Evolution of Tropico games (2001-2019)

[@EvolGam]

All music was used from the game Tropico 6 "stream-safe music" (it means no copyright) 0:00 Tropico - 2001 PC, Macintosh 0:48 Tropico 2: Pirate Cove - 2003 PC / 2005 Macintosh 1:30 Tropico 3 - 2009 PC, X-BOX 360 2:32 Tropico 4 - 2011 PC, X-BOX 360 3:34 Tropico 5 - 2014 PC, X-BOX 360, Macintosh / 2015 PlayStation 4 / 2016 Xbox One 4:42 Tropico 6 - 2019 PC, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, Xbox One / 2020 Nintendo Switch

[@MrShouttaKun]

hello,i noticed that tropico 5 does not look the same as me in 4k,i have noticed that the game has a kind of depth of field,where it looks very blurry,but you see everything clear even from far away,did you put something or some mod?

[@Akideoni]

I believe the first tropico actually uses the game engine use by railroad tycoon 2

[@psychotic.reaction]

6 is a fine city builder in its own right. It never quite felt like I was playing a Tropico game, unfortunately.

[@TrevzTv]

The sound of that construction hammer in #1 is tattooed into my ear drums

[@shasmi93]

Me too! I played that game for HOURS on my Emachine desktop PC back in early 2000s

[@ackyducc5040]

I think the series definitely peaked at 4. Five was still fun but It had really low replay value, despite That it's in a genre where replay value is basically a requirement. Six is definitely a big improvement over five but I really hope that for 7 they return to the form factor of 4

[@andyhoughton5520]

What is the form factor?

[@ackyducc5040]

@@andyhoughton5520 Tropico 4 focused a lot more on micromanagement. Like in Tropico 5 and 6, each building has a budget with five options, but in Tropico 4, there is wages and rent that you can completely control. And also in tropico four, it really felt like you were the dictator of an island. It felt a lot less limited in the things you could do, and again it really felt like it was your island. The time period also started in 1950 and just went on till you stopped, instead of starting in like the 17th century, which made it feel a lot more immersive.

[@nickalotdegit]

It's nice to know I've got something to get after I 100% 3 again: they look *very* similar...

[@BIGluisluis]

4 is my favorite, but it feelts it lost some of the feel of Tropico 3

[@Askhat08]

I totally loved Tropico 4. But I really want to see an era progression there like in 5 and 6, at least to modern era.

[@Shlemazl228]

Tropico 3 has best atmosphere

[@BIGluisluis]

Yeah, it really feels like Tropico 1 the most

[@dimthegreat5398]

Tropico 1 was my favorite. Honestly The graphics were so old-schooly that it was actually entertaining to watch the animations The gameplay was good I didn't really find any glitches, which was decent It was pretty customizable and it was just friggin FUN 10/10 game. I crushed every rebellion and imprisoned every protester

[@fdeixecxdf]

"I crushed every rebellion and imprisoned every protester" that scalated quickly lol

[@TMAC53]

Visually, tropico 1 still holds up and has a lot of charm to it because of its cartoony design. I think it’s because none of the models are 3D but rather they are flat drawings with 4 sides to them. The models that are 3D, such as the freighters and airplanes, are pretty rough looking lol

[@Deenus-eg7yu]

It’s a timeless classic. Got the fame as a demo from a gaming magazine.. allowed me to play till something like the year 1980 or something. Certain buildings like the sports arena etc and major power plants weren’t able to be purchased unless you brought the game. Which I did.. one of my personal favourites of all time!!

[@vlz.matthew]

no glitches in a 2001 game nice

[@Tantibus9]

Tropico 3 had a way to purge factions and I miss that a lot. Tropico 6 really needs a purge faction button

[@aleksdeveloper698]

Believe it or not, I still preferr Tropico 1. There is something special about the squarish design.

[@selcukuzun9715]

Hi. I'm new player. I need to help about tropico 1. Could u help me?

[@aleksdeveloper698]

@@selcukuzun9715 ?

[@01302]

Same, it was much less cartoony

[@justinbiebervevo3987]

It's like age of empires

[@oaojordep5403]

nostalgia, maybe?

[@DovahKanye]

Tropico 4 was my first, was hyped for Tropico 5 then it was pretty disappointing, removed buildings, weird graphics. Tropico 6 was definitely an improvement over Tropico 5 in pretty much every way. Think Tropico 4 is probably still the better game imo, Tropico 3 is Tropico 4 but with less polish. The issue I have with the two modern games is the constitution system combined with the time periods, over time certain factions will become strong and in order to continue to be stable you have to appeal to them specifically, or they you can just socially engineer everyone too easily and ensure you remain in power. If they gave us the option to start with every faction like in Tropico 4 and remove the time period mechanic it would make Tropico 6 a lot better. At any rate you can get Tropico 3, 4, 5, 6 with the DLC right now on Humble Bundle for $12. To me that is easily worth it. Never owned 3 and 6 before now.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

I played 6 first and loved it (been playing it again recently). While I don't think 4 is as good game play wise, I think it's more atmospheric than 6. It has such a gritty, dingy look that feels like an actual place whereas 6 is a little too cartoony. And I wish 6 had as many options for decorating your city 5 I just couldn't get into. It felt weird to me

[@roygonzalez775]

Trópico 4 es definitamente el mejor, tiene una mecánica de facciones más realistas acorde a la realidad de latinoamerica, su música y estética además de los personajes entrañables, le suma aún más cosas positivas, además como se mencionó antes, trópico 4 tiene una variedad de edificios decorativos con los cuales puedes construir de forma más orgánica.

[@podomuss]

Cringe user name detected

[@geemcspankinson]

@@roygonzalez775 The decorative buildings in tropico 4 really were the best, when I tried tropico 6 my city looked like hot garbage because of no free placement.

[@TrevzTv]

4 was the best

[@Aivottaja]

I really hope Tropico 7 will go back to being more of a dictator simulator than city building.

[@ludmilamanni8980]

I still play tropico 2, my favorite.

[@netocorecha]

Tropico 1 still is the game of my life

[@jacksongamez6331]

Tropico 3 and 4 were by far my favorite.

[@Nihiliste-]

3 is trash 4 is da real deal

[@Tarcisio_Reed]

3 is trash? Are you a rebel?

[@dischargeconductor7305]

Tropico 1-6 is a really good example of art style vs. graphics. Of course, the graphics in Tropico 6 are the best. But the art style is so ugly. In Tropico 3, even though the graphics are way worse, the art style is sooo good that I prefer it over Tropico 6. Tropico 3 just looks better. Please let them do a good art style in tropico 7. That would be amazing with todays graphics technology.

[@psychotic.reaction]

I wouldn’t get your hopes up. The path they’ve been taking since 4 has been essentially the same. We’re just going to get another Anno clone. I don’t think we’ll ever get another real Tropico game.

[@TMAC53]

I think every tropico is great and they all have things that I like and dislike about them. One thing I wish tropico would introduce is modding support. It would be great to see what the community could come up with in the way of buildings so at the very least you could get some visual variety. It gets tiring looking at the same tavern over and over again. For the next tropico, I think it would be great if they revisited the pirate era, giving a modern twist to tropico 2.

[@megamega791]

partry

[@RuataLungchuang]

I hate how Tropico 6 tries to ape other city building games, for example, I am so disappointed by the tropicans of Tropico 6, they look so robotic, soulless and all look the same, like citizens in other city-building games. Tropico 4 citizens were quite natural had unique walks and were not just some random poorly designed characters just placed there for aesthetic purpose.

[@Luke-tt3dt]

Most nostalgic: Tropico 1 Most interesting: Tropico 2 Best sandbox city builder: Tropico 4 Best graphics: Tropico 5 Most complex & challenging: Tropico 6

[@podomuss]

RIP Tropico 3

[@danyoutube7491]

@@podomuss I preferred 3 to 4. Not sure if that's because I was going off the genre or found the slight change in graphics less impressive than disconcerting (3's just felt nicer to me, despite being a bit less technically pretty), but I didn't enjoy it as much. Looking back, there are a couple of details in 1 that are lacking (wages etc. don't have numbers next to them, which makes judging exactly what you are paying at a glance harder, and going back to fixed isometric angles rather than being able to rotate the camera with full freedom is always hard) but I think it had the most charm of all of them. I don't think I ever liked the voice over phrases and music as much in any version after the first game. EDIT: Just reinstalled 4 and I think what put me off last time I played was the info panel you see when you click on a citizen and the extra detail in the almanac (in T3 you can find individual citizens in the almanac sorted by job, faction etc.), I prefer Tropico 3 in these respects. Unfortunately in the process of a couple of house moves in the last decade I've thrown a lot of old games away, and didn't retain Tropico 1 or 3.

[@tensevo]

Tropico 4, best soundtrack

[@anuma6217]

Ironically Tropico 3 was the best of the series

[@BIGluisluis]

@@anuma6217 tropico 4 was my first, them I played tropico 1 and them tropico 3, and I feel tropico 4 lost some of the feel of Tropico 3

[@henrythebeyonder]

i played all of them and YES! :3 my favorite still is Tropico 4 (with all buildings), so many things that were so well done :,) i never unistall that game from my Pc!! (i play sometimes just to enjoy the music and chill for some hours).

[@Skyrilla]

I hear people say Tropico 4 is the best one... Some say Tropico 3 is the best one... others say that 1/2 are the best simply out of nostalgia. I've never really heard anyone say 5 or 6 are the best, just ''good''.

[@justinbiebervevo3987]

It's because of the nostalgia

[@brianstabile165]

I have only played 5/6 but I have to say 6 is best

[@Skyrilla]

@@brianstabile165 I definitely think 6 is the epitome. Combines the best of 4 and 5 and looks nicer also, less chunky. More fun missions too.

[@commissarblyt.8073]

Little late but I played both 5 - 6 and although they are lovely and fun to play I can’t help but not enjoy myself with the many little things I noticed in the 3-4 games of the serous. Character customization is more just simple choices and not much to really make you’re great leader stand out from most. (Rant) Like I know I will never see him half the time but I want to look cool or powerful, legit the vanilla hat for tropical 5 for El Presidenta looks like crap up close. Other wise it just don’t got much flavor besides being another tropical game.

[@daglar2991]

I think tropico 4 is the best game which represents spirit of the series. Voice actings, artworks which helps you to connect the game all the time. It's been 10 years since first time I started to play but still I enjoy playing it

[@Viconius]

Tropico 1 and it's expansions had the best music for immersion IMHO. I still hum those songs. Tropico 2's music was great too, but was very "piraty" so humming out of context wasn't so easy.

[@thecstineman]

Tropico 3 has the best graphics imo

[@jameskowanko7574]

Tropico 4 is my all time favorite game. Sucks that 5 and 6 were so lackluster in comparison

[@mohdrahimi4609]

4 is the best

[@drathicusrex7244]

I was in Cancun last year… Tropico 5 and 6 just don’t capture the “feel” of the Caribbean / Eastern Mexico the way the earlier games did

[@osasunaitor]

I don't know about the others, but Tropico 3 and 4 are based on Cuba rather than Mexico. Everything from the music and the architecture to the politics is a parody of Cuba

[@Kajkes]

I never played Tropico 2, I'd really love a remake of that.

[@arturpetrow7597]

I see no diffrence in graphic and style between Tropico 3 - 4 - 5 - 6. Is this next FIFA?

[@enminghee2926]

In 2024: Nayib Bukele Plays Tropico: Real World Edition

[@tplp5481]

I just love the soundtracks to these games man

[@dakotah4866]

God I love the tropico games

[@danielhicks4826]

Such a great series, Been playing 6 for past 5 months or so, was the first one in the series I ever tried to, didn't even hear about it til like a year ago hah, then I got part 5 couple weeks ago and I do like it a lot some things are better then 6, some things are worse, but then I keep reading and seeing that 4 has way more customizable features and variety small details which I think matter a lot in games like this and that part 5 while its more good then bad an still a great game basically sort of dumbed down a lot of small but awesome features that part 4 had, so now im getting part 4 and il see if I like that and see if the graphics downgrade wont be to big a deal or anything, which I doubt it will be , so basically I'm playing them backwards out of order hah.But so far I give Tropico 6 a grade of B+ and I give Tropico 5 a score of B -.

[@parthjha145]

Okay so what about 4 now?

[@pedcjtv4866]

hows 4?

[@chewaboka6515]

4 is good.. I started playing on 4.

[@brandonr4919]

How’s 4?

[@Tarcisio_Reed]

Tropico 3 has the best soundtrack

[@roygonzalez775]

El mejor definitivamente es trópico 4, la ambientación, las diversidad en la personalización del presidente, el tu poder elegir distintas vías más la música lo hacen de lo mejor. Y es que jugué trópico 5 y volví al 4 jugue trópico 6 y volví al 4. Los desarrolladores deben entender que la mecánica de eras y facciones que aparecen derrepente no van con este juego.

[@rfs1303]

También lo tiene trópico 6

[@EstaviusMarx]

First is the best.

[@Unalochy]

Wow the city's population a.i. really took a down turn after 3 😔

[@channelname9256]

Pretty new to tropico, but I love it so much its one of the only city builders I can play because it isnt super boring. I wish I could play on pc because it lags on switch :(

[@ABCkirja]

as a kid, i used to play tropico 3 demo on x360 like it was a full-time job, it was just too incredible with the setting and music and there were no games like it on consoles. only bought tropico 5 years later, which was a lot of fun but not as good as 4. nowadays i barely have any interest to play games whatsoever, but would wanna dive into 4 again and try 6 at some point.

[@yaboifran8742]

This only my opinion but tropico 3 was peak

[@philipellington]

anybody know what map dude was running for tropico 6? looks pretty nice

[@Zanitus_huh]

Is there a constitution in Tropico 4

[@mikantsumiki3329]

No, but there are edicts

[@MrShouttaKun]

dios tropico 1 tiene ese estilo grafico que siempre me gusto,una sola pulida o version hd y queda muy bien

[@TPDManiacXC626]

Let’s be honest everyone, without Fidel Castro, Tropico wouldn’t exist. Nor would it get five sequels if it didn’t run on dark humor.

[@Morhgoz]

Going to be bit rebel and claim that Tropico 5 is the best one of them al!

[@Askhat08]

High-five! Mass hand gliders for the win!

[@dariolopez6210]

Tropico 4 the best!!

[@spookymiraclepreacher6037]

Tropico 2 is my favorite.

[@tonihokkan9808]

Somebody can help how to run Tropico 1 on windows 10 in 1920x1080HD or lower any resolution?

[@EvolGam]

You need to use a program "dgVoodoo" for this 🙂

[@frankishknight707]

Tropico 6 is the best, they did not dumb down

[@Psythik]

If the release date pattern continues, we'll get Tropico 7 in 2024.

[@philipellington]

def 2024 or early 2025, its supposed to complete development around the end of this year last i heard

[@jimtalbott9535]

I love the Tropico game series….but I wish were were up to Railroad Tycoon 4, 5, and 6 also. “Trains” just doesn’t cut it.

[@ClamMan1989]

3 and 4 look identical

[@tensevo]

Does Tropico do "ghost cities" and "virology labs"?

[@AngiAnconda08]

Tropico 5 and 6 has a variety of dlcs, one was also with illnesses

[@vlz.matthew]

for me tropico 5 was lackluster a copy of tropico 4 with a lot of removed things six really brought it back to life although it doesnt really gives the "vibes" of four. i hope kalypso release a "nostalgia" update for tropico 6

[@denlillavatten.67yearsago82]

Underrated

[@mightysmity1]

Well done

[@amstorm8954]

xD when i played first one as kid it was very fun experience :)))))))) when the tourist arrived i almost did backflip s

[@YeahYall]

T1 was the best followed by T6. Pirate Cove was not good at all. I do wish that this game can be modded.

[@podomuss]

T4 followed by T6 and then T3 for me Although T3 and T5 might be tied for me

[@Peroxide-Mark]

T4 is my favourite

[@odicrot]

Que viva el Presidente.😊

[@MatthewThestranger-og9zr]

I loved Tropico 3 but afterwards the game started falling apart…

[@brianstabile165]

Tropico 3 looks a little better 5 and 6

[@Luke-tt3dt]

If I remember correctly, Tropico 3 was quite a small scale game. It was based on Tropico 1, so your island was pretty small and didn't have many buildings on it, which meant everything could have more detail without putting too much strain on the systems at the time 5 and 6 were much bigger games with more stuff going on, so I guess they went for a less detailed and more cartoonish style

[@sapphiredawn4321]

3 and 4 are basically the same game 5 was my least fav and six has its flaws but better then 5 or 4.

[@neoorbista3786]

🎉

[@gader2023]

3-4-5-6

[@edwardcullen3251]

TROPICO 2 WAS THE BEST. THE FIRST ONE I PLAYED. I THOUGHT TROPICO GAMES WERE ALL PIRATE GAMES. I LOVE PIRATE GAMES. BUT TURNS OUT I WAS WRONG. EVERY OTHER ONE SUCKS.

[@mufylemagnifique]

It's funny how the music is pretty much still the same. ...or maybe it's because Latino music is that repetitive... JK LOL. :D