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Volition Would Kill to Make FreeSpace 3

[Feb 08, 2011, 9:09 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

A lot of gamers would say they'd kill for a new installment in the FreeSpace series, and apparently developer Volition would kill to make that dream come true, according to NowGamer. Volition producer Jim Boone tells them: "There is a group of people that would commit murder to do that game. The biggest problem that we have is… oh man, that game is so beloved. I did a bunch of missions for both games and it’s so dear to my heart I can’t even tell you. The problem we had was Freescape [sic] 2 didn’t sell as well…" He shares his theory that in the days following QUAKE, more players turned to mouse controls, and fewer owned joysticks, and says he "feels like there's an opportunity" to make a space sim for console controllers, but he has "no data to support that." Thanks nin via Big Download.

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Re: Volition Would

Feb 9, 2011, 00:59

CythrawL

Creston wrote on Feb 9, 2011, 00:55: While I agree with your points wholeheartedly, that particular boast doesn't really fly on this board. Many of the regulars here have been gaming since the days of the Atari 2600 or even the days of the original Pong TV console. Creston Oh me too, I still had my original Atari 2600 console with the Rocker Switches, fake wooden front until I moved to the USA. I used to have a TV Pong that had 6 exciting game modes sold by Grandstand.. But the bitching about controllers and "Freelancer was gay" comments obviously come from those who never had to experience games with such limited input. If the controls are done right, it doesnt matter what the input method is.. just do the DAMN GAME!!

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Comment [quote="CythrawL"Feb 9, 2011, 00:59][quote="Creston"Feb 9, 2011, 00:55] While I agree with your points wholeheartedly, that particular boast doesn't really fly on this board. Many of the regulars here have been gaming since the days of the Atari 2600 or even the days of the original Pong TV console. Creston [/quote] Oh me too, I still had my original Atari 2600 console with the Rocker Switches, fake wooden front until I moved to the USA. I used to have a TV Pong that had 6 exciting game modes sold by Grandstand.. But the bitching about controllers and "Freelancer was gay" comments obviously come from those who never had to experience games with such limited input. If the controls are done right, it doesnt matter what the input method is.. just do the DAMN GAME!! X| [/quote]

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