Kerberos haven't been spending all their time licking the wounds gained from Sword of the Stars II's messy release - they've also been developing a spin-off roguelike set in the same science-fictional universe. Sword of the Stars: The Pit might be set aboard some manner of space station, but features permadeath, door-hacking, rat-stabbing, starvation-avoiding and all that good masochistic dungeon-crawler stuff. There's a demo out…
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It's hard to find the right word to describe the launch of Sword of the Stars 2. Troubled? Early? Turnippy? Kerberos CEO Martin Cirulis says the game will advance from "a turnip to a jewel", which does unfortunately involve calling it a "turnip" in its current state. Both Kerberos and Paradox have released statements apologising for the state of the game, with the developers going…
You know how I feel about ludicrously overwrought voiceovers, and the Sword of the Stars II opening cinematic, which you can see below, this year's winner in that regard. It shows "the Lords of Winter themselves in action – the ancient Suul'ka have returned to their lost empire and are seeking to regain the power they once had". Grumpy space tentacle beasts are melodramatic! Who…
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Last week I got a chance to look at upcoming 4X sequel, Sword Of The Stars II. We've all seen the fruits of the overhauled 3D battle engine, but what what of the other aspects of this many tentacled space-beast? Read on for some thoughts.
No, really, it's for you, Steve. The rest you guys can watch it to, I suppose. In it developers Kerberos talk a bit about what they're up to with Sword of the Stars II: a dark force returning to the universe, giant spacecraft raking each other with giant beam-weapons, a complex and story-driven 4X game, an empire-driven hierarchies and organisation, complex diplomacy, and so on.…
The previously announced Sword of the Stars II? Well, they've only gone and released a trailer. HOT FOOTAGE of slowly rotating enormo-ships follow. There is nothing more PC gaming than enormous space-ships, except for terrain. Terrain remains number 1! Number 1 4EVA!
The chaps over at Paradox Interactive have been announcing loads of games recently, and one of the standout titles is the sequel to lesser-known 4X game, Sword Of The Stars. The new game sounds like something of a remake, as it'll include the races from the original game and its numerous expansions. This should excite quite a few space-fanatics, as the original game was a…