Offworld Trading Company

After nearly 14hrs of gameplay I would recommend this game for Single Player use at this point. Pros; - CAMPAIGN, the games' best feature for me is the way campaign builds up a number of rounds to not only compete in a final, but how you perform throughout the rounds influences your advantage/disadvantage in the final round. - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, there are so many games that makes use of this particular game style but I believe OTC has it's own unique version of it. You cannot go around building anything you want without thinking about the cost of particular resources and how those resources affect the stock market etc; I really like that every move must be calculated. This also ties in with land claims, i really like the idea of not being able to just build anywhere, anytime; the intensity of strategic decisions increases the enjoyment. - FACTIONS/HQ'S/MAPS, the fact you can play as different factions and diversify through the campaign is also great, it allows the player to change up his/her strategy as they learn more about the game. The scanning of the map at the start makes it exciting to scramble for settling locations rather than being given a set start. - TIME, I have seen a lot of negative comments on length of rounds/games; while I slightly agree; I feel Marathon Mode is great for it's timing but maybe add a few more options for those wanting longer lasting games. I really like you can choose a 4, 7 or 10 round campaign as players will prefer shorter/longer games. Con's - ROUNDS, rounds are very similar yet not identical; however, I would like to see maybe just a few more resources to increase that depth a little further. - MULTIPLAYER, although I haven't actually played a multiplayer game yet, I am under the impression you can only simulate a "FINAL" week style game mode, this severely limits what people can do with their friends but I understand the game is still early access. What I Would Like To See? - MULTIPLAYER CAMPAIGN, this would create for an amazing game type where players can compete with each other over the amazing campaign scenario; I am a huge fan of the campaign so feel it would be wasted if it wasn't available for multiplayer. It can include up to 8 players where by players can select which colony they want to develop as in single player (as long as there is a minimum of two per colony). Deciding can be identical to finding your start position, quickest players get to jump into the colonies they choose. - MULTIPLAYER, i appreciate the pause is very handy whilst in single player so players can have limited pauses in multiplayer or they earn a 30s pause every time they upgrade their HQ for example; I know this will draw the game out but if someone pauses, other players have a change to asses their next move. This was a brief review and I have a lot of ideas of what I would like to see; but also I want to see how this game develops. Thank you sincerely for reading this review.