Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Game Info

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock takes you into the heart of the First Cylon War, to fight epic 3D battles that will test your tactical prowess. Take control of the Colonial Fleet from the bridge of the mobile shipyard, Daidalos, and free the Twelve Colonies from the Cylon threat. Build your fleets, protect the Quorum alliance and prepare to dig deeper into the conspiracies of this heroic conflict.

Name

Companies

Black Lab Games

Released

8/31/2017

Platforms

Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One

Engines

Unity

Type

Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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Reviews

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 2:35:57 AM

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DrEkpyroticus

Steam user

My original review was made at 1/3rd the hours that I've since played and this game is so much better than I'd first thought. The battle replay system? Awesome. Operation Anabasis? Impossible but addictive. The depth and gameplay get better and better and then you finish the main campaign and find the cherry on top: your fleets, officers, and resources can be persistent from the Main/Broken Alliance campaign right into the Sins and Sacrifice campaign. Starting the second campaign with the same high stakes battles the first one ended on is unique and immediately sucked me right back in.
This is not a game you're going to finish overnight. I played for 60 hours and hadn't scratched the surface. This game is hard but packed with features that keep you engaged and just when you think it's starting to wind down, there's something new to engage you all over again. Did I mention this game's difficulty? The top difficulty with all the boxes ticked is satisfyingly grueling and sometimes you'll watch a replay to learn from an entire fleet's demise. Don't get too attached to those early Battlestars.
This was a much larger single purchase than I normally make (I bought all the DLCs and main game all at once) but I think it was worth it. I stand by my original assessment that some modding would be welcome to address a few quality of life issues. As it is, however, there's easily several hundred hours worth of play here.
As a fan of everything from RDM's Battlestar, I love the moody aesthetic though I wish the color palette was a little more muted and the UI just a touch sharper. The voice acting and dialogue are my least favorite parts of the game but there isn't an excessive amount of either and none of it is really bad. Just a bit...quippy. Not always as Battlestar as I would wish. But that's the style of the day. The music makes up for it all though.
If you're even reading through reviews trying to make up your mind, you should just pull the trigger. This is a really good game and almost as good a Battlestar fix as rewatching the show. You HAVE watched the show, right? Right?