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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 23:37 |
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WyldKat wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 21:27:
Tried it. It's as bad as the X series in that it suffers from a fairly bland, and sterile feeling game world.
Privateer felt epic mostly because of the world you played in. The newer games have better graphics, physics, and more features but they just lack in presenting a believable world to be a part of.
"We Create Worlds"
Unfortunately, even those who created worlds couldn't seem to repeat that success after Origin's demise. Would that the conditions that led to greatness be somehow recreated in this modern era. |
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Re: G4 Makeover Coming? |
Sep 10, 2012, 23:30 |
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peteham wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 15:20:
The last addition to the genre was, what, Darkstar One?
SOL:Exodus. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 21:27 |
WyldKat |
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Strango wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 18:15:
WyldKat wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 17:36:
All I want is a Privateer sequel that doesn't suck... oh and that lets me haul cargo... and contraband, in my own ship...
I think you'd be interested in Evochron Mercenary:
http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/
Tried it. It's as bad as the X series in that it suffers from a fairly bland, and sterile feeling game world.
Privateer felt epic mostly because of the world you played in. The newer games have better graphics, physics, and more features but they just lack in presenting a believable world to be a part of. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 20:03 |
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I LOVED Freelancer. The elegant mouse flight controls made a believer out of this formerly "Joystick or GTFO!!" gamer. The stilted dialog was a downer, and the story should have been more epic, but overall I thought the game was fantastic.
Freelancer 2 would be a dream come true for me, but would possibly make me die of terminal orgasm would be to see the the Tiger's Claw (rebuilt natch) and the Kilrathi make an appearance in it. |
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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
- Mahatma Gandhi |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 19:53 |
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For me, Freelancer was disappointing not because it wasn't a great game, but because it was a fair game. It had some elements of a good game - good graphics, good controls, good combat, some interesting exploration. But unlike Wing Commander (1 and 2 at least), it had an utterly forgettable story and cast of characters. That was the real let down for me.
I just went and read the summary of the story on Wikipedia and NOTHING about it seemed even vaguely familiar - yet I played through the whole game on release. That is not a good sign, and a far cry from Wing Commander (1 and 2 - things went downhill after 2 IMO but I'm sure others would disagree.) |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 19:17 |
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Freelancer was good. It just didn't live up to the hype and it could have been better. It pretty much turned out to just be a great game instead of the all time classic we (up to a point in development, anyways) anticipated.
If this thing, whatever it is, turns out to be a space sim in the same style (not a mission based shooter)... it will be hard to wait for. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:59 |
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Beamer wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 18:49:
Wasn't Freelancer the one that was more or less universally hated for being a point-and-click mouse flying game instead of supporting joysticks?
No. it was a flawed game that was still loved (and is still played), DESPITE that. |
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Everyone on Bluesnews is synical, get over it.
edit: i cant spell, this is my disclaimer. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:49 |
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| Wasn't Freelancer the one that was more or less universally hated for being a point-and-click mouse flying game instead of supporting joysticks? |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:46 |
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Freelancer was awesome. Played the hell out of it. Loved to explore.
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:34 |
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nutshell42 wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 18:29:
Muscular Beaver wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 18:21:
Freelancer sucked hard [...]
Also I dont want another Privateer 2 fail.
What the fuck is *wrong* with you?
Somebody call a doctor! He's delusional.
On a related note: Privateer 2 was by Chris Roberts brother, not him iirc, and they shouldn't have tacked on the Privateer name. But what do you expect of EA. Freelancer had shitty controls, stupid story, a stupid way of factions (Germany, China (or was it Japan?), etc. Ugly ships, boring gameplay and a pretty sterile feeling.
Privateer 2 had ugly ships, stupid story and was sterile par excellence. |
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| Waiting for BIS to come back to their senses and do a real ArmA 2 successor. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:29 |
nutshell42 |
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Muscular Beaver wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 18:21:
Freelancer sucked hard [...]
Also I dont want another Privateer 2 fail.
What the fuck is *wrong* with you?
Somebody call a doctor! He's delusional.
On a related note: Privateer 2 was by Chris Roberts brother, not him iirc, and they shouldn't have tacked on the Privateer name. But what do you expect of EA. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:26 |
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Finally. FINALLY!
A freaking space combat game! By Chris Roberts!
HUZZAH!
Needless to say, I am in. Take my money, please...
Sheddig a tear for Hobbes, the only good wingmate I ever had,
Ray Much better than those hairless apes. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:21 |
Muscular Beaver |
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Freelancer sucked hard, I hope he learned from that.
Also I dont want another Privateer 2 fail. Get back to the roots Chris and make something epic like the WC Series or Privateer 1. |
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| Waiting for BIS to come back to their senses and do a real ArmA 2 successor. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 18:15 |
Strango |
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WyldKat wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 17:36:
All I want is a Privateer sequel that doesn't suck... oh and that lets me haul cargo... and contraband, in my own ship...
I think you'd be interested in Evochron Mercenary:
http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 17:38 |
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wonkawonka wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 17:09:
The intro email says:
I encourage you to
introduce yourself at the forums and help us build a great community
of serious space sim enthusiasts! I'll see you there. Note "serious space sim".
The question is: does "serious" apply to "space sim" or "enthusiasts"?
In today's industry that means "Link to your facebook account!"
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 17:36 |
WyldKat |
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All I want is a Privateer sequel that doesn't suck... oh and that lets me haul cargo... and contraband, in my own ship.
I've tried to get into the X series but every single one of them felt like work and not like I was some Han Soloish spacer just out to make a few credits then getting caught up in an intergalactic shitstorm. No game has done that concept as good as the original Privateer. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 17:09 |
wonkawonka |
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The intro email says:
I encourage you to
introduce yourself at the forums and help us build a great community
of serious space sim enthusiasts! I'll see you there. Note "serious space sim".
The question is: does "serious" apply to "space sim" or "enthusiasts"? |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 17:08 |
wonkawonka |
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Did you see the capital ship drawing? Did you? Did you? Did you?
please please please please PLEASE YOU $^%#&*^%&*#$^ %(#*$&%*($#&%*(#$&($#* DON'T MAKE AN MMO!!!!!!!
pretty please with a cherry on top.
PS: coop would rock. |
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Re: Chris Roberts Game Countdown? |
Sep 10, 2012, 16:45 |
NegaDeath |
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It's Wing Commander Arena 2
*ducks* |
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