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homeworld - the gardens of kadesh
4ever sad that Gearbox couldn’t get the rights to put Yes’ “Homeworld” song in Homeworld Remastered
And thus, Homeworld 1 comes to a close!
It was a long, perilous journey, but with endurance and determination, we made it through. (And with the various ships stolen from our enemies - those also helped. xD)
More than 25 years after its release, the original Homeworld is still absolutely gorgeous - sure, it may not play as smoothly as more modern RTS games and some parts can be a bit tedious, but this old gem still has lost none of its charm.
[Homeworld 1 Mission 16 spoiler]
Just WHY does it have to be so hard to keep Captain Elson alive in the final mission? (Oh, suicidal NPCs in strategy games, how I loathe you…)
Still, I didn't have it in me to just let him die - that guy risked so much when he decided to defect and help the Kushan, and I wanted him to be there to see his efforts come to fruition.
After my umpteenth attempt, the futile tries to heal him with my Support Frigates (just WHY do you refuse healing allied units?!? 😑), and the realization that the lone Ion Array Frigate in my group of Ion Cannon Frigates was slowing me down and keeping me from catching up with him (on the bench you go 🙄), I FINALLY found a way for Elson to survive.
I mean, it may not have been strictly necessary, but at least I can have my peace of mind now. 😌
[Homeworld 1 Mission 16 spoiler]
Y'know, I always think it's cool if a game manages to integrate storytelling with gameplay.
So, the fact that Karan's announcements are suddenly gone when she's knocked out cold is a really nice touch - also, the fact that I didn't even notice that they shot down one of my Resource Collectors is proof that you can lose track of the action pretty quickly without Karan's alerts. ^^'
When she says "maximum number of ships in the fleet", you know you're the naughtiest ship thief in the galaxy… ^^'
"So, how many Ion Cannon Frigates do you want?"
"YES."
[Homeworld 1 Mission 14]
Some people say the Bridge of Sighs in Homeworld 1 is named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, the last point from where convicts about to be imprisoned could see the outside world. (In reference to this potentially being the last point from where the exiled Hiigarans could see their homeworld.)
Little did they know it's named after the exasperated sighs of the players who have to put up with all the turtling.