A fair and balanced review. I also loved BOTF back in the day. A glaring omission for me in STI is the lack of ship variety - especially for the Federation. Going from Mirandas (which are fine) to the Intrepid just feels wrong. The intrepid was a long distance science/exploration cruiser - not a battle cruiser. I don't understand why the Excelsior or the Ambassador class didn't take its place. Then the galaxy should come in as the first heavy. The Intrepid should have been an armed Science vessel with the ability to warp away from danger. Another major issue for me is the tech. Playing as the UFP I don't want to see disruptor or plasma weapons. Again it makes no sense. The tree should be filled with photon torps, quantum torps and phaser variations and nothing else. Although I quite like the music, the sounds effects are disappointing and don't match the lore. Overall though, it's a good game. I quite enjoy the micromanagement and it completely absorbs me!
This is the kind of review I've been waiting for. It is funny that they added the Cerritos before adding the Nebula class, but I wonder if that was a studio / licensing requirement.
A fair and balanced review. I also loved BOTF back in the day. A glaring omission for me in STI is the lack of ship variety - especially for the Federation. Going from Mirandas (which are fine) to the Intrepid just feels wrong. The intrepid was a long distance science/exploration cruiser - not a battle cruiser. I don't understand why the Excelsior or the Ambassador class didn't take its place. Then the galaxy should come in as the first heavy. The Intrepid should have been an armed Science vessel with the ability to warp away from danger. Another major issue for me is the tech. Playing as the UFP I don't want to see disruptor or plasma weapons. Again it makes no sense. The tree should be filled with photon torps, quantum torps and phaser variations and nothing else. Although I quite like the music, the sounds effects are disappointing and don't match the lore. Overall though, it's a good game. I quite enjoy the micromanagement and it completely absorbs me!
They are planning to add The Ambassador and Nebula Class I believe, but the modding community might beat them to it.
This is the kind of review I've been waiting for. It is funny that they added the Cerritos before adding the Nebula class, but I wonder if that was a studio / licensing requirement.
No they did it for balancing issues I believe. Too many Federation ships vs other powers but they are planning on adding them in the future
Great review. Thanks
Have you had a chance to review Hex of Steel? Thank you