Another game down the drain

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Hippocrates:
Solops,

Your information is indeed correct, in that the game has been picked up by a new publisher (HD Interactive) and renamed. Back when CDV was having monetary issues, most of the IG3 team seem to have broken off to form their own company - Mithis. I suppose they managed to aquire the rights to the game, because only 2 months ago they declared that they would complete the game under the title "Nexus."

I wouldn't exactly compare Nexus to SeIV, or any of the other 4x games we all love so much. First off, its RTS. Secondly, its mission based. Thirdly, there is no unit construction. The game is being billed as a tactical starship simulator (if you've ever played the old Interplay/Taldren Starfleet Command I and II games, I imagine this will be something along those lines).

The graphics look stunning, and its supposed to have a heavy story element, but the game is in no way shape or form a 4x. I guess you could call it a kind of Star Fleet Command / Heagemonia hybrid.

-Hippocrates

I bought the first Star Fleet Command, and it didn't take too long for me to shelve it. First of all, I hate RTS games. I'm not a 12 year old kid who has great hand-eye coordination. I like turn based games. Plus, IIRC, there was too much of a learning curve for SFC. I'll stick to SEIVG and the occassional Galactic Civiliations. If another turn-based 4x game comes out, I'll probably give it a try, unless it gets the reviews that MOO3 did.