We share our impressions from Everspace 2. Arcade Cosmosim for both newcomers and genre veterans

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The first ** EVERSPACE ** has become a rather successful space simulator. Alas, the developers could not decide on the gameplay formula: for the genre veterans, the game seemed too arcade, and newcomers scared Rogue-Like mechanics. And the authors analyzed numerous reviews of the players before starting the creation of the second part.

IN EVERSPACE 2 The main idea changed, the mechanics loved by the community did not touch, and the technical condition was erected to a new level. Was a studio Rockfish Games create an important event in the genre of space simulators? Let's figure it out.

If you want to get to the goal – swim with everyone

Fans of worked out plots should not wait for revelations. The story is uncomplicated: the main character needs to leave the "zone", which is located on the outflow of the galaxy. A series of events leads to the fact that he runs out of captivity with a stranger who will later become his faithful comrade. In the course of the passage, the list of team members will expand, but the characters of the comrades cannot boast of study. Heroes are not stereotypes sets and have unique features, but you do not have time to get to them due to limited screen time.

It is worth noting the presentation of the plot. Most often, players see dialogue windows with the faces of the speakers, but in important moments, full -fledged drawn screensavers with a firm animation appear. There are no complaints to the work of actors of voice actors – they played like it is possible in such compressed framework.

Similar drawn screensavers can be seen in Hard Reset.

As for the plot missions, the authors are trying to diversify them, every time changing the tasks. Alas, you can’t do without repetitions, but the same tasks are found after long intervals of time, and something unusual happens between them. So, having cooked in open space, you will have to enter the atmosphere of one of the planets. The gameplay will not change from this, but the variety of landscapes will delight the eye, and in non -standard situations it will be necessary to show concentration.

An example of this is the moment when the hero enters the abandoned complex. Open spaces will replace narrow corridors with deadly lasers, after which departure to “fresh air” really becomes a relief.

Shoot to stone – just lose gunpowder

In each task you will have to shoot – if not at the enemy, then at least in cosmic garbage or barrier. The combat system is one of the most important EVERSPACE 2 elements, the basis of which migrated straight from the first part. The spaceship is controlled without any problems, and after a few minutes you can start maneuvering as a professional. Arcasis is also present in the choice of equipment, which is incredibly rich here.

At the base, you can improve or replace your equipment.

To begin with, players can use both the main weapon with unlimited ammunition, and an auxiliary, the resource of which is replenished at the base or in stores for local currency. Each of the types of weapons has unique characteristics: damage, rate of fire, breaking through the armor and other parameters. Visual display of shots will also change, because in the arsenal there may be both colorful lasers and deadly missiles.

The highlight can be distinguished by ABS – abilities that are charged as opponents are destroyed and spent by pressing the button. The developers themselves recommend using them against the clusters of enemies, but they can also save the player in difficult situations. For example, when battle against a strong single ship, you can release an electric wave that stunes the enemy. This will give time to the escape or for the massive shelling of an immobilized shuttle.

Flying to enemy drones, you can hit them with current after using one of the abs.

Diversity in unity

The main surprise will be the choice of space shuttle. The standard ship is quite universal, and it will be more than enough for passing on medium complexity, but for a variety and successful sorties Sweety Win sister sites you can choose one of the many options for a space ship, ranging from completely light and very maneuverable, ending with slow, but armored giants.

Each of the shuttles is recognizable, and the design makes it clear to which class it belongs to. Depending on the selected machine, the parameters of controllability, shield, armor and even special abilities will change.

This ship is poorly controlled and has low speed, but well protected, and its absorber became a turret.

Only one strip of "health" will not be limited to. Each ship has an automatically updated shield (the first line of defense), the armor and the corps itself, the destruction of which will lead to "death".

It is worth noting the worked out customization system. Spaceships can be painted, drawings on them and even replace some details of the case. The developers competently approached the implementation of these capabilities: the appearance of the vessel does not change dramatically and does not go beyond the scope of the game style, even if you want it very much.

Any of the ships can be changed, for example, to paint or tint.

The liberties are more expensive

Open World in Evespace 2 is unexpectedly beautiful for such games. The developers intentionally moved away from the canons of the gloomy cold space and dark steel ships. Someone can scare off such an approach, but the project has its own unique style, and the graphic engine allows you to use photoregram with pleasure, imprinting the expanses of various systems.

Fascinating beauty is a rather rare guest in cosmic simulators.

The approach to its implementation is quite interesting. There is no full and large -scale game world. Instead, there are a kind of “hub” that allows you to visit various planets and systems, and sometimes unknown signals can also be found in it. Somewhere there will be an ambush of space pirates or just an abandoned ship with valuable resources, and sometimes it is necessary to help the astronauts who have fallen into trouble, for example, removing mines that surrounded them.

In addition, there are characters from whom you can take side tasks. For their goals, they are not much different from the plot, but are intended for a greater extent to increase the level of the protagonist – in high difficulty without it it will be very tight, because with each mission that moves the story forward, the level of opponents also increases. An increase in experience increases the characteristics of the spacecraft and markedly facilitates survival in the galaxy, especially when it comes to earlier locations.

This time, it was not possible to save the unlucky wanderer: he needed repairs, but (while the main character flew), cosmic pirates managed to deal with an easily accessible purpose.

An interesting example of interaction with the world is the economy. As in other aspects, the developers decided to simplify the financial system, making it friendly for beginners of the genre.

In simple words, you can do speculation and buy goods in one system for nothing, selling it for serious amounts in another part of the galaxy. Both colored strokes in the interface and the ability to directly from the menu find out the demand for a demand for a product.

This product has high demand in the keto system – here it can be profitably selling, but it is better to buy in another part of the galaxy.

It must be remembered that EVERSPACE 2 is a niche project. The authors were able to skillfully play both the audience of newcomers and arcade players and the community of cosmic simulators veterans. The variety of mechanics that are easy to master, but deep enough to captivate a fan of space theme for tens of hours contribute to this.

In any case, Rockfish Games was able to take its place under the sun among other cosmic simulators, and even the EVERSPACE 2 may enjoy even a picky user who wants to diversify his game experience.