=early access review= (beta 9)

This game was a sleeper surprise for me. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I have been for the last eight hours. The concept is pretty interesting, take your average RTS and remove 'combat' from it, replacing it with rampant capitalism. You find this shift greatly changes the nature of the game. It's not quite like those economic space trader games, and it's not like a RTS. Instead it's a game that really seems to sit in it's own unique subgenre.

I enjoyed it quite a bit, and reminded myself that the game is still in beta whenever I found a flaw I didn't like, but honestly they weren't that big. There were two notable cons to this game in my opinion. The first is that the computer's voice is basically all of those crappy text to speach voices that you hear in different Operating Systems. Some minimal voice acting to replace it would go a very very long way.

The second problem I had with this game was it's price point. $40 is a bit on the high side, and I grabbed it for $20 on a steam sale. But even then the depth of the game feels a tiny bit shallow and repetitive for a $40 price tag. Still if bought on sale, or if the game is expanded further during beta, I'd absolutely recommend this game for anyone who is intrigued by the concept.

I look forwards to playing the game more when it is finished.

=early access review= (beta 9) This game was a sleeper surprise for me. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I have been for the last eight hours. The concept is pretty interesting, take your average RTS and remove 'combat' from it, replacing it with rampant capitalism. You find this shift greatly changes the nature of the game. It's not quite like those economic space trader games, and it's not like a RTS. Instead it's a game that really seems to sit in it's own unique subgenre. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and reminded myself that the game is still in beta whenever I found a flaw I didn't like, but honestly they weren't that big. There were two notable cons to this game in my opinion. The first is that the computer's voice is basically all of those crappy text to speach voices that you hear in different Operating Systems. Some minimal voice acting to replace it would go a very very long way. The second problem I had with this game was it's price point. $40 is a bit on the high side, and I grabbed it for $20 on a steam sale. But even then the depth of the game feels a tiny bit shallow and repetitive for a $40 price tag. Still if bought on sale, or if the game is expanded further during beta, I'd absolutely recommend this game for anyone who is intrigued by the concept. I look forwards to playing the game more when it is finished.