Firefly Online Trailer [Jul 27, 2014, 10:46 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A new If I Were a
Captain trailer offers a first look at gameplay from Firefly Online, the
upcoming Unity-engine MMOG based on Firefly, the cult-favorite science fiction
series. The accompanying description indicates they are accepting signups for
the game, but that demand overwhelmed their host, and they are in the midst of
transitioning everything to Amazon, so none of the included signup links work
for now. Here's the refresher they offer on plans for the game: "Players take on
the role of a ship captain as they hire a crew and lead missions, while trading
with and competing against millions of other players like themselves. Much like
the crew of Serenity, the Firefly-class transport ship featured in the original
show, players must do whatever it takes to survive in the Verse: find a crew,
find a job and keep flying."
Jerykk wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 04:46:
I'm pretty sure any modern phone or tablet could run X-COM just fine.
In fact, it does.
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saluk wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 18:15:
You can take a well loved show
make a crappy tablet mmo
but you can't take the sky from me
That was classic.
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Jerykk wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 04:46:smackdaddy wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 00:02:Jerykk wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 22:27:smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
A tablet or phone is just a device. Touchscreen interfaces are pretty limited, sure, but they work fine for specific genres. Fallout 1 and 2, for example, would work fine on a tablet since the mouse-based UI and gameplay translates well to touch-based.
how about them having small screens, limited memory and processors? I know they've gotten stronger but its nowhere near a desktop processor.
I feel like you're confusing "depth" with "pretty graphics." A deep game doesn't need to look good. Gameplay has nothing to do with presentation. The original X-COM looks like crap but has tons of depth. I'm pretty sure any modern phone or tablet could run X-COM just fine.
I explained it poorly the point was, please name a game that is made for tablets or smart phones that is "deep". That market simply wants quick simple games. When I hear a game is being developed to work on desktops and smart phones I generally assume its going to smart phone style of quick and easy but not too much to hold my attention.
You can take a well loved show
make a crappy tablet mmo
but you can't take the sky from me
make a crappy tablet mmo
but you can't take the sky from me
smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
KOTOR1 runs on my iPad 2 without any issues.
MindStalker3 wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 18:27:Did you not watch the trailer? I'm saying it will be a piece of shit based on the empirical evidence. I mean, wtf is with the isometric bullshit? Most mods are higher quality than this.
Honestly, that still doesn't mean it will be POS. Sure a POS from a technology standpoint. The "thing" is, they are getting the cast to do the voice overs, and are said to be hiring good writers.
Firefly Online will be more of an interactive episode story. IF they can keep new creative stories rolling out it could be an interesting experiment in a new medium of story telling.
I'm waiting for the Firefly mod for Star Citizen.
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smackdaddy wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 00:02:Jerykk wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 22:27:smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
A tablet or phone is just a device. Touchscreen interfaces are pretty limited, sure, but they work fine for specific genres. Fallout 1 and 2, for example, would work fine on a tablet since the mouse-based UI and gameplay translates well to touch-based.
how about them having small screens, limited memory and processors? I know they've gotten stronger but its nowhere near a desktop processor.
I feel like you're confusing "depth" with "pretty graphics." A deep game doesn't need to look good. Gameplay has nothing to do with presentation. The original X-COM looks like crap but has tons of depth. I'm pretty sure any modern phone or tablet could run X-COM just fine.
smackdaddy wrote on Jul 28, 2014, 00:02:Jerykk wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 22:27:smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
A tablet or phone is just a device. Touchscreen interfaces are pretty limited, sure, but they work fine for specific genres. Fallout 1 and 2, for example, would work fine on a tablet since the mouse-based UI and gameplay translates well to touch-based.
how about them having small screens, limited memory and processors? I know they've gotten stronger but its nowhere near a desktop processor.
You really have false hopes if you think this game, with social aspects, based on a licensed property ten years dead, will need your desktop processor.
Also, ftl and xcom work wonderfully on tablets.
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Jerykk wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 22:27:smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
A tablet or phone is just a device. Touchscreen interfaces are pretty limited, sure, but they work fine for specific genres. Fallout 1 and 2, for example, would work fine on a tablet since the mouse-based UI and gameplay translates well to touch-based.
how about them having small screens, limited memory and processors? I know they've gotten stronger but its nowhere near a desktop processor.
This has Massive Fail written all over it, but hey, who knows. I'll be cautiously optimistic.
Maybe this would have been acceptable if they released it back in 2002. But seriously this is gonna suck. You'd think Fox would actually want to make some really good money off of this IP but apparently not. Goes to show you can't fix stupid.
smackdaddy wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 20:59:
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
A tablet or phone is just a device. Touchscreen interfaces are pretty limited, sure, but they work fine for specific genres. Fallout 1 and 2, for example, would work fine on a tablet since the mouse-based UI and gameplay translates well to touch-based.
Didn't anyone else notice the for PC, mac and tablets and phones. How on earth is anything made to run on a tablet or phone going to be deep?
Wallshadows wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 14:02:
Pre-purchase now to help Netflix buy the rights from Fox and start working on season 2.
It's been 10 years. Everyone's... aged... I'd be more on board with an animated series or something along those lines.
Talisorn wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 14:32:
This looks better suited to a single player game. And this comes from someone who loves MMOs.
First thing that popped into my mind is "sci-fi survival". I mean, that's the entire point of the setting. It'd be kind of cool to roll with that.
Never quite got the obsession with this show some people have.
Sure, it was pretty good, and I enjoyed the movie, but man, some of the fans are worse than Star Wars or Star Trek fans. Or even Lord of the Rings fans, for that matter.
Firefly was not the second coming of Sci Fi.
Sure, it was pretty good, and I enjoyed the movie, but man, some of the fans are worse than Star Wars or Star Trek fans. Or even Lord of the Rings fans, for that matter.
Firefly was not the second coming of Sci Fi.
Honestly, that still doesn't mean it will be POS. Sure a POS from a technology standpoint. The "thing" is, they are getting the cast to do the voice overs, and are said to be hiring good writers.
Firefly Online will be more of an interactive episode story. IF they can keep new creative stories rolling out it could be an interesting experiment in a new medium of story telling.
Or it could be one giant POS. If I was a betting man I'd put my money on POS, but my hopes are dreams are on the former.
Firefly Online will be more of an interactive episode story. IF they can keep new creative stories rolling out it could be an interesting experiment in a new medium of story telling.
Or it could be one giant POS. If I was a betting man I'd put my money on POS, but my hopes are dreams are on the former.
nin wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 18:14:Ozmodan wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 18:03:
Let me guess, browser based and using the Unity Engine - complete POS.
Why would Fox let a bunch of idiots like this mess up a great IP?
I thought it was pretty obvious Fox doesn't think it's a good IP, considering they've shelved it for years now...
I love Firefly but this game looks utterly shit. It looks like something that would have been released about 15 years ago. Fuck you Fox.
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Ozmodan wrote on Jul 27, 2014, 18:03:
Let me guess, browser based and using the Unity Engine - complete POS.
Why would Fox let a bunch of idiots like this mess up a great IP?
I thought it was pretty obvious Fox doesn't think it's a good IP, considering they've shelved it for years now...
Let me guess, browser based and using the Unity Engine - complete POS.
Why would Fox let a bunch of idiots like this mess up a great IP?
Why would Fox let a bunch of idiots like this mess up a great IP?
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