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Started by Fred M. Sloniker
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:23
So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: Fred M. Sloniker
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:23
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:23
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I asked for game recommendations in another thread, but either there weren't any to give, or people missed it. I figured I'd try again, see if I could get some feedback, even if it's just to say I've already played everything I want to play. I enjoy the spaceflight genre, jumping from star to star, shooting down pirates, making my fortune... but I've played both good spacesim MMOs (Jumpgate and EVE) and found something missing. That something is story. I'm a sucker for elaborate missions, branching story options, and accomplishing something more than a fat bank account; I played all of the Wing Commander games and enjoyed games like Tachyon, TIE Fighter, and Freespace. I know some people out there are all about the trade routes, and I have an idea of games I can play if I just want to get virtual cash, from Elite to X3. Can anyone suggest good space games that have an actual plot, though, preferably ones I haven't already played?
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: Jud Cohan
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:31
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:31
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Well, it doesn't have branching story options, but I enjoyed Darkstar One. Fred M. Sloniker wrote: > I asked for game recommendations in another thread, but either there > weren't any to give, or people missed it. I figured I'd try again, see > if I could get some feedback, even if it's just to say I've already > played everything I want to play. > > I enjoy the spaceflight genre, jumping from star to star, shooting down > pirates, making my fortune... but I've played both good spacesim MMOs > (Jumpgate and EVE) and found something missing. That something is > story. I'm a sucker for elaborate missions, branching story options, > and accomplishing something more than a fat bank account; I played all > of the Wing Commander games and enjoyed games like Tachyon, TIE Fighter, > and Freespace. > > I know some people out there are all about the trade routes, and I have > an idea of games I can play if I just want to get virtual cash, from > Elite to X3. Can anyone suggest good space games that have an actual > plot, though, preferably ones I haven't already played?
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: totalfork
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:59
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:59
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jumpgate may be getting an overhaul soon. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/jumpgate/jumpgate-getting-major-overhaul-223116.php
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: Justisaur
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:44
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:44
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totalfork@rock.com wrote: > jumpgate may be getting an overhaul soon. > > http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/jumpgate/jumpgate-getting-major-overhaul-223116.php Haha userbase of 1,000 people. That wouldn't even pay the local MickyD's drive up window guy's salary! - Justisaur
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: totalfork
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:09
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:09
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what the article ment to say is that they had 1,000 subscribers while the online numbers are a lot lower than freelancer servers... i'm excited about this game getting an update however, i didn't like the way how the gameplay mechanics changed where it's not worth being the bad guy to a point where cearbears and consensual PvPers only exist. of course theres an opportunity to be a pirate but only in a nanny way by stealing cargo but most of them don't get away with that because their ships explode via cargo traps. it's also too bad that there are no other new or upcoming space mmos where players are only the pilot using twitch based controls in a 1st person view.
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: rhullock
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:55
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:55
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Join Delictum 23216 in EVE. We are more than fat bank accounts. We fight to bring peace to Matari. We are Ammatar. Join us. The multiple POStations await. Come and help protect peace. Contact Ship Monger or see http://www.delictum23216.co.uk Fred M. Sloniker wrote: > I asked for game recommendations in another thread, but either there > weren't any to give, or people missed it. I figured I'd try again, see > if I could get some feedback, even if it's just to say I've already > played everything I want to play. > > I enjoy the spaceflight genre, jumping from star to star, shooting down > pirates, making my fortune... but I've played both good spacesim MMOs > (Jumpgate and EVE) and found something missing. That something is > story. I'm a sucker for elaborate missions, branching story options, > and accomplishing something more than a fat bank account; I played all > of the Wing Commander games and enjoyed games like Tachyon, TIE Fighter, > and Freespace. > > I know some people out there are all about the trade routes, and I have > an idea of games I can play if I just want to get virtual cash, from > Elite to X3. Can anyone suggest good space games that have an actual > plot, though, preferably ones I haven't already played?
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: sabbey
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:46
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:46
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Jud Cohan wrote: > Well, it doesn't have branching story options, but I enjoyed Darkstar > One. > Yeah, I want to buy that, but decided against doing so because of the crappy copy-protection it uses. Oh well, at least I finally was able to purchase Freespace 2... :D Oh well, how's Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos, I hear it's good?
Re: So, have I missed any good space games I'd like?
Author: Shignen
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:29
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:29
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On 11 Jan 2007 14:46:58 -0800, "sabbey" <sabbey123@hotmail.com> wrote: >Jud Cohan wrote: >> Well, it doesn't have branching story options, but I enjoyed Darkstar >> One. >> > >Yeah, I want to buy that, but decided against doing so because of the >crappy copy-protection it uses. Oh well, at least I finally was able to >purchase Freespace 2... :D > >Oh well, how's Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos, I hear it's good? Yeah, and there's a pretty good free-form mod being developed using the EoC flux engine. Torn-Stars.com
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