So, I did start with Endless Space 2. Sadly OBS has something against it and crashes when I try to play it, so I can't stream my efforts. I managed about 3 hours of playtime before switching to Factorio for the rest of the day, but during those 3 hours I hadn't the slightest idea what I was doing. The game has an abundance of menus, submenus, stats, options... Sometimes it took 3 paragraphs explaining to me what something was and I still didn't understand it. However, I won't hold the complexity against this game just yet. If the systems really contribute toward a better game experience, then that is a good thing. Intuitively, they do so, but I honestly can't tell until I've played this more. Probably a lot more.
Also of note is that much like its predecessor, Endless Legend, each of the different playable races offers a really unique way of playing. Part of this difficulty might be that I started with the Vodyani, who apparently don't colonize planets in the usual manner, but instead live in giant spaceships and simply harvest the planets for resources. They also need a resource called Essence to make more of these vessels. Sadly, due to my relative inexperience, I was unable to secure enough Essense early on to expand my empire, and could later no longer muster the fleet required to defend my harvesters. As such, one of the more militarily inclined races destroyed me. (Note to self: Unanchor your Ark if you see a warfleet approaching, because for some odd reason you can't do it while under siege.)
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