It’s impossible to determine just how long ago 2014 was.
Wisdom would dictate it sits around the 9 year mark, but no one truly believes that.Endless Legend?
That was no more than two years ago, and I’ll throw hands if anyone suggests otherwise.
I don’t mean to sound derisive.
It’s a sombre truth.
It’s a simply splendid game.
The question is whether it’s still worth playing today.
Amplitude blew us away in 2014.
Before, they were just known forEndless Space.
Then suddenly,wham!
In Endless Legend, you could see the difference.
In Endless Legend, there’s no tech tree.
It’s a level of freedom we simply weren’t used to seeing in 2014.
Another area where Endless Legend knocks it out of the park is the factions.
Or the stealthy Forgotten, whocan’t research technologies?
The worlds are lovely.
Then there’s the battling, which again makes as much use of the surrounding landscape as possible.
It’s a great idea, but I could never actually get behind 100%.
I think it might be more of a me thing than a fault in the game.
That’s the running theme, really.
But it’s not just about Humankind.
And it’s still certainly playable and enjoyable today, don’t get me wrong.
But there are a few more little barriers to enjoyment in Endless Legend than I remember.
I don’t know.
Perhaps that time has passed.
For me, at least.
Does it still deserve to be called 2014’s game of the year?
It may not be timeless, but it’ll always deserve its spot in the 4X hall of fame.
