to buy or not to buy that is the question

[ህዐጎጋ]

so i never played any of the homeworld games, i need your help veterans.
should i buy it if yes what version , if no pls explain why. ty.

[That one Weeb]

Honestly, from the outside looking in, this looks REALLY bad outside of the wargame mode they added.

I don't own HW3 so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I'd recommend just getting the remastered edition for 1 and 2, and waiting to see what they do with this for a few months.

[ህዐጎጋ]

Originally posted by That one Weeb:

Honestly, from the outside looking in, this looks REALLY bad outside of the wargame mode they added.

I don't own HW3 so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I'd recommend just getting the remastered edition and waiting to see what they do with this.

so the wargame mode is playing scenarios like in total war games?

[That one Weeb]

Originally posted by Donnercock™:

Originally posted by That one Weeb:

Honestly, from the outside looking in, this looks REALLY bad outside of the wargame mode they added.

I don't own HW3 so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I'd recommend just getting the remastered edition and waiting to see what they do with this.

so the wargame mode is playing scenarios like in total war games?

More akin to a rouge-like experience. (Think Risk of Rain, Dead Cells, etc.) Things are randomized each time you hit start. Only difference is starting fleets from what i've seen thus far.

[ko]

Wait a while for polish and to see how things go. Then buy in a sale.

[Bibazavr]

To buy. Definetly. If you played HW1 its a mustbuy.

[ህዐጎጋ]

Originally posted by Bibazavr:

To buy. Definetly. If you played HW1 its a mustbuy.

since you bought it, why and how many hours do think someone could put in it?

[ህዐጎጋ]

Originally posted by That one Weeb:

Originally posted by Donnercock™:

so the wargame mode is playing scenarios like in total war games?

More akin to a rouge-like experience. (Think Risk of Rain, Dead Cells, etc.) Things are randomized each time you hit start. Only difference is starting fleets from what i've seen thus far.

actually sounds fun

[Kulin]

Im currently in the campaign and have to say the graphics are quite good. Performance wise you just need to lower the effects to medium, everything else on high and it runs pretty good on a 3070. The graphics and the atmosphere is extremely good.

The only gripe i have right now with the game is that it feels extremely scripted. You progress by fulfilling objectives. And if you wait to fulfill them nothing will happen, while you can farm resources and build your fleet. It feels like a walk in the park on medium difficulty. Maybe later it will be harder, but currently in mission 6 its just super easy. I guess i restart on a higher difficulty. Especially now that i know it's only a 8-10 hour campaign.

[ህዐጎጋ]

Originally posted by Kulin:

Im currently in the campaign and have to say the graphics are quite good. Performance wise you just need to lower the effects to medium, everything else on high and it runs pretty good on a 3070. The graphics and the atmosphere is extremely good.

The only gripe i have right now with the game is that it feels extremely scripted. You progress by fulfilling objectives. And if you wait to fulfill them nothing will happen, while you can farm resources and build your fleet. It feels like a walk in the park on medium difficulty. Maybe later it will be harder, but currently in mission 6 its just super easy. I guess i restart on a higher difficulty. Especially now that i know it's only a 8-10 hour campaign.

whats outside of the campain? i mean 60-90 euro for a 10h campain is a very hefty price.

[WhitePhantom]

For me this is a wait for sale kind of game. Campaign looks short, and I expect the multiplayer to die off rather quickly like most modern RTS.

You're most likely better off waiting for a sale and picking up the other Homeworld games here on Steam first.

[Kulin]

Originally posted by Donnercock™:

whats outside of the campain? i mean 60-90 euro for a 10h campain is a very hefty price.

There is some kind of roguelike-mode you can play in coop(and solo). You can unlock new starter fleets and artifacts to create a kind of "build" for your next playthrough. Doesn't seem to have a story or something like other rogue likes, so i'm not sure it is for me.

[Chaz]

I'd wait for a polish and a sale, I just refunded it - it's okay, just not worth £70 to me.

I personally found the controls and the pace of the game frustrating as hell, the warning bells were ringing when I played the War Games demo, I should have listened to them.

[ህዐጎጋ]

Lads and Ladies with great pleasure i inform you that will wait and play the remasterd before.
ty all for helping me and probably others too to decide.

[fatherjimbo]

I'm old enough to remember playing HW1 and HW2 and as I recall I loved them. I was very excited about HW3 and bought the Fleet Commander edition. Sadly it was not what I was expecting and I refunded it after about 80 minutes of playtime. YMMV but that's my experience.

[Brother Mungus]

Originally posted by Donnercock™:

so i never played any of the homeworld games, i need your help veterans.
should i buy it if yes what version , if no pls explain why. ty.

If you're buying it solely for the campaign: No, just wait for a sale.
If you're interested in the multiplayer/mod scene and wargames mode: Absolutely. I've having a ton of fun with it.

The only point i want to make is, the campaign in every RTS is just a starting point to learning how to play the game. and i'd say it's pretty well paced in HW3. I didn't play command and conquer aftermath and SC1 when i was 8, for 6 hours straight a day until generals came out, because the campaign was so good. I messed with the map editor, and played against AI.

This game does not have a map editor unfortunately. But i wouldn't doubt there's a way for modders to make some.

Anyway, i hope that helps.

At this point, ea is almost over, I would just wait till release and grab the basic version, and then upgrade if you like it enough to do that.