Recent reviews by Pain

I will not be linking my Steam account to PSN. I do not trust Sony with my information, but more importantly, I bought this game assuming I would be able to play it through Steam. Requiring me to give my account details to Sony 3 months after launch or lose access to this game I PAID FOR is unacceptable. If Sony does not change their stance I will unfortunately have to request a refund for this admittedly fantastic game.


Edit: Sony backed down and has decided not to force Steam players to create a PSN account to play the game. I am glad to be able to once again recommend this game!

Unfortunately, despite thoroughly enjoying this series of games, the company has turned into an absolute dumpster fire that is actively insulting its customer base. They are charging absurd prices for a lord pack DLC, and now telling their customers we don't have a right to free speech on their game. I'm sorry CA but you don't get to dictate your customers speech.

Came because Jonathan Young sent me, stayed for the badass music and surprisingly good story.

So far very much enjoying the game. There are some performance swings, I'll go from 120fps to 45fps when in combat, I have had a few disconnects, but the game does have a reconnect feature and is currently in pre-release beta, so some issues are to be expected. Overall I would definitely recommend this game.

This game has fantastic depth and potential but needs a better tutorial and some UI improvements. I do not think this game is for casual players, as it took me about 10 hours just to leave the early game. A good description would be "Hardcore Stellaris mixed with eu4/hoi4/crusader kings crossed with x-com." The tech tree is gigantic, and honestly needs some better filter tools to navigate the hundreds of different research projects. This game does not expect you to research everything in the tech tree in a single play-through. The AI is very well made and is a rare example of AI that doesn't need to cheat to compete with the player. It is also doing early access right, using it as a time to add polish and balance instead of bugs and major features.

I love this game, it is fantastically deep and intricate with loads of potential, but could still use some polish, especially in the tech tree.

ps: Sorry for the review being so rambly, I don't write many reviews.

If Homeworld and Aurora4x had a baby, this game would be it. Fantasticaly fun.

Please increase the amount I can zoom out in game by at least double.