If you decide to pick up, I would really like to know what you think of Starpoint Gemini 2 once you have had a chance to play it for a while. I have looked at it myself a couple of times and the reviews are a bit mixed. Some love it - others not so much. But it still interests me.
Best wishes,
Steve
Hey Steve,
For $17 and change, I took the leap. I've only put three hours in so far - and that is just in the campaign, I haven't tried "freeform" yet - but the game certainly is worth the price I paid. It feels a bit like a "lite" X3TC or Eve in the sense that it is all about you and your ship, but the star system the game takes place in doesn't have as much depth. There are all sorts of randomly generated missions to do (your standard kill this, fedex that, scan the other thing). Also, there are high profile criminals you can hunt, as well as the usual trading. But none of the missions are really deep - they just feel like one off activities to fill the slower times. The campaign is pretty by the numbers, too. The voice acting is mediocre - and some times it isn't there at all! LOL! Guess the budget was tight.
There does seem to be a nice variety of ships, as well as various weapons and system enhancements you can buy (but I was disappointed to learn that while you can enhance the performance of your engines, power plant, scanner, etc, you cannot replace them with better equipment). Combat seems okay so far, but I am only level three so the combat has been real easy - nothing fancy required yet, like boardings, sub-system targeting etc.
I am still coming to grips with the game itself, so I really can't give more than that. I am interested in learning more about the news items that are constantly being recorded by the game. There are stories about terrorism, new ships being manufactured, issues of war and peace, plagues. I am not sure if it is all window dressing or if it actually has an effect on the game (which would be really cool).
So far, I would again say that the game is worth the 50% off price. I also agree with the general sentiment that the game is poised to become a lot better with an expansion or two under its belt. Right now I am finding it fun, but not full price fun. Definitely a worthy investment with the idea of watching the game become better fleshed out over the next few months.
Gen_Electric said:
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/ Paradox now has it's own store. Pretty good deals, CKII; base game-$8. Even have a CKII t-shirt for you Scott. Something about Charles the Great family tree...they're all dead.
I saw that store the other day. I am a bit confused: doesn't Paradox already own Gamer's Gate? Or did they sell that?
As for the t-shirt, yeah, I saw it.
Made me laugh. And I was tempted a bit....
But still no sale on Charlemagne!!!!
