Sporknuggets

Actually I did. I have the little pewter dragon statue to prove it, too. I just forgot about that particular chapter in Stardock's history. I very much hope Star Control sees the same dedication to improvement. I think I'll move that little statue back to my desk as a reminder to always wait for reviews. I haven't broken that rule in almost a decade, but I did for Star Control and got a nasty burn for it. Oops.

Steam refused to fulfill my refund request, so now I've either got to figure out a way to make Star Control not suck or admit Stardock finally made a terrible game and be out 40 bucks. I'd rather do the former. I loved GalCiv 2, GalCiv 3, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Ashes of the Singularity. I've always enjoyed and been impressed with Stardock games, so when I saw the teasers and trailers, and heard about the basic concept of Star Control: Origins it all seemed pretty great. I