That's right, for those of you who pre-ordered Homeworld Remastered and for anyone that pops by Steam to purchase it, your productivity is in for a serious hit as you try to guide your fleet to a new homeworld and then defend it. For those lucky and old enough to have played through it originally you will find the look vastly improved and from what Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN and other reviewers have found you will also love the improved interface. For those who have not had the pleasure of playing through these two games before, the $33 investment is more than worth it, especially with improved multiplayer coming in the near future. Check out the videos and overview of the poster child for revamped legacy games here.
You will have to take a break this Saturday though, as the Fragging Frogs Virtual LAN party #9 kicks off at 10AM ET and will end when the last frog drops. You can check out the official thread in the forums right here to get all the information you need to participate. AMD and other mystery sponsors will be giving away prizes to those who log into and participate in the TeamSpeak channels; not to mention it is the best way to chat in game and in the general lobby. You can also check out the list of games that will be played as well as links to the mods and patches you will need, please download and install them before Saturday to maximize your playing time. See you there!
"In terms of strategy games which ‘need’ remastering, Homeworld was probably somewhere at the bottom of the list. But in terms of strategy games which really, truly benefit from remastering – well, this is a chart-topper."
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I preloaded it on my surface
I preloaded it on my surface pro 2 and played it during lunch. only issue was I needed to disable DPI scaling. It ran fine at medium settings, can’t wait to play it at home tho!
Over lunch I started the
Over lunch I started the introduction and first mission. What a nice upgrade, yet still retains some of the awe of when I saw it for the first time all those years ago.
I’ve been i have been wanting
I’ve been i have been wanting to play these two games a some time. boy are they awsome. Ni console port crap here. Run super smoth in max graphical settings. I just love it. $30 for it is great prize but its worth more than many other AAA tittles woth $60 tags.
…I…just…wow….no…ser
…I…just…wow….no…seriously…
…this was…wow…
In all those 28 years of me being a gamer pretty much all the way since 1987 when I played my very first game ever…wow.
This beats everything. Really. I’m dead serious. In all those 28 years of me being a gamer..I…I’ve never seen a better video game remake, in all those years.
This is the most perfectly done remake of a video game. Ever. Period. This is perfection itself. This absolutely, completely, undoubtedly, totally leaves even the BIOHAZARD “REmake” lying in the dust, sheer quality of the “remaking of the classics”-wise. I think even “Grim Fandango Remastered” and “Day of Tentacle Special Edition” won’t be able to compete with this one here by quality and amount of the work done alone. This is pure perfection. I’ve never played a better remake of a classical video game title in my entire life, in all those 28 years of me being a gamer out of the 32 years total. A truly perfect remake of a great classic. Perfect. Just perfect. Wow.