Homeworld is a legend of the RTS genre, it's captivating story isn't just good by RTS standards, it's up there with the best of them. With a 90% discount you may be wondering whether this game is worth your time? Perhaps you've played it already, are you looking forward to Homeworld 3? Let me know your thoughts!
Yes! I am so excited for homeworld 3! It might be a bit of a rabbit hole, but part of the reason that homeworld 2 was so underwhelming is because what is now homeworld 3 was supposed to be in homeworld 2, 20 years ago. It ended up being scraped because computers of that era had no way of computing that, but it's a cool little nugget of history. If you ever want to learn a little bit more about that look up homeworld dust wars, the original title of homeworld 2. There's a cool youtube video showing off an old demo. Also loved the review and glad you enjoyed the story as much as I do!
I think i saw 2 of your videos in the last few weeks. Both were exactly what i was looking for. There are no questions unanswered after watching them, as a player who never played those games. Absolutely brilliant, subscribed and whish you all the best 👍
I'm glad to hear that! It's difficult to know whether the videos are the right ones, so it's great to hear the positive feedback! Please let me know if there are any other games you think need this kind of video :)
@@twiglets2 I'm at the start of space strategy games exploration and have a rather long list ahead of me - Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, Endless Space 2, Galactic Civilizations 3, Stelaris and Distant Worlds 2. Feel free to pick any of those, i'll be happy to watch the video 😉
Gotta agree, the 3D movement at first it's kinda hard to get used at first, but it becomes really useful to master once you start to encounter your firsts capital ships
I remember being baffled by it initially but have since discovered my mouse is a bit dodgy so that probably compounded the situation. Once you get used to moving the camera quickly and commanding ships in 3d space I started having a great time!
I'm so stoked for hw3. Hw and hw2 has a huge portion of my heart taken up. Absolute best game I've ever played, adagio for strings is the best possible piece paired with the story, hope, loss, redemption and release... (chefs kiss)
Absolutely! I'm glad I decided to pick up both games all these years later, I hope HW3 does HW1 justice. I've heard there's a lot of hate for HW2 though, what did you think of it?
Over 20 years game was so forgotten that yes - multiplayer is dead since like 2009 and even Remastered Collection didn't helped much. There is still existing commmunity of homeworld players - but yes, it's a community, so games are mstly being set up at some exat time when groups of players are talking together on discord. A random person can have a hard time finding open game at lobby. About mods - yes, a lot of them are out of date, they were created before Remastered Collection and work only for classic versions. Still active are FX Galaxy. Complex is still up to date, but was abandoned by creators in previous year. BUt Complex is still one oof the best and the biggest mods created. Since 2019 nobody makes new mods or updates them because everybody are waiting for Homeworld 3. Really nice video! Oh, and yes - Homeworld 3 is going to be released in 2023 :)
Thank you for the additional info on multiplayer and mods, it's useful to hear this from an experienced player. Did you see the recent Gamescom video on Homeworld 3? It looks like we will be using objects to sneak up on the enemy, interesting!
Thank you! I hope you found it useful. A shame this particular video hasn't gained more traction as I found Homeworld to be a superb game. Perhaps next time.
I've always liked homeworld since I first got into it in 2014/2015, but it's really sad that it didn't take off similar to games like Stellaris or Endless Space because the game is incredibly fun. I haven't played it a lot recently because once you complete the campaigns and play a few "multiplayer" games there's not too much left to experience. The replayability isn't huge as there's a very limited number of factions, the multiplayer is basically dead with only a handful of communities out there which play at very specific times, and mods are generally outdated. I really hope HW3 takes off because this game franchise definitely deserves it, it's the one game that got me into strategy games and I love it for that.
I agree, and I was particularly disappointed to find the mods so outdated. Do you think there is a risk that HW3 will have the same problem, once you've completed the campaign and played a bit of multiplayer there isn't much replayability left?
Amazing video, I love this game a lot. The ships are beautiful (except for the Taiidan multi-gun corvette), The lore is amazing. & The story of going home, Fighting the death plague as discarded miners, & homeworld 2. It is great. & you are right on time for the steam summer sale.
Thank you! I have fallen in love with this game, so glad I tried it (took me long enough) it's not often in RTS games I feel I can play the campaign missions more than once but love the replayability in Homeworld! I hope others find it useful for the summer sale, it's such a bargain!
@davecarr2000 what a great deal for those that haven't played it before! (I'm not sure if free is technically a "deal") but either way, it's one of those games I would like to forget playing so I can experience the campaign for the first time again
Game is so worth it, already have 10 hours on this game from playing and I've enjoyed it. Including the mods that make it so much better and realistic like eve online but better. I still have to get better because the AI is somehow smart, still new and learning what combos are best n stuff, but if you like rts games and space then this is a crazy good game to play
I'm glad you've found mods like eve online as I've struggled to find any that work, though I didn't look for particularly long. Are there any others you've tried that you would recommend at all?
Complex EVO remastered Homeworld resurgence (totally recommend but kinda dead, graphics are really good) I use mod sounds from previous homeworlds, idk if thst did much but I always include it, alongside with bigger maps Convoy mod for more realistic features n stuff, Oh and FX:Galaxy I'll check if I have more when I have time, but that's what I use. Also use either evo, resurgence or galaxy cause they're different yk. But ye sorry for 2 week reply
@@KedaiCiplak While creating this video I've heard a lot about emergence / cataclysm...would you recommend that to someone who really enjoyed the original Homeworld?
@@twiglets2 Oh man where do I begin with this gem that was a real loss to the HW community (Source code for the game got lost through the years) The story and mission pacing is very different from the 2 main games. All I can say is this game took the genre to a different level. Horror/Survival/RTS in one package. A BIG YES for new HW fans.
i do like how there are no actual ˝˝aliens˝˝ in this game but rather wildly different human cultures that are so different from eachother they might as well be considered aliens in some way or form
@@twiglets2 I currently have a lot of games on queue to download, but it should be finished soon! I am actually really looking forward to playing it, and mastering it. Homeworld 3 looks awesome, that's actually what inspired me to visit the OG series
In todays environment i do not hold Homeworld 3 story to be worth a dam, the art of story telling has long since disappeared with Gen x game development. The modern generation seem to have appeared out of nowhere with zero experience and hold all the most important rolls in movies and games and have single handedly destroyed everything good about games and movies.
@ZeNex74 Thank you! I can't wait for Starfield, it might be a buggy mess who knows, but still excited! Homeworld is definitely worth checking out when you have time if you enjoy a story driven game, it's very powerful! Especially considering it's an RTS and they aren't known for their storytelling abilities.
Twiglets2: If you combined the epic fighting for the survival of your species story and combined it with the grand space ship battles and movie like camera angles from star wars empire at war you'd get homeworld me: Sold
@@raptorred9186 I'd be interested to hear what you think of 2 compared to 1. Many disliked it because they changed things, but I didn't think it was too bad myself.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but there’s no galaxy and star systems to explore is there? Or are you just put on small map and just each mission put you on a different map? The idea of hyper space jumping just moves you across a small map?
@zacharypump5910 you're correct. There isn't a galaxy map to explore, the games take you from one mission to the next, one map to the next without you having a choice of where to go. Its basically a linear story to experience, and then there's multiplayer skirmish where you choose the map. Hope that helps!
@@twiglets2 hey, so got a question, I assume the player controls the mothership and her fleet, does that also include the mothership's orientation? because I wanna try something against enemy fleets and blockades.
@@brettglover135 yes and no. You control the mothership but it's very slow and basic. You point and click then wait for her to get there but the game is mostly controlling your fleets around her.
Has it been 23 years?! I am going to pick the remastered bundle up and get my key binding/muscle memory back up to snuff for HW3 release. I, enigma, am a swarmer, be warned!
@twiglets2 dunno. Haven't played HW3 yet. Disappointed with how the made the salvage corvettes so vulnerable. Also I used to be able to split fighter squadrons and overlap when guarding. Not possible on remaster. Grrr!
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Homeworld is a legend of the RTS genre, it's captivating story isn't just good by RTS standards, it's up there with the best of them. With a 90% discount you may be wondering whether this game is worth your time? Perhaps you've played it already, are you looking forward to Homeworld 3? Let me know your thoughts!
Yes! I am so excited for homeworld 3! It might be a bit of a rabbit hole, but part of the reason that homeworld 2 was so underwhelming is because what is now homeworld 3 was supposed to be in homeworld 2, 20 years ago. It ended up being scraped because computers of that era had no way of computing that, but it's a cool little nugget of history. If you ever want to learn a little bit more about that look up homeworld dust wars, the original title of homeworld 2. There's a cool youtube video showing off an old demo.
Also loved the review and glad you enjoyed the story as much as I do!
Nice video! You have a very pleasant voice to listen to - calm, not too fast, good volume. Thumbs up from me :)
Thank you I'm glad you liked it! I hope it was useful :)
Only just got a pc. Saw homeworld and found your video. Bought the game and love it. Thank you
@paulflood1183 sounds like a successful day, enjoy!
I think i saw 2 of your videos in the last few weeks. Both were exactly what i was looking for. There are no questions unanswered after watching them, as a player who never played those games. Absolutely brilliant, subscribed and whish you all the best 👍
I'm glad to hear that! It's difficult to know whether the videos are the right ones, so it's great to hear the positive feedback! Please let me know if there are any other games you think need this kind of video :)
@@twiglets2 I'm at the start of space strategy games exploration and have a rather long list ahead of me - Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, Endless Space 2, Galactic Civilizations 3, Stelaris and Distant Worlds 2. Feel free to pick any of those, i'll be happy to watch the video 😉
Gotta agree, the 3D movement at first it's kinda hard to get used at first, but it becomes really useful to master once you start to encounter your firsts capital ships
I remember being baffled by it initially but have since discovered my mouse is a bit dodgy so that probably compounded the situation. Once you get used to moving the camera quickly and commanding ships in 3d space I started having a great time!
I'm so stoked for hw3. Hw and hw2 has a huge portion of my heart taken up. Absolute best game I've ever played, adagio for strings is the best possible piece paired with the story, hope, loss, redemption and release... (chefs kiss)
Absolutely! I'm glad I decided to pick up both games all these years later, I hope HW3 does HW1 justice.
I've heard there's a lot of hate for HW2 though, what did you think of it?
I just dropped $3.50 this morning and have been trying all day to get it to start.
I tried both the downloaded version and online version.
Over 20 years game was so forgotten that yes - multiplayer is dead since like 2009 and even Remastered Collection didn't helped much. There is still existing commmunity of homeworld players - but yes, it's a community, so games are mstly being set up at some exat time when groups of players are talking together on discord. A random person can have a hard time finding open game at lobby.
About mods - yes, a lot of them are out of date, they were created before Remastered Collection and work only for classic versions.
Still active are FX Galaxy. Complex is still up to date, but was abandoned by creators in previous year. BUt Complex is still one oof the best and the biggest mods created. Since 2019 nobody makes new mods or updates them because everybody are waiting for Homeworld 3.
Really nice video!
Oh, and yes - Homeworld 3 is going to be released in 2023 :)
Thank you for the additional info on multiplayer and mods, it's useful to hear this from an experienced player.
Did you see the recent Gamescom video on Homeworld 3? It looks like we will be using objects to sneak up on the enemy, interesting!
Excellent synopsis. Wide ranging perspectives and interests covered
Thank you! I hope you found it useful.
A shame this particular video hasn't gained more traction as I found Homeworld to be a superb game. Perhaps next time.
I've always liked homeworld since I first got into it in 2014/2015, but it's really sad that it didn't take off similar to games like Stellaris or Endless Space because the game is incredibly fun. I haven't played it a lot recently because once you complete the campaigns and play a few "multiplayer" games there's not too much left to experience. The replayability isn't huge as there's a very limited number of factions, the multiplayer is basically dead with only a handful of communities out there which play at very specific times, and mods are generally outdated. I really hope HW3 takes off because this game franchise definitely deserves it, it's the one game that got me into strategy games and I love it for that.
I agree, and I was particularly disappointed to find the mods so outdated.
Do you think there is a risk that HW3 will have the same problem, once you've completed the campaign and played a bit of multiplayer there isn't much replayability left?
Amazing video, I love this game a lot. The ships are beautiful (except for the Taiidan multi-gun corvette), The lore is amazing. & The story of going home, Fighting the death plague as discarded miners, & homeworld 2. It is great. & you are right on time for the steam summer sale.
Thank you! I have fallen in love with this game, so glad I tried it (took me long enough) it's not often in RTS games I feel I can play the campaign missions more than once but love the replayability in Homeworld!
I hope others find it useful for the summer sale, it's such a bargain!
It’s cool too that they include the original games with the remasters. The best of both worlds really.
@Comkill117 yup! I think a lot of players forget that and then complain that the originals were better....just play the originals then!
Is it a thing to create blockades in homeworld remastered?@@twiglets2
Another great video. I really don't get why there are so few views on these...
I guess the algorithm gods need more convincing! Maybe it'll pick up in the future, here's hoping!
It's currently free on EPIC Games, Had a play last night, brought back some memories
@davecarr2000 what a great deal for those that haven't played it before! (I'm not sure if free is technically a "deal") but either way, it's one of those games I would like to forget playing so I can experience the campaign for the first time again
Love your reviews man, you're really good at giving a balanced perspective and tailored recommendations
Thank you I hope you found it useful! If you have any suggestions for other games please let me know
For anybody reading, Homeworld is free at Epic Games right now (Aug 1, 2023), until Aug 3.
@techreader Thanks for the heads up!
15:11 - "I couldn't be more excited for Homeworld 3."
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@still_guns I haven't played HW3 yet so I'm still excited! 😬😬
Game is so worth it, already have 10 hours on this game from playing and I've enjoyed it. Including the mods that make it so much better and realistic like eve online but better. I still have to get better because the AI is somehow smart, still new and learning what combos are best n stuff, but if you like rts games and space then this is a crazy good game to play
I'm glad you've found mods like eve online as I've struggled to find any that work, though I didn't look for particularly long. Are there any others you've tried that you would recommend at all?
Complex EVO remastered
Homeworld resurgence (totally recommend but kinda dead, graphics are really good)
I use mod sounds from previous homeworlds, idk if thst did much but I always include it, alongside with bigger maps
Convoy mod for more realistic features n stuff,
Oh and FX:Galaxy
I'll check if I have more when I have time, but that's what I use.
Also use either evo, resurgence or galaxy cause they're different yk. But ye sorry for 2 week reply
@@exe2066 No worries, thanks for taking the time to list them out, that's very useful!
HW 3 got delayed but thats okay.
Rather have a delayed polish game than a Warcraft 3 Reforge Fiesta.
Absolutely, I've played enough rushed games to have learned patience. Are you hoping it'll be more like the original homeworld or homeworld 2?
@@twiglets2 A combination of both games best mechanics and the mission pace of HW:Emergence/Cataclysm (One can only dream of bringing back Emergence)
@@KedaiCiplak While creating this video I've heard a lot about emergence / cataclysm...would you recommend that to someone who really enjoyed the original Homeworld?
@@twiglets2 Oh man where do I begin with this gem that was a real loss to the HW community (Source code for the game got lost through the years)
The story and mission pacing is very different from the 2 main games.
All I can say is this game took the genre to a different level. Horror/Survival/RTS in one package.
A BIG YES for new HW fans.
@@KedaiCiplak right that's it, I'm gonna try it!
i do like how there are no actual ˝˝aliens˝˝ in this game but rather wildly different human cultures that are so different from eachother they might as well be considered aliens in some way or form
€2 on G2A, worth it? I never played the OG games, nor have I played many RTS games
Edit: Just picked it up for €1!
Amazing value in my opinion, let us know how you get on!
@@twiglets2 I currently have a lot of games on queue to download, but it should be finished soon!
I am actually really looking forward to playing it, and mastering it. Homeworld 3 looks awesome, that's actually what inspired me to visit the OG series
In todays environment i do not hold Homeworld 3 story to be worth a dam, the art of story telling has long since disappeared with Gen x game development. The modern generation seem to have appeared out of nowhere with zero experience and hold all the most important rolls in movies and games and have single handedly destroyed everything good about games and movies.
@troyrarehale2517 I agree it seems storytelling is not what it was. but then is that nostalgia talking?
@@twiglets2probably
Subbed. No time for more games.. starfield this week but at £3 I may test it out as interested in hm3....
@ZeNex74 Thank you! I can't wait for Starfield, it might be a buggy mess who knows, but still excited!
Homeworld is definitely worth checking out when you have time if you enjoy a story driven game, it's very powerful! Especially considering it's an RTS and they aren't known for their storytelling abilities.
Twiglets2: If you combined the epic fighting for the survival of your species story and combined it with the grand space ship battles and movie like camera angles from star wars empire at war you'd get homeworld
me: Sold
Haha I'm glad to hear it! Let us know how you get on
@@twiglets2 so far so good, almost finished with 1 can’t wait to start 2
@@raptorred9186 I'd be interested to hear what you think of 2 compared to 1. Many disliked it because they changed things, but I didn't think it was too bad myself.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but there’s no galaxy and star systems to explore is there? Or are you just put on small map and just each mission put you on a different map? The idea of hyper space jumping just moves you across a small map?
@zacharypump5910 you're correct. There isn't a galaxy map to explore, the games take you from one mission to the next, one map to the next without you having a choice of where to go. Its basically a linear story to experience, and then there's multiplayer skirmish where you choose the map. Hope that helps!
@@twiglets2thanks for the clarification, cheers!
@@twiglets2 hey, so got a question, I assume the player controls the mothership and her fleet, does that also include the mothership's orientation? because I wanna try something against enemy fleets and blockades.
@@brettglover135 yes and no. You control the mothership but it's very slow and basic. You point and click then wait for her to get there but the game is mostly controlling your fleets around her.
@@twiglets2 so I can't rotate the mothership at a 20-degree angle with the launch bay for the fighters facing away from the enemy ships?
Has it been 23 years?! I am going to pick the remastered bundle up and get my key binding/muscle memory back up to snuff for HW3 release. I, enigma, am a swarmer, be warned!
It's such a bargain while on sale, enjoy!
Relic didn't do cataclysm was made by barking dog studios
Homeworld 3 comes out February 2024.
@joshj867 can't wait! I just hope they don't mess it up...
Homeworld remaster fixed a lot of things that WEREN'T broken!
@robzilla730 I wonder which direction they will go on for hw3, repeat mistakes or fix them?!
@twiglets2 dunno. Haven't played HW3 yet. Disappointed with how the made the salvage corvettes so vulnerable. Also I used to be able to split fighter squadrons and overlap when guarding. Not possible on remaster. Grrr!
@@robzilla730 hw3 isn't out yet but whether it will be more like 1 of 2 is a hotly debated topic!
a simple yes.
Sometimes, a simple yes is all you need.
home world 3 is a better Starfield & Star wars game that starfield & Star Wars.
this is a sad statement.
well... XD
... Well well!