Recent reviews by PhillipAlpha

still getting regular updates, having improved by leaps and bounds since i bought it in 2019

Genuinely a good bit of fun, still a bit shallow in some management, but seems like it is headed in a good direction.

I was so excited about the prospect of KSP2, i have some time in KSP and i really enjoyed it, but i was curious what the next step would be.

As luck would have it, i could not afford paying the exorbitant early access price at launch, it was about a week or two before I jumped the shark, and grabbed a copy.

I played it a bit, it was in a _rough_ state to say the least, and after about an hour of playtime i decided that i could better use that money elsewhere, applied for a refund, fully expecting that the promises from Intercept games would come true at a later date, where the product could theoretically be at a point where i could justify the price.

However, that day has never come, the publisher shut down the studio, it has been weeks with no public statements, however off the record there are a lot of chatter that seems to indicate how mismanaged this project has been from the word go.

I really feel sorry for those people who decided to stick it out, and is now unable to get a refund for this game, that will probably never come.

One of the most polished early access titles, very excited to see how the development continues.

It is pretty much what you'd expect, which when looking at other remasters, could seem like a bit too much to ask?

The game looks like itself, its polished in the right ways, the FMVs that arent animated look surprisingly smooth (their quest to get access to the actual raw taped footage was sadly not succesful, so they had to rely on AI upscaling) the 90s animated stuff, looks like 90s animated stuff in all the right ways.

the only issue i have had with the upscaling so far has been when there are still images in the FMVs, they come across as extremely grainy and do not look great tbh.

The music side of things is an absolute feast for your ears, with remasters of all the classic tracks and some new versions recorded by Frank Klepacki and The Tiberian Sons.

for now some issues are present related to multiplayer (no mod support etc) but hopefully that will get fixed.

all in all the game is more than worth the €20 i paid for it, just for the other things, and i would be lying if i said i didnt shed a tear when E.V.A. said "Welcome Back, Commander"

Not a perfect game, but the gameplay and core elements are there. It is simply a matter of polishing it up at this point.

There is a steep learning curve, and the game is pushing you towards a more aggressive playstyle.

But definitely one of the best games i've played recently.