It"s S.P.A.Z. Jim but not as we know it, not as we know it!

If you"re a purist you should turn around and continue to play, the still fantastic original.

S.P.A.Z. 2 however is an amazing triumph, it has achieved things that big games should have but fell short of and is probably one of the few games in years worth it"s asking price which is just mind boggling in itself.

However it is an evolution of the original and not an upgraded clone, those that played the original a lot will recognise and appreciate a lot of the mechanics and nuances and atmosphere but it"s all, different and in my opinion better. It has had some teething problems but they are trivial things, like one option being default over another and it has continuing support, updates and love from it"s developers. So much so it received not 1 but 5 updates during my first several hours playtime and they were not just bugfixes or hotpatches but suggested improvements from it"s community.

Things that confound and infuriate you had been fixed while I was playing, probably just because while they made it, it simply hadn"t been thought of but once suggested it made utmost sense and went straight into game.

It looks wonderful, it has more factions, more depth, more parts and deserves to be played. A lot of people have complained of grind which I didn"t experience but that is also being tweeked and worked on, probably even now, showing how committed the developers are to their game.

It"s S.P.A.Z. Jim but not as we know it, not as we know it! If you"re a purist you should turn around and continue to play, the still fantastic original. S.P.A.Z. 2 however is an amazing triumph, it has achieved things that big games should have but fell short of and is probably one of the few games in years worth it"s asking price which is just mind boggling in itself. However it is an evolution of the original and not an upgraded clone, those that played the original a lot will recognise and appreciate a lot of the mechanics and nuances and atmosphere but it"s all, different and in my opinion better. It has had some teething problems but they are trivial things, like one option being default over another and it has continuing support, updates and love from it"s developers. So much so it received not 1 but 5 updates during my first several hours playtime and they were not just bugfixes or hotpatches but suggested improvements from it"s community. Things that confound and infuriate you had been fixed while I was playing, probably just because while they made it, it simply hadn"t been thought of but once suggested it made utmost sense and went straight into game. It looks wonderful, it has more factions, more depth, more parts and deserves to be played. A lot of people have complained of grind which I didn"t experience but that is also being tweeked and worked on, probably even now, showing how committed the developers are to their game.