PULSAR: Lost Colony Reviews

Great fun with friends

Captains Log, Stardate 5371. Kif an I managed to blow up a spy ship. They were waving our flags, and tried to disguise themselves by begging for mercy. But I saw right through their attempts to fool me.

-designed to be VR and feels like it, so if you hate VR you'll hate this to -designed to be a coop game, DEPENDENT on having players with you, so if you dont have any friend this will be unplayable -poor controls and art style will make you not interested anymore

Best game I have ever played. Scratches a certain itch that I cannot quite describe

Fun 5 player co-op space combat and exploration. Systems and mechanics for the 5 roles are easy to pickup, but take time to master. Pilots get bonuses for flying the ship, Weapons Specialists have bonuses for manning turrets, firing missiles, and using antipersonnel weapons, Scientists conduct sensor sweeps and cyber-warfare, Engineers control how reactor power is distributed across the ship, and the Captain navigates the galaxy and fills all roles when needed. Bounty hunting, cargo hauling, piracy, planet exploration, puzzles, random encounters, boss fights, there's a good variety of content to come across every play-through and several avenues for "finding the lost colony."

8 initial ships to start with. each detailed and furnished not only to feel like a starship but one you live in. different ships have more various weapons, programs, and counter mechanisms like cloaking. engineering system has a learning curve but playing single player is still capable and enjoyable. Game has built in Ai bots that can be given custom basic stand post settings along with quirks like putting out fires, repairing systems, piloting, manning guns. Frankly the pilot ai is just buns for fighting, its warp aligning and scrap collecting that their good at. different amounts of damage cause different internal system damage that varies and adds more quality of life, targeting engineering will shut down power and Operating System for enemy ship. if the side of the spaceship that the weapons are on aren't facing the enemy ship, the weapons won't fire... To my knowledge, the Pilot ai does not make any attempt to aim weapons correctly so I suggest self piloting under great fights.

They really nailed the bridge jobs. Such great fun with a good group of friends! Good story and gameplay as well.

I had high hopes for this game, but it really didn’t meet my expectations. Even playing with a friend, I found it mostly boring. The combat system and other mechanics just aren’t for me. Sadly, I can't recommend it – at least not for solo or duo play. Maybe it’s your thing, but it’s definitely not mine.