My Tribe is the latest game from Grubby Games - the creators of Prof Fizzwizzle and Fizzball. Grubby Games are known for releasing Linux versions of all their games. My Tribe game also has a Linux version. The first time I started playing the My Tribe game, I was taken in by its vivid graphics.
The game play is as follows : You are put in charge of controlling and managing a set of island dwellers. At the start of the game, you have to choose an island from over 3000,000,000 islands dotting the horizon (No kidding). Once you choose an island, your island dwellers (people) move to that island and start living there. It is anybody's guess that living a wholesome life requires atleast the basic necessities namely food, clothing and shelter. Fortunately, there are sufficient trees on all islands which provide wood for construction, fuel for fire etc. And also rocks which you have to make the island dwellers harvest. The sea is full of fish which provide the food.
Once your people have sufficient resources namely wood, rocks and food, you can direct them to start constructing buildings such as a Science lab for doing research, storehouses to store rocks, wood and food, craftworks, and of course huts which they can use to get some shut eye and also to procreate. While on the topic of making babies, thanks to the game developers, when ever you wish to increase the tribe population which is a necessity, all you have to do is drag a man over a woman or vice versa. The game asks you if you want them to indeed have a baby. Once you confirm in the affirmative, the couple move into a hut and close the door. And in a few seconds they come out with, voila!! ... a baby.
Occasionally celestial objects in the form of star dust and moon dust fall on the island. These dusts have unique properties and they can be used to create magical portions, speed up building of structures and provide many other benefits to your people on the island. And do keep a look out for barrels and crates which float near the island. They contain surprises which may aid your tribe or make them disoriented.
Each island also comes with three of the game's eight mysterious objects for you to solve. Once you've figured them out, each one gives a powerful benefit to your tribe, and one of the game's 25 trophies.
The game is superb in its graphics and detail. At first I had the impression that the game play was similar to that of Age of Empires game. But this game is significantly different and does not involve violence and gore. Essentially, you manage your tribe to make use of the resources at hand to lead a healthy and happy life. And like in real life, the island dwellers in your game also age with time and will eventually die of old age. Another reason to increase the tribe numbers by allowing them to procreate I guess.
And what do the tribe people do once all the resources on the island get over ? They do the logical thing which is build a shipyard, then build an arc (ship) and set sail to another island.
Once your people have sufficient resources namely wood, rocks and food, you can direct them to start constructing buildings such as a Science lab for doing research, storehouses to store rocks, wood and food, craftworks, and of course huts which they can use to get some shut eye and also to procreate. While on the topic of making babies, thanks to the game developers, when ever you wish to increase the tribe population which is a necessity, all you have to do is drag a man over a woman or vice versa. The game asks you if you want them to indeed have a baby. Once you confirm in the affirmative, the couple move into a hut and close the door. And in a few seconds they come out with, voila!! ... a baby.
Occasionally celestial objects in the form of star dust and moon dust fall on the island. These dusts have unique properties and they can be used to create magical portions, speed up building of structures and provide many other benefits to your people on the island. And do keep a look out for barrels and crates which float near the island. They contain surprises which may aid your tribe or make them disoriented.
Each island also comes with three of the game's eight mysterious objects for you to solve. Once you've figured them out, each one gives a powerful benefit to your tribe, and one of the game's 25 trophies.
The game is superb in its graphics and detail. At first I had the impression that the game play was similar to that of Age of Empires game. But this game is significantly different and does not involve violence and gore. Essentially, you manage your tribe to make use of the resources at hand to lead a healthy and happy life. And like in real life, the island dwellers in your game also age with time and will eventually die of old age. Another reason to increase the tribe numbers by allowing them to procreate I guess.
And what do the tribe people do once all the resources on the island get over ? They do the logical thing which is build a shipyard, then build an arc (ship) and set sail to another island.
My Tribe - A game with very low carbon footprint
One of the unique aspects of this game which I find quite amusing is that the game progresses even when you have turned off your computer. This means you need not turn on the computer and sit in front of it playing the game hours on end wasting power. You need just open the game once or twice a day and spend a few minutes tending to your flock by assigning them tasks; After which, you can close the game. The next time you open the game after a few hours, you will find your game has progressed a lot.
I had hours of fun playing the game. While there are some irritating things like when a star dust or moon dust falls on the island, you are expected to drag one of the people over it to collect it - which soon gets quite tedious. It would have been better if the players were to just click on the moon dust or star dust to retrieve them. But such minor irritations apart, this is a game worth spending money on, and enjoyed by the whole family.
Download the demo of Linux version of the game, or buy it.
I had hours of fun playing the game. While there are some irritating things like when a star dust or moon dust falls on the island, you are expected to drag one of the people over it to collect it - which soon gets quite tedious. It would have been better if the players were to just click on the moon dust or star dust to retrieve them. But such minor irritations apart, this is a game worth spending money on, and enjoyed by the whole family.
Download the demo of Linux version of the game, or buy it.
