I started out having a great time, and since I bought it on-sale I got my $2.50 worth. But the NPCs just won't shut up! They talk over one another; they even talk over vital mission notifications there doesn't seem to be any way to review. By the time your colony has a dozen people, three or four hours in, it's literally non-stop yak-yak-yak, like being trapped in a cursed cocktail party full of idiots! I couldn't find any mods to make them stop, either. I tried playing without sound, but when mission-critical events happen you're only notified by sound so that's impossible, too. So, two stars as it is, but the simple addition of an option to minimize the NPCs' non-essential talking would have made Space Colony HD a four-star game. It's a damned shame.
