I assume we're pretending Invisible War didn't happen for the purposes of this thread? Mind you, I'd be happy if it didn't exist but it is in fact a sequel to DX.
A decent sequel, OTOH, is indeed well overdue.
Long Overdue Sequels
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A decent sequel, OTOH, is indeed well overdue.
Freespace is mostly known for how the sequel bombed; I'd expect to see something slightly safer like X-wing or Wing Commander first.
Y'know, I have Freespace 2, but I'll be damned if I can remember ever playing it. (And the original, but I know that I played it and the expansion.) I ought to give the series another go some time.
Then again, the original Freespace ended on a cliffhanger, or at least a very Pyrrhic victory, begging for a sequel.
I played the shit out of Freespace 1&2, but never got into the expansion pack for some reason. Should revisit it one day.
Thought of 2 more...
No One Lives Forever(part 3)
Anachronox
No One Lives Forever(part 3)
Anachronox
I have Anachronox sitting here, got it for £2 a few years back but barely played an hour of it. Really should go back to that.
FS: Silent Threat is actually pretty good. Good story, good gameplay. Just a little on the short side, unfortunately.
I don't remember playing the expansion to FS1 either.
Yes, FS2 does end in a manner that is somewhat of a cliffhanger, although less so than the first.
Yes, FS2 does end in a manner that is somewhat of a cliffhanger, although less so than the first.
Doesn't it end with you trapped light years away from your home space without a way of getting home?
In the final mission, you have a limited time to flee from an impending supernova. There are two endings, depending on whether you make it to the jump-gate before the 'nova erupts or not. You may be right that your player is trapped, but I don't remember for sure.
Given the number of Western and "Weird West" games we've seen lately, I'm surprised and disappointed that no one has tried to resurrect the Blood series. The weapons and gore from that game would be spectacular if rendered in today's graphics.
Where's the love for Caleb, the world's only undead showtune-singing Old-West gunfighter?
Where's the love for Caleb, the world's only undead showtune-singing Old-West gunfighter?
Given the number of Western and "Weird West" games we've seen lately, I'm surprised and disappointed that no one has tried to resurrect the Blood series. The weapons and gore from that game would be spectacular if rendered in today's graphics.
Where's the love for Caleb, the world's only undead showtune-singing Old-West gunfighter?
I loved Blood and I think its sensibility was actually ahead of its time. It'd be great to see a sequel again. I actually liked Blood 2 but I'm not sure why it gets so little respect. The airship level was fucking sweet.
Whatever happened to a sequel to the game Black? It was supposed to be the first of a trilogy of shooters with some kind of story, although the first one's story was extremely ambiguous and not really important.
I'm assuming that it sold poorly? It was fun for a mindless shooter...
I'm assuming that it sold poorly? It was fun for a mindless shooter...
God damn, you just keep getting points in my book. I was just saying to myself "Streets of Rage needs a f'ing sequel".
On another note, Pandamoium I think it was called, it needs a decent sequel. Same as a game I can't remember the name of. It's like a 3d Streets of Rage, and it had a really shit sequel that only had 1 character instead of the 5.
Loaded also needs a decent sequel, that game was off fucking intense.
Was Invisible War that bad? Reason I ask is I'm on the last stage of DE1, and wondering what DE2 is like.
Yes, Freelancer did support joystick use. I remember playing the hell out of that game, and many others, when I still had a PC. I've been tempted to purchase one, again, just to play some of those games again. I have numerous titles for PC but don't even know if any of them would work on a modern PC.
I also agree, a sequel to that, X wing, and some form of a reboot of the Klingon Academy style of trek games would be cool. I had just started playing X wing alliance when my PC crapped out, years ago, and swithced over to a Mac. I bought a Xbox 360 a few years back and have been upset with the lack of simulators on there. The only thing that really comes close, and isn't all that great, are the fleet engagements in Battlefront 2.
I didn't think it was that bad. However most people who have played it give it a pretty negative rating.