1849 Impressions

"To the Gold Rush Days"

So every since I was young I loved the thought of gold or prospecting it, definitely knew if I waited long enough a game would fit this simulation need. Was able to play a few levels of 1849 which down to roots a prospecting game where gold, brandy and other resources are key. The game itself plays somewhat a kin to the style that is Age of the Empires, but more focused towards closed scenarios. I was able to only play a handful of these levels and actually had a great time rolling through them. It gave me a nice variety of what to expect out of these mixtures that focused on resource trading, city building or basically just focusing on all around growth. There are many things to be doing while working these main objectives such as building food collection areas, making sure the people are taken after and of course supplying the folk with their liquor. This will in turn keep everyone happy and help with the development of the housing units, they change dynamically depending on the situation is in the town. It even goes as far as having people move into the area within tents if there are not enough spaces available in the land. It is really neat seeing this advancements and I always love to play this command building games. The progression is always fascinating as the world evolves through collection, there is even a fast forward or pause option so you may truly control the pace. This may be important for planning and building to accelerate the process or just take a second to look at trading options of the next step. I'm quite excited to see more of 1849, the whole game looks and feels great throughout what I did get to play. I'd love a more free focused game mode, but the scenario is interesting enough. It'll be great to see the final product or the further changes in 1849 as I'm fairly sure everyone loves the thought of gold.

Impressions Made on PC during Steam Early Access