Star Control®: Origins

First of all, SC2 is one of the greatest games of all time. It is in my top 5. I enjoyed the sheet out of SC1 before that. So, when I was reading reviews how this game compared to SC2, plus with all that legal nonsense with Toys for Bob, I was skeptical. But, having just beaten the game I can honestly say that I am impressed! I am impressed how close they got to a genuine 'remake' of SC2. I am impressed how this version felt fresh, fun, flushed out, fairly easy to interface with, and many more positive things that dont start with F. This game actually improved on SC2 in many way. It would and could never beat the writing, but it was an very close attempt! I lol'd more than once and I'm grumpy. I enjoyed picking random star systems to explore. I don't do that on UQRM replays, so it was fun to do that again. I actually used some of the starcrafts that I found. Again, that's another thing I don't do on SC2 replays. Animations were great. Space battles felt interesting, if a bit easy. Color scheme was nice. I enjoyed this more than the MOO remake. This game was a lot of fun and I was blown away how they followed the formula and not only saw it through, bu…

I purchased this game close to when it was first released and enjoyed it, but real life became busy at the time and I never got into the meatier parts of the game -- until recently. Also, I was a bit put off from playing it more after the whole Toys for Bobs fiasco (which was eventually amicable solved). A few months ago, I decided to pick this game back up and give it a full play through as real life now gave me a little bit more down time. I was a big fan of Star Control II back in the day... I'd beaten it fully and really enjoyed the heck out of it. I'd also played and was excited for Star Control III, but felt a bit let down by it in the end. So... how does this one compare? Well, to paint a broad picture, I think this game is far better than Star Control III (not that high of a bar) but not as good as Star Control II (a very high bar). The main aliens are all done really well, with great voice acting. However, there really weren't iconic musical "themes" for each race that stand out like for SC2. Also, there were a lot of encounters (outside of the main aliens) where you simply have text, and no voice acting (that made me a bit sad and it made it feel a bit unfinished…

watch the video. If you don't laugh, you won't ever find this game amusing.

The game starts up, but the menu never shows. Let it sit there on multiple occassions for 5 minutes or more. This game is NOT recommended.

Really awesome game.. wish they made sequels to this over the years or even made some sort of "expanse" themed game like this with more real sim

This game clearly wants to be good, but each individual element just isn't. Combat is boring, exploring is boring, even clicking through the clunky dialogue trees is boring.