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Article #104477Re: Ever a space game with Descent's flight model.
From: Walter Mitty
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:09
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:09
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In an earlier post, FLY135 postulated: > > robert.mcgovern@gmail.com wrote: >> A long time ago I used to play Descent and really feel in love with the >> ability to move in 360 degrees. I think it was the strafing on the X & >> Y axis that sold it to me really and I got very good at strafing and >> keep a fix on my target. >> >> When I had first heard about Descent Freespace (Conflict: Freespace) I >> had been excited because I thought they would be taking Descent and >> sticking it in space but sadly not :( (still a good game though). >> >> So I was wondering is there any space game that uses a flight model >> similar to Descent's? > > Calling what Descent has a "flight model" is a bit generous, but it > conveys the idea. What Descent "did" was never bettered IMO. The first truly 3d multiplayer space based shooter : awesome for the time.
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