[–] ThatFrancopoli 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The Grandkids are all playing Galactic Civilization 3. Looks and feels like old MOO2 to me with a lot of new features. As an added bonus to the game being good, the devs don't hate their customers.
[–] brucethemoose 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Have you tried Stellaris? Even if you have, it improved quite a bit over the last year.
Endless Space 2 is also supposed to be really good, but I can't speak for it personally... Yet.
EDIT: Also, since you're into the older games, you should look at Distant Worlds.
I'm just now getting into Stellaris. The 3 separate drive types thing kinda throws me off, but I have a friend who's really into Paradox games that says it's pretty awesome nonetheless. (He's my main Master of Magic buddy, so his word carries a lot of weight for me.)
If nothing else, his descriptions of the random events in Stellaris seem pretty awesome.
I've not tried Endless Space or Distant Worlds before, but I will check them out. I have no problems whatsoever with less than perfect graphics (although pure ascii is pushing it, Brogue and Dorf Fortress being notable exceptions) so thanks for the older game suggestion too.
[–] brucethemoose 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Distant Worlds isn't old, I just meant that it's graphics are pretty simple. But the game itself is incredibly complex.
Yeah, the dev's goal for Stellaris was to combine all the big sci-fi tropes into one game. So you get 3 FTL types, lots of classic space weapons, all the standard empire personalities and so on.
You should play vanilla first, but I find that mods help it alot.
Yes it's awesome, too bad it's missing a few races, but alpha, what can you do. https://www.remnantsoftheprecursors.com/
I like the new MOO. It's not amazing, but it's got much of the feel, good and bad, of MOO2. I don't know if my recommendation should have that much weight to you: I loved MOO1, enjoyed MOO2, and couldn't get into MOO3, but I was really thirsty for that gameplay when I picked up the new MOO, so maybe I'm overselling it. It's definitely a game I go back to every couple months, though.
[–] SkepticalMartian 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
The remake shares a lot in common with MOO2. I have the new one in my collection, butt the last time I looked at it they were still finishing up features in the game. If you liked MOO2 then the remaster is mostly just a facelift. Where the new one does lose out though is in the combat which is not as good as the original.
[–] Fambida [S] ago
That's a shame about the combat. Then again, it is still being worked on. Next time there's a decent sale I'll give it a shot then.