Star Control 2 lets you falsely believe it's something easy to get into at first, with a very ease-you-into-it tutorial that just... suddenly stops.
"Step one now that you're starting out with this awesome ship you just found is to fast travel to this particular planet right here! [hotspot]" "Great, you made it! Turns out these people are willing to ally with you but they need some ore first! Better go mine some from the next-door-neighbor planet right over there!" "Terrific! You now have access to your base where you can manage your ships and crew, and here's a map of almost the entire universe. The enemy will be here in three in-game years. Maybe you could, I don't know, raise an army or something? Anyway good luck."
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Date: 2016-04-03 06:07 am (UTC)"Step one now that you're starting out with this awesome ship you just found is to fast travel to this particular planet right here! [hotspot]"
"Great, you made it! Turns out these people are willing to ally with you but they need some ore first! Better go mine some from the next-door-neighbor planet right over there!"
"Terrific! You now have access to your base where you can manage your ships and crew, and here's a map of almost the entire universe. The enemy will be here in three in-game years. Maybe you could, I don't know, raise an army or something? Anyway good luck."