En bref. Battlegoat Studios annonce la sortie aujourd’hui d’un nouveau DLC gratuit pour Supreme Ruler Ultimate. Intitulée Trump Rising, cette mini extension permet de simuler l’hypothétique prise du pouvoir aux USA par le leader populiste D. Trump, ou de jouer les grandes puissances du monde confrontées au potentiel chaos susceptible d’être causé par ce nouveau dirigeant.
Pour plus d’informations sur le jeu, voyez cette fiche sur Steam. A lire éventuellement en complément concernant le jeu de base les articles suivants : test de Supreme Ruler 1936 et test de Supreme Ruler Cold War.
Communiqué
Ancaster, Canada – BattleGoat Studios has answered the call to make available new DLC, TRUMP RISING, for its Geopolitical Game Supreme Ruler Ultimate. Commented Lead Designer, David Thompson, « It is with incredible anguish that we feel obligated to provide our players with a new option to our game. We have prided ourselves with our games’ realistic approach to the world but absolutely nothing prepared us for this… » Lead Programmer, George Geczy added, « »Our games have always excelled at creating a real world simulation with a chaotic future storyline. Now the chaos can feel even more real! »
Availability: Supreme Ruler Trump Rising (FREE DLC for Supreme Ruler Ultimate) will be available for download from Steam on Tuesday July 26th.
« Make America Great Again! »
At first he was dismissed as comic relief and a game show host in a country whose election cycles were long, arduous, and boring. With his bombastic style, he brought entertainment to a process that had long since lost its lustre to a jaded population. However, as the election progressed from Party Primaries to National Conventions and into the General Election, the international community started to take notice, and in some cases, make plans.
« I, Donald J. Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. »
And with those words, the world changed…
Within the United States, civil unrest fueled by racial tensions reaches even higher than in the 1960’s. To China and Russia, the new US President seems so unpredictable and reckless that it seems logical to make a pre-emptive strike rather than wait for him to have a ‘bad hair day’ and launch a strike against them. In Western Europe, leaders are shaken by their new reality and realize they may have to make concessions to Russia now that America can no longer be relied upon. In Mexico, and even in Canada, militaries are brought to an unprecedented level of readiness over concern of Trump’s ambitions.
How will this play out? Will you assume Trump’s role as the new US leader and guide America to renewed Greatness? Or will you instead lead another nation and take advantage of a potentially dysfunctional America to further your own ambition? Supreme Ruler Ultimate: Trump Rising will allow you to take control of a nation in 2020 as the world is engulfed in chaos, or start on inauguration day in January 2017 as Donald Trump takes control of the most powerful nation on earth. Manage economic, diplomatic, and military policies, take on ISIS and North Korea, defend the South China Sea, or just build a wall instead.
Link to Steam Store: http://store.steampowered.com/app/314980
Link directly to DLC: http://store.steampowered.com//app/494110
BattleGoat Studios is pleased to provide Supreme Ruler – Trump Rising as FREE DLC to owners of Supreme Ruler Ultimate!
About Supreme Ruler Ultimate
The pinnacle of fourteen years of development on the Supreme Ruler series of Real Time Geo-Political Strategy Games for PC and Mac. Supreme Ruler Ultimate incorporates the stories, campaigns, scenarios, and features from our previous releases and expands on them in our improved game engine. Take control of any nation in the world from World War II through the Cold War and into the near future as our world lurches from one crisis to the next! Play historical or modern campaigns with specific objectives, attempt one of the many Set-Piece Scenarios for a shorter game, or customize your gaming experience by picking any nation in the various era sandboxes and choosing your own preferred Victory Condition. With so many options to choose from, Supreme Ruler Ultimate provides virtually unlimited replayability!– Play Historical or Futuristic Campaigns and Maps.
– Take Control of any Nation in Sandbox Mode and impact the outcome of an era.
– Epic game-play – start in 1936 and play well into the 21st century. Start in 1936 and progress well into the 21st century for an Epic Game-play experience.
– Challenge yourself with Set-Piece Scenarios for a faster-paced game.
– The butterfly effect… Influence the timeline and outcome of thousands of historical events.
– Use Diplomacy, Trade, Espionage, and Intimidation to influence the policies of other nations.
– Guide your Nation through an era of unprecedented Scientific Advancement.
– Modernize your economy to support whatever social and military policies you choose.
– Sophisticated Real-Time Strategic and Tactical Control of your Military Forces.
– Detailed historically-accurate armies down to the Battalion level.
– Choose your level of control. Make all decisions or use your Cabinet Ministers to help.
– Battle the elements! Fully integrated weather model influences battlefield outcomes.
– Up to 16 players in Multiplayer over local network or InternetAbout BattleGoat Studios
BattleGoat Studios is a Canadian Software Developer committed to developing leading edge « Intelligent Strategy Games ». BattleGoat’s game design history dates back to the first text-based Supreme Ruler game in 1982, making Supreme Ruler one of the oldest computer gaming franchises still in development. The design team firmly believes that Strategy Gamers are looking for more sophisticated games that also remain fun to play. BattleGoat insists that their approach to development will always emphasize an accurate, heavily researched environment assuring players an entertaining and immersive gameplay experience. Their previous PC releases are Supreme Ruler 2010, Supreme Ruler 2020, Supreme Ruler Cold War, and Supreme Ruler 1936.Fun Fact
After President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, IGN named Supreme Ruler the #1 game on their list of computer games the new President should play to help learn his job.
Un sujet certainement plus consensuel, trendy et moins touchy, que d’aborder la crise émergente en Mer de Chine. Pas sûr qu’adopter une telle posture pour un jeu vidéo soit très judicieux de la part de Battlegoat. Dommage car le potentiel géopolitique et ludique en aurait été certainement plus important.
Tout à fait exact, la crise émergente en Mer de Chine est un vrai sujet géopolitique aux répercussions mondiales … qui pourrait faire l’objet d’une simulation. Une des options pourraient être la disparition de la flotte américaine stationnée dans le secteur … que Trump pourrait envisager de monnayer avec ses « alliés »
Excellente idée ! Les possibilités sont immenses et comme la localisation peut permettre d’impliquer une multitude de pays et pas des moindres (Chine ; Japon ; Corée ; Indonésie ; USA ; Russie, Inde, etc.), d’autres jeux, comme le tout chaud Command Live (https://www.wargamer.fr/premieres-images-command-live-you-brexit-you-fix-it/) pourraient bien en tirer parti.
C’est bien comme jeu ou pas ? (en dehors du DLC Trump)
Si on est accroc aux jeux de gestion d’empire, style 4X à la Hearts of iron, ça reste l’un des ténors du genre. Techniquement, c’est différent des jeux Paradox, avec des mécanismes vraiment autres. Fondamentalement on reste dans le gestion pointue d’une nation à l’échelon mondial, avec des interactions économiques plus intéressantes que dans le dernier HoI 4. Diplomatiquement c’est aussi plus intéressant, selon moi, avec un rendu plus réaliste des interactions entre le monde économique et politique. En revanche, ça se gâte en termes de graphismes et surtout, de modélisation des conflits. Avec Supreme Ruler l’échelle de jeu est plus confuse ; avec parfois la sensation de jouer à un RTS d’ancienne génération, plutôt qu’à une simulation dans la même échelle que pour le reste du jeu. C’est plaisant pour certains et ça l’est souvent pour moi mais sincèrement, le niveau de finition visuelle n’est pas suffisant pour entretenir l’intérêt. Pour résumer, si on est fan de ce genre, c’est un jeu incontournable qu’il convient d’essayer. La courbe d’apprentissage est cependant assez raide malgré de gros efforts consentis en termes de didacticiel. Le manuel est d’une qualité inférieure à celle entretenue par Paradox et ça se ressent. Restent les forums, si on a le courage et le temps nécessaire.
Merci pour cette réponse, je vais le mettre dans ma liste de souhaits et attendre une promo.