Ex Post Facto: Endless Space

Twenty years ago, a review was the definitive word on a game. All versions were final: what you put in your console or booted up on your PC at launch was exactly what you played years from that day. Times have changed. DLC and patching have changed this forever. Games that are unplayable at launch grow and change in significant ways, upgrading systems, correcting bugs, and adding new features. In that sort of a development environment, a game review, especially one at release, is little more a snapshot of a game, and not a final reckoning of any sort. With that in mind, the Critically Sane Strategist would like to introduce Ex Post Facto: a look at games that have received significant post release patching to analyze their current state.