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Except it's called Homeworld 2, not Homeworld 3! Homeworld Cataclysm doesn't count, apparently.

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I've been reading the previews and reviews of Homeworld 2. I remember when Homeworld 1 arrived, and I was blown away by how gorgeous it was. There was a captivating plot (for a game), and you really got involved in the game -- until it just became to difficult.

From what I read, the makers haven't learned their lessons, and have used piled pressure on the player until now his brain is boiling from level 1.

Do you think this is a good idea? I was disappointed with Homeworld 1 already because I found it far too difficult. It was a case where a bunch of programmers who knew the game on their five fingers assumed the player were just as good, from frame 1.

Personally, I think that's a mistake in game-making. There should be a grace period while the player learns the game, and then you slowly ratch up the pressure to keep the game interesting. The Homeworld series, gorgeous as the games are, fail as games in my opinion.

They're just too difficult. The designers have failed to consider the end user. There's a lesson there to be learned.

Yes, although I havn't read or heard anything of HW2, making games too difficult is something hard to justify.

What's hard for one person is easy for another sometimes. Usually makers have a set of difficulty levels for the game, is there not a choice in HW2?

If not, it was poorly designed and meant for people with patience. The designers probebly thought along the lines of,"Well, if it's too easy it'll get boring, so let's turn the knob to max!"

If there is, and it's still too hard, well you're just gonna have to use cheat codes.