The Patrician 2: Quest for Power Demo

Back in the day, people did not have access to everything they needed on a regular basis, since a great deal of products were not manufactured nowhere near their country. Hence, traders and merchants transported goods from one place to the other, in order to gain a profit and provide everyone with the requested merchandise. Obviously, it took a long time for the caravans or the ships to go from city to city, but not a lot of other options were available.

The Patrician 2: Quest for Power is a trading simulator in which you get to see whether you have what it takes to make it in the business and if you are able to take advantage of the market in order to turn huge profits. By navigating the sea between the greatest cities in the northern Europe, you can see what people want and bring the requested goods to them, in exchange for a hefty amount of gold, of course.

There is not much of a campaign or storyline to worry about, so you can just keep on doing whatever you want for as long as you desire. Coming up with the right strategy is not easy, but after you get accustomed to the user interface and learn how to efficiently use all the tools at your disposal, many tactics become quite obvious, especially if it is not your first time dealing with a game of this type.

As your trading empire gets bigger and bigger, it soon starts being too massive for just one single person to manage on his own. When this happens, you can start creating automated trading routes, by periodically sending certain ships between cities and buying/selling the desired goods without you intervening at all. Obviously, you can expose yourself to some risks while doing so, but everything can be quickly stopped if you notice something out of place.

The visuals are nothing to stand in awe of, but they are detailed enough to get the point across and present you with a beautiful representation of 13th century northern Europe. Most of the gameplay time is spent in the top-down view, but there are some pre-rendered scenes as well, which are displayed when you decide to enter certain buildings. Thankfully, the interface is clear and intuitive, which makes it that much easier to get the hang of the game.

In the end, you can practically have as much fun as you want with The Patrician 2: Quest for Power, since the only limit is your imagination. The trading simulation is incredibly intricate and fun at the same time, the map is wide and filled with interesting locations and the mechanics are addictive and functional.