Zero Sum Future

Right off the bat, this is a fairly niche game, and I made the mistake of only doing one or 2 of the tutorial, scenarios, I guess I would call them, before deciding that I could hop right in. That wasn't really a wise decision, but it kind of gave me a general idea of how things worked so that I could play around a little more, and I failed. The next thing I did was hop into another tutorial and voila, I had to do be doing something right or else I wouldn't get to the next bits. Once I got there, I could manage. Pros: +It's a different concept. Imagine a RTS style, but without raising an army, and with having to balance needs, kind of like a SimCity, or Civ game. +It's fast paced; you see the effects from your actions pretty much immediately. +Game world seeding. +Once you learn how it works, you can jump right in. Cons: -The GUI isn't really the best when you're starting out. You adapt to it and learn where things are really quickly, and what to watch for. Other thoughts: There's n...

These are my [b]first impressions[/b] after 2 hours also known as [i]The Point of No Refund[/i]. [b]PROS:[/b] + Space capitalism is perhaps even more cruel and brutal than direct conflict seen in classic RTS :) I really like the core idea and the name is incredibly fitting. + Planets have rather intersting terrain as opposed to being boring spheres. This adds to challenge of efficiently placing buildings. + Being able to see others planets in the sky of your world is really awesome! + Game is fast paced, yay \o/ I didn't play a real human game yet, but expansion is fast and so is the end when you run out of money. + Multiplayer focus. I yet have to test netcodez, but I look forward to playing this with my friends one day. + Devs are active on discord. They fixed a crash I hit on the same day and they seemed eager to receive feedback. + First update since I own the game brought some visible improvements. Progress detected. + Tutorial isn't perfect but it's there and it explained the ga...