Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

R.I.P.

Progression is too slow.

TLDR: Needs more still in Early part of Early Access. I would very much like to give this game a positive review. But I just can not at this time. There is not enough there for me to do so. My game time was spread out over a few weeks. A couple of hours here and there. The big game killer for me is a bit complicated. First the time I was playing the max players on for the day were 5 total. That is right, only 5 players on the server during the day includes all factions. That means most of my gameplay was against AI pirate ships were a win gives you a tiny, tiny bit of XP to level up. The few times I did manage to catch another player on at the same time, in my same faction were awesome. They were some of the most fun I have had in a game for years. I like the energy allocation mechanics and the turn based combat. Other players have mentioned the 45 seconds turn per player to be too long. I thought it was just about right. Moving forward I finally killed enough AI pirates, 1 vs 1 in a small map to upgrade my captain a level and order a new tier 4 free ship. Then that is where the problems really start to show up. Immediate change I was no longer to battle the AI 1 vs 1 pirates on the map as my ship was now too large. That meant the only battles I could engage in were the border hexes where there were up to 10 enemy ships on the map at the same time with my 1 new ship. Ship death used to be permanent. You got killed you lost the ship. This is a major no no for anyone with common sense because most of the ships you buy with real money. Now the cool down was still 20 hours. That is right. I could not play my new ship for 20 hours, a whole day. This brings me full circle back to the game killer. The season only lasts 2 or 3 months. When you die you can not use that ship for 20 hours. On top of that almost every ship has a free version and a pay with real cash better stats etc. one. When you do upgrade you are locked out of 99% of the map. There is no campaign. It is truly like a board game where you take out the pieces and play for a little bit of time. There is no ship customization. You can upgrade some crew and give them different skills. That is not the same as getting a hull, choosing what engines, shields, weapons and special components you add to it. There is no ship look customization either. No decals or paint. These are huge money makers in other games and players, especially whales do spend lots of money on it. Most of my in game play time was as stated against a single AI pirate in a tiny map, 1 vs 1. The first few times I played against another human player they were in a paid ship many times higher then me and resulted in a short game death. Where as mentioned I had to wait 20 hours to play again. I did manage to get in a few hours with another human player from my faction where we spent fighting against up to 10 enemy ships in a border sector. That was how the game should always be played. Pros. Graphics are good. Turn based space battles. Player actions matter, your battles win and losses change the faction map. Music was okay. Cons. No campaign or story. Season too short. Locked out of 99% of the map when you do finally get a chance to upgrade ships. No customization. No players. Total players during the month were 15 during the time I played. Max 5 on per day. Having to wait 20 hours, probably longer for bigger ships on death. At season end you lose all your ships, even the ones you pay for. To be honest I think this game should sell as a 1 time purchase only. GIve us all the ships and we just unlock with XP ship experience. I will watch this game with great care. But it has been in EA for about 4 years now with a tiny development staff so it will probably just be abandoned rather then finished.

After 1h got bored . The interface and steps are very hard to operate.

I really enjoy the style. It isn't my go to game, but it is good for relaxing on stressful days, when I don't need a fast-paced shooter in my life. My one complaint on this universe isn't with the game itself, but that the website is out of date, reflecting an older version of the game, especially the Hive and Ma'alaketh factions. The game itself is great, and definitely worth the disk space if you enjoy turn-based games. With that being said, the new AI generated/assisted/whatever intro scenes and avatars are notably worse than the old hand-drawn ones. They're jarring, don't fit the atmosphere of the game at all, and feel like a genuine drop in quality and care from the Devs. My earlier praise still stands: the gameplay remains solid. But this seemingly purposeful drop in art quality makes me worry about the future of this game.

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O jogo parece ser legal, lembra um pouco Eve Online, mas só vou jogar quando tiver em português ou espanhol, assim como o Eve Online que hoje ainda bem tem espanhol.