Possibly, with the announcement of Master of Orion and Endless Space 2, I have some pretty big worries about whether any of them will actually stand out. Personally I dislike the card style of Endless Space and especially Star Ruler 2. Stardrive had some really good things in it, but they seem to have been ditched in Stardrive 2.
Most of the current generation of 4X games unfortunately have the appearance of being rushed out the door to recover costs and then just left to die. The fact that this game has reached announcement stage after changes internally, gives me hope that it will be a good game. But whether it is what I'd prefer in a 4X game, isn't always the same as what the developers want.
In a market that was once starved for variety and depth, it is becoming quite flooded with poorly designed and thought out mechanics. One can hope that the upcoming releases will turn things around.
