Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Mar 18, 2002
As a kid this game was awe-inspiring. The wide world and deep parallel storylines gave me a sense of wonder. Combat was enganging and powerful, and the story exposition was immersive due to unfolding in text prompts. Such a great game.
Knowing that my life as a space-faring trader was just the beginning of an epic story arch was nothing I could ever have expected.
In a world filled with indie games and retro throwbacks, Escape Velocity Nova manages to not only fit in, but to be just as great as it was over a decade ago. Back in 2002 I survived on shareware. This made sense considering the fact that I was A) dead broke and B) less then a decade old. My dad was subscribed to MacAddict at the time and I eagerly awaited the arrival of the software demo discs every month. On one of these discs I found the 30 day demo of EV Nova and after a few hours I knew it ...