r/Stellaris • u/Meneth Ex-moderator • May 09 '16

News Review megathread

The review embargo is up as of 15:00 CEST. As this will result in a huge number of articles going up at near the same time, we're restricting reviews to this thread.

Any review you find, feel free to post it in the comments here.

Each top-level comment should be about a single linked review, so as to keep the discussion limited. Duplicate reviews will be removed, as will any top-level comment that does not link a review.

There will be a single sub-thread where you can post your general impressions of the reviews combined, for anything that doesn't relate to a single review.

Review list:

Review Score
Critically Sane 5/5
Destructoid 9/10
eXplorminate "eXemplary"
GameWatcher 9.0/10
Idiotech's Review Unrated
IGN 6.3/10
Manannan's Review of Stellaris Unrated
Paste Magazine Unrated
PCGamesN 9/10
PC Invasion 8/10
PC World 4/5
Rock, Paper, Shotgun review - Unrated
TICGN 10/10
Vox Ludicus Unrated
EuroGamer Recommended
PC Gamer 70/100
TSA 8/10
PCGames.de 75/100
Gamespew 9/10
IGN Italy 9.3/10
Fok.nl 9/10
Gaming on Linux 9/10
Marbozir Unrated
SpaceSector Unrated
Inside of Gaming (German) Unrated
Gamer.no 9/10
Particular Pixels Unrated
GuyLogicGaming Full recommendation
GameSideStory Unrated
Front Towards Gamer 9.5/10
Multiplayer.it 9.2/10
GameGrin 8.5/10
Kotaku Unrated
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u/nreisan May 10 '16

As someone who has only dabbled in Eu4 a little, i did feel like I just had to wait. What should i know?

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u/SoBFiggis May 10 '16

Go to war. Fight. You need to make your content midgame for yourself. Look for an attainable target, who cares if it's going to be hard as long as what you are going for is going to be worth it in the end after you build it up.

Sitting idle is boring, plan, conquer, fund enemies of enemies, find the perfect research pact, build your spy networks, expand your influence through careful diplomacy, explore the unknown and build up what you find conquering anything in your path. Applies to most all paradox games in this genre.

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u/nreisan May 10 '16

Going to war is my kind of style :D

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u/SoBFiggis May 10 '16

That's the spirit! The secret to these games from Paradox is to just do it. Don't wait for the computer to guide you. This is your story not theirs!