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Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Expeditions: Conquistador is a rpg, strategy and turn-based game
developed by Logic Artists
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on May 30th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 5 languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Italian, German and Russian.
It has received 1,543 reviews of which 1,218 were positive and 325 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.17€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Processor:Dual Core 2.6 GHz or AMD64X2 2.6 GHz
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:nVidia GeForce 8600 GT or higher, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher, min. 256 MB VideoRAM, Shader Model 3.0
- DirectX®:9.0c
MacOS
- Processor:Dual Core 2.6 GHz or AMD64X2 2.6 GHz
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:nVidia GeForce 8600 GT or higher, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher, min. 256 MB VideoRAM, Shader Model 3.0
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 13.04
- Processor: Dual Core 2,6 GHz or AMD64X2 2,6 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB
- Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT or higher, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher, at least 256mb VideoRAM, DirectX 9c, Shadermodel 3.0
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Pretty fun, hard core, turn based strategy that you will need to start over at least once before you really have a clue... But is fun and interesting! Lot's of detail and cool original content! This has sat in my Inv for maybe a decade, finely took it out and am really liking it!
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Expeditions: Conquistador is the first entry in the Expeditions series of games, which could be accurately described as historical turn-based RPGs with heavy emphasis on players choices. I actually played Expeditions: Vikings first, without knowing it was a sequel to this game. I was pleasantly surprised by it, so I decided to have a go at the other Expeditions games as well. The year is 1518. and the American continent was only recently discovered. You are the son of a wealthy noble who's been given commission by the king of Spain to organize an expedition into the New World. As you're already experienced with managing soldiers, you are given free hands to choose your companions and take command of the expedition. Inspired by the adventures of Christopher Columbus and encouraged by the prospect of finding fame and fortune, you and your men set sail across the Atlantic ocean. The story of Expeditions: Conquistador is divided into two parts. The first part takes place on an island of Hispaniola (today's Dominican Republic), where Columbus erected the Spanish settlement of Santa Domingo. After completing the events on Hispaniola, you'll continue your journey to mainland, where the second part of the story unfolds. I have to say that the story of Conquistador is quite good and I was pleased with the amount of impact the player has on the storyline through choices. You will encounter various individuals and native tribes and it's entirely up to you how you'll handle them. The game also possesses a strong atmosphere, created by a mix of random world events, camp management mechanics and fitting background music. Combat in this game is surprisingly good, considering it's a historically accurate game without magic or other such nonsense. Your companions are divided into classes and you can equip them, promote them and pick their abilities . They also have their uses outside of combat, in random events or daily tasks. You'll need to collect food, make medicine and construct various equipment used in combat. Each night, your expedition stops to camp. During this period, you can assign your expedition members different roles, which can range from guarding or patrolling the camps perimeter to hunting for food or stitching wounds. These "camping mechanics" are what the Expeditions series is famous for, and they were first introduced here. The presentation aspect of the game is not as good. The camera outside of combat is absolutely terrible and most of the time it's impossible to tell where you're going without consulting the map. Picking up items or interacting with objects is buggy as hell. The graphics are passable at best, with no scaling options for higher resolutions. The game has lengthy dialogues and no voice acting, which can be tedious. But you eventually get used to all that. Expeditions: Conquistador is an unpolished game, but definitely one worth of playing. If you regularly play story-oriented RPGs, you'll be refreshed by the different approach Expeditions: Conquistador takes. Score (out of 10): 7.5
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Expeditions: Conquistador is a historical CRPG in a unique time period that doesn't get nearly enough attention as a video game setting. I stumbled upon it on the steam page and although it looked a little dated (and felt it at times) it was nothing I could not look past and after completing it I have to say it is definitely on my list of favorite games. If you enjoy C-RPGs and history then I think it is a great game to play through, especially at it's sale price of 3.99. It isn't exactly super strictly historical and sometimes even ends up tastefully and rarely being low fantasy but it is enough to immerse the player and does a good job of showing the time period. It nails all the boxes for a solid CRPG and while it is nothing supremely special in that regard, sometimes feeling a little under designed in some gameplay aspects, it is made up for by it's setting and nailing the things that do matter for what it is trying to accomplish. Choices matter, people die, mistakes will ruin your expedition just like it would for those who showed up on the coast of Mexico as explorers. The gameplay is challenging, especially on the higher difficulties and I thoroughly enjoyed playing through it. The graphics of the game are nothing to write home about, but the overall feel of the game almost gives off a charming CD-ROM game of the past type of vibe and the charm never wore off the farther I played. There were definitely a couple of opportunities I felt like the developers could've thrown a bone to the player and let them have a little more fun, come on let me domesticate the jaguar and control it in battle! or play 12 v 12 on the big battles! but overall I have no serious complaints. All around solid game. I am excited to see what the rest of the expeditions series is about after playing this game and I highly recommend Expeditions: Conquistador.
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Backtracking through this series after first playing Rome. Conquistador is entertaining as you try to wrangle a band that never -quite- gets along, all while engaging in a solid turn based strategy as you make a name for yourself in the new world.
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At the time of writing this review, I picked up the game again more than ten years after its release date in 2013, in an attempt to unlock some more difficult achievements. Graphics and most mechanics feel outdated on this point. The oldskool simplicity of the more established mechanics, however, felt very refreshing. Being able to go back to the essence of tactical combat without getting too overflowed with different leveling options and skill trees, was a clarifying experience. Expeditions: Conquistador focusses heavily on tactical combat, exploring and map travelling with a repetitive, optimized survival group minigame. Most of the time spend is traversing and exploring on one of the two maps, Hispaniola and Mexico, completing quests, occasionally getting into combat. The party needs to rest, camp to survive and gain movement points, which can be used to travel. During camping and resting, a setup screen becomes active, where the player can assign each expedition member to different tasks. This involves guarding, hunting, tinkering, etc… A thin line between prosperity and deterioration has to be walked. In time, when expedition members start to gain levels and skill points, this minigame becomes somewhat easier and more flexible to set up. At first, the camping is very fun and appealing, but becomes very repetitive during the course of the game, since you will do a ton of resting in a single playthrough. The simplicity of the combat game is what Expeditions: Conquistador excels in. There is quite a lot of similarly feeling combat in the game, with the battlefield map and scenery accordingly being the only different aspect. There are some different objectives in combat, however, such as escape battles or battles where you have to hold on and survive for a given number of turns. From the very efficient abilities to rewarding sound effects, the simplicity and integrity of combat play, all gives a satisfying refreshing feel. Not a lot of planning ahead what your next turn will look like is needed, this makes for a relaxed, progressing flow of combat. A mere five classes are available in the game: doctor, scout, hunter, scholar & soldier. Given, each character can only level up five times, with most abilities acquired upon leveling, are the same among each of the classes, not much difference in gameplay will be noticed. Most tweaking comes from the variety in features that can be chosen, which are quite a few, but have minimal impact on gameplay, though. Background music is very well composed, with very catchy tunes, quickly immersing the player. There are too few different music loops, which is a shame, and rapidly get repetitive and slightly annoying over time. Some rather special audio tracks are used during more unique battles, too bad the developers did not spread all tracks somewhat more equally over the course of the game. There is a lot of unspoken dialogue in the game’s storyline, so do expect of lot of reading and interpreting. Only dialogue that is spoken, is played during the three cut-scenes which run during the intro, outro and between the two different scenario, map locations. Sixty achievements are to be unlocked in order to reach the “perfect game” status. Given the fact most players will need multiple playthroughs make this a more challenging, time consuming task. For instance, the “Masochist” achievement requires you to “Complete the game in Iron Man mode on any difficulty”, and the “Aguirre” achievement needs to be unlocked by “Completing the game on Insane difficulty”. These two achievements alone already, are not quite complementary for obvious reasons. There are also opposing ones for choosing sides with one of two factions in-game.Exept for Iron Man mode, savescumming is a viable option, make sure to save regularly and before each important oncoming event. Achievement hunters and completionists can opt to perfect Expeditions: Conquistador, since all achievements are manageable to unlock, given to spend some 30 hours per playthrough. Do take into account, however, at least 2 full playthroughs are required, whilst most achievements can be cheesed by reading guides or using common sense. To conclude: Despite the fact the game has been released over 10 years ago, do not expect fancy new mechanics, tons of tweaking options, but a game that has held up really well in its core basic turn-based tactical combat. The game is not too long to play through, so it lends itself to get back to once in a while. A fun, unique tactical game in a mysterious real-life setting. Recommended for: fans of, more basic, turn-based tactical combat games with a small focus on roleplaying elements, where choices do impact storyline Cheers, SultanK
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Expeditions: Conquistador is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
Expeditions: Conquistador is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Expeditions: Conquistador received 1,218 positive votes out of a total of 1,543 achieving a rating of 7.58.
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Expeditions: Conquistador was developed by Logic Artists and published by THQ Nordic.
Expeditions: Conquistador is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Expeditions: Conquistador is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Expeditions: Conquistador is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Expeditions: Conquistador offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Expeditions: Conquistador offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Expeditions: Conquistador does not currently offer any DLC.
Expeditions: Conquistador does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Expeditions: Conquistador does not support Steam Remote Play.
Expeditions: Conquistador is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Expeditions: Conquistador.
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Logic Artists
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THQ Nordic
Release
30 May 2013
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