Master of Orion PC

1. Prosmooth

   Aug 27, 2016

   10

   I usually don't play these games because I'm dumb and never even understand the tutorials--but I can play and understand this one for someI usually don't play these games because I'm dumb and never even understand the tutorials--but I can play and understand this one for some reason. I'm having a blast with it. Maybe I'm having a blast with it because I'm dumb. Either way--I think it's really cool. Thank you to whoever made it--even my Simple Jack mind can play around in space now and feel like I'm a conquering hero.… Expand

   • 12 of 21 users found this helpful
2. ShadowDM

   Aug 31, 2016

   10

   Very polished and very enjoyable to play. Of course there are many things to be improved as in every 4X game I know, but this game alreadyVery polished and very enjoyable to play. Of course there are many things to be improved as in every 4X game I know, but this game already started right from day 1. My score is in part to compensate all the unnecessary hate. : )… Expand

   • 5 of 10 users found this helpful
4. Yco

   Aug 29, 2016

   9

   Very high production values unite with efficient and pleasant UI design in this new MOO for the 21st century. It's simple, intuitive, fun andVery high production values unite with efficient and pleasant UI design in this new MOO for the 21st century. It's simple, intuitive, fun and more-ish to play. Recommended.… Expand

   • 9 of 14 users found this helpful
5. garhent

   Sep 9, 2016

   6

   The game is about 2/3rds of the way there. There is simply no turn based combat, and that is the biggest problem with the game. I triedThe game is about 2/3rds of the way there. There is simply no turn based combat, and that is the biggest problem with the game. I tried using their horrible controls to work a battle, but it was painfully obvious they are bad. So, you are left with an ok game for expansion, however the combat is horrible. The AI also does not attack, it simply lets you turtle out your expansion. Its sorta an OK version of MOO, but sorta not. Its roughly on par with MOO I, but lagging significantly behind MOO II. Spy missions are bad, they give you to many spies and they almost always fail no matter what tech you have, they simply become trully annoying to use.
   
   I hope the devs take the user critiicisms to heart and fix their game. It isn't that much to take the game to an 8 or 9 with what they got now. It feels like they ran out of money and had to release a barely viable product. Its a 6 or 7 at best unfortunately. It could easily had been a 9 or 10 if they'd improve the AI and put in actual combat. The ship combat is almost as bad as MOOIII, its real close to being that bad, real close.… Expand

   • 1 of 2 users found this helpful
6. Turnip

   Aug 25, 2016

   5

   For those who played the original masterpiece, or its underrated sequel, this is a fun jaunt filled with nostalgia and fond memories.For those who played the original masterpiece, or its underrated sequel, this is a fun jaunt filled with nostalgia and fond memories.
   
   Still, in a genre filled with games that claim to be the spiritual successors to MOO, this game does little to set itself apart. The combat is oversimplified and obtuse. Research is unimaginative and uninteresting. Beyond the initial nostalgia, this game becomes dull fast.… Expand

   • 10 of 22 users found this helpful
7. Wainaa

   Aug 31, 2016

   5

   I had great hopes about this game when it was originally announced. Since I didn't want to play a work in progress, I pre-ordered MOO and thenI had great hopes about this game when it was originally announced. Since I didn't want to play a work in progress, I pre-ordered MOO and then waited for it to be released.
   
   Now, the good things. It really is a Master of Orion remake. It feels like Master of Orion and it looks and sounds like Master of Orion and that's about it. The bad news is that it doesn't add anything to the original or rather, it takes away features. Wargaming's Master of Orion isn't a bad game, it's just... redundant.
   
   So, just get the original Master of Orion 2 somewhere instead.… Expand

   • 3 of 11 users found this helpful
8. yosa1

   Sep 7, 2016

   1

   I gave this game a try only because I kind of liked sorcerer king rivals so why not grab something that seems so popular, generally I findI gave this game a try only because I kind of liked sorcerer king rivals so why not grab something that seems so popular, generally I find these 4x(coined) games to be a hit the turn button more than any semblance of game.
   
   Well despite my biased opinion, I did like the voice acting, cut scenes, graphics and general ambiance,the setting and sound tracks were immersive.
   
   My first huge gripe is the tech tree, its a disorienting mess of upgrades, structures,ship hulls and weapons jammed into some drug induced order that kicks logic in the balls; its not the first game that I have tried that did this badly so I rolled with it.Then after two hundred or so turns and not really having done anything but watch the tech bar grow and my planet get more people, I saw that I was actually playing(to steal a term that keeps popping up in browser games) a slower and much prettier cow clicker.
   
   This highlights a general design flaw in these sorts of games, the whole game play takes place between your last turn and some distant turn far down the line, then do it again. In a game like Stardrive the developer employed time system were by a turn would be 5 seconds, so the game would progress rts style albeit the tech tree in that game was simpler and made more sense.
   
   This game is a bore fest, its not very interactive, build something, research a tech, send a ship to explore then wait 20 turns to do it again. There are numerous over sites in the ui and presentation of menus as well as aspects that should have been included such as a tabbed list of structure on the selected planet,
   control scheme needs some work and the tech tree/buildings available are chaotic and full of bloat.… Expand

   • 2 of 5 users found this helpful

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