Forum Overview :: What Are You Playing Right Now? :: Been playing this after the latest QoL patch.

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]First details out of the way: (+) It's a space 4X based on Master of Orion 2. (+) It has turn-based tactical combat. (+) The music is great and very Star-Trekky. (+/-) The interface is intimidating yet surprisingly functional. (+/-) You start off very weak and really need to combine bonuses wisely to get production levels up to speed. (-) The graphics are ugly. I like it better than the high production value competitors like Stellaris and Endless Space 2. Quite simply, in Stellaris/Endless Space 2 it feels like I'm playing through a pre-scripted campaign where I have to constantly pause and read some nerd's fan fiction, and my success is measured by how efficiently I hit my marks when the story calls for it. In Interstellar Space Genesis, the story is purely procedural. So far at least, every game I've generated has had <I>something</I> unique about the experience. And it's a story about MY empire and the actions <I>I</I> take, not like Endless Space 2 where it's Isyander's story and I'm essentially Kurt Russell in Big Trouble in Little China. And the sci fi tech just makes sense in this game. I research lasers and I get stronger lasers. I research robot factories and I get a population-independent production bonus. Not like Endless Space 2 where I research "Eukaryotic Bacteria" (the fuck?) and for some reason this makes everyone in my empire happy, but only on cold worlds (???) Anyhow there's a DLC coming soon, and the only clues about it are larger ships and the word "Epic." Looking forward to it![/quote]