Before you start this game, click the Mods button on the bottom left of the starting screen. There is a mod called SR2PQuestStyle that fixes the text-based quests, activate it. Otherwise some quests like Olympics will be unplayable. Tech support was unaware of this issue when I asked. The beefier system requirements are for the 3d RTS planet missions which you can opt out of. Game is good but not for everyone. Watch clips of the turn-based gameplay online to see if you'll like it.
