Info about ENDLESS™ Space 2 - Lost Symphony: Official game description: **_Endless Space 2: Lost Symphony_** enriches the game with 7 exclusive new tracks, and marks the return of a fan favorite Minor Faction: the **Harmony**. CONTENT ------- Soundtrack Addition ------------------- 1 - Boltzmann Brains 2 - Light Curve 3 - Lost Cities 4 - Forgotten Moon 5 - Flat Geometry 6 - Digital Minds 7 - Unstable Molecule New Minor Faction: Harmony -------------------------- The Harmony are galactic travelers, seeking energies and resonances. Sensing the waves and movements in the galaxy, they excel at exploiting many types of resources. Release date: Mar 12, 2018 Categories: Soundtrack Addition, Minor Faction, 4X, Space Exploration, Strategy, Resource Management, Faction Management Feature scans: - MTX: score 10; verdict: Fair - No Predatory Monetization; summary: The single review focuses on the Lost Symphony DLC for Endless Space 2, which adds a soundtrack and a minor faction. The reviewer considers the price high for the faction but finds the music worth it, ultimately recommending the DLC. There is no mention of microtransactions, pay-to-win mechanics, or any real-money in-game purchases. The only cost concern is the upfront DLC price, which is not considered predatory monetization. - Hardware Profile: No data Feature extractions: - Community Price: - Community fair range: $15.00 - $30.00 - Reasoning: The reviews focus on a DLC that adds music and a minor faction. The community values the music highly but considers the DLC slightly overpriced for the minor faction, suggesting the DLC content is worth around $5-10. Since the base game is a larger product with more content, the community would expect a higher price, likely in the $20-30 range. - Playtime Metrics: - Game completion: N/A - Story completion: N/A - Session length: N/A - Endgame: N/A - Reasoning: The reviews focus on the DLC's soundtrack and minor faction, with no explicit playtime numbers, session lengths, completion times, or endgame details. The only time-related mentions are about music duration (1 hour of songs) and a general desire for music to pass hours, but no specific playtime hours are reported for the target game. Therefore all playtime metrics are unsupported and set to null. - Time-to-fun: No data - Player Archetypes: - Soundtrack Devotee (buy) - Motivation: To collect and enjoy additional music from the game's composer, deepening their appreciation of the game's audio atmosphere. - Playstyle: Listens to the soundtrack both in-game and as standalone tracks, valuing atmospheric audio and musical consistency. - Experience: familiar - Purchase stance: buy - Labels: fanboy; gamer - Reference games: Endless Space 2 Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category. Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews. What players like: - DLC adds more music tracks (weight 0.72): Multiple clusters highlight that the DLC adds seven new BGM tracks, increasing variety and expanding the original soundtrack. This is a common and specific point across many reviews. - Harmony faction is unique and appreciated (weight 0.48): The Harmony minor faction is praised for its unique design, gameplay, and assimilation traits, with its return being welcomed. This adds gameplay value beyond the music. - Music enhances atmosphere and immersion (weight 0.4): The soundtrack reinforces the game's atmosphere, is immersive, and sets the mood, contributing to a beautiful and atmospheric experience. This is a common theme in several clusters. - DLC offers good value for price (weight 0.39): Many reviews state the DLC is worth its price, with some calling it a decent deal or the best DLC ever bought. This indicates strong overall value perception. - Tracks are beautiful and relaxing (weight 0.32): Several reviews describe the tracks as beautiful, relaxing, and peaceful, enhancing the overall experience. This emotional response is a recurring positive theme. - Minor faction adds atmosphere (weight 0.3): The new minor faction, including the Taihe and Harmony, adds nice atmosphere and fits well into the game. This contributes to the game's world-building. - Music variety prevents fatigue (weight 0.22): The added variety makes it less likely to get tired of the soundtrack, and more music is always welcomed. This addresses a common concern with long gaming sessions. - DLC enriches the game (weight 0.14): Reviews state that the DLC enriches the game and that the developer continues to deliver masterful work. This reflects overall satisfaction with the expansion. - Art style is praised (weight 0.13): The art style and artwork for minor factions are described as on point and amazing, complementing the music. This indicates overall aesthetic quality. - Music is a great mini-album (weight 0.11): One review describes the music as a great mini-album, and another appreciates it enough to want it at a wedding. This shows high personal value. Common complaints: - Harmony faction unplayable (weight 0.25): Multiple reviews state that the Harmony faction is not playable, which is a major disappointment. This is a core expectation for a DLC and its absence is a significant negative. - Soundtrack mismatched with base game (weight 0.16): The soundtrack of the DLC is at odds with the base game's soundtrack, and the original soundtrack becomes boring. This suggests a lack of cohesion and variety in audio. - Chasing AI is frustrating (weight 0.09): Players find chasing the AI frustrating, which may be due to AI movement or evasion tactics. This is a specific gameplay annoyance. Gameplay feedback: - Harmony provides science and food (weight 0.24): The Harmony grant +2 science and +2 food when on a strategic deposit, and their citizen bonus gives 2 FS on strategic resources. This makes them valuable for resource generation. - Harmony assimilation traits (weight 0.17): After assimilation, the Harmony provide traits like Mineral Structure and Mind over Body, and their assimilation bonus converts 10% of food into science. This enhances strategic choices. Performance notes: No performancepoints Recommendations: - DLC highly recommended (weight 0.67): Multiple reviewers strongly recommend the DLC, calling it a must-have or essential for the best experience. It is praised for adding significant value, especially for fans of the base game's music. - Valuable for music fans (weight 0.31): The DLC is particularly recommended for fans of the original soundtrack, offering additional BGM tracks and about an hour of new music. It is seen as a worthwhile purchase for those who enjoy the game's audio. Other player notes: - DLC is mostly soundtrack (weight 0.72): Multiple reviews describe the DLC as primarily a music pack, with the minor faction treated as a side bonus. The content is seen as a soundtrack with a small faction added. - DLC adds minor faction (weight 0.5): The DLC includes a minor faction from the first game, which is a notable addition compared to other soundtrack DLCs. Some reviewers note it as a positive feature. - Music composed by FlyByNo (weight 0.47): The soundtrack is credited to composer FlyByNo, and the music is a key part of the DLC. Reviews mention FlyByNo as the composer of the tracks. - Seven new music tracks (weight 0.4): The DLC contains seven new BGM tracks, which are a central part of the content. The number of tracks is consistently mentioned across reviews. - Developer praised for work (weight 0.19): The developers are praised for their work, with one review noting the DLC for the first game and the legend are well done. This reflects overall positive sentiment toward the developer. Emotions: - Satisfaction (weight 0.25): Players are satisfied with the DLC because it adds a new minor faction and a high-quality soundtrack that fits the space theme. The music is considered worth the price, providing variety and value for long play sessions. - Appreciation (weight 0.17): Players appreciate the DLC for its immersive and atmospheric music, which enriches the game. The return of the Harmony faction and the work of FlyByNo are also highlighted as positive additions. - Disappointment (weight 0.11): Disappointment stems from the DLC's high price relative to its content, which only adds a minor faction rather than a playable race. The Harmony faction's law is considered poor, and the soundtrack was removed quickly due to being at odds with the base game. - Admiration (weight 0.11): Players admire the soundtrack expansion and the composer FlyByNo, praising the phenomenal music and artwork. The tracks are seen as enhancing the already amazing Endless Space 2 soundtrack, and the developers are highly regarded. - Approval (weight 0.06): Approval is given because the DLC adds a new minor faction that fits well into the game, and the soundtrack quality is appreciated. The music by FlyByNo is a key positive factor. - Frustration (weight 0.04): Frustration arises from the MP3 bundle missing a track included in the pricier wav version, the lack of an in-game shuffle feature, and the tedious experience of chasing the AI. - Enthusiasm (weight 0.04): Players are enthusiastic about the DLC because the music is amazing and even better than the base game's soundtrack. The quality of the music mini-album makes it a must-have. - Excitement (weight 0.03): Excitement is driven by the beautiful songs that improve upon the main tracks and the powerful Harmony minor faction with useful traits. - Happiness (weight 0.03): Happiness comes from the addition of more great music to an already excellent soundtrack and the return of the Harmony faction. - Boredom (weight 0.03): Boredom is caused by the game becoming boring and annoying after extended play, and the original soundtrack losing its appeal over time. - Enjoyment (weight 0.01): Players enjoy the DLC because the new tracks are very atmospheric and enjoyable, enhancing the overall experience. - Relaxation (weight 0.01): The tracks in the DLC are relaxing, providing a calming experience for players. - Relief (weight 0.01): Relief is expressed because the Surround soundtrack right channel audio issue was fixed, resolving a technical problem. - Amusement (weight 0.01): Amusement comes from the sarcastic framing of the minor faction being 'free', which players found humorous. - Peace (weight 0.01): The music in this pack evokes a peaceful feeling, contributing to a serene gaming atmosphere. - Amazement (weight 0.01): Players are amazed by the absolutely amazing music included in the DLC. - Loss (weight 0.01): Loss is felt because the Harmony faction is now a minor faction, and players will miss their aesthetics. - Regret (weight 0.01): Regret is expressed because there is no Harmony hero included in the DLC. - Endorsement (weight 0.01): Endorsement is given based on the value of the 7 BGM tracks and the developer's positive DLC history. - Delight (weight 0.01): Players are delighted because the DLC is considered a trivial price for the content it provides.}