As a Fig backer, I feel a bit conned, to be honest.

As a standalone game, it's not bad, It's enjoyable. Actual multiplayer is quite superficial in terms of gameplay, and the cover mechanic feature is....not great. Ships will leave cover constantly, or get stuck - and just generally ignore your instructions.

Truthfully this feels closer to Command & Conquer than Homeworld, and that's a bit of a stretch.

As a Homeworld game, if you've been waiting for this sequel for over 20 years like I have, you're in for a bad time. Don't bother.

I doubt Gearbox/BBI will be able to recover the game from this, which is an outright travesty. If they do, I'll update my review, I guess.

All good things must come to an end.

As a Fig backer, I feel a bit conned, to be honest. As a standalone game, it's not bad, It's enjoyable. Actual multiplayer is quite superficial in terms of gameplay, and the cover mechanic feature is....not great. Ships will leave cover constantly, or get stuck - and just generally ignore your instructions. Truthfully this feels closer to Command & Conquer than Homeworld, and that's a bit of a stretch. As a Homeworld game, if you've been waiting for this sequel for over 20 years like I have, you're in for a bad time. Don't bother. I doubt Gearbox/BBI will be able to recover the game from this, which is an outright travesty. If they do, I'll update my review, I guess. All good things must come to an end.