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3 Nov 2003, 19:20
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Manga Kitten is back!
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Freelancer
It's a M$ game. Some of their games are good, anyone knows if this one is?
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3 Nov 2003, 19:26
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The Twilight of the Gods
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Re: Freelancer
It's ok. Not enough variation. Example of a better MS game: Rise of Nations. Example of one about the same level: Halo.
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3 Nov 2003, 19:36
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Registered User
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Re: Freelancer
Like MrL_Jakyll said. It has nice graphics and a good interface and the main mission isn't all too bad. The submissions between chapters are awfully repetitive though and the trade system is just plainly crap.
Leech it or borrow it but don't spend money on it.
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3 Nov 2003, 19:40
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Manga Kitten is back!
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Re: Freelancer
Multiplayer is crap too?
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3 Nov 2003, 19:42
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Registered User
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Re: Freelancer
I'm thinking about whether this is intentional amnesia I'm experiencing or not.
Sorry, can't help you on that.
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3 Nov 2003, 19:42
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Re: Freelancer
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3 Nov 2003, 19:45
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Manga Kitten is back!
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Re: Freelancer
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3 Nov 2003, 21:34
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Mr. Blobby
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Re: Freelancer
Currently playing Freelancer as well.
It's quite good to play through - just don't expect realistic flight models, an extensive trading system, or complete non-linearity. Having said that, the storyline is fairly good to play through, currently trying not to die on the last mission.
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3 Nov 2003, 21:36
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Guy next door
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Re: Freelancer
It's certainly not Elite material
what mpr0733 said
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3 Nov 2003, 21:55
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Look over there!
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Re: Freelancer
what mark said - although there are quite a few mods out there (try lancersreactor) which can add to replay value.
if the goons at digital anvil had spent that ludicrous development time and budget on more content rather than the (admittedly staggeringly nice) game engine, or included a better combat model, it would be great.
i've been hoping an addon will do that, but i've not heard of one
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3 Nov 2003, 23:51
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Mr. Blobby
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Re: Freelancer
Granted, the game engine is rather ace.
Blowing through a minefield or cruising an asteroid belt with the scenery on-screen is very enjoyable.
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4 Nov 2003, 14:56
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mmm.. pills
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Re: Freelancer
I was worried it was going to be one of these headache inducing thinking type games (like elite) fortunately it wasn't and is the best space/flight combat sim to date.
(Though replay value after completing main campaign I admit is limited)
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4 Nov 2003, 15:42
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Condemned to RP
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Re: Freelancer
The single player rocks, just finish the story and be done with. Apart from that its not really fun.
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4 Nov 2003, 15:49
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Guy next door
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Re: Freelancer
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Originally Posted by ParraCida
The single player rocks, just finish the story and be done with. Apart from that its not really fun.
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The linear storyline, the dull same missions, the complete **** cinematic scenes
dude it was shit, I couldn't even be arsed to play through the half of the game
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4 Nov 2003, 16:04
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Condemned to RP
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Re: Freelancer
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Originally Posted by SilverSmoke
The linear storyline, the dull same missions, the complete **** cinematic scenes
dude it was shit, I couldn't even be arsed to play through the half of the game
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That's because you are pretentious.
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4 Nov 2003, 16:06
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Guy next door
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Re: Freelancer
oh.
Anyway, the combat, feel, storyline in a game for example like Wingcommander was much more entertaining in my opinion.
Freelancer is pretentious, while they even couldnt put in a decent economic system.
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4 Nov 2003, 16:27
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Freelancer
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Originally Posted by SilverSmoke
oh.
Anyway, the combat, feel, storyline in a game for example like Wingcommander was much more entertaining in my opinion.
Freelancer is pretentious, while they even couldnt put in a decent economic system.
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Wingcommander series was overproduced trash. More money went into making it look pretty than on developing any sort of decent gameplay.
It's control system is also the most awkward ever invented only being marginally better than X-Wing vs Tie Fighter.
Freelancer's economic system was perfect, all you need to worry about is that some item costs x amount at one place and can be sold for y amount at another. Anything more than that is just adding unessesary complications to what should otherwise be a simple concept.
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4 Nov 2003, 16:55
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Guy next door
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Re: Freelancer
Wingcommander wasn't perfect, far from that but at least it had some atmosphere in it, something seriously lacking in Freelancer with it's crap cinematics.
Freelancer was hyped as the new Elite (I don't know who started that shit, the media or the developers itself), it's certainly not, it's just another space shooter in which going 'free' doesn't have any purposes at all.
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