Endless Sky and Naev Game Review

Hello, in this article I will review these two games with difference, equation, and my interested things in these two games. In previous post, I had review two games (rhythm) named Osu! and Audiosurf 2 Game Review. If you want to read previous post, read here https://steemit.com/gaming/@rizkypramudyacj/osu-and-audiosurf-2-game-review.

Endless Sky

*Some screenshot on above are for example only, the ship like bigger hull and shield or something than usual is just I mod only for fun.

Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. 

In this game, you can explore any system, buy weapon and outfits, to be merchant, mercenaries, even to be pirate with many consequences. You start with three starter tiny ships: Shuttle, Sparrow, and Star Badge. This game also have storyline to be completed. Until now, there are only Free Worlds major storyline, but you can completing minor storyline or jobs. You also can modify the game data using notepad++ software, create your own mod, even create new ships using Blender application. Unfortunately, this game still haven't own soundtrack.

This game have several faction

1. Republic
2. Syndicate
3. Free Worlds
4. Hai
5. Hai (Unfettered)
6. Pirate
7. Wanderers
8. Coalition
9. Heliarch
10. Korath
11. Kor Efret
12. Kor Mereti
13. Kor Sestor
14. Remnant
15. Pug
16. Quarg

This game available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and also on Steam. This game are Open source and licensed under  GNU General Public License v3.0 and artwork, ship, sound are licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Naev

*The font above screenshot which I used is custom font named Caviar Dreams, I had replaced default font into it. The default font is named FreeSans and some of my ship used on screenshot are modified. So the screenshot is for example gameplay of Naev.

Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions. 

In this game, you can do many tasks from buying weapon, utility, and structure, complete jobs, completing major mission per factions, bounty hunter, even pirate with many consequences. You also can modify the game data with notepad++. You can also create 3D ships or sprite using Blender.

This game have several factions :

1. Empire
2. Dvaered House
3. Sirius
4. Za'lek
5. Proteron (you must run into sol through dangerous nebula)
6. Thurion
7. Soromid
8. Frontier Alliance
9. Goddard
10. Collective
11. Frontier Liberation Front

This game available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and also available on Steam. Also this game are Open Source and licensed under  GNU General Public License v3.0 and some artwork, music, sound effect are licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Difference :

1. Modding in Endless Sky usually easier because this game using variable so modder even end-user easier to mod. Whereas in Naev, to create new or modify a mission which use lua script which make user don't know lua seems slightly more difficult to modify.
2. In Endless Sky there are alien civilization outside human space. Whereas in Naev there aren't alien civilization, only human civilization.
3. Endless Sky use Gregorian Calendar system which we use now and sets in 3013 AD. Whereas in Naev use own game time named  Universal Synchronized Time (UST) and time format is  SCU:STP.hSTU  it might be UST 603:3345.65 which  1 SCU = 5000 STP. More information about Time System for Naev is http://wiki.naev.org/wiki/Manual .
4. Endless Sky use their own artwork. Whereas in Naev bigger part of all artworks like music, ships, sound effects use Vega Strike artwork. The source for Vega Strike artwork is here https://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/branches/vegastrike_0_5_1/data/ .
5. Naev development activities maybe slow right now, but development activities for Endless Sky still active right now.
6. Until now, Endless Sky have not own soundtracks. Whereas in Naev, there are own soundtracks which some soundtrack is from Vega Strike game.
7. Naev graphics background is more beautiful and better than Endless Sky.
8. Endless Sky have many storyline which can you completed. Whereas in Naev until now, there are maybe fewer storylines and maybe no one storyline of factions like final mission, after climax storyline.

Equation :

1. These two games are open source and licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.
2. These two games are free to download.
3. These genre of two game are sci-fi (Science Fiction) and use rpg element.
4. These two games are 2D.
5. In these two games, the character is your ships.

My Interested Things :

My interested things is I like Endless Sky because there are many outfits and easy to mod, whereas in Naev I like it and sometimes play it because the game music.

If you have other opinion, fell free to comment here.