Empire of Sin left-field pairing of 1920s prohibition storyline with high-level strategy game tactics works so well that it’s almost a surprise nobody thought of it sooner. It turns out that the world of bootlegging is a weirdly perfect match for a genre that’s all about managing operations and carefully plotting out each move. Who would have thought? The creative strategy game is something of a wild passion project for Romero Games, an indie studio run by the married duo of John and Brenda Romero. According to Doom creator John Romero, game director Brenda Romero kicked around the idea for over 20 years, and those two decades of plotting are apparent in the final result. The game is as carefully planned out as its boozy crime operations. Despite its rough edges and a desperate need for combat speed options, Empire of Sin is a confident prohibition-era history lesson that pulls together some of the best elements of RPGs and strategy and tactics games to create a memorable mob-managemen...
Refreshing setting; Clever management system; Strong role-playing elements;
Lack of battle speed options; Bugs and instability;