Someone has to die, and it can’t be you.Įmpire of Sin runs almost everything in real-time, with the exception of combat which is turn-based. Diplomacy is a factor that can go a long way, but there isn’t a way that you can be friendly with all gangs and just hope it works out. It’s here whether you enter into temporary business arrangements with other gangs, have sit downs for introductions and other conversation, or all-out war with one another. Whether its hiring goons to expanding your reach, someone will take offense to you or vice versa. The game’s missions help guide the player in what could be considered too aimless, and I appreciate that there’s even a story to tell that doesn’t rely entirely on emergent gameplay. These kind of decisions can have long-term impacts on you and your crew. I chose Dean O’Bannion first, and his story had me finding out a clergyman I’d looked up to was a pervert and adulterer, and I ultimately had to whack him, or force him out of the city. Each mobster has a story, and that will unfold over the course of the playthrough, complete with cutscenes and unique missions. The game is evenly split between real and not across the fourteen playable mobsters, giving you a sense of role-playing when you select one to play. You get to play as real-life mob bosses Al Capone, but there’s also a string of fictional ones like Goldie Garneau. Each playthrough will take around seven to nine hours, depending on the game settings, but it encourages replayability and different strategies. There’s certainly less spinning plates without more factions to contend with, but you’ll likely draw more attention as a result. It can be as shallow or as deep as you make it. You can customize the number of neighborhoods available, from three to ten with the number of enemy factions at a minimum of six, and whatever difficulty you find to match your skill.
Empire of Sin is like a roguelike of sorts, it’s essentially all ironman mode except that you can save scum your way through it.
There’s a single win condition, and that’s to wipe out all opposition. Taking place in 1920s Chicago, you select one of fourteen mob bosses to takeover using rackets and any means necessary.
It all coalesces beautifully, and while Empire of Sin has its share of bugs, it’s a wonderful game that has endless replayability. Empire of Sin multitasks with three separate games in one: an empire management game, a role-playing game, and a turn-based combat game. Romero Games, comprised of industry veterans, two of which form the studio’s namesake aim to put you in control of a criminal empire built on the movement of “giggle water”, in addition to other illegal activities. It was 100 years ago that prohibition began across the United States, and it wouldn’t be abolished for another 13 years later.
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