I might have rushed playing this game as I could finish the whole Early Access campaign in 10 hours (you can easily spend more than 25 hours in the early access if you explore more though).
#EVERSPACE VS EVERSPACE 2 UPGRADE#
I had this moment where I died 3-4 times in a row on a story mission, only to find that I just needed to upgrade my weapon a little bit. However, ignoring them too much means you might be under-leveled or worse, have weapons that won’t make a dent in the enemies’ hull fast enough. There are undiscovered sites and random encounters as you travel to your next mission but you can choose to ignore them. Shops don’t seem to sell great equipable items so exploring is definitely encouraged. Loots are random and it is definitely exciting when you can find a better weapon and ship module to replace your current ones. These abilities can further be upgraded, RPG style, to be more powerful and suit your playstyle. There are consumable items like repair drones to repair your hull, consumable weapons like missiles and mines, and also cooldown abilities that you can use at critical times. In combat, you have to manage between your shield/armour/hull and weapons energy. It offers the feeling that you are really in control of the ship and an expert pilot in some ways. There are times where you even have to glide through debris or navigate inside a destroyed capital ship. Thankfully, I was wrong because controls on Freespace 2 are really good and responsive. The voice actors are also good and there’s enough chatter as you fly between missions so you never have any dull moments.Īfter using a joystick back in the old days, I wasn’t sure how good the control is with a mouse and keyboard.
#EVERSPACE VS EVERSPACE 2 FULL#
So far, the story has been intriguing enough (as the game doesn’t give you the full plot) that makes me want to find out what’s going to happen next. However, ray traced shadows and DLSS 2.0 on RTX cards are definitely on the list for the full release, so expect the final game to be flashier for sure! Here’s a screenshot I took while playing Everspace 2:Įvery dialogue is voice acted with comic-style cutscenes in between. I had to disappoint her a little bit because the game would look as good on my old GTX 1080Ti. “Wow, that game looks so pretty, is that because I gave you the RTX 3080 card?” (PS: she gifted me one for my birthday). Even my wife made a comment when she first saw me playing the game. If you look at the screenshots and videos, you’ll realise how pretty Everspace 2 is. As a result, Everspace 2 is beautifully designed, has really smooth controls & gameplay, interesting story, and satisfying combat without the extra complexities. With the focus of delivering the best single player experience, the team can focus on lots of things than wasting time with complicated and complex stuffs needed in a multiplayer, open world scenario. While a part of me wishes that there is a multiplayer aspect where you can have your own ship and progress in an open world, I’m glad I was wrong. A good and interesting story seems to be the backbone of this game, which I really like. After playing and finishing the Early Access, I get a taste of what’s to come and man, I want more.Įverspace 2 is developed by ROCKFISH Games and it’s a single-player, open world space shooter with random loots, RPG elements (character and skill progression), customisations, trading, and crafting. With great games like Tie Fighter, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, Wing Commander series, and Freespace 2, I don’t think I’ve ever seen other space shooter games that I can enjoy for long since then.īut that looks about to change with the upcoming release of Everspace 2, which is currently available in Steam Early Access. Pulling my joystick as I quickly dodged and rolled while managing between my weapon energy and shield at the same time was one of the intense moments. Back in the 90s, space shooters were my favourite games and I just couldn’t get enough of them.
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