Posted on: February 24, 2024

Faldang

Gry: 2619 Opinie: 46

My impressions of 1-4

So, disclaimer: I haven't gotten around to playing SE5 yet, so I can't comment on that one. I have played SE3, A LOT, and I've played SE4 a little bit. SE1 and SE2 I've watched, and to be honest, they're more like 90s tech demos than standalone games. They showcase some features that will be a staple of later games, but they are rough. So, Space Empires 3 is one of my all time favorite 4X games, despite all the clunkyness. The sheer scope of things you can do in that game, as part of running an empire, is astounding. Espionage, diplomacy, research priorities, design, economy optimization, military organization, etc. And that's not even counting the multitude of approaches you can take with ship designs. Wanna be Federation and have phasers and torpedoes and shields? Sure. Wanna focus on fighters and carriers, like Galactica? Sure, but it's going to be hard in the beginning. Romulans, with cloaking devices and plasma? Got ya covered. Massive baseships with shipyards on them? I think so, but you better make sure your economy can take it. Now, all this makes it sound a bit nicer than it is, because, for the most part, the AI is pretty bad overall. But that never really stopped me from having fun in a galaxy with pacifists, xenophobes and other assorted cranky empires. I also like the military intelligence aspect of SE3 (and 4); the systems on the galaxy map have warp points connecting them, and those points become key points in any conflict. You forgot to keep a sentry in a system that is a key connection for your territory? Tough luck, someone moved a fleet through there and parked it in a nebula and you have no idea unless you go and check. It's just great. Now, real quick, I tried playing SE4, and I liked how much stuff it adds, but I quickly gave up because of the user interface. It's just bad and visually confusing to me, compared to the relatively clean UI of 3. If you're into the history of 4X games, definitely check some of this series.

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Posted on: August 12, 2023

anthimatter

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Gry: 220 Opinie: 8

Still great

I can't possibly recount how many hours I've put into these games over the years, but it's a hell of lot. I've been a fan since SE1 and progressed as new versions came out. I think I spent most of my time in SE4, which is truly an outstanding 4x game with incredible depth and design options. Highly recommended if you love micromanagement games, space games and of course 4x games. If you're still on the fence, just do it.

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Posted on: September 18, 2025

dnovraD

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Gry: Opinie: 77

A quiet, but good empire.

Space Empires as a whole has always been a contemplative series. It isn't so much space action + a 4X, but more a game of planning, and long term cunning. The standout feature of the series as a whole is a mass depth of customization, starting with ship/unit customization and expanding over the series. The first two games, are essentially living prototypes. So basic and simple as to not be worth pontificating upon. Playable, sure. But I wouldn't go out of my way to register my shareware copy. Space Empires ]|[ is the first title where I actually sat down and played for a while, and what it lacks for in stylistic flair, it more makes up for in depth.(Especially in a world before grand strategy games set in space.) Space Empires ]|[ also introduces sound properly into the series, and more than a large handful of (usable) graphical pizzazz. The inklings of the mass customizability which would let the series keep living to this day in some form. Maybe drop a game or two into it. But it is overshadowed by the crown prince... Ah, Space Empires IV. I truly do not know how many days I sank into this, modded and otherwise. A massive comprehensive visual overhaul to the UI to keep the player fully immersed for sessions, and a fairly gloomy space soundtrack to boot. Not only does Space Empires IV improve on the third title in major ways, but it also introduces several new nonsolar sector types. Black holes, nebula, space kudzu, massive storms, etc. Most of these have both a combat and exploration effect, most infamously the black hole pulling your ships in towards the void. IV is also where the modding scene really took off for the series, and here's a little fun thing: Most of the assets are plaintext and bitmaps. Want a new ship name list? Crack open your small editor of choice, and start at it. New system generation in IV? A bit more complicated, but doable! More titles for your empire and leader? Go to it! Oh, and Space Empires IV really took off with the system customization aspect. While it had been there a little in the former two games, this was the one where you could get relentless with it. After all, nothing quite like the cherry on top of a scorched galaxy approach like a black hole bomb. Just don't enable the political minister, as you don't get to see the outgoing messages they send, and next thing you know, a former ally might thunder up to glass your planets because the AI sent a declaration of war in your stead. Space Empires V is...complicated to rate. Much of the ideas are competent, just that many of the systems shake apart (and the game itself) under scrutiny. It was hard to run then, and it can be a pain now. I imagine there were a number of contributing factors, but I don't think the game engine or designers were ready for the polygon ceiling. Not only is a steady 60 FPS being impossible to achieve in a turn based game more than a little baffling, the 3D doesn't even add that much depth. Unfortunately, Space Empires V is closer to Orion 3 than the rest of the series. (That isn't a compliment.) You WILL be engaging with deep and complicated systems; unlike the previous games where you [COULD] engage with deeper systems such as finetuning the exact production outputs per planet, most of them were perfectly cromulent when left to your ministers or on the defaults. A flawed execution of many good ideas, in short. Overall, I would absolutely say the Space Empires series is worth buying, caveat emptor: Arron Hall, the series creator isn't getting any money from this. He sold his company to Strategy First, who are for a lack of a better term, are something of a strategy game beetle; frankly you're a little surprised to see it, and are left wondering how they're even still alive.

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Posted on: January 22, 2023

danmargog

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Gry: 44 Opinie: 1

Don't buy SEV for multiplayer.

After typing a too-long-to-post review I will just say that SEV is vastly less enjoyable than stellaris, it's "strategic" combat AI is terrible which ruins it for multiplayer since the combat can only be AI controlled. I bought it hoping to relive the glory days of VGA planets via PBEM and leave it still wishing there was some modern equivalent of a 90's game that touted its VGA graphics. The PBEM does work. The multiplayer does not require a central server or login. The people who say it requires the 3rd party balance mod are completely correct. The online community and resources for SEV vs SEIV should be your first and last clue that SEV is not worth the money. Learning the game in single player mode was enjoyable until the enemy (organic) planets became invincible. There is a lot of potential depth in this game but in the end it was a disappointment. I bought the pack. Time to see if downgrading to SEIV is any better.

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Posted on: July 4, 2022

aqqman

Gry: 40 Opinie: 2

It's as good as can be.

I came back to this game few times. Modding possibilities are on extraordinary level. There are some downsides however: - lack of personal attachment, no heroes of any kind but well...it is 4X after all - after 50+ turns the game becomes very slow in turn processing no matter how strong your rig is, there are mods to overcome that up to some extent, but they could be hard to find today. I wouldn't recommend it.

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