Earth 2150 Trilogy

72%
Game Brain Score Based on 206 reviews
  • story
  • graphics
  • gameplay
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"Earth 2150 Trilogy" is a real-time strategy game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic future. The game consists of three episodes: "Earth 2150", "Earth 2150: The Moon Project", and "Earth 2150: Lost Souls". Players must lead one of three factions - the Eurasian Dynasty, the United Civilized States, or the Lunar Corporation - in a battle for survival and resources. The game features a variety of units, structures, and environments, and includes a skirmish mode and multiplayer options.

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72%
Audience ScoreBased on 206 reviews
story9 positive mentions
grinding4 negative mentions
  • The game features a unique unit customization system, allowing players to design their own units with various weapons and upgrades.
  • The campaign offers a non-linear experience with a global time limit, providing a sense of urgency and strategic depth.
  • The game has a rich atmosphere with dynamic weather, day/night cycles, and a compelling dystopian storyline.
  • The game suffers from significant technical issues on modern systems, including crashes and resolution problems.
  • Pathfinding for units can be frustratingly poor, leading to unintended movements and tactical blunders.
  • The AI can be unbalanced, with some factions feeling overpowered, making the gameplay experience inconsistent.
  • story139 mentions

    The story in the game features a compelling premise centered around resource management and unit progression across a persistent campaign, allowing players to carry over units and resources between missions. While the initial world-building and branching mission paths are engaging, the narrative tends to lose depth in later stages, with mission briefings becoming less substantial and many missions feeling repetitive and focused on resource gathering. Overall, the atmosphere and unique mechanics provide an interesting backdrop, but the storytelling ultimately lacks consistency and depth as the game progresses.

    • “The campaigns are long, and it's amongst the few games that allows you to continue the campaign even after losing missions and battles.”
    • “You are always driven forward to continue, whether it's by the tech and the new units that come available, the missions, the story, and so on.”
    • “Great atmosphere; you'll see Earth degrade with each couple of missions, creating a sense of importance and urgency.”
    • “The story is told through emails, and early on they might really engage in a lot of world building, but later on they tend to get shorter, more succinct, and overall feel a bit phoned in.”
    • “It's obvious they didn't put much effort into the story of late game missions, and it shows.”
    • “The plot itself in the game isn't anything to talk about; it doesn't have any big storytelling.”
  • graphics43 mentions

    The graphics of the game are widely regarded as outdated and have not aged well, with many users noting that they appear primitive compared to modern standards. While some appreciate the nostalgic charm and recognize that the visuals were impressive for their time, others find them to be an eyesore, particularly when played at higher resolutions. Overall, the consensus suggests that while the graphics may be tolerable for those who value gameplay over visuals, they are a significant drawback for players seeking a contemporary aesthetic.

    • “The amount of possibilities, ideas, and for the time great graphics were simply remarkable.”
    • “It's a little rough around the edges, but when it first came out it was lightyears beyond anything else in terms of graphics and playability.”
    • “Games are only just now starting to pick up on the complexity and customization that this game brought to the table, and its graphics honestly still look pretty damn good, especially considering its age.”
    • “The graphics are horrible though.”
    • “It definitely has not aged well and the UI and graphics look dated compared even to earlier released games like Starcraft (1998) and Warzone 2100 (1999).”
    • “Graphics have aged badly.”
  • gameplay35 mentions

    The gameplay of Earth 2150 is characterized by a rich blend of resource and unit management, customizable units, and strategic depth, making it both engaging and challenging. Players appreciate the innovative mechanics, such as tunneling and a persistent campaign, which enhance the overall experience, despite some initial confusion with the controls. The game’s atmosphere, combined with a compelling story and varied gameplay elements, contributes to its status as a beloved classic in the RTS genre.

    • “Resource and unit management that carries on from mission to mission, tunneling mechanics, unit building, interesting factions, and just a great atmosphere.”
    • “The basic gameplay mechanics are surprisingly varied for the early 2000s time period.”
    • “There's a fair amount of depth in the gameplay, and the setting is believable, despite how cheeseball it can seem at times.”
    • “Gameplay is confusing, and not all that clear.”
    • “Especially when you get certain 'hero units' that are game-breakingly overpowered and the game mechanic allows you to keep them throughout the entire campaign.”
    • “The mechanics can seem a little clunky at first; but once you settle in, you're in for a treat, whether playing campaign or against other players.”
  • music17 mentions

    The music in the game is generally well-received, featuring distinct soundtracks for each faction that enhance the atmosphere and gameplay experience. While many players appreciate the variety and quality of the tracks, some note that certain combat themes can become repetitive and irritating over time. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong aspect of the game, contributing positively to players' enjoyment.

    • “The music is also very good, with each faction having different tracks and cycling through a few depending on if you are in combat or not.”
    • “Each nation has their own soundtrack, distinct for day, night, and combat situations.”
    • “The soundtrack is also nice; each faction has its own set.”
    • “The fighting music is too irritating and repetitive.”
    • “Music is too repetitive.”
    • “Music's pretty decent, and is also probably what helped me shape my current tastes for music back when I was a kid.”
  • grinding4 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while the larger buildable units initially seem enjoyable, the campaign often devolves into repetitive tasks, particularly resource mining, leading to periods of inactivity. Additionally, tedious tutorials and mouse acceleration issues contribute to a frustrating start, further emphasizing the grindy nature of the gameplay.

    • “The buildable units are even bigger, which seems fun at first, but overall it turns the campaign into grindy busywork.”
    • “The downside is that in some cases it gets a bit grindy, as in a lot of missions your objective is to mine resources - meaning sometimes you just end up staring at the screen doing nothing even after all enemies have been eliminated.”
    • “Tutorials are very tedious and not straightforward.”
  • atmosphere3 mentions

    The atmosphere of Earth 2150 is highly praised for its engaging soundtrack and immersive elements, which enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the combination of resource management, tunneling mechanics, and diverse factions that contribute to a captivating environment, making it the standout feature of the game.

    • “Resource and unit management that carries on from mission to mission, tunneling mechanics, unit building, interesting factions, and just a great atmosphere.”
    • “The music has a really nice soundtrack with some awesome atmospheric parts.”
    • “What we can say for sure is that the outstanding atmosphere presents the most appealing aspect of Earth 2150.”
  • replayability3 mentions

    Users highlight that the game offers significant replayability, with each campaign providing a unique experience despite taking 10-30 hours to complete. The challenging nature of the RTS gameplay further enhances its replay value, making it appealing for multiple playthroughs.

    • “Each campaign has a degree of replay value individually, despite each taking around 10-30 hours to complete.”
    • “A good old-fashioned RTS game with a challenging campaign and tons of replay value.”
    • “However, each campaign also has a degree of replay value individually, despite each taking around 10-30 hours to complete.”
  • stability3 mentions

    The stability of Earth 2150 is severely lacking, with numerous bugs and configuration issues that make it difficult to run properly. Users report frustrating experiences with graphics settings that do not save, leading to low resolutions and poor visual quality, alongside a general lack of functionality in the game's menu. Overall, the game is deemed unplayable by many due to these persistent stability problems.

    • “Earth 2150 is very buggy and requires more effort to just get running than is probably worth it.”
    • “The graphics settings are out of the game but are exceptionally buggy. I have two monitors and it defaulted me to 640x864 (not a typo) when one is 1360x760 and the other is 1920x1080. After messing in config files for 30 minutes, I got it to work at 1080p (which is one of the settings, it just doesn’t save it when you start the game). Starting the game showed me a 360p video (stretched, so it looked ugly) and a menu that looked just as bad, with no options for mouse settings, key bindings, or anything. The game barely works and should not be bought.”
    • “Glitches when I press some buttons!”
  • optimization3 mentions

    The game is criticized for its poor optimization, with users reporting numerous stability and performance issues that remain unresolved, detracting from the overall experience, especially in skirmish and multiplayer modes.

    • “Wanna play the most optimized and content-complete version of the skirmish/multiplayer mode?”
    • “The game is poorly optimized.”
    • “Several stability and performance problems have never been fixed.”
    • “I want to play the most optimized and content-complete version of the skirmish/multiplayer mode.”
  • emotional2 mentions

    Users appreciate the fun dialogue and heartwarming medal-ceremony videos, which contribute positively to the emotional experience. However, the endings for each faction are perceived as anticlimactic and lacking emotional depth, detracting from the overall impact.

    • “The dialogue is fun, and especially the little videos they made for the medal ceremony are really heartwarming.”
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Play time

20hMedian play time
20hAverage play time
20-20hSpent by most gamers
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