The Star Control series is on sale today at Good Old Games (including a package of 1+2, and a separate 3) for a total of $6. Seems well worth it to me. Star Con 2 is one of my all-time favorite games. The gameplay of Star Con 3 I found to be a worthy successor. I liked the plot as well, although I realize this is a sore spot for a lot of fans of the series because the brilliant folks behind 2 were shut out of the writing for 3. Still, can't beat the price for a classic series....

The Star Control series is on sale today at Good Old Games (including a package of 1+2, and a separate 3) for a total of $6. Seems well worth it to me. Star Con 2 is one of my all-time favorite games. The gameplay of Star Con 3 I found to be a worthy successor. I liked the plot as well, although I realize this is a sore spot for a lot of fans of the series because the brilliant folks behind 2 were shut out of the writing for 3. Still, can't beat the price for a classic series....

I played the clone of the original SC2, and found that I would often trigger the end game where everyone gets slaughtered just by talking to one alien race. It wouldn't show me that was the case until way later, though, and I'd get stomped. I wish I understood the meta plot stuff better; I really liked it until it basically kicked my sand castle without telling me what I did wrong. Maybe that was just a problem with the clone? I have no way of knowing without spoiling the whole game.