I think the thing that disappoints me most about space games about war is just how incredibly boring the framing is.
There is no such thing as an symmetrical war, especially if it's between completely separate peoples at great range. The perfectly balanced fights we always get in space battlers are just... pathetic.
If you want to do a space war game, it can be a powerful way to explore asymmetric wars. Why they happen, how they're fought, what they mean-
But nope. Ya gotta be able to WIN.
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