OT: Game Recomendations?

AgentZero · #1 April 9th, 2005, 02:54 PM

While I eagerly await the arrival of my beta CD, I'm looking for something to fill my time with. I've beaten SE4 & Starfury into submission repeatedly this week, & I'm looking for something new. Anyone have any recomendations? I'm looking for maybe a strategy game, or a Privateer-esque space trading game, though I'm open to any other suggestions.

Atrocities · #2 April 9th, 2005, 03:02 PM

I know not of any decent games as you describe. However if you like a good FPS I would recommend:

Farcry
Chronicals of Riddick
Tribes Vengeance
Half Life 2

Starhawk · #3 April 9th, 2005, 03:24 PM

Privateer-esk games would be:

Sid Meier's Pirates'
Pirates: Cutthroats
Privateers! (if you can find it)
Terror on the High Seas (again if you can find it)

Ragnarok-X · #4 April 9th, 2005, 03:32 PM

Freelander or X2 ? Both Space-Simulations where you can haul cargo, do pirate-stuff and have a mostly free life. X2 allows even to mine asteroiuds and construct facilites in space.

AgentZero · #5 April 9th, 2005, 06:34 PM

Yeah, I'm slogging my way through X2 right now. Thing is it takes a looooong time to get anything done. Even a simple cargo run can take 10-15minutes each way, even with time compression on. Anyone remember Protostar, from way back? I remember you could have yourself a very nicely tricked out ship after only about an hour of playing. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if you can actually buy yourself one of them big carriers and go cruising around the galaxy in it?
If so, I'll give it a bit more time, otherwise looks like it's back to KotOR2...

PTF · #6 April 13th, 2005, 07:45 AM

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AgentZero said:
Yeah, I'm slogging my way through X2 right now. Thing is it takes a looooong time to get anything done. Even a simple cargo run can take 10-15minutes each way, even with time compression on. Anyone remember Protostar, from way back? I remember you could have yourself a very nicely tricked out ship after only about an hour of playing. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if you can actually buy yourself one of them big carriers and go cruising around the galaxy in it?
If so, I'll give it a bit more time, otherwise looks like it's back to KotOR2...

This was possible with XTension (X1) already. You can buy different carriers (5 or 6) there without limitations, equip them with hyperdrives and use it as a battleship carrier for all of your ship fleets. You were also able to move asteroids (ram) with the carriers, if they had enough energy shield. This often has been abused to destroy competitors (plant stations) without the risk of war, because asteroid collision would be a kind of natural disaster.

I am going to skip X2 just because I know of X3 will be released end of this year...

Baron Munchausen · #7 April 9th, 2005, 07:07 PM

Try the Privateer 'remake':

http://priv.solsector.net/

I've wanted to but it's a rather large download and I'm still on dialup. Broadband users should be able to get it without much trouble, though.

Saber Cherry · #8 April 9th, 2005, 07:10 PM

Freelancer is not good. Especially if you expect Privateer. It has so many almost-neat things. It could have been so good. But... no.

Try Escape Velocity Nova. There's a fairly complete demo...

Starhawk · #9 April 9th, 2005, 09:04 PM

FAH Freelancer is great especially multiplayer! you blaspheemer....though yeah the conversations got a bit old.

AgentZero · #10 April 9th, 2005, 09:36 PM

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Baron Munchausen said:
Try the Privateer 'remake':

http://priv.solsector.net/

I've wanted to but it's a rather large download and I'm still on dialup. Broadband users should be able to get it without much trouble, though.

Thank you Baron. Thank you so very much. I've been yearing to play Privateer again for a very long time, but haven't been able to on account of it running at an inhumanely fast speed on my PC. Now, not only can I play Privateer again, I can play it with purty graphics as well.

Played Freelancer a bit, but it felt like a console version of Privateer. Dumbed down controls & really rather restricted 'open-endedness'. Now, if someone's gone through the trouble to make a mod that addresses the open-endedness ie: lots more ships/equipment/random missions etc. I might consider popping it back on the HD. If not, I'll stick with my Privateer remake.