Oh, I meant to mention... I finished
Solar Winds, Episode 2: The Universe recently. ... I'd like to say I was disappointed, but given that I wasn't expecting much to begin with, it's hard to say it and mean it. I won't get into details, but the game ends kind of suddenly. There seems like there's a big build-up and like a bajillion different portals for you to potentially visit, but you end up doing all of two missions from the final guy before he says, "Yeah, we're done. Go play," which is basically the game's way of saying "Go beat the game."
Sigh... I was hoping for a bit more exploration. But then again, this is no
Star Control II... I can also see why Stone Interactive Media didn't do any more games after this.
Not an
awful couple of games, but they were very linear. The second one in particular was very, very buggy and lacked non-essential NPCs to harass.
Hrm. I guess I
was disappointed.