Steam: after more than 20 years of waiting, this game is finally a real disappointment

Fabledom, Diablo IV, Starfield, there are many games to choose from. experience a large increase in their players this week. Upgrades awaited day which offers a second wind to these games, whose launches have been sometimes complicated. Although Fabledom remains one of the new references of the genre, Diablo IV and Starfieldhave largely been described. Rectified trajectories that will hopefully follow this disappointment that has been expected for more than 20 years.

20 years of waiting es of waiting and a disappointment

Fans of certain franchises know, you sometimes have to be (very) patient. Sly Cooper, Black and White, SSX, the decades pass but hope remains. However, it happens that certain sagas come back from the dead. And for fans of Homeworld, the announcement in 2019 of a third opus has the effect of deliverance. Since Homeworld 2, in 2003, nothing has said that the saga would continue. But the repurchase of the rights to the franchise in 2013 by Gearbox gave the franchise a new lease of life. hope to the fans.

And after years of waiting, this game is finally a real disappointment.” development projects, Homeworld 3was finally released on May 13, 2024. Two decades of waiting for fans of the franchise, who were able to discover this opus signed by Blackbird Interactive. But the first returns are not good. Although on Metacritic, the game's average is 79/100, the general public is much less won over by the RTS. 48% positive evaluations only for 1689 reviews (at the time of writing), the disappointment is total.

“I can't I can't tell you how excited I was to finally be able to play a new Homeworld game, unfortunately my excitement quickly turned to disappointment..” can we read as a first Steam opinion. This opinion, shared by many, is found too many times, via more or less cordial degrees. However, at first glance, Homeworld 3 has it all. Science fiction, attractive graphics, a nice soundtrack, its good sides unfortunately fail to compensate for the bad. 

Between the disappointing campaign, the poorly cared-for story, the poorly managed pathfinding; and ultra-aggressive AI, players don't mince their words. A third opus more in the era of time which is struggling to survive. reach the bar set by its predecessors.While DLC already has Summer announced, there are many players to play implore the publisher to give the developers time to correct the problems in this Homeworld 3. To wait, many have returned to remastered versions of the first games.