🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm an old-school space sim fan, having played them since the days of
Wing Commander I, but I haven't played anything recently in the genre,
possibly because there hasn't been much to play.  However, it occurred
to me that I could well be missing some titles I'd enjoy, so I thought
I'd ask and see what's out there that I could play.

Now, before people start offering up X3 or something, I should note
that my favorite part of games is the storyline.  If X3 has a
compelling storyline, great, suggest it, but I'm not particularly
interested in a 'fly around the universe and make money' game; if I
wanted to do that, I could do it with other people in EVE Online.  For
a single-player game, I want a compelling storyline, optionally with
branching depending on my performance or choices (though a linear
storyline like Freespace is also acceptable).

The newest, shiniest graphics are not a requirement, though something
that knows what a graphics card _is_ would be nice.  Similarly, it
doesn't have to be a big-budget release; indie games or titles I might
have to dig around the bargain bin for are totally acceptable.  I'll
even consider console titles, if anybody here plays those too.

Anybody have some suggestions for me?