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Expeditions: Conquistador is a historical CRPG in a unique time period that doesn't get nearly enough attention as a video game setting. I stumbled upon it on the steam page and although it looked a little dated (and felt it at times) it was nothing I could not look past and after completing it I have to say it is definitely on my list of favorite games.
If you enjoy C-RPGs and history then I think it is a great game to play through, especially at it's sale price of 3.99. It isn't exactly super strictly historical and sometimes even ends up tastefully and rarely being low fantasy but it is enough to immerse the player and does a good job of showing the time period. It nails all the boxes for a solid CRPG and while it is nothing supremely special in that regard, sometimes feeling a little under designed in some gameplay aspects, it is made up for by it's setting and nailing the things that do matter for what it is trying to accomplish. Choices matter, people die, mistakes will ruin your expedition just like it would for those who showed up on the coast of Mexico as explorers. The gameplay is challenging, especially on the higher difficulties and I thoroughly enjoyed playing through it. The graphics of the game are nothing to write home about, but the overall feel of the game almost gives off a charming CD-ROM game of the past type of vibe and the charm never wore off the farther I played. There were definitely a couple of opportunities I felt like the developers could've thrown a bone to the player and let them have a little more fun, come on let me domesticate the jaguar and control it in battle! or play 12 v 12 on the big battles! but overall I have no serious complaints. All around solid game.
I am excited to see what the rest of the expeditions series is about after playing this game and I highly recommend Expeditions: Conquistador.