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Personally I love Homeworld 1, Cataclysm, and 2, but if I had to choose, the original is my favorite. The story and music really sells it as an epic space saga. The return to Kharak was very sad, with Samuel Barbers Adagio for Strings seeming the perfect choice.

Did you enjoy any of the Homeworld games, and if so did any of the missions stand out to you?

I wanted to mention something else that stuck out at me. Mission 15 (Chapel Perilous) is insanely difficult. On my latest playthrough the Taiidan knocked out my sensors array via a bomber strike from above, while a battlefleet closed in from the front. The fleet seemed to ignore my capital ships and go straight for the mothership, knocking her out fast. I liked to imagine the Taiidan Admiral onboard that fleets battlecruiser was their version of General Patton- a bit reckless and insanely aggressive.

After repeated restarts I finally got to the part where Captain Elson jumps in with his fleet. This is where I noticed the music changed to Adagio for Strings, hearkening back to when our homeworld was burned. I must admit, I felt bad for the emperor up to that point. He was desperate to stop us and save his empire, to the point he wouldn't retreat from Hiigara. But once the music kicked in I remembered what he did to our world and spaced him.

I'd also like to mention that Mission 15 in Homeworld 2 is called Return to Hiigara, where the shoe is on the other foot. Now we get to defend the world against the last of the Vayger invasion fleet- including their weapons of mass destruction.