Gotta say, the idea of a game from Paradox that can be completed in an hour is somewhat revolutionary. I say that as someone who's pushing nearly 8k hours across their various grand strategy...
Gotta say, the idea of a game from Paradox that can be completed in an hour is somewhat revolutionary. I say that as someone who's pushing nearly 8k hours across their various grand strategy games.
But of course this says nothing about the quality of the new game. Despite the Stellaris name on it, this isn't developed by Paradox. They're only publishing something developed by Whatboy Games, which has a single (if Very Positively) reviewed game in its history. This should be thought of more like a Warhammer game, where Games Workshop was letting their IP be used all over the place. It could be great, it could be terrible. The IP itself is no guarantee of quality.
I saw this and immediately panicked thinking I'd have to redo all of my mods yet again thanks to another DLC/update. Thankfully that's not the case. A fast paced 4x? Next they'll be doing league...
I saw this and immediately panicked thinking I'd have to redo all of my mods yet again thanks to another DLC/update. Thankfully that's not the case. A fast paced 4x? Next they'll be doing league play. I'm kinda interested to check this out now. The graphics are almost as pretty as modded Stellaris itself.
Time is a valuable currency in our everyday lives and we all know how much time a really good 4X game can take to complete. What if you could have a 4X game that can be played in the time that it takes you to do the laundry?
Stellaris Nexus is a multiplayer turn-based 4X clash for galactic dominance, played from start to finish in about an hour!
Page says single player, but description only list multiplayer options. Have to say, multiplayer and 4X don't go together for me. Also, the way I play, a game lasts for weeks, and I use it as a...
Page says single player, but description only list multiplayer options. Have to say, multiplayer and 4X don't go together for me. Also, the way I play, a game lasts for weeks, and I use it as a time-killer.
The main selling point of this appears to be that the games are short (as in an hour or two) -- specifically to deal with the issues that 4X games have with game length. I'm not sure how it'll...
The main selling point of this appears to be that the games are short (as in an hour or two) -- specifically to deal with the issues that 4X games have with game length. I'm not sure how it'll deal with other multiplayer issues (like asymmetric turn lengths), but it seems like the goal is to be similar to Stellaris, but to make multiplayer feasible by reducing the time commitment.
If turns can somehow be taken at the same time, gameplay could probably be sped up a lot. There's a lot they could do with game design to make a 4X play like an RTS. Something between StarCraft...
If turns can somehow be taken at the same time, gameplay could probably be sped up a lot. There's a lot they could do with game design to make a 4X play like an RTS. Something between StarCraft and Stellaris could get a lot of interest from streamers and content creators.
It's honestly not a bad idea. Most 4X multiplayer collapses due to synchronization problems (hi Endless Space) or the games just take longer to finish than any five humans can find the time to...
It's honestly not a bad idea. Most 4X multiplayer collapses due to synchronization problems (hi Endless Space) or the games just take longer to finish than any five humans can find the time to play for. Perhaps making the multiplayer the priority and focusing on that over a shorter time span is the way forward.
Gotta say, the idea of a game from Paradox that can be completed in an hour is somewhat revolutionary. I say that as someone who's pushing nearly 8k hours across their various grand strategy games.
But of course this says nothing about the quality of the new game. Despite the Stellaris name on it, this isn't developed by Paradox. They're only publishing something developed by Whatboy Games, which has a single (if Very Positively) reviewed game in its history. This should be thought of more like a Warhammer game, where Games Workshop was letting their IP be used all over the place. It could be great, it could be terrible. The IP itself is no guarantee of quality.
I saw this and immediately panicked thinking I'd have to redo all of my mods yet again thanks to another DLC/update. Thankfully that's not the case. A fast paced 4x? Next they'll be doing league play. I'm kinda interested to check this out now. The graphics are almost as pretty as modded Stellaris itself.
From the Steam page:
Page says single player, but description only list multiplayer options. Have to say, multiplayer and 4X don't go together for me. Also, the way I play, a game lasts for weeks, and I use it as a time-killer.
The main selling point of this appears to be that the games are short (as in an hour or two) -- specifically to deal with the issues that 4X games have with game length. I'm not sure how it'll deal with other multiplayer issues (like asymmetric turn lengths), but it seems like the goal is to be similar to Stellaris, but to make multiplayer feasible by reducing the time commitment.
If turns can somehow be taken at the same time, gameplay could probably be sped up a lot. There's a lot they could do with game design to make a 4X play like an RTS. Something between StarCraft and Stellaris could get a lot of interest from streamers and content creators.
It's honestly not a bad idea. Most 4X multiplayer collapses due to synchronization problems (hi Endless Space) or the games just take longer to finish than any five humans can find the time to play for. Perhaps making the multiplayer the priority and focusing on that over a shorter time span is the way forward.