Rise of Venice
- September 27, 2013
- Gaming Minds Studios
- 128h median play time
Free-flowing strategy with a wealth of features. An element of grind, but plenty of satisfying moments too .
"Rise of Venice" is a historical strategy game that can be played in single-player or multiplayer mode. Set in Renaissance-era Venice, you start as a young man seeking wealth and power, building a trading empire across various cities and creating your own fleet. As you progress, you'll establish production facilities, engage in sea battles, and navigate the city's political intrigues.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a beautiful visual style and a vibrant setting that enhances the trading experience.
- It offers a fun and engaging trading simulation with a decent level of strategy and economic management.
- The campaign provides a storyline that adds depth to the gameplay, and the free play mode allows for extended enjoyment.
- The naval combat system is poorly designed, frustrating, and lacks intuitive controls, making it a low point of the game.
- The game suffers from repetitive gameplay and a lack of depth, leading to a feeling of monotony after a few hours.
- There are significant technical issues, including crashes and poor performance on certain hardware, which detract from the overall experience.
- story20 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The game's story is set in a historical context and features a campaign with a structured narrative, which players generally find enjoyable and engaging. However, some users criticize the repetitive nature of missions and trading mechanics, noting that while the campaign offers a more cohesive storyline, subsequent missions lack depth and excitement. Additionally, the difficulty of early missions and a lack of guidance can lead to frustration, detracting from the overall experience.
“Like the other games, it has a nice story in a historical setting.”
“Just like with Port Royale 3, there's a story-driven campaign, which I believe is the best way to start the game.”
“I've actually found myself enjoying the plot and the missions presented to me, and was disappointed to finish it.”
“The series of missions that are meant to teach the game are very hard to follow and the game anyway seems to just consist of going from port to port buying and selling and doing very little else.”
“The first mission was impossible for me and it was way too hard for a first mission.”
“The DLC adds hardly anything, the first mission is impossible and the tutorial offers no help!”
- gameplay17 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its repetitive trading mechanics, which some players find engaging due to the inclusion of naval combat and missions, while others describe it as dry and disappointing. The mechanics are relatively simple but can feel overwhelming due to the complex interface. Overall, the game offers a strong trading system, tactical combat, and a sense of progression, making it addictive and visually appealing, despite some criticisms of its repetitive nature and similarity to previous titles in the series.
“Stellar game with great trading mechanics.”
“It's a maritime trading game with city-building elements and a nice politics/intrigue game mechanic that fits the setting along with a nice sense of progression that's a welcome addition to the series.”
“Addictive gameplay, stunning visual qualities, and a terrific sense of life within its gameplay.”
“The interface bombards you with a lot of information, which makes the game more complicated than the gameplay mechanics actually are.”
“Very disappointing gameplay.”
“It has very dry gameplay feeling.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their bright, colorful aesthetic and pleasing artistic style, enhancing the overall experience. While some users appreciate the modern visuals and seamless integration during gameplay, others criticize the lack of depth and functionality, suggesting that the graphics can sometimes distract from gameplay mechanics. Overall, the visuals are seen as a strong point, though there are concerns about technical issues and the balance between style and substance.
“The game offers some nice graphics and a good aesthetic that really brightens and makes the game stand out and unique.”
“Graphics and artistic styling are very pleasing to the eye.”
“The graphics are wonderful and seamless.”
“Patrician IV and this one dumbed things down in exchange for more modern graphics.”
“There is pretty much no purpose to the 'detailed 3D graphics' since they convey no information and in fact only distract from trying to click the right thing or view production details.”
“Sure, its graphics are pretty, but there's no depth; everything is simplified and difficulty is a non-existent concept.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to lengthy battles and the need for micro-management, which can detract from the overall enjoyment. While some still find fun in the gameplay, the repetitive nature of waiting and managing resources can become tiresome.
“Waiting for your ship to come about again to take another run at your enemy does get very tedious after a while and makes battles lengthy.”
“Tedious micromanagement.”
“A little tedious at times but otherwise fun.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express strong dissatisfaction with the game's monetization, labeling it a waste of money regardless of the price. They urge Steam to reconsider its promotion of the game.
“Steam, you need to stop advertising this game; it is a total waste of money at any price.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is praised for being well-balanced and immersive, creating an engaging sandbox experience for players.
“It's a well-balanced, atmospheric sandbox.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Initially plagued by bugs, the game has seen significant improvements through extensive patches, enhancing its overall stability.
“The game was buggy at first but has been heavily patched since.”
“Frequent crashes make it hard to enjoy the gameplay.”
“I experienced constant frame drops and instability during key moments.”
Critic Reviews
Rise of Venice Review
Addictive gameplay, stunning visual qualities, and a terrific sense of life within its gameplay. Rise of Venice combines a gorgeous overlay to appeal to the eyes while delivering an amazing, in-depth level of gameplay, that installs a feeling of importance and enjoyment onto the player.
90%Rise of Venice review
Free-flowing strategy with a wealth of features. An element of grind, but plenty of satisfying moments too .
77%
