Stevivor -- For the first time in Australia, Wing Commander, Wing Commander II and Wing Commander: Privateer have been classified in the country.
Origin’s motto was “we create worlds”, an accurate statement when describing the imagination bursting from 1990’s Wing Commander. Created by Chris Roberts (who’s currently working on the behemoth kickstarter project Star Citizen), it raised the bar for storytelling in space. It wouldn’t be topped until 1993’s X-Wing used realistic 3D polygons to outclass Wing Commanders modest bitmaps.
Carl Williams writes, "To say Origin was ahead of their time is quite an understatement. It is almost pointless to bring that back up, at least for retro gamers that were gaming around the “Origin Era” on PC’s. For everyone else, Origin was this development company that was doing stuff gamers only dreamed of. Take Wing Commander for instance, it was released in 1990 and was basically World War II in space and gamers ate it up. There was an actual story told in the game with animated cut scenes that were on topic. For the most part, previous attempts at this style of storytelling was left in the manuals and only sparsely shown on screen with static images of low quality. Origin went above and beyond this by having the cut scenes actually related to what was going on. Then there is the actual gameplay to keep early adopters interested."
Ah. The good ol days of gaming. Then EA came along and the party ended.R.I.P. Origin.
Just think of what a modern wing commander would have been like. The space combat part of COD infinite looks kinda close anyway.
https://m.youtube.com/watch...
Too bad I'm not a COD buyer. Or Activision for that matter.
I had all the wing commander games including Armada and Privateer. Good times, good times indeed :)
God damn would I give an ungodly amount of money to see a remade Wing Commander with modern graphics, as long as they don't try to redesign all the ships (like that terrible movie did). Particularly if they did it in VR. Just seeing the Claw hanging there in space outside the canopy of my Rapier... I miss that game.
Space is the place, especially in these stone cold classics.
Before No Man's Sky? Makes it sound like No Man's Sky is actually good or something...
It's actually pretty amazing and a lot of people agree on that. No one cares for the sadness people like you express constantly.
On the contrary, especially for people who are planning to purchase the game, people take myriads of different opinions in consideration.
And besides, it's okay if not everyone like the game.
You cared, that's why you posted. I don't have to like the game, and to me NMS is lifeless and repetitive enough that the fun wears thin after just a few hours. It's just as unfinished as it felt at its debut several years ago when I played it at the Gamestop managers conference.
Sad is the fact that you can't let me have my opinion without making it personal, but I'm glad you like it so have fun.
@TheCommentator
I know you and your comments and I know just as you and anyone here that you don't even own a PS4 or a gaming PC.
@BrandanT
It's ok to have an opinion. It's not ok to pretend to have one without actually having had the chance to form one.
You are correct, but I played it at the conference I mentioned and I do have friends who own a PS4. I played it for a few hours already while my friend and I hung out the other day and it's really not that interesting. Kerbal Space Program has as much going for it as NMS. To each their own.
Seriously, stay on topic and don't pretend that you know everything about me from my posts here at N4G.
You're just mad that a game you really wanted to be awesome ended up being average at best, so your fragile little mind created an escape by taking it out on me. It's okay, you can cry on my shoulder all you like dude. It still doesn't change the fact that I've played the game and don't like it, or that your ability to comprehend such a thing is seriously lacking. I haven't heard one fact about the game from you or Razzer the whole time you've been in here, you just personally attack me instead of staying with the topic like an educated human being would.
You want to know a secret? I know I don't like PS4 exclusives as much as Xbox exclusives because I play most of them at my friends house (or watch him Twitch) but I dislike Sony more than MS for other reasons besides a lack of exclusives I enjoy which is why I don't buy Sony products in general. Truth is both companies do shitty things to consumers.
Grow up, stay on topic, and realize that not every opinion around here is yours.
Actually playing the game makes it seem like it's good or something. I'm enjoying the hell out of it.
P.S. Goddamn do I miss Wing Commander.
@thecommentator
bullshit. you are a Xbox fanboy. your previous comments make it obvious. hating games you can't play
I hate Sony, I don't love MS. Big difference. My decision to own MS systems is educated, a fanboy's decision is not. So...
Quit attacking my character instead of the subject like a fanboy would and understand something, I can still play games on systems I don't own because... wait for it... I have real friends who I can go visit in the real world and play on a PS4. Go back into hiding, you shallow little person.
I know this game gets no credit around here but Elite Dangerous needs to be on this list but I do agree that everything on this list is great as well.
Elite Dangerous is planning to add tons of content too, which makes No Man's Sky look even more hollow in comparison.
Damnit...you don't get it, do you?! Stop talking shit about a game you didn't even play yet!
But he's right. No man's sky is cool, but very hollow in the end. With how the ship autocontrols I feel like I'm on an intergalactic tour. Don't get me wrong, I like the game, but elite has a lot more potential.
