Humankind! Civ-like game from Endless Space developers

Rayfer · August 19, 2019, 03:39:32 PM

Found this today on Rock/Paper/Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/19/amplitude-studios-announce-humankind/

Barthheart · August 19, 2019, 04:04:45 PM

Very cool! :dreamer:

CJReich46 · August 19, 2019, 06:13:21 PM

:clap:

Amplitude's games are so well done. This should be good.

FarAway Sooner · August 19, 2019, 11:39:00 PM

I love Amplitude's work. I wonder how it will be different from Endless Legend?

The_Admiral · August 20, 2019, 01:21:23 AM

Oh dear.

The trailer doesn't make me feel any younger

I appreciate the reference, be it on purpose or not...

Anguille · August 20, 2019, 03:15:38 AM

Quote from: The_Admiral on August 20, 2019, 01:21:23 AM
Oh dear.

The trailer doesn't make me feel any younger

I appreciate the reference, be it on purpose or not...

Watched this a lot as a kid....my favourite was however the sequel in space.

Gusington · August 20, 2019, 06:21:05 AM

Looks excellent...hate the name though.

Anguille · August 20, 2019, 10:12:27 AM

Quote from: Gusington on August 20, 2019, 06:21:05 AM
Looks excellent...hate the name though.

Yeah...the name isn't great.

Gusington · August 20, 2019, 12:46:45 PM

Financed by 'The Human Fund.'

RedArgo · August 30, 2019, 03:48:04 PM

Little more info including a link to an interview with the developers.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/08/29/a-first-look-at-humankind-amplitudes-new-historical-4x-beast/

Interesting they say this is the game they formed their studio to make, the previous Endless games were made to learn how to do it right.

Huw the Poo · August 30, 2019, 05:05:01 PM

Quote from: RedArgo on August 30, 2019, 03:48:04 PM
Interesting they say this is the game they formed their studio to make, the previous Endless games were made to learn how to do it right.

Sounds like bollocks to me, for three reasons. One, they put a shitload of effort into the Endless universe and all its lore - only to ultimately throw it away to make a Civ clone? Two, the Dungeons of the Endless diversion. Three, their previous games have all been ambitious as hell. This game seems less ambitious.

But hey, who cares. I'm not particularly invested, myself. The Endless games are interesting but ultimately over-engineered in my opinion.

Rayfer · August 30, 2019, 05:15:53 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 30, 2019, 05:05:01 PM
Quote from: RedArgo on August 30, 2019, 03:48:04 PM
Interesting they say this is the game they formed their studio to make, the previous Endless games were made to learn how to do it right.

Sounds like bollocks to me, for three reasons. One, they put a shitload of effort into the Endless universe and all its lore - only to ultimately throw it away to make a Civ clone? Two, the Dungeons of the Endless diversion. Three, their previous games have all been ambitious as hell. This game seems less ambitious.

But hey, who cares. I'm not particularly invested, myself. The Endless games are interesting but ultimately over-engineered in my opinion.

Huw....just curious, what do you mean by over-engineered?

Huw the Poo · August 30, 2019, 05:47:00 PM

There are too many systems within systems. They tried to do way too much, and made the games more complicated than they needed to be. Endless Space 2 is particularly bad for this.

steve58 · December 13, 2019, 10:21:11 AM

...and another video trailer. It looks real purty.

FlickJax · December 13, 2019, 10:28:08 AM

It does look pretty, they are very good at GFX at the very least.