Distant Worlds 2

[Zloth]

Like DW1, only better! Or so the theory goes.

They released a gameplay trailer and this view of combat makes me think it really will be better:
https://youtu.be/OWD5Btwedys?t=2771

 

[Couchpotato]

Cautiously excited but I've grown tired of the original game.

So hopefully it's improved and different.

 

[JFarrell71]

It looks identical or close enough to the first one. DW1 is far, far too dry for my tastes.

 

[Zloth]

I really liked the opening of the game, even the sublight stuff. I enjoyed trying to find great planets to colonize, too. However, I hated the battles. I would make sure all the opponent races were pretty passive and play until war started to break out, then I would quit and play something else.

These battles look far more interesting (which is why I picked that spot in the video to link with)!