How got is SPG 3 compared to SPG Warlords

[Inucan]

hi i like SPG Warlords alot so how is this SPG 3 compared to SPG Warlords ?

[Sakhari]

Without wishing to get too long-winded, I'd say that Warlords is, by far, the better experience and this developer's best work in my opinion.

Long story short, SPG3 just isn't 'finished' and as near as anyone can tell (for various reasons), support is pretty much dead.

It's a haphazard mishmash of features that (mostly) could be interesting if they were fleshed out a bit more but as-is, don't mesh well or create a satisfying gameplay experience. There's a narrative-focused campaign highlighting a single main character that might be of interest -though it certainly hasn't reviewed well - but beyond that, the gameplay is a fairly bare-bones homage to the "Freelancer" and similar games of the early 2000's.

Personally, for a game like this, I'd recommend keeping an eye on Everspace 2 or maybe check out Starlink - I'm sure there are others out there that I haven't noticed yet (that new "Chorus" game looks interesting but I haven't tried it myself). For something with the similar empire-management mechanics of Warlords, I'm honestly not sure what to recommend at the moment. I've just been hoping that this team eventually recovers to the point where they opt to make a sequel.

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SPG2 and Warlords were both amazing for different reasons. Definitely pick them both up if you arent sure about SPG3, they offer their own unique game play loop.

[eapon_03]

I Agree SPG2 and Warlords are really great games with a lot of replay value. They are really worth picking up. SPG3, my opinion, was a poor attempt at frat boy satire of the franchise. Kind of worth a play through if on sale and to complete the set, but no reason for a second play through. This mostly for the small ship combat, but SPG2 is better for that with more ship selections and better gearing options then SPG3 offered. It does not offer personal story choices as the other 3 games offered. Main game story pretty much on rails from start to finish. They set it up for new story DLCs, but do not see any forthcoming.