Recent reviews by Danger Face

I like this game.

I'd give this game a 7.5/10. I really enjoy the story and most of the mechanics. I wish combat - which is a decent portion of the game - felt more tactical and less arcade-y. Sometimes space travel between distant locations takes too long, but usually you don't have to do that.

Easy to recommend. Fun.

Fantastic blend of Podracer and Megarace (or whatever combat racing game you love). Really fun.

Surprisingly long "campaign". Instead of a story you get a series of connected challenges gradually increasing in difficulty through 12 tiers. Each tier has at least 3 multi-race events. Events are usually 3 races that have be completed in a single sitting, so you'll want to budget at least 30 mins for them if you are trying to reach the next challenge.

You get the occasional battle royale and a variety of race modes. Not once encountered a game breaking bug.

I would recommend this game at full price.

I got this game because it looked beautiful in the trailers and had decent reviews. So far I've really enjoyed it. A strong 8/10.

Fun character dialogue. Turn based, timeline based, rpg combat. A nice loop. FANTASTIC pixel art.

Easy recommendation.

This is one of those annoying "I love this game but I can't recommend it" reviews.

Gameplay for this game is great. The all chat is annoying and toxic. You can hide the chat window, but it keeps reopening. Doesn't really change the current community though.

If you don't already know about this game, you've already played games inspired by it. It is the definition of visionary.

Easy to love this game. More macro than micro management. Find and expand to the resources you need at a leisurely pace. Very zen. Enjoyable story.

Been playing this game for years. Love it.

I enjoyed this game. If I had the time, it would be great to build a mod on top of it as it runs much smoother than X3AP. Good bones.

Overview:

The game is a campaign to regain miliatry control over 12 colonies across 4 different systems. You take turns manuvering your different fleets across the map, attempting to fortify your colonies to increase your income, allowing you to increase the size of your fleet.

TLDR: Fun game with some quirky interface decisions. Could use some more polish.

The Good:

While I was at first dismissive of the enemies I was facing, when I started moving through the missions and increasing my tech level, the game difficulty level drastically changed. At first I had everything under control, but now I am under constant pressure to keep the Cylons at bay. I often feel out-maneuvered, out-supplied, and out-gunned, which makes every victory more rewardings.

While at first I used to win every battle with ease, as your tech level advances it is hard to keep your older fleets armed well enough to fight. You can try and bring them back home to be reinforced, or bring the reinforcements to them, but they are likely to get intercepted and destroyed on the way. Often I am forced to cobble fleets together from the tattered remnants of others.

It isn't hard for you to beat the AI in a straight fight. In the later stages of the game, if your force meets an equivalent Cylon force, you are pretty much guarenteed victory. Each time you go in though, you'll be wondering how many of your ships it is going to cost you to come out the other side. And you can't produce that many ships that quickly.

Overall, very good feel for the game.

The Bad:

$40 might be pushing what this game is worth. There are a significant number of oversights as far as the command interface goes. The game takes a while to get going - early missions are too easy and repetitive.