J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars vs Vendetta Online
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is truly a game that's very unique. Despite its apparent appearance - it does look like "just another space sim", doesn't it? - the game is a fun and innovative, story-driven adventure game with a heavy dose of mystery added for good measure. In this game, you'll get to step into the spacesuit of Rachel Manners, a 35-year-old astrobiologist who initially embarked on a critical mission to explore and collect data on potentially habitable planets with a crew of of other elite and hand-picked scientists, but somehow, things went awry, and she found herself alone with J.U.L.I.A., the space probe's rather tempermental AI and Mobot, the reconnaissance robot.Driven by a need to know, you'll need to help Rachel search for clues which might potentially explain the mission's failure and the missing crew. You'll also get to travel to six widely varied planets where you can then get to work trying to reveal their secrets. There will be plenty of puzzles and mini-games in your journey as well just to give your brain some intense workout from time to time.
That said, the puzzles in the game can be a tad bit frustrating to solve, mainly because it's the sort of "trial and error" puzzle-type. So, unless you have a thing or two against this specific game mechanism, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is a really nice puzzle-adventure game to buy and play.
Vendetta Online
Vendetta Online is a truly cross-platform space MMO where you'll get to pilot your very own spacecraft and set off to explore the vast galaxy. Despite looking rather old-school, the gameplay has a really nice feel to it especially when you're shooting down enemy ships due to its physics-based mechanics. You can also customize your own ship down to the very fine details.Vendetta Online may not be as great as EVE Online, but it has some really cool game content that will keep you engaged for hours... that is if you're into this type of games. Best yet, the game is available not only on PC, Mac and mobile, but also on VR devices, and you can interact with other players from these platforms in the same game world. That's something amazing, isn't it?