mkreku Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Apparently EA are reviving their old franchise. No news on developer or what kind of game it is, but at least it's there. I think. Too bad it's EA or else I'd be more enthusiastic about this. I'd love another quality Elite type of game. Freelancer just didn't appeal to me.. Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=73318 Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Sand Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Hmmm... I love the Wing Commander series, both the main series and the Privateer series but with EA at the helm I will not even bother. Besides if its going to be a X Box 360 only affair there is another reason to ignore it. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
Morgoth Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 360 and EA? That's so not exciting. Thank's for raping another classic franchise, EA. What's next? System Shock 3 as button-smasher on 360? Rain makes everything better.
Deraldin Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 360 and EA? That's so not exciting. Thank's for raping another classic franchise, EA. What's next? System Shock 3 as button-smasher on 360? System Shock 3 will be a fighting game on the PS3.
Morgoth Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Right, a kickboxing simulation where you gonna brawl Shodan out of space or something.....HAH HAHA HEH WAHAHAH :sad: Rain makes everything better.
SteveThaiBinh Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Hmmm.... I have to say that when you look at how EA treated Origin's other major game series, Ultima, you wonder how respectful they'll be of Wing Commander. I never really played the games - my main exposure was finding a Kilrathi ship in a field in Ultima VII - but as I recall it was very much focused on space combat missions, not a trading game like Elite at all. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
Sand Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 In truth there was two types of Wing Commander games. One was your character in the military doing space combat mission and the other was your character being a pirvateer along the border worlds. The latter was very much akin to Elite and Freelancer. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
Big Bottom Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 And Privateer 2 starred Clive 'ubermoviestar' Owen, I always regretted not playing that game more before I lost it. The best flash game ever!
Gorgon Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Mark Hamil for the win Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
Hurlshort Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Well, I hope they treat it less like a frenetic combat shooter and more like a space combat simulator (I know, that sounds odd). But the great thing about the early WC games and the X-Wing/Tie Fighter series was the strategy involved in flying a spacecraft. It wasn't just point and fire.
alanschu Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 (edited) Hmmm.... I have to say that when you look at how EA treated Origin's other major game series, Ultima, you wonder how respectful they'll be of Wing Commander. I never really played the games - my main exposure was finding a Kilrathi ship in a field in Ultima VII - but as I recall it was very much focused on space combat missions, not a trading game like Elite at all. The Wing Commander series was a sequence of missions that you, as a new flight cadet, flew through. It even had a semi-dynamic campaign, depending on whether or not you successfully completed missions. They also created a spinoff in the universe, called Privateer. While Privateer did have a storyline (which was bugged in my version of the game), it was a more open-ended, sandbox game where you could do trading, pirating, or be a mercenary. And yes, Privateer 2 did star Clive Owen. I remember when I first saw a movie preview with him in it (heck, probably King Arthur), and I was reminded that I first saw him in a video game! As for the "strategy," I don't really remember the WC nor TIE FIghter games really being a whole heck of a lot more different than "point and fire." The only exceptions of course being you sometimes had to focus on a group of ships (torpedo ships and bombers) from taking out your capital ships. Edited February 22, 2007 by alanschu
Tel Aviv Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Like all great videogames Privateer 2 starred David Warner! The FMVs look terribly dated now I expect, but at the time I truly loved that game. If only I could get the bugger working in XP.
alanschu Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 And John Hurt, the dude that played Kane in Alien! Not to mention Christopher Walken, and even Jurgen Prochnow, of Das Boot fame!
Llyranor Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 A good developer + coop could make me consider this. Hmm. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
Diogo Ribeiro Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Old franchise. EA. Consoles. Can't go wrong!
Llyranor Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Shut the crap up, RP. Legendary Game Franchise Delivers 16-Player Online Space Combat Electronic Arts today announced the return of its beloved Wing Commander (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
Meshugger Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Mark Hamil for the win Yup. It would be no Wing Commander without Mark Hamil. Come on EA, don't be too cheap :sad: "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Sand Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I doubt they would have live actors in the game. Perhaps CG scenes like Indigo Prophecy with space combat in the middle, with Mark Hamill doing the voice over for Blair. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
alanschu Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Mark Hamil for the win Yup. It would be no Wing Commander without Mark Hamil. Come on EA, don't be too cheap :sad: I don't know, the first two Wing Commanders didn't have Mark Hamill (nor did they have some chap named Christopher Blair). I enjoyed Wing Commander 3, but I found the first two to be significantly better.
Tale Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I doubt they would have live actors in the game. Perhaps CG scenes like Indigo Prophecy with space combat in the middle, with Mark Hamill doing the voice over for Blair. CG scenes like Indigo Prophecy? Usually when I see someone talking about CG, they're talking about pre-rendered. You are a weird one. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Meshugger Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 (edited) Mark Hamil for the win Yup. It would be no Wing Commander without Mark Hamil. Come on EA, don't be too cheap :sad: I don't know, the first two Wing Commanders didn't have Mark Hamill (nor did they have some chap named Christopher Blair). I enjoyed Wing Commander 3, but I found the first two to be significantly better. j/k Personally, i liked the second one the most. Edited February 23, 2007 by Meshugger "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
jaguars4ever Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 P2: The Darkening was teh awesome! Running it on XP is an absolute bitch though.
mkreku Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 Apparently the Wing Commander Arena is pretty far into development, as Gamespot has had a chance to see it already. "While the single-player game serves as a good introduction to the action, you'll likely spend most of your time in Arena's online multiplayer modes." Boo! Source: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sim/wingco...e;picks;story;1 Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Pop Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Mark HamilFreddie Prinze Jr. for the win fxd. You know EA got on this because of the massive success of the movie. Space will never be the same! Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
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