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Essays 17 May 2023, 15:16

author: Darius Matusiak

Space Games to Play Waiting for Starfield

Science fiction is a boundless field for developers to come up with engaging stories supported by ingenious technologies. In games, we have already experienced more than one such epic adventure in space - here are the most interesting ones.

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The only "real" virtual reality: EVE Online

  1. Year of creation: 2003
  2. Developers: CCP Games

On the ruins of New Eden

The future in 21,000 years. The Earth had long since been exploited, the Milky Way had been colonized, wars were breaking out over available resources, until a passageway to entirely new areas of the galaxy called New Eden was discovered. This resulted in the creation of new colonies and a network structure of a kind of gateway that connected these settlements to each other and to the rest of the places settled by humans. Until. When the passage to New Eden unexpectedly collapsed, the stranded colonies were put to a severe test, often tantamount to starvation.

The few who managed to survive created new communities and cultures, gradually forgetting their past and earthly roots over the following decades. Over time, five powerful factions capable of interplanetary travel emerged: Amarr Empire, Gallente Federation, Minmatar Republic, Jove Empire and Caldari State. Behind each of them is a different story and a different philosophy.

EVE Online, Simon and Schuster Inc., 2003 - Warming up for Starfield - the most interesting SF worlds from video games - Documentary - 2023-05-15
EVE Online, Simon and Schuster Inc., 2003

The players did this to other players

The EVE Online universe has so far failed to become famous for its rich and engaging lore. Big plans to create a TV series have so far come to nothing, only a free comic book was created. But it's hard not to see the phenomenon of this game, in which there are no scenarios, because everything depends on the behavior and activities of the players. In EVE Online everyone coexists in one game world, shapes its economy, politics, rules, decides on wars and alliances. Just as in the real world, military powers, corporations, wealth, friendships are created and destroyed. There are real spies, outlaws, men of honor, capable visionaries and a whole host of ordinary, undistinguished users imitating their cosmic activities.

Many companies have tried to transfer everyday life and human habits into virtual space, even calling their creations "second lives." Attempts have been made to simulate human life from start to finish in The Sims - but probably only EVE Online has succeeded in creating a virtual mirror image of our civilization. It would be hard to find a more true and realistic vision of the world of science fiction, in which no advances in science and technology will change human nature, our passions and weaknesses.

Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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