Your favorite Sci Fi games?

[Melakon]

I like GalCiv2 as well, but I play it as Civilization in space and didn't bother with the story missions or lore.

That's sort of my approach. I've never played the campaigns or scenarios, and usually have 4-8 custom races I use (I make custom portraits and logos for them too). Some turn out to be wimps even though I tend to make aggressive Evils. An aggressive Good can be a handful too. Evil, warlike pacifists are a current experiment.

 

[martok2112]

Loved Deus Ex. Played it for the first time on PS2, years ago, and was amazed at the open play of the game. Got The PS3 Deus Ex game as well, and enjoyed it.

Xwing vs TIE Fighter was cool, but I also loved Xwing Alliance for its sheer selection of ships.

 

[Davros]

How about SF board games? In the late 80's and early 90's, I was addicted to Cosmic Encounter.

Twilight Imperium
Car Wars
Star Fleet Battles

 

[B.J.]

Wing Commander
TIE Fighter
Star Control 2
Elite Force

And if I can get it working on my computer, I'd love to try my hand at netrek again!

 

[Jax]

Mass Effect Trilogy
Halo Franchise
Freelancer
Fallout 3
Half Life Franchise
Dead Space (original one)
Star Trek Armada (original one)
Star Trek Bridge Commander
Star Trek Elite Force I & II

 

[Captrek]

I like GalCiv2 as well, but I play it as Civilization in space and didn't bother with the story missions or lore.

That's sort of my approach. I've never played the campaigns or scenarios, and usually have 4-8 custom races I use (I make custom portraits and logos for them too). Some turn out to be wimps even though I tend to make aggressive Evils. An aggressive Good can be a handful too. Evil, warlike pacifists are a current experiment.

What the heck does "warlike pacifists" mean?

 

[{ Emilia }]

I think my favorites have all been mentioned.
I used to love Alpha Centauri, Tie Fighter and Wing Commander. I'm in the process of moving flats and while packing boxes I found my Wing Commander IV box. Oh, the nostalgia.
Regarding more current games I love the Mass Effect trilogy, I really enjoyed Deus Ex: HR, I loved Bioshock: Infinite (which isn't set in the future but is still science fiction) and despite all its flaws I enjoyed the concept behind Remember Me.

 

[Thestral]

Mass Effect trilogy
Knights of the Old Republic
Star Trek Armada
Freespace II
Mechwarrior series (2 and 3 particularly)

Twilight Imperium

Hell yes.

 

[SPCTRE]

Wing Commander

Yes! That's a great sci-fi franchise I had almost completely - and unjustly - forgotten about.

 

[Kelthaz]

Oh, yes, and of course Master of Orion.

Master of Orion II still holds the crown for best 4X game of all time.

 

[Otto Harkaman]

Otto stands up and walks to the front of the MoOA meeting and proceeds to confess that he is a MoO addict and had to ban all such programs from his computer.

 

[Captrek]

All together now:

Hi, Otto!

 

[Otto Harkaman]

^ lol