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jasonnc80 on 22 September 2008

Anybody still make these games?

I'm talking about stuff like Freespace, Decent, Wing Commander series, Xwing/TIE fighter.  This was one of my favorite genre of game and seems to be quite lacking nowadays (or maybe I haven't paid enough attention).  I saw the X2/3 series on Steam.  What does anybody know about them or if they are good?  It looks more like more stategy but I'm not opposed to that either.  Maybe some PC experts can help me out, I've been on a buying spree lately and looking for something new to try.



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okr on 22 September 2008

Evochron Renegades (2007) and Arvoch Conflict (2006) from developer SW3DG

Darkstar One (2006)

Freelancer (2003)

Escape Velocity Nova (2002-2006)

are the most recent ones I can think of besides the ones you mentioned. I haven't played any of them, so I can't give you any personal impressions. Here's a list of space sims (incl. strategy games).

My favorite game from this genre is Wing Commander: Privateer from 1993. There's a free remake available, called Wing Commander Privateer Gemini Gold. It's based on the OpenSource space sim Vega Strike.



vlad321 on 22 September 2008

Freelancer was the last Space game I played. I REALLY miss this genre. We need a Starcraft: Battlecruiser game to come out. Or even better, Starcraft: Interceptor.



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stranne on 22 September 2008

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SpookyXJ on 23 September 2008
okr said:

Evochron Renegades (2007) and Arvoch Conflict (2006) from developer SW3DG

Darkstar One (2006)

Freelancer (2003)

Escape Velocity Nova (2002-2006)

are the most recent ones I can think of besides the ones you mentioned. I haven't played any of them, so I can't give you any personal impressions. Here's a list of space sims (incl. strategy games).

My favorite game from this genre is Wing Commander: Privateer from 1993. There's a free remake available, called Wing Commander Privateer Gemini Gold. It's based on the OpenSource space sim Vega Strike.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the link. I loved Privateer.

 I'll second freelancer to the OP loved this game.

 



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jasonnc80 on 24 September 2008

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll look into what's been posted so far. If anybody has any hands-on with any of these games let me know!



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Words Of Wisdom on 24 September 2008

StarLancer was way way way way better than FreeLancer.

Tachyon The Fringe was also great for Bruce Campbell humor.



Chemical on 24 September 2008

*sigh*
Time to play through Freespace 2 again.



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BenKenobi88 on 24 September 2008

Funny you should ask, because a new game was released yesterday:
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=42799

I haven't bought it but I plan on it...I could play through Freespace 2 again, but I can't get the files to work on my PC for some reason.



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El Duderino on 24 September 2008
Chemical said:
*sigh*
Time to play through Freespace 2 again.

 

Yeah I still have Freespace 1 and 2 but I really wish they would make new ones... maybe the lack of Hollywood scifi movies with emphasis on space fights has something to do with it... why didn´t Lucasarts make a new StarWars spacefigher???... the opening scene to Episode 3 was a good inspiration...