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Ground Control II: Operation Exodus

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?

Global score

89/100

Genres

Strategy, Adventure, Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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    Pros

    • Engaging sci-fi story and campaign
    • Innovative rts gameplay without base building
    • Immersive soundtrack and visuals
    • Tactical depth with unit secondary modes
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Multiplayer servers shut down, limiting online play
    • Some pathfinding and ai issues
    • Lack of faction variety in base game
    • No modern ui improvements or steam features
    • Technical issues on some modern systems

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long sessions and desire to replay missions and explore story branches despite some repetition."

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      "Players report replaying campaign missions multiple times for story and soundtrack; nostalgic attachment encourages repeated play."

    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can experiment with different tactics and unit formations, but limited modding and no base building."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and micromanagement; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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