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Angus <angus@_antispem_angusm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> The combat is fine, I enjoyed refining the control settings and 
> dogfighting my way through the Shivan forces, but the game seemed to 
> lack atmosphere - no pun intended. I never really felt inspired to tweak 

> Should I try Freespace 2?

In a word, Yes.  FS2 fixed pretty much everything lacking in FS1, 
including that intangible "atmosphere" that was missing..

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Angus typed:
> For me Freespace was definitely a good game, and no argument, the
> combat side of things was excellent fun, but that was pretty much it,
> and given the prestige the game enjoys I felt slightly disappointed.

Yep, the game was really built around combat and not so much on the story
side. It was the tiny fighter up against the massive cap ships (FS2 even
more so) that was fun. The reason for the prestige is probably because at
the time of release, it was like an amalgamation of the best elements from
other combat-orientated space-sims, more refined and perfected.

> Should I try Freespace 2?

Might as well, if you have it. I would say it is "more-of-the-same", only
bigger, on a grander scale. (The SCP mod graphics would likely help with
atmosphere, too)

Have you got around to Wing Commander 3,4,5 yet? You might enjoy them more
(part space-sim, part "interactive movie") - hey, they at least had actual
*characters* :-D

Ah, nostalgia ... <*sniff*>


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In article <iab55r$vuk$1@news.eternal-september.org>, 
ethers.tragic@paradise.net.invalid says...
> 
> 
> > Should I try Freespace 2?
> 
> Might as well, if you have it. I would say it is "more-of-the-same", only
> bigger, on a grander scale. (The SCP mod graphics would likely help with
> atmosphere, too)
> 
> Have you got around to Wing Commander 3,4,5 yet? You might enjoy them more
> (part space-sim, part "interactive movie") - hey, they at least had actual
> *characters* :-D
> 


Thanks for the thoughts guys.

I played the first Wing Commander game back on my Amiga, somebody 
patched the CD32 version - and I think I played a follow-up on the 
Playstation.

I've got X-Wing Alliance on its way, but I think i'll give X2: The 
Threat a go next, and see if I can get along with that. It looks like it 
has plenty of depth, but maybe too much in terms of its menu system. 

I've still not tried Frontier: First Encounter which is a bit daft, as I 
was a big fan of Elite and Frontier, and was looking forward to its 
arrival on the Amiga, which ended up being cancelled. Given all the 
reported problems at the time though, it didn't seem as much of a loss 
as it might have.