Recent reviews by starly

if you are ok with:
-joining the dev's discord and asking questions to understand what is a very, very in-depth game + UI that isn't quite finished yet
-potentially losing your first campaign or two to learn more about how some of the mechanics work OR are ok spoiling yourself on youtube playthroughts to get a leg up on how said mechanics work, especially around ship to ship combat and how the aliens operate
-gameplay that can be a little repetitive but rewards long-term planning + short-term adaptation

yea terra invicta is pretty good. if you dont want to do 1 or 2, i dont think i'd recommend this game to you. 3 is harder to say.

i was willing to put up with all of that and terra invicta is definitely fun to play. i've seen some reviews about how the tech tree is bloated or whatever - its a good representation of how humanity progresses from really crappy drives to ones that can make the aliens wet themselves at the sight of. so long as you're ok consulting some form of a third party resource (subreddit, youtube, developer's discord) to kind of guide your playthrough, i think you'd enjoy the game. a lot of my frustrations were resolved after constantly consulting the discord - the one point that i won't fight the negative reviews on are the UI, and how much the game kinda hides from you. why does the game not tell you the difference between various types of PD between particle + laser? why does the game not do a great job explaining diplomatic cooldowns between nations in order to unify/federate them? the government score says it impacts many things, like unrest, cohesion, research, and others, but doesn't actually say in-game what the exact values it adds/subtracts to for those three things. you'd have to pull the terra invicta wiki to know exactly what - are you ok with that?

the devs are aware of these pain points and have shown that they can and will fix them in due time. as with any game but especially a game like terra invicta in which playthroughs can easily be 200+ hours, id highly recommend watching both the earth + space gameplay for like, at least a couple of minutes to see if you like it or not. this game is not everyone's cuppa, and that's ok! but if you want a really well-researched illuminati/politics simulator + space warfare simulator that doesn't make every ship look like a fanfiction writer's wet dream, this is probably the only game out there right now that mixes both the politics + warfare element to such a deep level in the space strategy genre.

its all fun and games until someone runs noed and a mori in the same match

surviving alone - 4/10
survive with friends - 8/10
killer - 7.8/10 too much water

The game itself is good, and the devs are some of the most responsive I've ever experienced. That being said, the strategy behind the game is ok, and the AI behind the game needs more work before you can really feel a challenge. Community maps are meh at best and there doesn't feel to be a ton of replayability. It's a decent game which can offer some cute visuals and a very good boy, but after you play 2-3 maps you're going to be bored of the pikeman + trebuchet spam.

Good solo, amazing with friends. People complain about it being grindy and I agree, but with a fully-fleshed out wiki and a community that looks amazing compared to most other games, WF is a good pickup if you have time to burn and enjoy the fast-paced action that WF brings.

Or you could min-max and sit on your ass for 30 minutes, whatever floats your boat.

9/10 with friends
7/10 without

It's a good.

Don't buy the starter edition unless you hate yourself, then go ahead, I guess.

Takes time to learn and can be challenging to start, but incredibly fulfilling if played properly. 8.5/10 not enough water -IGN

Learn Russian, Make Bank, and call people hax0rs and other nasty cuss words while shooting ♥♥♥♥ up
You can also strive to be someone like KennyS or f0rest but you'll probably get put against a hacker or a smurf.
oh did i mention knife skins?
12/10
more transcations plz volvo