El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
- June 17, 2024
- Gameparic
Get on Steam"El Dorado: The Golden City Builder" is a strategy and city-building game where you lead a civilization in the Yucatan peninsula, aiming to create a thriving and prosperous city. Manage resources, appease the gods, and choose your path to dominance through conquest or diplomacy. As the architect, you are responsible for every building in your territory, from small settlements to a bustling golden city.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a unique theme and setting, drawing inspiration from Mayan culture, which adds an interesting twist to the city-building genre.
- The mechanics involving the favor of various gods and the potential for city improvement based on resource demand are engaging and provide depth.
- The graphics and design are visually appealing, contributing to an immersive experience despite some inconsistencies.
- The user interface is counter-intuitive and not user-friendly, making it difficult for players to understand basic mechanics and progress through the game.
- Sandbox map generation is poorly implemented, often resulting in frustrating terrain issues that hinder building and resource management.
- The game feels unfinished and buggy, with critical gameplay elements like placing farm plots and resource management being problematic, leading to potential softlocks.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging and offers unique elements through its god mechanics and city-building aspects, appealing particularly to fans of the genre. However, it suffers from a lack of depth and intuitive mechanics, which may hinder the overall experience.
“Different goals and different gods have a different impact on the gameplay.”
“After playing the game for a few minutes, it seems that the game's god mechanics, the appearance of the cities, and the brutality of the Mayan culture reflected in the game make it very appealing to players who enjoy building cities.”
“It can be fun and interesting, but it lacks full depth and the mechanics are not intuitive.”
“After playing the game for a few minutes, it seems that the game's god mechanics, the appearance of the cities, and the brutality of the Mayan culture reflected in the game make it very appealing to players who like to build cities.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The graphics are visually appealing but suffer from inconsistency, particularly with issues related to draw distance, leading to a blurred distinction between high-quality and low-quality visuals.
“The theme and graphics are pretty but inconsistent; draw distance is a big issue in this game, and the line between rendered and low-quality visuals is nonexistent.”
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
“Character models are poorly designed, making it hard to connect with the story.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally appreciated for its pleasant quality, but the overall experience is hindered by a counter-intuitive user interface and a poorly executed tutorial, which detracts from player engagement.
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game has been reported as unstable, with users experiencing numerous bugs that affect overall performance.
“The game is incredibly buggy and crashes frequently.”
“I experienced constant instability, with frequent freezes and glitches.”
“The overall stability of the game is disappointing, making it hard to enjoy.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's story is structured around a series of distinct missions, each contributing to the overall narrative progression.
“The game is just a series of different missions with no cohesive narrative.”
“There is a lack of depth in the story, making it feel disjointed and unengaging.”
“The plot feels like a collection of random events rather than a well-structured story.”
