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Message: [QUOTE="Ian Naxieas, post: 49152, member: 4966"] Hmmm, darn, all the ones I'd say have already been mentioned. Nothing wrong with doubling up, but I'm sure I can find something not in the topic yet... Okay, this is a little weird, but hear me out! I can't really describe the feeling this gives me. Somewhere between cozy and hyped I suppose. It always set the stage for what was (usually) a good time and even nowadays when I use DuckStation, it always plays and that will never change. It just puts me in a specific mood like nothing else does. I would say that's in the same wheelhouse as great atmosphere. [MEDIA=youtube]BOPViekdacQ[/MEDIA] [ATTACH type="full"]16307[/ATTACH]It didn't actually take long at all for this to come to mind. Homeworld: Cataclysm (Emergence) is such a wonderful game. It's probably considered sacrilege for liking it over the first game, but whatevs. I might have liked the first more if I hadn't played Cataclysm before it, but you can't lose with either game. Anyway, the best way to describe the vibe the game gives off is space horror. You play as a mining ship called the Kuun-Lan that unknowingly releases a biomechanical virus called the Beast on the galaxy while studying an ancient distress beacon. The game does a fantastic job at giving the feeling of desperation as you travel around the galaxy, attempting to stop the Beast and often time just survive against overwhelming odds. The excellent soundtrack by Paul Ruskay only helps enhance the game's atmosphere. It's a very ambient, downtempo soundtrack and it fits perfectly for the mood set by the game. You can buy it on GoG under the name Homeworld: Emergence because Blizzard copyrighted Cataclysm for it's WoW expansion. Fuck that. Homeworld: Cataclysm is the older game, shit like that shouldn't be allowed to happen. In conclusion, I recommend giving it a shot. I'm not a big fan of RTS games, but the Homeworld games got their claws into me. It's even more neat because it's a true 3D game as well, allowing you to command ships to attack from above, below, anywhere really. Good stuff. [MEDIA=youtube]QRIDHSMlJh0[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]W42n7bJUXBI[/MEDIA] Sadly, yes, that's as good as the music quality is going to get. I have a direct game rip of the soundtrack and it sounds no better. Too bad the source code to the game was lost, otherwise it would have gotten the Homeworld Remastered Collection treatment. :< [/QUOTE]

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