4x – SpaceSimCentral

Star Zeal, Preview

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020Gaius Konstantine0

It’s hard to find something new in today’s 4X games. After all, the genre has been around longer than many of you reading this. This holds especially true for space-based 4X games, as sometimes they seem to be just clones of each other. But there may be something different on the horizon, something that will […]

Stellaris revisited

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020Gaius Konstantine0

What is it? For a game that was released almost four years ago, and for which enough has been written to compile several novels, I’m still trying to figure out exactly what Stellaris by Paradox Interactive is suppose to be. Is it a 4X? Yes, at least it is for the early part of the […]

Interstellar Space: Genesis Review

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020Gaius Konstantine4

Interstellar Space Genesis, (or ISG for short), is an indie newcomer to the genre that can best be described as the Frankenstein’s monster of 4X games. Much like the fabled monster, ISG was created by joining together some of the best parts of its predecessors, shows tremendous strengths, some glaring flaws, and won’t be winning […]