Posted on: November 26, 2023

Strijkbout

Игр: 720 Отзывов: 24

Get this if you love Star Control 2

If you're reading this and don't know what Star Control 2 is, stop reading now and buy it here or get one of its source ports (e.g. Ur-Quan Masters). So what's so good about Starcom Nexus? Well, it's a top down 2D space exploration game with some rpg mechanics, great music and epic story. The writing of the events and dialogues is pretty good and funny at times all this combined results in a chill gameplay experience which you can't put down until finished. I didn't have any issues playing so either I'm lucky or they've patched them out by now. In any case I don't think you're getting a shelf filler when buying this game and I can only hope GOG gets Starcom: Unknown Space as well.

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Posted on: April 8, 2021

Lookda

Игр: 415 Отзывов: 53

Relaxed paced space sim, and a bit empty

Starcom Nexus is mostly an exploration game. You travel through a quiet part of an unknown galaxy. The calmness of space penetrates all aspects of the game. There are no timed events and gameplay can border monotonous. You explore star systems by jumping via star lanes and explore each planet or object by flying over and scan. About half the planets have some kind of anomaly that you can investigate by sending a probe/awayteam. The anomaly is described by a paragraph of text, and can yield resources, research, loss of crew, or nothing. Lost crew can is replenished at the previously mentioned space station. Besides star lanes there are nexus points than allow instant travel to any other explored nexus. Resources and research is spent on building your space ship. It grows in number and variety of components. An improved space ship can travel faster and equip more weapons. You can customize your ship to your playstyle. You unlock multiple weapon systems, and all are viable. Besides opening up new modules, research adds bonuses in terms of +x% damage, +y% range and –z% energy consumption. The game would benefit a lot from more interesting scientific progression. In other words, focus more on unlocking gameplay options such as heavy laser or point defense laser as in Master of Orion. I didn’t like the jump drive. The visuals are nice, but it also ruins the relaxed pace of slowly traveling through the galaxy. In star systems you encounter aliens. Some species are friendly and offer trade or quests. Others are outright hostile. It is not difficult to stay alive in combat, but it provides some excitement and a reason to build a better ship. You can also test your cannons on asteroids and find fossils inside. The story fits well in the game. It is interesting, slow placed and can fit on one side of an A4 paper. Starcom Nexus offers enough side stories and obscure things to entertain for a couple of weeks after a long day of work.

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Posted on: July 27, 2022

asdepiqas

Владелец игры

Игр: Отзывов: 6

Just one more star...

I don't know how many hours I've invested exploring "just one more star". The game is super easy to learn and masterfully designed - You can go literally anywhere you go in the galaxy and discover the (interesting!) story at your own pace and on your own terms. Decisions are interesting, sometimes challenging, but never feel like you missed something super important by choosing the "wrong" option. I'm absolutely loving playing this.

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Posted on: December 24, 2023

Yargol

Владелец игры

Игр: 319 Отзывов: 1

Excellent game for what it is.

The game is visually nice to look at. The mechanics are simple but refined. The research tree may look limited at first, but the progression feels impactful so it balances that feeling out eventually. The writing and scenarios are interesting and sometimes even educational. It has a bit of pleasant Star Trek vibe, and some fitting humour as well now and then. It kept me entertained from beginning to end.

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Posted on: February 7, 2021

Mithril.218

Владелец игры

Игр: 1181 Отзывов: 26

Some games you don't need to hesitate on

Like the title says.. this is one of them. An absolute favourite of mine. I'm so happy it is finally on Gog. I don't know how many time I've replayed this. It's certainly a game of it's age.. so comparing it to modern games would do it a massive disservice. But I loved it, and many more still do to this day. It is sad we will never get to see a sequel made by the original team. But it is what it is, a true gem from the past.

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