tortugapower -> RE: Space Empires (9/17/2016 6:05:06 AM)
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Hi Wayne, Unfortunately, the people who wouldn't recommend DW over "x" game aren't likely to be on this forum [;)] Still, I would guess a good majority of people prefer DW over any other 4X space game, assuming they know what it is and give it a shot. I agree with Johan that the biggest difference is the real-time vs. turn-based element. You can still pause and take as much time as you'd like to think about anything (I feel that's encouraged), but the flow of the game is so much different. The real-time combines with another huge difference: the galaxy is modeled with all the empty space you'd expect of.. well, space! There are no choke points, space is big and empty for the most part, and that means you have to strategically position forces not outside of worm holes, but patrolling your empire's key points. That just feels so darn realistic. This is what Johan mentions as "free movement" -- and I'd agree with his ordering that this is the second-biggest thing. The systems have orbiting (in real-time) planets around a central star, which IMO is much more compelling than the fixed grids of Space Empires. So, yes, gone are the grids; the DW universe is massive compared to SE. The downside to these improvements (well, that's what I call them) is that the player's options have greatly expanded. It can be frightening to ease into. You can automate anything you'd like, but I personally never liked playing like that. SO it means you have to learn a good deal more than SE. By the way, I'm using SE IV Gold as my comparison point, the one I played the most of. Bottom line: DW makes the 4X space universe it creates so incredibly believable and immersive. The drawback to that is the complexity to make it happen. If you are comfortable wrapping your head around a new paradigm of 4X, then I *highly* recommend DW to you. If you are not comfortable diving into this, then I could recommend games similar to Space Empires without bucking the common 4X space trend: something like Galactic Civilization II.
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