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Master of Orion Series Retrospective (Part Two) (nodicenoglory.com)

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[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have been playing this game for nearly 30 years. It's simply brilliant; inspired generations, never once replicated. The race creation is what gives it such replayability, I think. Playing science-focused is very very different to going pacifistic telepath or "barbarian horde screaming through the stars in tin cans".

The art holds up, too. A timeless masterpiece.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh, man. I loved the hell outta MoO, back in the day. Your comment is bringing back so many fond memories, thanks! 🤩

Dangit, now I gotta go dust off the ol' thing, see if it hits like it used to. I had so many things I wanted to get done today. 😜

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can confirm it 100% hits exactly like it used to. RIP your task list 😅

And, I'm not sure if you'd heard about this, but there's an unofficial fan patch that fixes a lot of the issues that never got patched due to digital distribution not really existing for a near-decade or so after the original release. You can find the patch here: https://moo2mod.com/

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Hot damn, that's great! Thanks, kind stranger! 🤓🤘🏼

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I also like the unbalanced tech tree. Most modern teach trees feel so balanced that I don't need to make decisions.

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yes! No pfaffing about with 5% extra population growth here or 0.1 more resources per turn there, stuff that feels like it barely moves the needle. The bonuses are big, and impactful.