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March 29th, 2008, 03:48 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
Was that a reference to Star Control? Or just general bizarreness?  |
March 29th, 2008, 05:50 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
Star Control?
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March 29th, 2008, 06:20 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
Star Control 2, actually.
You might know it better as The Ur-Quan Masters. That's the free (and best) version. The source code is also free, I believe.
It's basically the most complete gaming experience you can get in a space game. It's got role-playing, good story, really evil villains, a few dozen fairly fleshed out unique/interesting/bizarre alien races, actiony space combat, a sense of ownership, a great sense of humor, some strategy (a bit too light for my tastes, but it's there), a comfortable level of graphics, and a heck of a lot of depth. It's even free. I just wish it A: didn't have a time limit, B: wasn't a click-fest when it comes to combat, and C: had more strategy and open-ended sandboxness (it has them, I just want more, because I'm greedy).
If Master of Orion is a 4X game, then Star Control is, like, 9X. It really gives you a sense of being inside of a good classic space opera.
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March 29th, 2008, 06:27 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
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If Master of Orion is a 4X game, then Star Control is, like, 9X.
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March 29th, 2008, 06:44 PM
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March 29th, 2008, 07:20 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
I think you forgot Erotic Extraterrestrials [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon27.gif[/img] 
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March 30th, 2008, 06:51 PM
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Re: The map that will never be
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I think you forgot Erotic Extraterrestrials [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon27.gif[/img]
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Ooh! You just convinced me, I have to check this out. 
Where can I find it?
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