Lords of the Black Sun - PC Review

When I first previewed Lords of the Black Sun I was unsure of what it would turn out to be; was it going to be just a clone of Endless Space? Or was it going to try to reimagine the 4X genre the way that Sins of a Solar Empire did all those years ago? What was it that Lords of the Black Sun was trying to do? When I previewed the title a few months back it was early on in the Early Access cycle so there were a number of unknowns; from world-ending bugs and crashes to features simply not being there. Now a few months later Lords of the Black Sun was lifted from the Early Access phase, it is time to see if Lords of the Black Sun was ready for its release.

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Lords of the Black Sun - PC Preview

I have been a huge fan of strategy games for as long as I can remember; while the pace is generally laid back, the scope and capabilities that strategy simulation games bring to the table is staggering. At some point along the way I become somewhat fanatical about space-based 4X strategy games (likely due to Alpha Centauri) which eventually developed into a healthy obsession over space-related video games. There is something grand about managing a space-faring civilization as you work to take over the galaxy, whether that is by diplomacy, economic domination, or by way of military conquest, the choice is yours. I think that the depth that these strategy games from the micromanagement of an individual planet's resources to the tactical positioning of military assets, is why I am so interested in them. That and they give you your share of options, if you want to parlay with a particular civilization and craft a relationship with them, you can, or if you wish to declare war on a civilization, you can. It is these options that really interest me, as no other games out there come close, with the exception of role-playing games.

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