They are Billions: A punishing time waster
They are Billions is an RTS based on the surprisingly untapped well of rebuilding humanity after a pandemic ravages the planet and into your standard zombie apocalypse. The player's goal is to slowly push out the zombie hoards and build several settlements to reconquer the land in the glorious name of the empire. Battle through the ever growing ways and ever more dangerous enemies and secure the continent. A simple plot that doesn’t bring up any interesting questions or themes but sadly, no characters to enjoy. They are Billions begins easily enough, with Emperor Quintis allowing the player to begin another attempt to spread humanity back onto their homeland. It is here that the first problem reveals itself, even if the player does not realize it till later. Quintis is the only character that speaks to you and that is only 5 times, at the beginning the game, after clearing a certain set of missions, and after the final mission; These cutscenes boil down to “good job, don’t fu