I seem to be a bit "tainted" by the Freelancer bug... If you managed to play Freelancer back in 2003, then you understand why everyone here is going on about Freelancer and how Darkstar One doesn't quite hit the mark. If anything, this would definatly be an entry level space action/trading game...not a sim On the other hand, if this game had come out before or around the same time, i'd have been super impressed! Mind you, when this did originally come out, it was about 3 years after...so right now, we're looking at a 12 year old game as of this comment? Not bad but not great Things that didn't really ticle my fancy was the repetitive station missions that were just there as what seemed like a filler to get you some credits. Also, the trading, very easy to get a grasp of but so very basic ( like I said, entry level), then there is one ship...just one but upgradable...ok I know this isn't X3, it's not supposed to be complex but give us more than one ship. Look, it's ok....cringeworthy story and a bloody long slog that is kind of unescessary. 3/5 stars By the by GoG...Get your act together and somehow find a way to put Starlancer and Freelancer up!
I'll admit, I got on the hype train for this game pre-release big time! Perhaps I just didn't follow the herd mentality but when it was released, I actually did like this game, despite the performance issues. What really impresses me about NMS is how the development isn't dead....hear me out.... Hello Games could have easily written this off with "yeah ok, so we didn't do so well with this one, bad reviews....we'll move on" but no, they've been working their asses off to make it the game that should have been, this is dedication folks, this is a great example of care and development for an IP. I urge anyone who already has this game or who is planning on buying it to reconsider past negative reviews, this is not "that one overhyped" game anymore and it has been made far better. Absolutely buy it, if your'e still in doubt, wait for a sale but right now, it's still worth full price.
Nobody will probably read this, there is nothing in this review that hasn't already been said about Witcher 3. Firstly, I'm jumping the gun here, normally I like to play through a game before I leave my opinion but I have no patience and I have to say a few words about W3 now, otherwise in about a year (When I've finally finished this game...), I'll forget. Right now, 90 hours and so much more to go. Long time fan of the Witcher saga, books etc, like pretty much everyone here who decided to read the books halfway through the games, so I was a little like " please don't screw the finale up!" Never mind the game came out a couple of years ago, I'm only playing it now to kick myself for not playing it sooner. At least the whole game is out along with expansions and DLC, so I can enjoy it as a complete game. With so many open world games now, it's difficult for me to invest time and play through patiently and try and rush through. Witcher 3 is something not to be rushed though, everything is interesting, no cut and paste landscapes, no boring fetch quests, pretty much everything you do in this has you glued to playing. Going against the grain though, I found crafting armor and weapons a little anti-climactic, especially when most of the time the items I picked up in game were a little better, except perhaps the armor sets. As i reach my 40's, I've played a ton of games and very few have been memorable. Years to come, I probably won't remember a quater of the content in this game, purely because it's so immense, however I'll remember how this was one of the best gaming experiences I've had!
Played many hours of this prior it coming to GoG and I actually have the original which I've managed to get working on my superior modern day rig. I simply purchased this on GoG because ....well why not? Future support for a game that was thought lost and now it has a home, I really do think the devs deserve our support for bringing back what trully are "Good old games". The game itself, hasn't aged a bit, as good as I remember it and though I have to play this through again, I know for a fact that the story itself is trully epic! What stood out to me most from the original Homeworld for some silly reason was the pilot view, I know, it's a little gimmick but I loved being able to zoom in on pilot view of a ramming frigate while I was making my attack run. Only thing I have yet to suss out is the resolution, the game always seems to crash when I try and alter it. Even if you're not a fan of Homeworld but love strategy games, buy this classic and then buy the other Homeworld games. Only one thing you have to release now GoG and my gaming history will be complete...you know what that is.....FREELANCER!
