Kerbal Space Program - Review

[@MrMartGonzo]

I've been playing games for decades, nothing has ever made me fall in love with a game before KSP. pretty soon it will be ported over to Unity 5, meaning that huge space staions, planetary bases and craft will be possible without tanking the framerate Well done Squad on making a game with no equal

[@Itzsfo0]

Ive been gaming as well for over 25 years with a touch of amateur game design under my foot and while I would agree in terms of realism and options (breadth of content) wealth of options and even the glitches can add to the overall charm loads of replay value with an almost insanely excessive eye for fine-tuning/tweaking and as many have said a level of depth to an already steep learning curve sim enthusiasts rejoice...with that said do remember this isnt a game for everyone and it does have what many would call an boringly average almost dull or prototypical (and thats being nice) soundtrack and visual design granted it doesnt detract from the pros/positive bullet points this game has (and despite some saying gamespot has its paid reviews n biased reviews and untrustworthy laundry list of pros/cons) I would have to say the 9/10 recent updated "final" version review of this title was spot on. Overall in a nutshell a great game where the pros far outweigh the cons but as said its just not a game for everyone...maybe I want a great indie retro 2D platformer like Super Meat Boy or some AAA western open/sandbox rpg like Witcher 3. You know...for me its like my gaming tastes are similar to my literature and music tastes ...varied and change over time based on mood and surroundings. So I wouldnt go as too far as to say its a game with no equals...cause thats subjective/mere opinion I personally can think of a dozen titles across multiple genres and time periods -n- platforms that Ive enjoyed equally as much or prefer even moreso...but again thats just opinion. Having said all that though by no means am I bashing the game..its great and for many an already instant classic that I could see developing a huge cult following and a proactive mod community (if it hasnt already as Im not fully up to date on the current games status within community) nonetheless a great game just not for everyone ..and maybe when I have a bit more uninterrupted "focused" time I can invest into the game...sometimes I just want to come home n plug n play an action rpg or racing title...to me complexity and depth dont always equate to enjoyment (luckily this game has the originality n charm to perpel it into instant classic status) ..hope everyone enjoys and apologies for the long run on paragraph with improper abbreviations...typing on a tablet with low power isnt the easiest...good day.

[@Vollification]

This game made me feel sorry for Kim Jong Un, didn't know rockets were so difficult.

[@xXDeiviDXx]

He's the average KSP player for the first time in real life

[@sirderpington7704]

NASA is crying tears of joy right now.

[@mistycovington865]

R you were they r not crying of joy

[@mistycovington865]

Oh i spelt it rog

[@mistycovington865]

My bad

[@mistycovington865]

And am on my moms phone

[@cabbageman5482]

@@mistycovington865 lol

[@elasolezito]

KSP always liked it, always sucked at it...

[@OffTheSpot22]

Johan Dale It's all about sucking with style

[@koekeritisVideos]

Johan Dale same

[@elasolezito]

SpookyKid94 koekeritis Need a proper tutorial !

[@Ben02120]

Watch 'Scott Manley' on KZbin, he's got loads of tutorials and is putting up a new tutorial atm for the career mode plus how to build a proper working ship

[@Ben02120]

Johan Dale and get into orbit and to the other planets/moons

[@paradoxacres1063]

This is great for promoting science to children (and to people in general). Better than _Interstellar_, at least. I wish Neil deGrasse Tyson would pay attention to video games as much as he does movies.

[@laggedoff]

Paradox Acres he did mention KSP a couple times and even showed off one of his own rockets. he mentioned it was a great simulator for the basics but not as complex as real space travel.

[@paradoxacres1063]

Lockerd Did he? Oops! Must've missed that. :P Also, yeah..KSP is _obviously_ nowhere near as complex as actual spacecraft-building, but it's a lot better at "promoting science" than anything else.

[@thenewpav543]

Paradox Acres It IS already an educational tool, and not just to children. This is an educational teacher edition of the game: www.kerbaledu.com/

[@homestar9]

Paradox Acres wtf interstellar was freaking awesome

[@paradoxacres1063]

GucciBalboa I meant KSP is better for "promoting science" to children. I wasn't commenting on the movie's quality.

[@XerosXIII]

clocked in over 100 hours and now still having a blast building a hypersonic plane, since aerodynamic will tear your vehicle apart if your stability too sloppy spent last week building and crash testing space plane, and I havent even got out further than mun or minmus!

[@tomearl99]

Is it Mac supported

[@XerosXIII]

TaPP Plays yup, do check the requirements though, it get intensive if you got a space station and few ship docking! happy trail!

[@tanner1ie]

XerosXIII Space stations! - Cool :) . It's a pity they didn't show that sort of thing in the review - as i asked in another comment, can you develop Warp technology and weapons and Enterprise or even Deathstar sized ships? :) .

[@jasonlast7091]

XerosXIII I've played almost 1100 hours and I still enjoy playing it all the time. I've been to every celestial body and back and didn't even break into the mods until early this year (I've been playing since 2012). This game is just amazing :D

[@thenewpav543]

XerosXIII I've been to almost every planet and back. I still can't build or fly a space plane to save my life.

[@SirPetterTheFirst]

1/10 not enough pay to win -IGN

[@AlterBridgeSaint]

SirPetterTheFirst ''Oh you wanna go to the moon!? Too fuckn' bad. Buy our moon DLC!'' -EA

[@AndieTerror]

AlterBridgeSaint "Oh you wanna buy our moon DLC!? Too bad. Buy our DLC to buy the moon DLC!" -EA

[@OffTheSpot22]

SirPetterTheFirst >Buys Moon DLC >Needs More Boosters DLC to reach high enough orbit to attempt moon landing >Needs Fuel Tanks+ DLC to actually fuel More Boosters boosters

[@Samota0]

SpookyKid94 -but what about the Physics DLC?

[@thenewpav543]

SirPetterTheFirst Awesome thing about Squad, they have said they will never charge for adding content or go the DLC road. It's done, but they are still developing and planning on adding more features. FREE. They said if they ever do charge for anything, it would only be for adding a massive expansion like how games used to be.

[@jibb1451]

Spent 10$ a few days ago when this was on sale. Can confirm: Still feels amazing creating a space ship from scratch, planning a course of action for launch, and how you will complete your contract(s), then piloting and landing the ship. KSP is a massive lego bin that says "You're supposed to build spaces ships . . . but really just build whatever the hell ya want" and I love KSP for that. No hand holding. Brutal yet awe inspiring realism (Albeit slightly simplified), and a personality that keeps you laughing even when your space-plane-boat-rover-missile-satellite you spent 2 hours building explodes on the launch pad. 9/10 from me as well. 10/10 if it ran a little better.

[@mgmorgan0223]

It actually isn't simplified at all in my opinion. The mechanism for building a spacecraft has to be simplified (obviously), but I regularly use seven to eight math equations everytime I prepare for launch. I play on the hardest difficulty so you receive the most realistic experience possible, where even the slightest error and you're Kerbal is permanently dead (no relaunch feature, also one save file). It makes the player consider even the slightest of things, no matter what you're doing. You get one chance- you're either going to do it right, or reap the real consequences of what would really happen. If you have over 500 hours of game time, I highly recommend trying it.

[@eisasulemankhatri4677]

I got it free

[@IlDeimos]

Kerbal Space Program is one of a kind, there is not a game even close to it. The closest game to KSP, is Space Engineers. But Space Engineers look like blocks on top of Blocks, like if you were actually building with Legos. In KSP there are actually parts to build with, with their own Physics, Textures, Animations, etc... And not to mention the Parts, Rockets, and crafts in KSP look 1000x better then Space Engineers. Also, when your playing KSP don't worry to much about the glitches, and bugs in the game. You have to understand, this has never been done before, and the studio that have been developing KSP have never ever developed a game before. KSP is their first game ever developed. Its crazy how a studio that was never a game development studio, can just create an awesome game like KSP. The game is still being developed, just because its out of Beta and there hasnt been an update in quite some time, doesnt mean they are not still developing the game. Squad likes to spend a lot of time on an update before they send it out. This is to make sure they are packing as much as they can into the update, and addressing as much as they can. Squad listens to the community feedback too, the good and the bad. Like I said, the reason why they take so long coming out with another update, is because there updates are Huge steps forward. Look at KSP update 1.0 for instance. I can't wait until KSP is finally perfect, and in its final stages of development. I hope they finally get it working with the 64Bit version of Unity. When that happens, people will nuts, installing every mod they see. lol. People with an insane amount of RAM anyway (I have 32GB. I got 32GB just for KSP, when they get the 64bit version working properly).

[@ferguskemp4315]

What's amazing is, KSP makes getting to the Mun the most infuriatingly difficult and time consuming task conceivable, and then you have a whole Solar System.

[@bobthebob468]

+Alex T I have over 100 hours in KSP and I dont even know how to land on mun...Its never easy

[@bobthebob468]

+Alex T I practice every day and still nothing.I keep crashing on mun bcz my manouvres are very very very bad ;-; What am I doing wrong?

[@Markus9705]

I've been playing this game _a lot_, and it's awesome. As soon as KSP goes Unity 5 with a stable 64 bit version for Windows, KSP will be even more awesome. Squad has made a great work and with ~2000+ game hours I do not regret the purchase for a moment.

[@mattoattacko]

Couldn't agree more. The first time I put a ship into orbit and heard the "you're in space" music was one of my greatest gaming moments of all time. The same kinda feeling I got when downing Ragnaros for the first time back in vanilla WoW.

[@aazo5]

What do you mean there are problems with the orbits? I've never had orbits change for no reason. You must be talking about getting an encounter with a planet or moon while you are headed somewhere else. That would cause them to change, but that isn't a bug.

[@ceasefire066]

i have been playing games of different genres from last 7-8 yrs and this game can take all of them single handedly. ksp is a game that can keep u hooked for ur entire life... i wish they keep it expanding

[@GlobalOffense]

Thank you for being the only person on the Internet that reviewed the game and described the concept. Literally you would think it was an impossible task until I came across your video. Thank you

[@Nyfalhem]

Downloaded this game Saturday afternoon.... it's now Monday and this game has consumed my thoughts when not playing.... and I've played almost every waking moment... :) Don't hesitate on this one.. it's that good.

[@mr_dub]

*it's been in alpha for years. It was only on beta for 3 or 4 months before 1.0

[@pattech3960]

Got the game and I tried a lot of time about 30 times learning to land finally I'm good at it, orbiting another planet/moon, landing on new planets/moons and creating spaceships.

[@whadthefriggincrud]

This looks like a lot of fun but it seems like there may be a really large learning curve.

[@phillipweis]

i bought 3d printed kerbals. you can buy them at there website

[@evklinken]

Happy to see KSP get the appreciation it deserves. Space exploration in gaming at its best

[@EX7RUD1CON]

I love this game.

[@jasminehopkin677]

This is in modernish London where you get arrested for carrying weapons so smaller more concealable ones are required.

[@ryanwhitlock7350]

For me, the end of the game is me putting a base in orbit around Eeloo, but I have yet to get a space station in Earth orbit, so this game will last me a long, long time.

[@gterrymedJR]

4 years in early access and it's finally here.

[@theta682pl]

I'm currently trying to get jeb to not fly out of the kerbin's sphere of influence

[@SenorMorgenStern]

Is this better than Orbiter, which is free, but seems more dry and computational?

[@KayoMichiels]

+SenorMorgenStern It's more relaxed in it's orbit simulations, but it's still not very forgiving...

[@PavelAnapreichyk]

Started playing back when it was like in .15 It's come a long way

[@magzthepro]

Damn, I came in at 0.24.2, and that feels a ling time ago :D

[@whippybox9271]

THIS or Space Engineers?!?!?!?! HELP plz

[@oskupelaaop8936]

Whippybox_grHD! This, surely.

[@whippybox9271]

OskuPelaaOP Yup I got it! it's an addicting game

[@odolwa099]

Does anyone know if the little aliens scream when the ships explode? If not,someone should mod that in, for comedic purposes of course.

[@mikeb6410]

I LOVE THIS GAME, BEST $40 I EVER SPENT.

[@kroposman2302]

Long live engineers!! Wait... do they even do that?

[@crimsonhead100]

do they have blackholes in this game?

[@thedeadgamer4813]

moytank you can't see blackholes because they are black so no

[@ZephyrWolf5]

***** God answer lol.

[@NightLexic]

moytank Im sure someone will eventually make a blackhole mod

[@Illier1]

moytank As of now KSP is set in a solar system like our own, so no. But with how far these guys have come I would now be surprised if we see some interstellar travel some day.

[@DontTrustShadows]

Illier1 There's already interstellar travel. It's a mod.

[@GNARGNARHEAD]

I'm over 400+ hours in, still learning & having a blast XD

[@jordanthistle2360]

Very well done. Best game review I have ever seen

[@JuanZiAmaya]

This is not the type of game I play, but my cousin does and it is awesome to watch him fail and succeed. Awesome game indeed, but I'll just have to wait for No Man's Sky to fill my space apetite 😊

[@joups]

so it's basically besiege with space theme?

[@immort4730]

Depends on how much you like using the object thrower menu.

[@BernardoSOUSAstudent]

Excellent text about the best game ever.

[@tanner1ie]

Can you develop Warp technology and weapons and Enterprise or even Deathstar sized ships? :) .

[@xXDeiviDXx]

weapons yes,check out the BDarmory mod,for deathstar sized ships your cpu will turn your house/apartment into a radioactive crater

[@tanner1ie]

MultiDaw123 :) .

[@thenewpav543]

tanner1ie The interstellar mod (not related to the movie), and other independent mods feature Alcubierre (warp) drives. You can get mods to add extra planets or star systems to go with that.

[@tanner1ie]

TheNew Pav :) .

[@Markus9705]

tanner1ie Yes, all that is possible (with mods). BDarmory, HyperEdit and InterStellar are the mods you are looking for.

[@thebloodyblock]

When life gives you lemon, add more booster

[@acu03]

Streme spoats!

[@johnwhite8652]

Laughed to hard on this comment

[@thebannanamaster]

Dude no don't vanoss references. He's cool but till he play dis don't do dat

[@LightsCameraJake]

Uploaded a video of me attempting to leave the atmosphere....lets just say its comedic as all hell. I wll leave the atmosphere one of these days.

[@KlingonCaptain]

Considering all the fun I have had with the demo, I will buy it eventually...

[@magzthepro]

Haha, got it a year ago, was much cheaper.

[@dylanpeacock4430]

wait so is it possible for this game to earn game of the year? if so im voting this

[@ThatTallGuy2601]

Just checked with gamedebate to see if it will run on my laptop and it will off to buy this. Love besiege and this seems infinitely better.

[@ThatTallGuy2601]

Scratch that it's £30 thought it'd be cheaper.

[@bmthnumber1]

Another excellent exclusive for PC, meanwhile consoles continue with the drought.

[@SuperYtc1]

Meanwhile people who don't live on benefits and actually have a job have both pc and console so enjoy the benefits of both.

[@bmthnumber1]

SuperYtc1 And people owning both still realize consoles are in a drought, especially PS4. But congrats on the irrelevant comment.

[@SuperYtc1]

bmthnumber1 Looks like you're insecure about something. What game is it that you want that you can't get?

[@bmthnumber1]

SuperYtc1 Mad peasant, enjoy the drought.

[@SuperYtc1]

bmthnumber1 1 You didn't answer my question. You're definitely mad that you can't get some game.

[@DvDPlaya]

Everytime you build something it just looks like a flying sex toy.

[@thenewpav543]

☢ ᴅᴠᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏᴀ ☣ Try using an egg shaped fairing on the top... LOLOLOL You haven't seen a flying sex toy until you've seen that.

[@John_R_Jackson_III]

I saw Pewdiepie play it, i came, and now i bought it. Happy Days

[@sepl0498]

FeaR FuZiioN there are some actual really good ksp youtubers you should go watch them

[@immort4730]

chromoxylography Corsair Pewdiepie actually doesn't do as bad as a lot of other youtubers. But, realistically a new player isn't going to find much help in seeing Hazardish flex on everyone.

[@markostamenkovic8350]

Yet another amazing PC exclusive for 2015.

[@glennv3176]

+Marko Stamenkovic yep, first thing mexico made since taco

[@kokichiouma297]

and you release this review know instead of when the game released because?

[@Tbal_96]

Playstation 4 release please!

[@ALT-np2le]

Ace Archangel Kerbal Space Program is far too complex and in-depth for the average PS4 mouth-breather.

[@GamjaField]

Ace Archangel This game is too complex to play with a gamepad.

[@lxXSuddenDeathXxl]

ALT Its funny you PC loser fanboys say shit like that all the time yet half of PC games are on the PS4 & more to come. This game can easily run on the PS4, get real.

[@frobledo5584]

lxXSuddenDeathXxl whatever you say bro *plays KSP*

[@clr8684]

lxXSuddenDeathXxl Whether a PS4 can run KSP or not is irrelevant bro. A controller doesn't have enough buttons to map all the keys anyway. it needs F1-12 and the numberpad even, not to mention shift and control.Run or not, you can't play without the controls.

[@mangravy3912]

Coming to PS4!

[@qasimmalik6361]

great review told me a lot

[@scuzzybear6662]

2/10 too much space travel--IGN

[@Shamsul555]

Never get bored of it.

[@MRGAMERGUY50]

Taking over IGN M8 11/10

[@CoolMoon]

I really want to get this game!!!

[@zetetick395]

What a momentously wonderful Game!! :D - I Hope this gets *all* the success it so much deserves!!

[@tanner1ie]

I wonder if i can run this game on my nearly ten year old PC? :) . (I highly doubt it as i can barely run many games that are four or five years old and pretty much none of the more demanding game that have come out in the last two or three years - but just to see if there's any chance - i've got Windows XP, a Pentium 4 CPU, 1 gig of Ram and a Nvidia 6200 "Turbocache" graphics card :) .)

[@mattyip8932]

tanner1ie Yea there is no shot in hell you will be able to play this. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news

[@tanner1ie]

Troller Smith No worries, I'm pretty used to not being able to run games now and while i've been looking at the prices of new computers, one i like the look of is over €1,200 (i want to be able to play X Rebirth and similar games at high settings :) ), which i can't really afford right now and while i can probably just about afford a €700 one, it not the computer i want...maybe this game will come out on PS4 (along with the entire X series, or at least the games from Terran Conflict* to Rebirth ), then i won't need a new gaming PC :) . (*X3 Reunion runs perfectly on my PC, but i've played it to death and while i can play Terran Conflict and Albion Prelude, it's generally pretty painful - it normally takes a five minutes to load each new sector i fly into, so a quick flight with Seta enabled across five-ten sectors that should take me about ten minutes, could take me half and hour to an hour, which is a particular problem early in the game when you're lacking jumpdrives and travelling to Terran space is particularly frustrating as you've to fly through each sector :_ . Then other times whether i'm in combat or not, the game may just freeze for five minutes or more, for no apparent reason (it's likely a memory problem) - i've still put hundreds of hours into the two games, but it would be a lot much enjoyable if i could run the games better, or they were on Playstation and they'd just, work :) .)

[@xXDeiviDXx]

tanner1ie For less money you could buy the parts individually and build the PC yourself,its like a lego

[@tanner1ie]

MultiDaw123 I know it's possible to self build a PC, but i don't think i have the skill :) . I did have to take the side off my PC and to give it a good dust out about a year ago when it wouldn't turn on, but it's not like i completely took it apart :) . I noticed some interesting things when i did open it up though, it's motherboard is mounted sideways and it's graphics card in upside down - that probably helped keep it working as long as it did, given the amount of dust that was in it :) .

[@FastRedDragon1984]

I love KSP!

[@DeftestAphid2]

why is this so damn late plus I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR YOUR XENOVERSE REVIEW!!!!

[@yaosio]

Genesis version please.

[@xXDeiviDXx]

Calculator version please!!!

[@mistycovington865]

And I was in my moms car at the moment I was saying those words

[@grekiki]

he already used mods in vab.

[@grekiki]

at 1:40

[@grekiki]

kerbal enginner btw

[@Imedge6]

Fair enough

[@tanner1ie]

Not going to say it... :) .

[@KHAZIX935]

it's streme spoats

[@hectorluquin1547]

JACKSEPTICEYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thenewpav543]

No rating or opinion given. This is a review? More like a synopsis. Not even that because it hardly mentions anything you can do in the game.

[@COUNTVLAIDMIR]

What's that? PC only has graphics no gameplay?Because I can hear console peasants crying....

[@markostamenkovic8350]

Viper Guard My conversation with my console friend: - Why don't you switch to PC gaming? - I don't care about graphics, it's all in the gameplay. - Hmmm...well, your laptop could handle it anyway, so would you like to play some Torchlight 2 (i sent him as a gift on Steam)? - Nope, looks like a ps2 game.

[@COUNTVLAIDMIR]

haha, a hypocrite eh?

[@mistycovington865]

I got that game

[@bigemugamer]

OMG THIS LOOKS AWESOOOOOOOME!!! =D

[@nolan6051]

Elon Musk simulator

[@lengthyuser4777]

Under 100 club

[@jebcar9618]

Not enough craters on the mun 2-10 IGN

[@TheFireNeox]

number 67

[@skywarp34100]

Fucking plebian Lego is never pluralised with an s. Ugh #gamespot

[@GameWorld-iy6bd]

its hurt brick

[@tomearl99]

Make a ps4 release

[@notme___1]

TaPP Plays How will you play this game with a controller?

[@jackbutler183]

186th view bitches

[@tomw9144]

first

[@HolyMuffinPriest]

gay

[@pumastp98]

is this a mexican game?

[@KayoMichiels]

+pumastp98 Yes, developed by Squad in Mexico City.