Over 20 years after Homeworld 2
There’s plenty that looks great in the video above: hulking great space monoliths, tactical pause, battleships that maintain their damage scars throughout the campaign… And then a developer will call it a “love letter to fans of the franchise” and I remember, yeah, this is marketing and not a real documentary, isn’t it.
Nevertheless, I’m pumped forHomeworld 3. The previous games are beloved for being fun strategy games with stylish spaceships and an atmospheric setting and story, and much of that seems to be present in the trailers released so far for the sequel. I’m also curious about its new cooperative mode, War Games, which apparently like roguelike elements.
Blackbird Interactive have a good pedigree, too, having been founded by former Homeworld 1 and 2 developers, and having since worked on land-based spin-off Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak and the wonderful space salvage simHardspace: Shipbreaker.
