Homeworld is the rare game that, because of its unique approach to a rote genre, feels just as impressive today as it did in 1999. I hate to harp on Resident Evil and Grim Fandango, but neither of those games are as accessible or revolutionary in 2015 as they were when first released.
That's something that can't be said of so many other HD remakes. Not only has Gearbox put in the work to modernize Homeworld, but the core game hasn't aged too poorly either. Homeworld Remastered is exactly what I want from this sort of preservation exercise. With only a few missions and ideas that stand out as poor with the benefit of hindsight, it’s amazing how well Homeworld holds up as a single-player focused RTS, and I can recommend it as strongly today as we did in 1999. Over the 15 years since it first came out, these exciting, large-scale space battles haven’t been matched, much less surpassed, and its outstanding atmosphere and story can teach modern game developers valuable lessons on how to make the most of simple animation, dramatic camera angles, and a largely classical score.
Homeworld: The Remastered Collection does a fantastic job of polishing up and reintroducing these formerly hard-to-experience classic real-time strategy games.
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