Posted on: April 18, 2015
tedb123z
Verified ownerGames: 62 Reviews: 3
Great concept, lackluster execution
I had never played the first GSB and was coming into this game pretty much blind, just having watched the trailer. Overall the game is pretty good, probably not worth $25 but maybe $15. Also there are some technical flaws, usually in the form of crashes. Visuals are good and bad. The good is the scale of the battles and the feeling that every ship is trying to do something. Laser blasts and missiles flying around...it's great fun. However you're restricted slightly in your zoom-out capability which means you can't always take in the whole breadth of the battle. I had issues playing at certain resolutions but native was fine. The ships look great by default but are fully customizable (read: completely customizable) as far as exterior design. I didn't bother with this system too much because the ships look finely detailed right out of the box. Gameplay was so-so for me. During the battles, you have absolutely no control over what the ships do. You can give somewhat detailed orders in the beginning but that's pretty pointless on a battle you haven't played before because you're going to have no idea how things will go. There are a ton of weapons and modules to customize your ship designs which, unfortunately, all seem to act pretty much the same within the categories. There are 8 pulse lasers, 8 missile types, 8 beam lasers etc. but it's hard to tell what's better, even with the comparison system provided. Sound is good, you can feel the weight of the missiles ripping through enemy ships' hulls. Some people may consider the sound somewhat muffled but to me it's a good representation of what a massive battle fought in the vacuum of space might sound like. The music is good as well, and provides appropriate ambiance for what's happening. I could see myself coming back to this game occasionally in the weeks and months to come. I experienced a few crashes, but the game's charm and dedication to the concept make it generally worth your while.
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