Galactic Inheritors - Yet Another SF 4X Game. But Wait.....

tgb · February 10, 2015, 06:00:06 AM

Lead designer is Chris King.

If the name sounds familiar, he was lead on CK 2 and EU IV. That alone is enough to make this an auto-purchase when it unlocks on Steam later today. I think the whole development team is ex-Paradox.

The $15 price tag helps as well.

bbmike · February 10, 2015, 06:58:35 AM

Interesting. It looks very MOO3-ish. I will have to keep an eye on this one.

W8taminute · February 10, 2015, 07:28:08 AM

This game looks and sounds promising. I like the fact that there is an military industrial complex. You can hire companies to build ships for you. The site doesn't mention what kind of game this is but I'm going to assume it is real time but pausable just like most Paradox games?

tgb · February 10, 2015, 07:33:43 AM

Quote from: W8taminute on February 10, 2015, 07:28:08 AM
This game looks and sounds promising. I like the fact that there is an military industrial complex. You can hire companies to build ships for you. The site doesn't mention what kind of game this is but I'm going to assume it is real time but pausable just like most Paradox games?

From the Steam page on this vs. Distant Worlds:

QuoteStraight of the bat, Distant Worlds: Universe is pausable real time and we are turn based.

Jarhead0331 · February 10, 2015, 07:46:47 AM

It may have a good pedigree, but I don't see anything in the screenshots or in the very brief game description that entices me to buy. Hopefully, I'm wrong and it will be great...

sandman2575 · February 10, 2015, 07:59:55 AM

This looks like yet more color by numbers space 4x -- why is this genre so ridiculously averse to innovation and fresh thinking??? >:(

RedArgo · February 10, 2015, 08:21:25 AM

Nothing here to entice me to buy early. I've still got two 4x games purchased that aren't done yet.

Hopefully it turns out good.

Gusington · February 10, 2015, 09:14:43 AM

Thanks for posting, this came out of nowhere.

Dread Rlyeh · February 10, 2015, 09:22:38 AM

What is combat like? Tactical or watching sliders fight back and forth?

Tpek · February 10, 2015, 10:59:19 AM

I noticed it earlier last week, but it looks too simplistic.
Maybe I'm wrong though.

bbmike · February 10, 2015, 11:19:37 AM

I still wonder why we are flooded with so many space and fantasy turn-based 4x games but no one wants to take a crack at a historical, Civilization-type one? Does Sid have ways of making his competition disappear? :D

tgb · February 10, 2015, 12:26:29 PM

Quote from: bbmike on February 10, 2015, 11:19:37 AM
I still wonder why we are flooded with so many space and fantasy turn-based 4x games but no one wants to take a crack at a historical, Civilization-type one? Does Sid have ways of making his competition disappear? :D

From Jon Shafer, lead on Civ V: http://www.atthegatesgame.com/

bbmike · February 10, 2015, 12:29:34 PM

^ Yeah, but that doesn't go from the Stone Age to the Space Age. :(

glen55 · February 10, 2015, 12:41:50 PM

Quote from: tgb on February 10, 2015, 12:26:29 PM
Quote from: bbmike on February 10, 2015, 11:19:37 AM
I still wonder why we are flooded with so many space and fantasy turn-based 4x games but no one wants to take a crack at a historical, Civilization-type one? Does Sid have ways of making his competition disappear? :D

From Jon Shafer, lead on Civ V: http://www.atthegatesgame.com/

Unlike Gusington, I have always hankered for a more limited historical Civ-type game, something where you have to solve local problems with local organization before you can think about conquering Alpha Centauri. Not sure if this it, but I'm definitely interested.

Anguille · February 10, 2015, 02:55:06 PM

Interesting...but i'll wait for the time...