вЂњWhen working on Endless Legend, there were all these cool things we added that would have been so cool in Endless Space.вЂќ One of those things was the refreshing prominence of the fantasy 4X gameвЂ™s narrative, which Amplitude wove throughout multiple levels of the game. вЂњIt showed us how we could do better,вЂќ de Genlis admits. Endless Legend gave them that new perspective, and its impact on Endless Space 2 is dramatic.

They wanted to be stimulated by new things, fresh perspectives, and also have time to consider the feedback from their first game. The studio didnвЂ™t start work on this sequel right away, after the launch of Endless Space and then its DLC, because they didnвЂ™t want to burn out. ItвЂ™s connected, both to Endless Space and Endless Legend, but as fellow founder Mathieu Girard clarifies, itвЂ™s a bigger perspective on the universe and its origins. A lot of the original game can be seen in this sequel, but at the same time itвЂ™s not a direct continuation. He seems a little hesitant to use the word вЂrebootвЂ™ because it isnвЂ™t starting from scratch. вЂњEndless Space 2 is, in many waysвЂ¦ we donвЂ™t have a proper word for it, but in many ways itвЂ™s a reboot,вЂќ explains co-founder and creative director Romain de Waubert de Genlis. I spoke to the company's two founders to discuss why they're making the game now, what the partnership with Sega means for the studio, and more. Endless Space 2, then, is an opportunity to show everyone just how much theyвЂ™ve grown, combining the ideas that birthed their first game with the lessons theyвЂ™ve learned through the much lauded Endless Legend. ItвЂ™s an evolution and escalation thatвЂ™s echoed in their games. Recently, they announced a partnership with publisher Sega. Now they work out of two floors in a high-rise near the centre of the metropolis and are busy working on their fourth game, Endless Space 2. Amplitude Studios has grown significantly since the Parisian developer, as a small team that you could count on one hand, first conceived Endless Space.

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