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  • Homeworld 2 fucking ownz...

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #35734  by Imakeholesinu
 Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:04 pm
<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '>If you played the first one, you'll be at home with the control structure, but a lot of the features like the drop down menus when you right click on a unit are gone, which made it so easy in the first game to control units. The story is the fucking bomb. It looks fucking awesome and the game play is pretty challenging, maybe a bit tedious at times. Also you can only build 1 unit at a time unless you have carriers, which you are limted to 4 of, then you can build 5 units at once and some of the ships become obsolete after like 3 missions and are completely useless even with the upgrades. Research and upgrades are completely different and you have to build facilities for fighters, corvettes and frigates on each individual carrier and the mothership. You will have to play smart and manage your resources wisely to succeed. Also, you don't have to go and mine all the resources yourself, at the completion of a mission, they are automatically harvested which is a damn good thing.

Pick it up if you get the chance.</div>

 #35738  by Tortolia
 Thu Oct 02, 2003 3:33 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>From what I've heard, the game's too short and is too obviously a setup for another sequel. *shrug*</div>

 #35739  by Tortolia
 Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:13 pm
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>That being said, the people I know who...obtained it did enjoy it, but breezed through it too quickly for it to be much of a long-term diversion.</div>

 #35741  by Tessian
 Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:41 pm
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>I find all units useful late game...even if most later missions involve nothing but capital ship duels. Bombers can turn the tide in those things though, as do pulsar corvettes</div>

 #35749  by Imakeholesinu
 Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:57 am
<div style='font: 10pt Arial; text-align: left; '>That kinda sucks then....I'll have to see if I can find a copy of catalyst and play that.</div>