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You may remember my post a couple of days ago entitled "Master of Orion 3 - What Went Wrong?". Well, I have a confession for you.
For those who said "Try it a bit longer, give it a chance", well...you were right. In the two days since I posted that message, I have become helplessly addicted to the game. After talking to a couple of my friends who had gotten into it, I sat down and started up a brand new game with the mentality "Okay. Don't think of this as a Master of Orion game. Don't compare it to the other ones. Just work with the interface and learn to play." Finally, it all clicked. And, since then, it's been hard to put the game down. I find it hard to believe that 2 days ago I was ready to return this game.
I want to modify my original statement about the game, too. The game does, in fact, have a soul. The trick is that it's a different soul than Master of Orion 1 or 2. Yes, all the little touches are gone. Yes, I wish they were still around. They key is that MOO3 is epic in scale. I find it hard to play MOO1 and MOO2, because the galaxy just seems so small. In the game I'm playing now - the game where it all finally "clicked", I've been playing for 400+ turns and no races have died off yet. Granted, I would have won the game earlier by being elected to the senate, but I disabled that option because I wanted to experience everything the game had to offer. And wow, once you figure it out, it does have a lot to offer.
I still mantain some of my original complaints about the game. The lack of the personal touches is sad, and the interface is still laughably bad. But the thing is, I find I just don't care. I've been overwhelmed by the epic scale of the game. For those who don't play it long enough to reach this point, or who have played it for awhile and still can't reach it, I understand. Don't feel bad if you don't like the game and take it back - it's completely understandable. You aren't "too stupid to get it", as some might imply. The game just simply isn't for everyone. MOO1 and MOO2 were much more personal games, and MOO3 is entirely different.
As for whether or not MOO3 should be considered a true MOO game, well, that's not my call to make. I tend to go with my friend who said "It's like MOO on crack", but that's just my opinion. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that yes, I did give the game one final chance, and damn, did it win me over. Thank you all who told me not to give up.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an empire to run.
For those who said "Try it a bit longer, give it a chance", well...you were right. In the two days since I posted that message, I have become helplessly addicted to the game. After talking to a couple of my friends who had gotten into it, I sat down and started up a brand new game with the mentality "Okay. Don't think of this as a Master of Orion game. Don't compare it to the other ones. Just work with the interface and learn to play." Finally, it all clicked. And, since then, it's been hard to put the game down. I find it hard to believe that 2 days ago I was ready to return this game.
I want to modify my original statement about the game, too. The game does, in fact, have a soul. The trick is that it's a different soul than Master of Orion 1 or 2. Yes, all the little touches are gone. Yes, I wish they were still around. They key is that MOO3 is epic in scale. I find it hard to play MOO1 and MOO2, because the galaxy just seems so small. In the game I'm playing now - the game where it all finally "clicked", I've been playing for 400+ turns and no races have died off yet. Granted, I would have won the game earlier by being elected to the senate, but I disabled that option because I wanted to experience everything the game had to offer. And wow, once you figure it out, it does have a lot to offer.
I still mantain some of my original complaints about the game. The lack of the personal touches is sad, and the interface is still laughably bad. But the thing is, I find I just don't care. I've been overwhelmed by the epic scale of the game. For those who don't play it long enough to reach this point, or who have played it for awhile and still can't reach it, I understand. Don't feel bad if you don't like the game and take it back - it's completely understandable. You aren't "too stupid to get it", as some might imply. The game just simply isn't for everyone. MOO1 and MOO2 were much more personal games, and MOO3 is entirely different.
As for whether or not MOO3 should be considered a true MOO game, well, that's not my call to make. I tend to go with my friend who said "It's like MOO on crack", but that's just my opinion. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that yes, I did give the game one final chance, and damn, did it win me over. Thank you all who told me not to give up.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an empire to run.
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