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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Gunslinger on August 06, 2005, 11:14:47 AM
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Were did all the cool sci-fi/space games go? I havn't seen a good one released in quite a long time. I think the last one I played was like homeworld2 or something, or maybe even wing commander 4.
anyone got any good recomendations as of late?
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Freespace 2, and it went downhill from that point forward. Havn't seen anything worthwhile since.
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yea I've played Freespace2 and I'm actually thinking of dusting off imperium glactica 2 and playing that out of bordom w/ everything else.
I was looking at games at the store isle the other day and there's nothing new/cool on the scifi market it seems. The newest one I've seen is homeworld 2 and i've allready played that.
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Freelancer was pretty good
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How was Tachyon: The Fringe? I played the demo a long time ago. Supposedly an open ended game with a decent space combat model from what I remember.
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Originally posted by Flit
Freelancer was pretty good
is that a microsoft game?
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Originally posted by Gunslinger
is that a microsoft game?
It was Chris Robert's wet dream. I have it as well - its basically what he hoped to make Privateer but couldn't b/c technology was limited 10 years ago. But Freelancer pulls it off.
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This should interest you guys:
http://www.spaceinterceptor.com/
Gorgeous visuals, simple and fun gameplay. Sequel is otw too, and I'm so looking forward to it.
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Originally posted by Wolfala
It was Chris Robert's wet dream. I have it as well - its basically what he hoped to make Privateer but couldn't b/c technology was limited 10 years ago. But Freelancer pulls it off.
My favorite was Privateer II The Darkening. Loved that game!
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I started Freelancer. At first I thought it was going to be good. But then it turned out to be the same format everywhere u went. You'd go to the bar and ask a question. They'd respond "Your new here arent you". Over and over.
But worst of all, was the design for outfitting your ship. It seemed like you'd upgrade your weapons...just as the enemy got just that much harder. Seemed like I was treading water all the time. Going nowhere. The repeditive boredom made me quit.
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I played Freelancer and really loved it when I got a hold of themods (http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/download/download.asp?id=927) for it...
Imperium Galactica 2 was pretty awesome - sold my copy a few years back.
Tachyon: The Fringe was good but looking back it seems a lot like Freelancer except you have a choice of sides.
Homeworld 2 was awesome - best game sequel ever IMO
If you're into something really complex (that really didn't do anything for me) try Master of Orion 3.
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Nexus:The jupiter incident isn't too bad.
I've been going old school with x-wing alliance lately.
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I've been playing this a lot lately.http://www.egosoft.com/games/x2/info_en.php (http://www.egosoft.com/games/x2/info_en.php)
X2:The Threat. Cool game, huge universe, lottsa differant ships and weapons, great dynamic economy trading setup.....less than abysmal storyline/plot.
Good thing you can just ignore the story alltogether, and just get on with doing whatever you want in the universe.
X3:The Reunion should be out soonish (prolly Christmas time I reckon), promises vastly improved graphics(X2 looks great allready) and storyline with the same excellant trading system, and bigger stations.
Worth a look if you are into games that make you think about what you are doing, and what you should do next.
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In case anyone wants it.
http://66.135.39.200/stuff/fs2/fs2disc1.zip
http://66.135.39.200/stuff/fs2/fs2disc2.zip http://66.135.39.200/stuff/fs2/fs2disc3.zip
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Anyone played Anarchyonline? Been looking at it but cant tell...
http://www.anarchyonline.com/
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Freelancer was fun.. i made my meeelyions by buying a big cargo vessel, fitting it with lots of turret guns and deathstarring everything (AH B17 stylee) while running contraband.
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Ummm Halflife?
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Ever since they posted that thread on (I think it was EVE) about those guys that made the fake corporation and the battleship plans or something, lol man that will take away any spirit of playing those games. lol good thread though that one is hilarious. Anyone got a link, I wouldnt mind reading it again. lmao
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Ummm Halflife?
Yeah HL2 is good but more a FPS than a SCI-FI game. Granted its based in a different world/time its not good spacecraft, which at least IMO are what define a sci-fi game. The new star wars game looks amazing. Check it out.
Empire at War has some intense looking space battles. Looks worth checking out.
If they got some muliplayer could get really fun.
here is the download, go at your own risk,,, cookies beware. lol
http://www.gamershell.com/download_10103.shtml
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Isn't AH scifi. I mean you can warp to your destination. :D
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Originally posted by Raider179
Ever since they posted that thread on (I think it was EVE) about those guys that made the fake corporation and the battleship plans or something, lol man that will take away any spirit of playing those games. lol good thread though that one is hilarious. Anyone got a link, I wouldnt mind reading it again. lmao
http://static.circa1984.com/the-big-scam.html
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Can't believe no one has said anything about Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos.
You fly ships that are bigger than fighters like corvettes and such. It sports a newtonian flight model, and awesome graphics for its time. You can buy it for cheap online(I got mine for 5.69 or something including shipping).
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Jumpgate
http://www.jossh.com
The true first MMOPG space sim. Great game but crappy management company. Themis really needs to get a grip on reality and how they handle people.
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Tachyon was a fun game, like Freelancer but with a little more humor.
A really good science fiction game is Chaser from Jowood. It's not a space sim like the others mentioned but it has an excellent story in addition to being a first rate first person shooter. It came out about 2-3 years ago so you should be able to find it for cheap.
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