The unfortunate reality is that many gamers still cling to metacritic as if it means something.. and so do publishers.
Endless Space was fantastic for what I played in the Alpha and Beta. The only hang up i had about it back then was how easy it was to stalemate with another faction. It was quite easy to expand and become powerful, only for a faction to do so at the other end of the map leading you both into a huge intergalactic war in the end game. A war that had no end as you were both perfectly matched. Balance was a little off too, but then again that was pre-release. It also had the misfortune of being not quite what I was looking for, but that's a subjective hang up.
Honestly, the game ran better in alpha than most games do when they are launched. I was surprised it wasn't released months ago.
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