Instead of sending colony ships to inhabit a planet, The Unfallen send an Entwiner vessel to a neighboring star system. The Unfallen are a long dormant tree people, bringing with them a whole host of unique abilities and strategies with expansion of their empire the most interesting of all. The Unfallen are a fan-made race from AMPLITUDE Studio’s Games2Gether program, where fans worked with the studio to design the race from the ground up. The Unfallen, however, has one of the most unique styles I have seen in a 4X in quite some time: growing their roots. While a very powerful race, they drain a planet of resources faster than any other race which means they must constantly expand their empire quickly.

The Cravers are a race of violent warmongers, they were created for the purpose of destruction, and those they do not kill they enslave. Each race also its own unique story and method of play which – when playing to their strengths – will lead quickly to domination. Every species will have a unique combination of preferred government style, industry, and religious beliefs which will affect how they interact with other races – a devout race will likely not get along with an atheist one, Pacifists will not get along with Warmongers etc. The unique traits and play styles of each race quite drastically shape your gameplay experience, so it’s best to try out a few different races and find the one that suits you. “The unique traits and play styles of each race quite drastically shape your gameplay experience” The “Endless” titles previously had a tendency to throw you at the game with little guidance, but this interface is easy to use, non-intrusive, and actually quite helpful when you’ve forgotten something about managing your Empire. The window can be minimized but will remain easily accessible at any time, or completely closed and accessible again through the options menu. What you will notice first and foremost is the simple guiding tutorial that appears on screen at the start of each game a small window will open to guide you through each of the tabs, options, and developments, as an advisor.

Published by SEGA and developed by AMPLITUDE Studios, Endless Space 2 continues the 4X genre with grace and introduces some new features to the series that greatly improve on the gameplay from AMPLITUDE’s previous games. Endless Space 2 is the latest and greatest of the 4X genre, giving players the opportunity to unite the galaxy under one flag: be it through peace or force. The real question is whether or not you feel space deserves that tranquility, or it needs to erupt with the sound of gunships at the ready. By its very nature it is silent, peaceful.

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