Tropico 3

[derspiess]

Twice I have started playing, aiming for a Sendero Luminoso/Khmer Rouge land of peasants. But I just can't find the energy to continue.

For the 360 there is an achievement called "Iron Fist" where you have to pretty much do that to earn it.

[derspiess]

I never seem to get much done with tourism on my islands. By the time I'm ready to start the tourism industry up, the urban sprawl from my industry and tenements means there's no pristine, tourist-friendly areas left.

Some islands are better for it than others.  I always leave beach property open for hotels, tourist attractions, etc.  The thing I always had trouble with was getting someone to work at the pyramid ruins-- either they'd leave shortly after they filled the position or the job would just stay empty the whole game.  I even built them a nice house nearby & made sure there were other accessible amenities-- no dice.

[Josquius]

Rather than making a new thread I thought I would say this here.

Tropico 4= pretty much just Tropico 3.5

Not much new at all. The interface is different, graphics shinier, a few new buildings and missions are different but otherwise....its so darn similar.

[Liep]

Tropico 3 was basically just Tropico 1 (2011 edition).

[Zoupa]

I played a grand total of 2 hours of Tropico 3. Money well spent 

[DGuller]

I played a grand total of 2 hours of Tropico 3. Money well spent 

Wow, you played through the campaign three times? 

[Razgovory]

If I were to spend my well earned Quatloos which would should I get.  Tropico 3 or Tropico 4?

[sbr]

If I were to spend my well earned Quatloos which would should I get.  Tropico 3 or Tropico 4?

I haven't played either, but from reviews and talk-on-the-street T4 isn't anything more than a T3 with upgraded graphics and textures and T3 isn't much more than the original Tropico with upgraded graphics and textures.  Anyone whose opinion I trust says the first game is still the best and likely very much cheaper than either of the remasters.  If you want one of the new ones I suppose you need to decide which is more important: shiny graphics or shiny coins in your pocket.

[Habbaku]

Tropico 3 is, like, $5 or something these days on Steam and very much worth getting.  I can't vouch for 4 yet, but the extra features do look like they fix some issues I had with 3.  Being able to actually import goods is potentially very huge.

[The Brain]

Tropico 3 is, like, $5 or something these days on Steam and very much worth getting.  I can't vouch for 4 yet, but the extra features do look like they fix some issues I had with 3.  Being able to actually import goods is potentially very huge.

Except that the people's republic already provides for the proletariat.

[Josquius]

3 improves on the first one quite a bit, the 3D view is more than just prettines, it makes placing buildings in the game better too. Combined with the bigger islands its a huge improvement, no longer are you quite so pressed for space.
4....it does improve on 3 but not be $20 or however much more it is worth. Especially if you're taking 3 with its addon.