Aftermath series (Napoleon's World)

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Aftermath is a series of computer role-playing games (CRPGs) published by Royale Games. Although set in and after the 22nd and 23rd century, its retrofuturistic story and artwork are influenced by the post-war culture of 1950s Europe, and its combination of hope for the promises of technology and lurking fear of nuclear annihilation.

An inspiration for the game Fallout is a game titled "Wasteland" published by Red Queen Games on the failed Gamebox console. Although the game worlds are strictly speaking different, the background story, the inhabitants, locations and characters draw many parallels from this landmark game. It is said that the Aftermath series is the spiritual successor to this old game.

Aftermath I
Location: Paris

Special Items: As part of a quest featuring the Louvre Museum, players are rewarded with famous works of art from the museum to decorate their home. Possible choices include the Mona Lisa, the Venus Demilo, Adolf Hitler's fictional masterpiece and a bust of Goring. The unique super-weapon of this game is the sword of Napoleon I.

Factions- The two main factions are the evil Royalists (who intend to restore the old pre-Napoleon I monarchy) and the Bonapartists who valiently oppose them. Includes other minor factions, including a secretive faction decended from the Churat and even a faction based on the ancient Romans.

Locations- Locations explorable in this game include the Louvre, the French palace (don't know how to speel the name), the Eiffel tower and the Arc d'Triomphe.

Aftermath II
Location: London

Special Items: You can quite literally aquire the old English Crown Jewels. While most of them just exist to either look good or provide easy caps, two items do seve a purpose. The Crown gives you a massive Charisma/Personality boost and can get your character declared the new King (or Queen) of England. The Scepter basically serves as gilded club, and is the unique super-weapon.

Factions: The English Repubican Army and the Bonapartists are the main factions. Is the only European city to have a faction of the Enclave (who are decended from American soldiers deployed to England). The is a smaller faction consisting of English Monarchists, who are won over by your character when he/she both wears the crown and completes a special quest.

Locations: The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the reconstructed Globe Theatre, 10 Downing Street, a community built around the London Eye, and various small comunities founded in stations of the London Underground (which also serves as the only method of motorized transportation available.)

Aftermath III
Location: Berlin

Special Items: I can't really think of any unique items at the moment. The unique super-weapon is Himmler's pistol (delibrately made more powerful than normal)

Factions: The Bonapartists and a Nazi-esque faction known as the Himmlerites are the main factions. NOTE: This game is unique, becaue it is the only Aftermath game where the Bonapartists are evil. This is due to the positive reputation Himmler has in the Empire. The man who calls himself the "Emperor" is portrayed as a usurper of the authority of the proper Emperor (in Paris), and has been deliberately been made to resemble Emperor Albert I (the man who sparked the Civil War)

Locations: A small community built around the Brandenburg Gate, a community in Tiergarten park, the Reichstag. I would go on if it weren't for the fact that many of Berlin's distinctive monuments were either Nazi or Soviet-created.

Aftermath IV
Location: Rome

Special Items: Numerous holy icons (crosses and the like) that can be gathered for a quest. All guns are the same as in the rest of the series, but they have a Christian motif to them. You can also get a Swiss Huard uniform. There are also Roman-style weapons and armour. The super-weapon is not a weapon, but armour. A gilded set of Centurion armour that Julius Caesar allegedly wore into battle.

Factions: There are three factions in Rome. There is the Order of the Cross, who are the decendants of the Army of the Papal States, also known as the Swiss Guard. They have finally begun using firearms, but only firearms decorated to become "holy" weapons. The is Caesar's Legion, who theme themselves after the Roman Empire. The Bonapartists also play a part, but it is smaller due to Rome having never been part of the Empire to begin with.

Locations: The Pantheon, the Colleseum, St Peter's Basillica ( which is the center of a Vatican like fortress city). Ironically, thanks to Caesar's Legion, the Roman Ruins are pretty much good as new while "modern" Rome is much worse for wear.