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What happened to all the good space sims??

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I'm tired of playing Freespace 2 over and over again

 

Plus, EVE Online's graphics show that, if anything, a good spacesim is pretty badly needed.

 

Anyone concur?

Yes.

This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.

Definitely.

I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows

 

'Cause I won't know the man that kills me

and I don't know these men I kill

but we all wind up on the same side

'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will.

- Everlast

Absolutely.

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Positively.

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"Great intelligence usually goes hand in hand with great stupdity."

 

Join The Sibilati!

-Sibilati retrorsum sibilamus

Well there's Freelancer, and if you're sick of that, you can also wait for Ascaron's Darkstar One (some kind of Freelancer successor...supposed to be an RPG/space shooter hybrid), which shows a lot of potential to rock, but also lots of potential to fail miserably. I guess that's about it.

For sure!

 

But Freespace (1&2) still rocks ... getting time to play them again. I was waiting for the Wing Commander Saga mod to be finished, but haven't found anything recent on it.

You should look into the X-simulators (X: Gold, X2: The Threat and most recently X3: Reunion) for some newer space simulation goodness.

 

Another game I reviewed once is called Star Wolves. It's a RPG/space-sim hybrid, although not a very good one (in my opinion). Reviews have been varying though.

 

Other than those, I don't know.

Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!

I heard that X3 was actually awesome with the patches. That's probably your best new generation shot.

Meh, I want a MOO4 (preferably one that doesn't suck)

MOO is dead. Long live GalCiv!

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(Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)

:wacko:

A space sim and a space strategy game are extremely different.

A space sim and a space strategy game are extremely different.

 

And?

and MOO is not a space sim.

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And?

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You're implying I didn't already know this :p

It was Hurlshot not me :p

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Moo?

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Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.

Master of Orion

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Moo?

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“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
 

Have you played the X games? They have gotten some great reviews.

We now bring you live footage from the World Championship Staring Final.

 

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