In addition to the playable species, you'll also encounter several NPC factions scattered across each map. This time, for instance, the Kir'Ko 'bugs' are the victims of generations' worth of human oppression and enslavement, and we get to experience fighting off an infestation in the form of 'sack bleeders' who they can't seem to be rid of no matter how far away they travel in the galaxy. Planetfall flips the script on some long-standing sci-fi tropes in delightful ways. What at first seemed yet another stock-standard sci-fi pretext for dinosaurs with lasers on their heads quickly revealed a world I wanted to learn more about, and whose character backstories drew me forward through each subsequent mission.

like in a traditional RTS campaign.With each mission you'll also learn more about Planetfall's surprisingly deep setting. I can gush all day, but bottom line is that it's all beautifully written, but doesn't have a hardcoded storyline. Also end game crisises - for example war between two formerly dormant fallen empires with technology levels far beyond anything the rest of the galaxy can put out, or a literal Tyranid swarm arriving to eat everything from beyond the dark space. There are precursor races events, planets have archeologial digs filled with ancient secrets, giant space creatures fly around, nano-plague from the closed off sector of the galactic network breaks out etc. you get machine rebellion if you build synths without giving them rights (Or you can be a machine empire yourself and go Skynet on the rest of the galaxy), or one of your planets becomes a haven for augmented people who start seeing themselves superior to the rest of your race due to alterations they went through. Story events happen from interaction between empires or certain paths chosen - i.e. You create your own space faring race and empire with whatever system of government you want. Click to expand.It's more of an emergent storyline with tons of events happening.

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