Soviet City

Early Access Review Soviet City, The Ultimate Socialism Simulator! The Story Who has always wanted to take on the Role of a Communist Power Broker is right here. That Socialism has spread worldwide and exploited most of The raw Materials they have now been trusted by the Party to build a new City to send a Rocket to The sun to show the Superiority of the Soviet Idea of technology and which To solve the Country's Energy Problems. The Gameplay The Game is found on an Isometric limited Map where the individual Buildings are Placed and Units moved. This is not so much about the cozy Building As it is about the strategic arrangement of the Elements. So that the City becomes a well-functioning Machine. It is important to convince the Population to Socialism, for example by enough Oppression and to keep them Happy accordingly, for example through Consumer Goods and Propaganda. As the Game progresses, technologies can be explored to build new Buildings and make existing Ones more Efficient. One is always in Conflict between what the City needs and what the Party is asking for in order to Fulfill the 5-year Plan. The Main game is played with the Mouse, although the Controls are sometimes not quite accurate. There are also some Menus and Statistics that are supposed to Help but make a very unmanageable Impression at the Beginning. Controversy: The inner Game logic is nicely nested but also controversial. In order to balance income, Satisfaction and Production, we must resort to very Questionable means. Z.b. in the first 5 Year Plans is demanded by us to produce Coal. But Since we don't have a Mine, we have to kill our Soviets and process them into Coal in the Crematorium. The fact that Socialism does not care about a single Human Life for The Benefit of the Community is unfortunately historically correct, but regime Enemies were mainly sent to Labour Camps or For Re-education. But this is just the Beginning. So is Soviet City although it is only a Computer Game is very close in some Points to History. Musik/Sound I start here with the Best, the Sound, the pieces of Music in the Game are violent, loud and contribute significantly to the gloomy atmosphere of the Game. They use Original Recordings of Contemporary Witnesses and Propaganda in Polish Where some worthwhile are worthwhile. To explain This, however, would go beyond the Scope here. The Music thunders to the Progress of Socialism and changes according to the Situation depending on whether the Regime is threatened by too much or too little Terror. If the 5-year Plans are fulfilled, you can enjoy the first Notes of the Soviet Anthem. So if the Soundtrack gets out like that, I'd buy it. Otherwise, there are few Sound effects that stand out, because most of it is simply superimposed by the Music. Graphic The Graphics are simple and dominated by the Colors Red and Black. There are beautiful pictures and Shop Sequences created by the Propaganda of that time, which look like them as they are so mixed. The Playing field itself is very simple and some Menus and Buildings don't seem quite finished. However, everything is designed with great Attention to Detail. So the Edge of the Map is covered with Minefields, Barbed wire and Watchtowers, Bunkers, Etc. There are Areas that are Contaminated by Radio. The Writings and the Design are not always based on the Soviet, some Motifs look more like China from Mao's Time or Democratic Republic of Korea. Conclusion Soviet City is a very critical but also piecemeal violent Game made with great Attention to Detail. I'm looking forward to it when it's done. It's also a Form of Grappling with uncomfortable History. The Allusions indirectly are In order not to appeal to certain Countries and their History, but To Socialism into its course as a whole. It is Politically incorrect, playing on some uncomfortable histories of the Eastern Bloc and Korea & China. Unfortunately, no alladings to Cuba. But it could have been called Terror City or something like that. I won't be surprised if anyone blows up the End Wicker's House or Bans or Censors the Game. So enjoy it as long as it's freely available. (To at least in Germany)