Endless Space is a turned-based Strategy game where you colonize Planets and wage War against other Species.
This game in my opinion is very.... complicated, extremely hard to understand, and evidently boring to play for the most part.
Storyline/plot: 2/10
Gameplay/balance: 4/10
Immersion/Fun Factor/feel: 2/10
AI: 3/10
Tactics/mechanics: 7/10
Upkeep/Maintenance: 5/10
Learning Curve/understanding of game: 1/10
Race customization with fun factor: 8/10
Art/aesthetics: 8/10
Objectives/goal: 5/10
Worth the buy: 2/10
Don't get me wrong, this game has potential, but getting into the game is a nightmare. First things that come to mind is the off feel of the game. I did not like the music, the tutorials are not slightly helpful, it had no voice acting... and it is incredible how quickly an Easy AI can dominate you with ease. I also had my ships going in directions I don't want them to go.
Wormhole travel is impossible to do early game so you can't explore beyond being "trapped". Talking to your allies early without going to war is impossible and the game really drags on from there when you have absolutely no idea what to do.
I also hated the fact that things take forever to build, and I noticed that most of the time, I am clicking "end turn" perhaps most of the game.
Balance is... good I guess, I completely LOVED ship customization and that was hands down very terrific. The art is incredible, but the mechanics and general gameplay is unbelievably brutal.
I played three games of this, I tried so hard to like this game, I finally got a few things down, capturing some planets, finally getting some military out there, yet I can't do anything or go anywhere because the Easy AI is buffed up like crazy for us beginners.
I would have liked this game.... a lot if you had some kind of decent learning mechanic and take things slow at first with revamped economy and gameplay plus improved the outrageous AI.
This game is so demoralizing and at the same time, a failure at maintaining its potential.