looking for a space combat game - Page 2

Alneyan · #1 July 10th, 2005, 06:12 AM

I have always been partial to a Mara myself, with the standard double Kaysers (energy has never been much of a problem though, as few targets take more than a few hits to go down): jolly fun! And that Mara mission gives so many nice vessels to take down, all for yourself...

Still, my favourite will be the Great Hunt (I think) in FS1, where you try to catch up with You Know What. The mission can be downright easy (run like the coward you are!), or you can have some fun taking down everything on your way (destroyer included, of course), and without losing a single ship in your escort. Dofighting madness! (And hope the friendly bombers can deliver the goods...)

EaX · #2 July 11th, 2005, 01:25 AM

A question to all of you who played freespace 2, the first time you played the last mission (the one that the capella star goes nova) did you survive? i didn't it was unexpected i was faaaaar from the jump node...

Iron Giant · #3 July 12th, 2005, 12:26 PM

I've played most of those games (maybe all, iirc).

The best one, the one that really made me feel like I was in a space ship was Independance War 2.

In fact, I just bought it again. Its under $20 including shipping:

http://www.atari.com/us/games/iwar2/pc

PvK · #4 July 11th, 2005, 06:28 PM

Freespace? Looks pretty, but not so great as a space combat game. Edit: Oh! I thought you meant "FreeLancer". FreeSpace was ok, but too simplistic for my tastes.

For a space combat "simulator", I would look at the Independence War series or Starshatter long before I turned to Freespace.

PvK

Alneyan · #5 July 11th, 2005, 06:40 PM

Bring on the Kaysers to teach the heretical spawn proper manners!

Kidding aside, Ruatha titled his thread "space combat game", but added "simulator" in the post. I would agree that Freespace fits the bill of a more arcade-based game (though it's far from being Tyrian, or a similar game), instead of being a "true" simulator, pretty much like Vroom is hardly the same as a F1 simulation.

I am not sure about a suggestion in the simulation department though... but I will check out that Starshatter PvK mentioned.

TheChin · #6 July 12th, 2005, 11:40 AM

I like Starfleet Command. It's a bit different than Freespace as it's a 2D simulation (3D graphics, but combat happens on the X-Y axis with no Z). It has some nice scenarios and a plethora of ship types. As an old school fan of the board game Star Fleet Battles, it has another level of enjoyment for me being based on it.