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Title: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: deathspeed on October 28, 2015, 01:11:53 pm

I stumbled across this list, posted earlier today.  Freespace is on the list, but not FS2.  A few people had already commented on that, and I posted directing people to hard light.

http://www.pcgamer.com/best-space-games-pc/

Edits: dammit, I can't type.

Title: Re: new "best spacee games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Phantom Hoover on October 28, 2015, 01:14:51 pm

The screenshot and year of publication are both from FS2, so they just forgot the '2'. I suggest contacting the author.

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: deathspeed on October 28, 2015, 01:24:12 pm

Quote from: Phantom Hoover on October 28, 2015, 01:14:51 pm

The screenshot and year of publication are both from FS2, so they just forgot the '2'. I suggest contacting the author.

Nice catch!  Also, he mentions combat in a nebula.  IIRC, that didn't happen until FS2.

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on October 28, 2015, 01:36:38 pm

Missing Star Control 2

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Phantom Hoover on October 28, 2015, 02:29:31 pm

I see from the comments that the author has attracted some criticism by passing over Freelancer in favour of games that were actually good

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: AtomicClucker on October 28, 2015, 02:35:35 pm

Well, I was kinda wondering where FS2 was - as that was an apex of a fading era and did a fine job at it.

Then again, PC gamer has been ever so slowly slipping, but I'll wait and see.

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Klaustrophobia on October 31, 2015, 02:06:16 pm

Article called ME2 'scientifically the best Mass Effect'.  I'm almost embarrassed Freespace is mentioned in the same article as a statement like that. 

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Firesteel on November 01, 2015, 08:59:58 pm

Quote from: Klaustrophobia on October 31, 2015, 02:06:16 pm

Article called ME2 'scientifically the best Mass Effect'.  I'm almost embarrassed Freespace is mentioned in the same article as a statement like that.

I didn't see the 'scientifically the best Mass Effect' quote, but I do completely agree that it was an 'unforgettable journey across the galaxy' because of how bad its plot was and because planet scanning is better than actual exploration apparently.

Title: Re: new "best space games" list from PCGamer
Post by: Klaustrophobia on November 02, 2015, 01:25:38 am

It was a caption on one of the pictures, linking to a poll article.