Master of Orion 3

This was the the last gasp of the moo ip, (yea they made the new one, light weight trash) I should of known this was bad when it went gold before release. Worst memory of a game disapointment, I remember never building any fleets being at war with every one and nothing happened for over 100 turns. This is a game that consists of pressing 'next turn' No other action you make changes the game.

As a Long time player and modder of MoO3 this game is intense. It does have a steep learning curve which the causal player may find intimidating. But there is No Other 4X TBS Space game out that rivals the depth. It maybe ugly and stubborn but you can't find a game of it's genre that can match it depth and Replayability. All these Naysayer reviews are from players that wanted a MoO clone or a MoO2.5. They got neither so they dissed the game. Much to their own loss that they unfortunately will never get past till they Really put those preconceived notions away. This game can have single games that can last for Months. It's Not a 2-4 hours click or shoot fest. Which unfortunately many ppl expected. It is a True Turn Based Strategy game. You Must think and decide with this game, something (and I know this will ruffle feelings) many new and younger players to the TBS genre Do Not Understand. This game takes the kind of decision making that the old Avalon Hill Board strategy and tactics games required. There is much more to say but space is limited. After you get the game get Bhruic's MoO3 Patcher and Patches found here :http://bhruic.dyndns.org/patcher/downloads.php . They fix the bugs that QSI and Atari left. They also add modding possibilities to expand upon. JosEPh (MoO3 Keeper of the ROLL CALL and Modder)

DO NOT BUY!

In Moo3 it's even impossible to conquer a single planet, as you simple can't find out how to. The game is a mixture of boring table calculation and extremly complicated user controls. Micromanaging could be fun. But in Moo3 there are so extremly many details (without any real meaning) you would have to study weeks, before even beginning to play that game. This game is broken in so many ways, that it's better to stay with moo2 and keep the good memory about master of orion.

fk this game