We wanted to make a new one with amazing battles, cinematic battles, We embarked the route of 4X and then we went on Legend where we introduced things like asymmetric gameplay, to be able to play a faction in a very different way there's been a lot of maturation in the way we did 4X. The first game we wanted to do was a real, 4X strategy game in the path of Master of Orion a long time ago.

When we created Amplitude, we were big fans of 4X.

What were your main goals when creating Endless Space 2 as a sequel of the first game?.

Enjoy the full interview, either in text or video form! The game has been announced only a few months ago, but it will come out on PC in 2016, with Early Access scheduled in Q1 or Q2. During Paris Games Week, I had the pleasure to meet up with Romain de Waubert de Genlis, Creative Director and COO, to talk about Endless Space 2. This Paris-based developer was formed in 2011 by former Ubisoft employees, and in a few years they have released many acclaimed games in the 4X genre such as Endless Space and Endless Legend. Fans of strategy games are probably familiar with Amplitude Studios.

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