Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

do you want to carefully manage the vast intricacies of an expansive empire's economy, diplomacy and cultural direction, searching for the hidden treasures of space? then move on. because everything thing here is in service to fielding a colossal fleet of advanced warships with diverse abilities all with one goal. to wipe your enemies from the galaxy as you hunt down enemy fleets and bomb their planets with a fervor that would make 40k players blush. all without the dramatic cinematics that should accompany it. games last so long that civilization 5 games seem non-commital in comparison. and i loved every single bit of it.

I bought this game in a target in 2008 for $7, back when it was a single CD, since then I hop on it every so often when I want a game to turn my brain off and have passive fun, while SOSE2 is out and many people may prefer the updated graphics and no late game lag, SOSE1 is still a solid game, it also has one of the best modding groups out there who supply mods that make modern RTS games look like a sad joke, if you care about what I have to say then please buy this game it is alot of fun and will bring you many hours of entertainment.

Oldy but very goody - tight, polished, intense wargame. Almost no fluff, yet still enough of strategic and tactical depth to keep the player on edge. One more hidden advantage - it's a very portable game as it runs nearly on everything today, so you one can play it on an office-level laptop when travelling.

Космическая стратегия в реальном времени (4X/RTS), где вы ведёте одну из шести фракций к господству над галактикой. Дипломатия, колонизация планет и масштабные флотовые сражения — здесь даже астероид можно превратить в оружие. Плюсы: ✔ Гигантские битвы — До 1000 кораблей в одном сражении с эффектными лазерными залпами. ✔ Глубокие 4X-механики — Шпионаж, революции, торговля и технологические древа. ✔ Моддерская поддержка — От «Звёздных Войн» до Warhammer 40K — сообщество создало всё. ✔ Нет микроменеджмента — Фокус на глобальной стратегии, а не контроле каждого юнита. Минусы: ✖ Огромный time-sink — Одна партия на большой карте = 10+ часов. ✖ Слабый сюжет — Чистый песочничный режим без кампании. ✖ Устаревшая графика — Даже с HD-текстурами модели кораблей выглядят блекло. Для кого? Фанатов Endless Space и Stellaris, кто хочет больше экшена в битвах. Ветеранов Homeworld, скучающих по тактике флотов. Итог: Rebellion — это космос в пробирке: медленно, сложно, но когда ваш флот крейсеров стирает вражескую планету с орбиты — это стоит всех часов. Оценки и время: Steam: 90%, Metacritic: 80/100. Стандартная партия: 8-12 часов, 100%: 200+ часов. Совет: Начните с TEC Loyalists — их экономика проще для новичков. Стройте торговые станции — они приносят больше денег, чем планеты.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is one of those games that I keep coming back to years after first playing it. On paper, it sounds like a fairly straightforward space RTS: build your empire, research technologies, expand across planets, build fleets and eventually crush whoever stands in your way. In practice, there is a surprising amount of depth hiding underneath that simple formula. What I love most is the scale. You aren't controlling a handful of ships in a small battlefield — you're managing an entire space empire while huge fleets move between planets, pirates harass your territory, allies make demands, and enemies are constantly looking for an opening. You can spend several minutes quietly developing your economy and technology, only for everything to suddenly explode into a massive fleet battle. The combat is probably the biggest reason I keep returning to it. Watching capital ships and enormous fleets clash is incredibly satisfying, especially when you've spent half the match building that fleet. Capital ships feel important rather than disposable, and leveling them up gives you another reason to care about individual units. Eventually you start developing your own favorite combinations and strategies, and that's where the game becomes really addictive. The three main factions also do a good job of making different playstyles feel meaningful. They're not just different colors with slightly different units. Their technologies, abilities and overall approaches to warfare encourage you to play them differently. Add diplomacy, research, planetary bonuses, artifacts and the various economic systems on top of that, and there is a lot to learn. And then there are the mods. The modding community is honestly one of the biggest reasons this game has survived for so long. There are some absolutely fantastic total conversions and gameplay mods available, and Sins of the Prophets is probably the first one I'd mention to anyone who is a Halo fan. Being able to turn this already massive space strategy game into something resembling a large-scale Halo naval war is ridiculous in the best possible way. If you enjoy experimenting with mods, this game can easily become a completely different experience from the base game. It's also surprisingly easy to keep playing. You start a match thinking you'll play for an hour, then suddenly you're looking at the clock wondering where the last five hours went. Larger maps can become especially insane. By the late game there can be so many ships, structures and systems interacting that the battlefield feels like an actual war rather than a conventional RTS match. There are some downsides, though. The biggest one is that this game absolutely does not hold your hand. The interface can feel overwhelming when you first start, and there are a lot of systems competing for your attention. If you're completely new to 4X or grand strategy games, expect to spend some time figuring out what everything does. The first few matches can feel more like studying than playing. There's also no traditional campaign. The factions have interesting lore and there are plenty of things I'd love to know more about, but the game basically gives you the setting and then tells you to go make your own war. Personally, I've grown to appreciate that sandbox approach, but I can definitely understand why someone looking for a story-driven RTS might be disappointed. The AI isn't perfect either, and extremely large battles can still become demanding. Some matches can take an absurdly long time to finish, particularly on larger maps when several players are still alive. But honestly, those issues haven't stopped me from coming back. That's ultimately what makes Rebellion special to me. It doesn't need a cinematic campaign or a complicated narrative structure to keep me interested. The matches themselves create their own stories. One game you might be peacefully expanding your economy, another might turn into a desperate defensive war, and another might end with an enormous fleet crashing into an enemy homeworld after hours of preparation. It's an old game at this point, but it has aged remarkably well. It runs on relatively modest hardware, has a ridiculous amount of replayability, works great both solo and with friends, and the modding scene adds practically another lifetime of content. If you like space strategy, RTS games, large-scale fleet battles or games where you can lose an entire evening without realizing it, this is still an easy recommendation. And if the base game eventually starts feeling familiar, install some mods. That's where the rabbit hole really begins.

Честно говоря, вообще не ощутил прелести игры. Космос чересчур схематичен (делать космос с планетами на орбитах умели ещё в 2000-м, Карл), куцой и выполняет исключительно декоративную функцию (эта нелепость в виде сети поселений была бы более приемлема в игре про средневековье, но не здесь, где она выглядит страшным анахронизмом). Логики расположения планет нет от слова совсем. Ледяная планета может быть на околосолнечной орбите, а землеподобная - в заднице планетной системы, что чаще всего и бывает. Наглядность? Видывал и получше. Черт побери, да даже допотопная Гегемония: Железный Легион по всем параметрам, в том числе и по графике и геймплею, переплёвывает эту поделку, и кампания и сюжет там были, а не смешнявый справочный материал на три расы, как здесь. Да и как песочница сие убожество тоже так себе. Не хочу снова сравнивать с Гегемонией. Какой-то уродливый и неполноценный до безобразия гибрид Стеллариса, Endless Space и игр Эгософта, с культями вместо механик и концепций из указанных игр и с уровнем развития ДЦП, которым неоднократно подтирали задницу создатели данного позора ещё на стадии разработки, когда совершенно подегенератски воровали идеи у кого попало. Самый худший космоваргейм что я видел за свой более чем двадцатилетний стаж геймера. Все, кому она понравилась, видимо, вообще никогда не играли в хорошие космопесочницы. 2 из 10 позорных песочниц.

没有剧情战役很可惜 运营也太复杂了 少数几个玩不下去的4X游戏 要是能由浅至深的体验剧情战役就很好。