Merchant Prince, aka Machivallei The Prince, One of the best old games ever... Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[Wounded Ronin]

Has anyone here played Merchant Prince, aka Machivavelli The Prince?

It is one of the few historical strategy/sim games that I feel totally satisfied playing. It combined trade with a Venetian politics system and a simple combat system for bandits and mercenaries. Even today when I get into playing it 5 hours can pass so quickly....

The other day I went onto Gamefaqs.com to see if there were any FAQs for it, and was shocked to find none. What a travesty. I don't feel like my own understanding of the game is strong enough to the point I could write a FAQ, but I felt sad that one of the best games of all time didn't have a good write-up.

[nezumi]

I don't know, CivIV was pretty fun. I liked the struggle for resources. I just wish that someone would make something which more closely modeled actual reality, where if you don't happen to get access to an area with animals capable of domestication, iron, and appropriate food stocks, you're basically boned, and where your people might die slowly for generations from malaria, when someone else invades, their armies get decimated by disease. Plus a better 'rebellion' function would rock.

CivIII was pretty bad, though.

I might have to try out the Merchant Prince. I'm currently moving out of my gaming binge phase (played half way through Stronghold Crusader, three quarters of the way through GTA, and four fifths of the way through Fallout 1. I'm starting to wonder if I have ADD.)