Gameshark Publishes Sins Preview

Published on October 16, 2007 By Yarlen In Sins News

GameShark has published their first hands-on preview for Sins of a Solar Empire, giving readers a two-page article on their thoughts of the game. Here's a quote off the preview, "Even with this relatively sizable article, I can’t help but feel I’ve barely scratched the surface of what the game has in store for gamers."

You can read the entire preview here:

http://www.gameshark.com/previews/3279/p_0/Sins-of-a-Solar-Empire-Preview.htm

Comments (Page 1)

Multianna

on Oct 16, 2007

There are no loading screens or rough transitions once you start a campaign; in contrast, the game seems to pull some inspiration from Supreme Commander in how you can seamlessly zoom in to close range

Actualy i think Ironclad thought of this them self. I for one first heard about this new zoom option in Sins

and there are even promises of “minor NPC” races to be encountered in various systems, adding additional depth and intrigue to the universe.

Now that sounds promising

andrew_

on Oct 16, 2007

asdf

lordkosc

on Oct 16, 2007

scratch and sniff ? what ?

RonLugge

on Oct 16, 2007

otherwise you might end up with something like Master of Orion 3. Play your cards right however, and you may instead get something with the promise shown by the latesdt preview build of Sins of a Solar Empire.

Anyone else go LOL?

Even with this relatively sizable article, I can’t help but feel I’ve barely scratched the surface of what the game has in store for gamers.

Woot -- a glowing recommendation!

Paradoxnt

on Oct 16, 2007

Hmmm, minor races might simply mean the militias found at every planet/asteroid.

Vandenburg

on Oct 16, 2007

(although annoyingly I haven’t yet found any function to force them to stay in formation during this process – my frigates always kept charging way ahead of my bigger capital ships and getting torn to pieces in larger fights)

Hear, hear.

RonLugge

on Oct 16, 2007

Hmmm, minor races might simply mean the militias found at every planet/asteroid.

Thats pretty much what I figured

Yarlen

on Oct 17, 2007

It doesn't, but we've had to drop them from the game. There's not enough time to implement them at this point.

If Sins sells well, we hope to look at them again for an expansion pack.

Multianna

on Oct 17, 2007

It doesn't, but we've had to drop them from the game. There's not enough time to implement them at this point.

You mean there wasent enough time to implement the minor races? cant you like any other game company expand the release date so it can be implement?

RonLugge

on Oct 17, 2007

cant you like any other game company expand the release date so it can be implement?

Probably not. "Any other game company" doesn't do it either. Only a few, very select, groups get to play that kind of game. Blizzard comes to mind. Not many others. Why do you think groups like, oh, EA, release so much pure junk (that looked like it could be good)?

lordkosc

on Oct 17, 2007

It doesn't, but we've had to drop them from the game. There's not enough time to implement them at this point.

If Sins sells well, we hope to look at them again for an expansion pack.

oh there will be an expansion , there will be!!!!!!!!! KHAN!!!!!!!

Yarlen

on Oct 17, 2007

You mean there wasent enough time to implement the minor races? cant you like any other game company expand the release date so it can be implement?

Nope, the marketing has already been setup and timed to the current release date. Missing the window means the marketing will hit before the game's available = failure.

Multianna

on Oct 17, 2007

i feel sadness

as there wont be any minor races to screw around with (in the near future)

Blair Fraser

on Oct 17, 2007

Don't worry, there is plenty of stuff you don't know about to play around with.

lordkosc

on Oct 17, 2007

You mean there wasent enough time to implement the minor races? cant you like any other game company expand the release date so it can be implement?

Nope, the marketing has already been setup and timed to the current release date. Missing the window means the marketing will hit before the game's available = failure.

all this marketing talk, will there be tv ads?

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