphics are very good for example. Looks like they went for graphics instead. IMHO: The most important thing in developing a game like this, is game mechanics. This is a political/economical city management/"tycoonish" game. This game is a good example for a good idea, executed very badly and poor. If you're looking for something you have to work into and quite time intensive, but is quite rewarding this might be for you.
If you're looking for a city builder, there are better options available. However, overall it still makes for a good and unique game.
#Urban empire sweats trial#
The overall gameplay is fine but feels lacking in some aspects and now and then it's not exactly clear how some things play together until you've done some trial and error.
Personally, i didn't have any technical issues but there's some reports in the Forums you might wanna check out. If you want to place something as trivial as a police station, you have to be able to pay for it, pay the service costs, have your political allies and enemies approve it during a vote and be sure that the running costs don't kill your city long time. In Urban Empire your main goal will be to stay in control. If you want to place something as Urban Empire is not a city building game. Urban Empire is not a city building game. 10 is maybe not an accurate note but I did put it to offset the abusive 0-2 scores. I continued to create districts at a fast pace and ended up covering the entire map around the middle of the IV era and I can tell you money flowed (I ended up the game with a capital of 76M and a monthly net income of 1450k), the key is having your city grow by creating new districts (without any infrastructure, at least before the last era). Another thing most reviewers apparently dismissed was to spread large investments as institutions on multiple districts. I believe the game tries to paint an accurate picture of the life of a mayor having to lead a city, with multiple statistics at hand without knowing exactly what investment will modify citizen needs. ) but overall, I was positively surprised by the mechanics and delighted to see my economy flourish. Obviously, it really lacks polish on some aspects that were largely reviewed by other criticisms (lack of explanations, uselessness of infrastructures, weird taxation system, shortage of data sets. For a strategy lover like myself, it was honestly a very refreshing experience with different elements of gameplay than what we're used to see in this category of games. For a strategy lover like myself, it was honestly a very After a complete play-through, I believe I can judge the game in its entirety. After a complete play-through, I believe I can judge the game in its entirety.
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