Made a name for itself by being a premium priced, stupendously gorgeous, supremely playable 3D space combat sim in an era when Snake was widely assumed to be the only mobile game.Heck, the original was a distant dream when the first iteration of was doing the rounds.For this third full game in the series, Fishlabs has ditched the Elite and Frontier-style gameplay in favour of a free-to-play strategy management MMO. It's safe to say that reaction to the announcement of the game from hardcore fans of the series.But hey, anyone can jump to conclusions, and here at PG we're going to find out conclusively whether Galaxy on Fire - Alliances is worth your time by playing it for no fewer than seven days.
First impressionsThe game might not be focused on space combat this time, but it's still a handsome blighter.Each planet you control is rendered in 3D and beautiful to look at. I spent a few minutes just spinning the first world around to marvel at each land mass and ocean. The buildings you place on their surfaces are visually pleasing, too, with an angular architecture that captures the futuristic setting well.Each menu is clean and clearly laid out, providing plenty of information - such as when a construction of a building is estimated to finish.So far, though, Alliances follows a similar path to other strategy management games you've played.
After choosing a faction you begin creating facilities that will mine resources from the planet you inhabit, upgrade them to increase their yield, build ships so you can (I assume) colonise other worlds, and wait for timers to tick down.I'm enjoying myself at the moment, and keeping an open mind for the time being, but intermittent connection issues and game stutters are eroding my confidence a little.
This is the easiest method. Cloak yourself, then fire the enemies. When your cloak is finished and you still are fighting against the army of pirates/stealth fighters, I guarantee you 100% - your ship is close to destruction. When you focus to fire an enemy, others will fire at you like you're the most wanted person in the whole galaxy.