I could see R:CU being used as a learning experience for students or for gamers looking for a different kind of strategy. Despite the downfalls of the rough AI and crashes, I do find that the game has merit due to the premise.
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After installing the game initially I did also have a few problems starting it up which appears to be an issue the developers are aware of and looking into fixing, and I had to install the game on a different PC to get it to play without crashing consistently. On top of the story gameplay, you can also unlock special rioters in the game and play local multiplayer giving you some additional longevity. While the pixelated graphics aren’t anything spectacular, the care that was put into making the “cut scenes” shows a lot of forethought not just about the game but the subject material as well. Overall, I found myself interested in the protests and the simple stories that were told between the gameplay, even a little more than the gameplay in certain missions. At the end of each mission, it would give you a little report on how you did along with a newspaper clipping reporting on the turn of events that had just transpired. (Rioters these days, am I right?) I found that destroying objectives also became an arduous task as even when I chose to be a hostile rioter, which is an option you can choose during gameplay, my hostility was more generalized and I found myself just as likely to attack the police as I was destroying the objective.Īt times when I was met with heavy resistance, and I used some of the equipment I brought, it would be a mixed bag as to whether or not it would do what I intended, or in the cases of the firecrackers, go where I intended them to go.
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I found that many times my rioters wouldn’t listen to me, or go where I asked them to. In other missions where you are tasked with destroying objectives, it becomes somewhat trickier due to the lack of instruction. For the most part, early missions are rather simplistic in nature, and those missions are quite easy to complete, even if you may receive some resistance. Unfortunately, there really isn’t a tutorial to speak of to bring you up to speed on what you should be doing in what situations. Some of the easier missions only really require you to click on each clump of protesters and select where you want them to go. When it comes down to actually playing, things get a little bit trickier. There are many options for items you can bring with you depending on how you want to play and what your objectives are ranging from firecrackers to agitate the opposition to a megaphone to regroup your allies. This all factors in as part of the strategy, equally so in terms of strategy, you’ll also be able to select the equipment you’ll bring with you. Depending on how many flags you carry and the defensive gear you choose, it will also affect the number of people will participate in the protest. For the protesters, there are options to change the crowd division, the flag quantity, the defensive gear and the hostility of the crowd. Gameplay wise, you can begin by choosing your difficulty and you have the option to play as the protestors, or as the police, each with separate objectives depending on the mission.Īt the beginning of each mission, you get to set up how you’ll play.
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The premise explained in the aforementioned introduction is the actual basis for one of the missions known as “No TAV” which was movement that was centered in Italy as far back as 1992, with escalations happening within the past few years for the sole purpose of stopping the construction of a high-speed rail line. Riot: Civil Unrest is an interesting game by Leonard Menchiari that blends real-world protests from recent history with objective based strategy gameplay. Do you urge your comrades to push through nonviolently, or do you consider the possibility that you may need to fight your way in, whatever it takes to get your voice heard? Welcome to our Riot: Civil Unrest review.
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As your legion approaches the gates they are met with riot-gear-clad police bent on pushing you all back.
You and several hundred others gather together with signs in hand and a plan to push into a police-guarded construction camp by nonviolent means in protest of, what you believe, to be a frivolous and unnecessary high-speed transit line. Imagine it’s a cool December afternoon in Italy.