On the occasion of the Gamescom 2019, we have been able to see in greater depth what Empire of Sin is on the move, the first serious game of the Romero Games studio, formed by the Romero family (John and his wife Brenda). A game set in the Chicago of 1920 and with an XCOM style.
It was not until this fair, and not the E3 2019, that of its official presentation, when I began to pay attention to it, because I did not expect it under this guide when I saw it in action. And also, knowing that behind him is the father of DOOM and other legendary FPS, such as Wolfenstein 3D and the almighty Quake. Touch to see in depth, therefore, why you have to keep track of this title.
The empire of sin in the dry law
It is not the first time that an attempt is made to create a video game set in the 20s, with that prominence for the mafia, under the strategy genre. There we have, without going any further, the 2013 Omerta: City of Gansters edited by Kalypso Media, where it also had a large simulator component.
Empire of No part of a special attraction due to the study of origin. And it is that not every day we have that one of the people in charge of FPS who have marked history in the videogames industry now goes to the strategy genre and before which it will be the first large caliber title of his study, where To date, he has released a mobile remake of Dangerous Dave (that game for Apple II and MS-DOS released in 1988) and that rarity called Gunman Taco Truck, which this time did reach Steam.
Apart from having increased the workforce of the studio formed with his wife ( with a long history in videogames and an expert in RPGs ) in 2015, there is some guarantee to be behind the publisher Paradox Interactive , specialized in this genre that occupies so many hours in our lives.
And what exactly does Empire of Sin propose to us? Get fully into the most criminal era of the 20s, in full dry law of Chicago, to get to the top with our business … at any price: cheating, intimidation, dazzling or, of course, shooting. That we are gangsters.
Inspired by black cinema, it envelops us in an atmosphere of glamor and ostentation where legendary names like Al Capone meet. The good? That according to Romero Games, there will be multiple strategies to achieve victory, from violence to influence or with a bad reputation.
Empire of Sin, a whole world of possibilities
In Empire of Sin we will not only have to worry about the fighting, therefore, but also monitor our businesses so that they thrive. Thus, we can regulate the price and quality of alcohol, the security of the premises, word of mouth so that there is more clientele, decoration, employees …
There will be different parameters to control, as for the characters we will handle later in the fighting, not only Alphonse Capone, the boss: all the people in our charge, the relationship between them (which will influence being in action, as happens with the links in the Fire Emblem) and the skills and weapons they will have when entering combat.
In action it is not far from what is seen in the XCOMs, also because of the use of coverage (of two heights, based on the percentage of protection), but under a totally different theme when focusing on the Chicago of the 20s.
Romero Games relapses in the weight that chemistry will have on staff, since it will maximize the damage we do in combat, but it also talks about the importance of managing our businesses well, where there will not only be clandestine bars, but even casinos with a lot of money in game. The more reputation we have, the more we will expand.
Apart from that there is the fact that each secondary character will have their own story; He will not be a soldier without a soul, but will have a background and react to everything we do … and what we stop doing. And all these people we can coerce, seduce, threaten or kill as we please. And, of course, we can also bribe the police or infiltrate moles.
Date, PC requirements, price and where it will come from
Empire of Sin does not yet have a specific release date, just a vague “spring 2020” on consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One) and PC (Mac and Windows, via Steam). Your reservation is still precarious and only that of the Nintendo console for 69.90 euros appears active. Price that will drop considerably as its release approaches, eye.
Regarding your requirements, those of the Microsoft OS have been detailed …
Minimum requirements
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
- Processor: Intel iCore i3-530 / AMD Phenom II X3 720
- RAM: 4 GB
- Graphic: Nvidia GeForce GTX 555 / AMD Radeon HD 6790
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB of available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 Home 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium G4600 / AMD A10 7700K
- RAM: 6 GB
- Graphic: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 5870
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB of available space
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