EVERSPACE™

Assez déçu d'Everspace, que j'avais initialement acheté pour sa compatibilité VR, qui n'en est rien. Le jeu est un roguelite où l'on enchaine les dogfight dans des systèmes pas très variés et surtout qui n'ont que très peu d'éléments neufs entre les runs (dommage pour un roguelike donc la boucle de gameplay est en premier lieu la répétitivité). Bref, en gameplay pur, le jeu est bon, dynamique et procure quelques sensations grisantes, et je trouve visuellement que c'est largement suffisant pour l'expérience procurée... mais la partie progression, les environnements qui n'offrent quasi rien de neuf, la VR qui ne permet de contrôler que la caméra FPS et pas les contrôles, c'est un no go sur le long terme.

After Chorus, this is my favourite space shooter. We really have come far from the days of wing commander and freelancer. Those were innovative titles, and while gamers may not hold Everspace in the same spotlight, it is still a damn good rougelike space shooter with lots of things to discover. Beautiful space vistas of different varieties, from icey clusters, to storm-wrecked areas, to desolate areas with drifting ship hulks, its all designed gorgeously. The way the sunlight shines through your ship window, to the way missles and ships explode in the distance. Gameplay wise the shooting and flying takes getting used to if you haven't played these types before, but it becomes second nature the more you play. Some of my most thrilling experiences were luring enemies into a minefield, peeking and shooting through a gap to defeat a corvette without taking damage, firing an ARC at a whole group of ships just to watch them zap away. Even after finishing a run, there are plenty of upgrades and enchancements to try despite only there only being three ships. Criticism-wise, the meta upgrades take a lot of cash to completely fill up. It requires a bit of grinding. And the story. I admit, while nothing oscar worthy, it kept me curious to see how things play out. I like the MC but i like his ship AI even more. It sounds like a butler who throws a smart quip every now and then. There is even a nice encylopedia for those of you who want to go deep into the lore. All in all, don't let the mostly positive deter you from trying this game out. As of this writing, I haven seen this game go on discount multiple times for the longest times, sometimes as low as 1$, even on GOG. It deserves a chance.