
On the front of gameplay, little has changed from Endless Space, but I found the majority of the elements that made the charm of the original title. In any case, Endless Space 2 has the 4X base roots of the old game, pushing you to work on the development of your economy, while juggling diplomacy and other elements inherent in this space, while reaching for the ultimate goal of becoming Emperor of all space. If you never played these kind of games, Endless Space 2 is what we call a 4X strategy game (4 Xs stand for eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate), but with a great twist: the game is completely crowdsourced even on the development front. While Amplitude Studios did get acquired by Sega recently, the process called “ GAMES2GETHER” is still there, allowing community to take part of the creation process of Endless Space 2, with probably the help as well of other Sega studios that are known for these strategy games (Creative Assembly and Relic Entertainment). I had the chance to get my hands on a preview copy of their Endless Space 2, sequel to their early 2010s 4X strategy and first ever game. French based studio Amplitude might be a small company, but over the course of the years, they managed to build a strong reputation among strategy game players, by building a common universe split into three different games: Endless Legend, Dungeon of the Endless and of course Endless Space.
