It fails to distinguish itself in any way. It’s not to say that Port Royale 4 is a bad game. There’s no big buildup to an endgame, so everything has that mid-game feeling of going through the paces. Both the trading and town building are surface deep, and after 15 or so hours of gameplay, everything is just repetition. Port Royale 4 will be an interesting distraction for fans of management sims, but none of its systems are complex enough to hook players for long. However, for the most part, naval fighting is a rather dull affair. Ships do get some abilities, both inherently and through assigned fleet captains. Movement and attacks are limited by a run-of-the-mill AP system that any fan of turn-based games will be immediately familiar with.
Each side takes turns until one is defeated.
Users can engage in piracy if they wish, but it’s a waste of time and effort compared to simply trading.Ĭombat in Port Royale 4 is very spartan and takes place on a grid. Unfortunately, players aren’t going to have their pirate conquest wishes come true in Port Royale 4. There’s a whole blockbuster franchise dedicated to pirates in the Caribbean, though I forget the name of it off the top of my head. The only thing people really find interesting about the Caribbean in the late 16th century is the pirates. Buy tobacco from countries like Barbados and sell to Martinique, I think. If not, they need to build houses and facilities nearby to ensure workers are happy. A tobacco route early in the game can be very profitable. If one has enough workers available, they can build new manufacturing facilities, mining, growing crops, etc. However, the city management is relatively barebones and just comes down to numbers. However, once these routes are established, there’s nothing else to do besides accomplishing tasks from the Viceroy.Īs the player builds Fame, they’ll be allowed to govern other settlements. Sure, trade routes have some complexity since users must consider things like weather, wind direction, ocean depth, and currents. Trade routes are created by clicking the map icon in the top right of the screen. These routes are automated convoys that take the constant checking out of your hands and give the tasks to a Captain. The only workaround I could think of is to have multiple Convoys on the trade route. Port Royale 4 Trade Routes After you've become familiar with the marketplace you will want to set up trade routes. Having a warehouse seems to help only partially. So convoy departs empty, and by the time it gets to destination, there is demand. Let's say it is at the Viceroy town 10 days away. Players can establish automated trade routes and sit back and rake in cash. I run into following problem: On the day Convoy is departing, there may be no demand at the destination. In the end, though, all the complexity is somewhat superfluous. The UI in this game is not ideal, and you must frequently switch between menus and spreadsheets to find the info you need for trading. All this is done through an intricate web of menus, which can be a bit frustrating. To actually prosper in Port Royale 4, you must trade with other colonies.
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