Posted on: December 15, 2017

Ornlu_Wolfjarl

Игр: 508 Отзывов: 7

Bland, badly executed and comes with DRM

I had played this game in Beta, and I very much disliked it then. I received it for free a few days ago, and decided to give it another chance. My opinion hasn't changed. While the game has been polished since I had last played and many of its AI and balance issues have been fixed, the game is still a poor excuse for a Master of Orion game. Firstly, it barely brings anything new to the table. Not just as a MOO game, but as a Space 4X TBS as well. It just achieves the bare minimum. A pretty standard tech-tree and planet management system (which thankfully still allows for colonist transport and re-assignement), subpar ship customization options and a barebones diplomacy system. The diplomacy in particular is still a problem, as the AI is keen on making agreements it never intends to honor, or sometimes it's just impossible to have them accept even the most beneficial deals. All races feel the same, despite having their own unique traits and techs and ship design. Their differences feel superficial. Also, the pacing is all out of whack. If I move my fleets to the other side of the galaxy, they get outdated by the time they get there. Secondly, the game has a very poor atmosphere. Even MOO3 was a lot better in this department than this mess. The graphics look crisp, but that's it. The race design looks like I'm playing a game for 3-year olds. The voice acting is even worse. If I hear the Psylon announcer say "Director" in his shrill and annoying voice one more time, I'm gonna go into shock. Thirdly, the game has DRM. I'm on GOG because I hate DRM. Yet here it is. Playing the game requires a Wargaming.net account. As someone else mentioned, the EULA is exploitative and aggressive. There is a lot of tracking software that silently gets installed alongside the game, that you can't easily remove, even if you uninstall it. You can get some fun out of it initially, but it quickly grows tiresome and boring. I kept thinking to myself "Why not just play MOO2 right now?"

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Posted on: September 2, 2016

raifield

Владелец игры

Игр: 497 Отзывов: 1

Fun, but shallow

This Master of Orion is a fun game, but really comes off as Civilization V wearing an Orion disguise. The UI borrows very heavily from Civ5 and turn-by-turn gameplay flow will feel very familar to Civ5 players, for better or worse. A lot from MoO2 failed to make it over to this one and the crown jewels of the Orion series, custom ships and combat, are massively simplified here. Available slots for storing ship designs (blueprints, in the game) are limited to a measely four and equipment has been scaled down considerably. Offensive equipment is rated by DPS and defensive equipment rated by its ability to negate DPS, either by "dodging" it (ECM) or "absorbing" it (Shields). Utility combat equipment like Tractor Beams or Emissions Guidance Units are completely gone, as is ship boarding/capture, marine contingents, and hireable ship/colony leaders. Now it's a game of DPS and the fleet with the most will pretty much automatically win. Is it a bad game? No, it isn't. But at the same time it's not a terribly good one either. Much like Civilization V you'll find yourseslf sinking into a turn-by-turn rut, dealing with the occasional completely production queue, a fleet needing new orders, and occasionally, a battle. All of this is presented as a To-Do list at the beginning of every turn, again, much the same as Civilization V. I spent $30 on this game. I don't regret it. There's a decent game here, but not a great one. My recommendation? Wait for a sale to drop the price to $15, then jump on it. Maybe by then we'll see some more features to differentiate this game from its terrestial

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Posted on: November 10, 2019

mrguy08

Владелец игры

Игр: 43 Отзывов: 30

Fun solid 4x strategy game

Got this game for free during one of the GOG giveaways. I'm not really huge on the 4x genre but I do play Civ so some of the base mechanics were fairly familiar to me. It's a pretty typical representation of the genre, with my favorite variation within it being the goofy alien leaders you can meet and interact with. They're pretty well animated and voiced, so it's actually a treat to see those. I like them better than the leaders in Civ games. The game's tutorial is pretty bare bones. It's basically just a standard battle-map set up with pop-up tips, and they don't explain some mechanics, like invading planets. Or if they do I wasn't sure how to activate it. The game does everything pretty well, but nothing really extraordinarily. I can't really say anything bad about it though, as I got it for free and I felt like that was fine for it's value. Maybe the game shouldn't retail for $30 as is, but on sale or as a giveaway it can be a fun diversion for fans of the genre.

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Posted on: April 30, 2018

cnorgard

Владелец игры

Игр: 199 Отзывов: 3

Just Play the Original

Master of Orion 2016 is a game I regret buying. My complaints started off as minor - can't rotate the galactic map, the colonization cutscene is repetitive and there's no way to turn it off, the advisers don't have enough dialogue, can't build hundreds of Doom Stars and steamroll the universe - lots of minor issues which could be overlooked. I kept playing, hoping to have fun, but things only got worse. The economy victory is bland (just waste lots of money instead of buying things your species needs!), spying isn't exciting, and I'm still not happy that certain races are locked unless you buy the Collector's Edition, an additional $20 at this time of writing. What next? Preorder to receive a bigger tech tree? Certain planet biomes are DLC only? But the reason I uninstalled the game came just minutes ago. I had started a new game with Pre-Warp (because I find it interesting to not start with any ships) and in less than 100 turns, the Antarans attacked my homeworld. In Master of Orion II, when the Antarans attacked a planet and you lost, they would bombard it and leave. They would NOT blockade the planet and stay in orbit and bomb you every turn! To quote the overused cliché, did anyone playtest this thing? Surely someone could have said, "Hey, being killed on turn 50 isn't bad luck, it's bad design? And while I'm at it, why can I change the racial colors? Why does the custom race option not show the default picks of the race you're customizing? Why does Subterranean suck now?" In summary, this game is not worth it. It doesn't fix any of the problems from the original, and adds many more of its own. It is not fun. Watch a Let's Play, or buy and play the original. Do not purchase this game.

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Posted on: December 4, 2020

BlackTriad

Игр: 10 Отзывов: 1

NOT DRM FREE From Wargaming Labs

I would buy this in a heartbeat were it not for the spyware and trackers you agree to let operate if you play this game on multiplayer. Another down vote is it's owned by Wargaming Labs, the money grubbers that bring you World of Warships, Planes, and Tanks. Even more disturbing is the reports of high internet usage when playing single player. I've no idea if it's true but his alone keeps me away from not only this game but ALL games from Wargaming Labs.

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