Thirith on 31/3/2011 at 05:35
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Most, for instance Derelict and Procyon Insurgency, are more of the same, but not in a bad way of course. Some of them, like Vassago's Dirge and the Blue Planet series, are definitely a cut above the original game though.
Thanks, that definitely helps. I think that
Blue Planet, at least parts of it, come with the FSLauncher, but I'll have to check out
Dirge.
It's weird - I'm enjoying
Freespace 2 but I wouldn't say I *love* the gameplay... but at the same time there's something about the game that's capturing my imagination. Yesterday at work I kept thinking, "I wanna go home and play
FS2." Even though I'm also playing
Bad Company 2 at the moment, which on a moment-to-moment basis I enjoy more - but when I came home, I played
Freespace. I can't really put my finger on it, but there's something extremely evocative about space in
FS2.
thrawn_121 on 31/3/2011 at 06:24
I really enjoyed the feeling of just being a cog in the machine, the story isn't about you. The way missions don't always go as planned, the campaign is basically a long series of things going from bad to worse. Occasionally you'll get a victory, but it usually turns to ashes pretty quickly. You really feel like a soldier down in the trenches just trying to stay alive, and if you accomplish the mission so much the better.
Shadow on 31/3/2011 at 13:41
If you enjoy Freespace 2's story you'll probably like Blue Planet. It has, IMO, very good writing and an interesting story. And amazing music. And great gameplay. And well done characters. Come to think of it, I like just about everything about the mod.
Thirith on 2/4/2011 at 15:59
This probably makes me a complete heathen, but I've come to the conclusion that I prefer playing with KB+M to using my Logitech Force 3D. It may be a decade of C-64 joysticks with their binary on/off mechanics, or perhaps it's that the Force 3D doesn't provide enough resistance, but I keep oversteering with it.
catbarf on 2/4/2011 at 16:46
Quote Posted by thrawn_121
I really enjoyed the feeling of just being a cog in the machine, the story isn't about you. The way missions don't always go as planned, the campaign is basically a long series of things going from bad to worse. Occasionally you'll get a victory, but it usually turns to ashes pretty quickly. You really feel like a soldier down in the trenches just trying to stay alive, and if you accomplish the mission so much the better.
I absolutely love the mission in Freespace where
you're sent in to destroy a Hammer of Light outpost. As soon as you arrive, you see wreckage of HoL ships flying around- the Shivans beat you to it, and now you need to survive waves of Shivans until backup arrives.The game's story might be sorely lacking in the originality department, but it's told very well.
bob_doe_nz on 2/4/2011 at 23:08
Quote Posted by catbarf
I absolutely love the mission in Freespace where
you're sent in to destroy a Hammer of Light outpost. As soon as you arrive, you see wreckage of HoL ships flying around- the Shivans beat you to it, and now you need to survive waves of Shivans until backup arrives.The game's story might be sorely lacking in the originality department, but it's told very well.
Meh...
DIVE! DIVE! HIT YOUR BOOSTERS PILOTS!!!Biggest OH CRAP moment.
DarkForge on 3/4/2011 at 09:06
lol, agreed! Even now, after who-knows-how-many-times playing through the game, I always forget at which mission that part turns up - catches me off-guard every time! :D
Angel Dust on 26/4/2011 at 11:51
Finally got round to setting up all the mods etc and started playing this. I didn't end up bothering with a joystick as the mouse is working out fine.
Anyway it's fucking glorious! :thumb:
Thirith on 26/4/2011 at 12:01
After I finished the campaign, I played Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius. Beautiful mod and quite reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica in its atmosphere. I'll take a bit of a break from the game, but when I return I'll probably do the second Blue Planet campaign.
Shadow on 27/4/2011 at 06:00
I think the second part of Blue Planet is even better than the first, although the difficulty can be somewhat frustrating in certain parts.
