Derek Smart and Freespace 3? [Jul 15, 2004, 7:33 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A speculative
question from 3000 AD's Derek Smart on the Adrenaline Vault Forums (thanks
Rake) polls interest in him acquiring the rights to Freespace 3, making the
following statements in a pair of posts:
....Derek Smart, yeah, that would be me, got the license from my friends at Interplay (a publisher I had very good experiences with); would you buy Freespace 3 if I made it?
Discuss. Rave. Rant. Argue. But this is something I am seriously considering, given that it looks like Interplay has started off loading properties (starting with Fallout3). I mean, just think. Would you rather see this legacy license fall into the wrong hands?
...
I have already contacted my Interplay contact about it btw.
" Would you buy Freespace 3? YES OR NO"
Would I buy it?
If it was made as well as or better than Freespace 2 in terms of story line, graphics, and game play features (particularly multiplayer features) then yes, I'd buy it. If it was made in the same vein as the Battlecruiser series - then no, I wouldn't touch it. Poor graphics, clunky interface, lack of manuals, and other items have held back the BC series. It's a fine concept, but the BC series always seems to fall short of its potential. FS2 did an excellent job of improving on the popular elements of FS1 while remaining true to the story arc and feel of the first game. Seeing FS3 done as a 'knocked together product' to make a quick buck based on the FS series name would NOT make me a happy fan.
This comment was edited on Jul 15, 23:51.
Would I buy it?
If it was made as well as or better than Freespace 2 in terms of story line, graphics, and game play features (particularly multiplayer features) then yes, I'd buy it. If it was made in the same vein as the Battlecruiser series - then no, I wouldn't touch it. Poor graphics, clunky interface, lack of manuals, and other items have held back the BC series. It's a fine concept, but the BC series always seems to fall short of its potential. FS2 did an excellent job of improving on the popular elements of FS1 while remaining true to the story arc and feel of the first game. Seeing FS3 done as a 'knocked together product' to make a quick buck based on the FS series name would NOT make me a happy fan.
This comment was edited on Jul 15, 23:51.
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