LennartGS said: As a general note: the game has some 80ties references and is humorous in places. This trailer amplifies these elements. Click to expand...

That's not good to read.The trailer and this Jack Gelder thing made me immediately think about Star-Lord and the Gardians of the Galaxy. I can't say I'm happy with it: we already have too much bad humor in every Marvel/DC/other movies and TV-series, even when the world's at stakes. I don't talk about ironic cynic punchlines ala Vin Diesel, I really mean some tedious humor.Is it really necessary? Alpha Centaury (SMAC) didn't have openly humor, the game was more ominous and frightening in everything it showed of the future: you could feel the atmosphere. Here, we have the ruins of an empire, it brings memories of Fondation by Asimov or other sci-fi works, we can almost see all those civilizations whose cities lies in dust, even forgotten: Sumer, Assyria, Babylon, the Akkadians, the Hittites... You think that someone awakening from cryosleep to discover everything he knew is now ruins would joke? No: Taylor (Charlton Heston) didn't joke when he found the remains of the Statue of Liberty, he was knocked out by grief. As were probably the engineers and architects who came to rebuild Stalingrad ans so many towns till Aleppo these days.Sometimes, sci-fi means epic, contemplative, reflective on mankind his future and his past...and not some comedy supported by a music coming from Kung Fury.Same with 80s references. Enough!I sometimes wonder why this collective nostalgia. I lived through the 80s, loved them, know all their music and references but...it was 30 years ago! Can't we just turn the page? And what does it have to do with the story of this game?So, please: the less 80s and the less humor the better: sometimes, they are not cool.That said: yes, these music samples by Mr Van den Bos are excellent.