Only game where I can play as space commies bringing political power to workers everywhere. Stop by the discord and chat about Paradox games if y'all ever get a chance.

  • Owl [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Master Of Orion (1993)! Not to be confused with the 2016 remake, which is a much more typical 4X game.

    The big things I like about MOO (and these are very typical things to like about it):

    • Simple colony management. You use sliders to allocate spending. The sliders are a little jank, but they're a lot less time-consuming than the list of buildings style that you'd see in something like Civ or Stellaris. This is most of why the game takes less time than others.

    • Randomized tech tree. I suppose Stellaris has one too! But it's a very meaningful part of MOO, where every empire gets a different tree every game, and you have to work around the gaps.

    • Passive-aggressive asshole AIs. Undeclared border wars, undeclared cold wars, major invasions because you look like an easy target, that sort of thing. Conversely, this is a game where a diplomatic victory is the normal way to win.