Endless Sky

射程が極端に短くて弾速が極端に早くただ強力な船を大量に揃えて撃ち合うだけ、原作であるEscape Velocityよりゲーム性は劣化している。待ち伏せ処刑艦隊など嫌がらせも原作から引き継いでおりOutfitは少なく艦艇デザインは稚拙、とてもEVNovaから13年後の作品とは思えない。有料で販売しないだけAmbrosiaより良心的ないつもの外人ゲーム、アタリショックは実在しなかったのだと強く感じる。

This is worth checking out for yourself as it is free, but bear in mind you're really getting a *free* single player game, and it is what it is. As it stands, the game is largely focused on merchant gameplay, with combat existing mostly as a threat to that gameplay rather than a viable avenue for it; While you have to maneuver and aim your ship, which becomes more and more difficult the larger your ships gets, enemies have auto-aim precision and maneuverability and they fly circles around you, and even in a heavy warship you will be relatively eaten up in a short amount of time by even a couple of ships. So, in sticks with the merchant gameplay, you're most balancing a small 'daily' payment against the revenue you bring in, something that will be relatively unimportant once you realize "rush deliveries" give you a ridiculously large payout with pretty much no downside. Yes, you have to 'get to the planet by a certain date', but really there's not much point to lingering between point A and B to begin with; You land at a planet every once in a while to refuel your ship, and even if you forget to do this in a system with no planets, there's almost always a friendly ship nearby to refuel you. So, at the end of the day, this is you click on systems, waiting for your ship to jump, land on planet, collect payment, find next efficient combination of jobs, rinse and repeat. There's nothing more for your to do than grind money to get a "better ship", but this is simply relative, as you'll get a larger ship with more cargo space and better defenses, but it will be slower and, while you'll make more money for each job since you have more space, it will just make you want to tear your hair out. This is a fun idea, there's just no substance once your figure out the gameplay loop.

Utterly unique and technically retro space combat exploration and resource management simulator. Explore the galaxy and finance a fleet of starships outfiting them with the finest equipment from the best outfitters you can find. Take sides in interstellar politics and use your influence to shape the economy and galaxy at large. The graphics and gameplay aren't for everyone, but the world-building and space-trucking are immaculate for this long lived and honoured title.

For a free game this is great.

Cool concept, fun gameplay. Me Likey.

Early game is a little tedious but it gets very fun. :)