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Mayors inRPGgames are rarely given the spotlight. They’re mostly just there to give you an early quest involving goat banditry or windmill rats or some such other domestic drudgery. Or, in the case ofTristram’s mayor inDiablo, to fret behind the scenes about how to properly fit considerable cathedral repairs into this month’s budget. Well, no more must this valuable civil servant hide behind balance sheets, occasionally popping out to cut a big ribbon in celebration of a nearby mausoleum being turned into a Wetherspoons.Tristamis a 72 hour Ludum Dare project where you play as said town’s mayor. And this time: It’s ceremonial!
Tristram is made by a team includingRené ‘Bippinbits’ Habermann, and described on itsItchpage thusly:
To this, I’d add that the production values are bloody nice for a 72 hour project, including a very much Tristram-theme inspired soundtrack, vibrant pixel art, and surprisingly nifty management mechanics.
“Diablo 4is a beautiful, frictionless grey toybox that puts nothing in the way of you playing it for hours and wondering what you’ve done with your life,” wrote Alice Bee inour review. Not mentioned was the conspicuous lack of mayors, but we’ve been banging that drum for so long it’s just become one of those things you figure will never get fixed. Well, we finally got our wish - and mayor wishes be granted too, readers pleasedon’tfiremeforthatone.
