[ZmaN]

Well, read the topic....
Reviews aren't clear enough and I know some people here at HLP have played or own the game..  If you have an opinion, please share it...

Is the game worth the 40 bucks?  What abounds in it and what lacks in it? Why is it good?  Why isn;t it good?

[Ace]

If you can avoid laughing every time you hear 'Khaak' you should be fine.

...Khaak.

[Turnsky]

Well, read the topic....
Reviews aren't clear enough and I know some people here at HLP have played or own the game..  If you have an opinion, please share it...

Is the game worth the 40 bucks?  What abounds in it and what lacks in it? Why is it good?  Why isn;t it good?

if it's anything like X2, then the learning curve would be steep, me, i'm holding out until something a little more diverse in terms of what you can do comes available.

[ZmaN]

I've never played any of the X Space Sim Games...  I've played Freelancer, and Freespace 1 and 2 (even though X3 is nothing like FS2, UNCOMPARABLE)... 

Would I like it?
I mean I really liked freelancer, and I've been looking for a good Space Sim Game, and its a little more than just combat, considering FS2 is just combat and escorting as of now...  The fact that you can build an empire, fight other ships, convey business, and trade with other people, it sounds like its BETTER than freelancer...
What do you think?  Would I like it based on what I told you?

Oh, and those graphics make me drool tons of spit outta my mouth!!!!!

EDIT:  I wouldnt mind the long learning curve....  I'll eventually figure it out.  Besides, I'm not buying it for the controls....

If you can avoid laughing every time you hear 'Khaak' you should be fine.

...Khaak.

What the heck does that mean??  Khaak is the alien race..  why is it annoying?

[Fineus]

I've a question regarding system performance.

From what I gathered the game was very very demanding on that front, and while my computer isn't exactly top of the line anymore - I do value the ability to play the game while it looks pretty.

[yubyub]

I'd say buy it if you have a VERY strong system.

For example, I have a Pentium 4ht at 3.2 ghz, 1024 mb RAM, and both a x800xl and a x300se.  When I run the game with the x800xl, as long as I keep it at a fairly low res (1024x768) and low or no anti-aliasing, I can turn up all the textures and make it pretty.  With my x300se, it is barely playable with everything at the lowest.

So if you have a comparable graphics card to the x300se (and a similar system) wait until you upgrade to bother.  If you have a comparable graphics card to the x800xl (and a similar system), go out and get it.  While its not FS2, the combat is pretty good, and the graphics help balance out any other game problems. I like it more than Freelancer, even if the story kind of sucks  .

[Ransom]

I've a question regarding system performance.

From what I gathered the game was very very demanding on that front, and while my computer isn't exactly top of the line anymore - I do value the ability to play the game while it looks pretty.

Well you can just test it yourself:

The rolling demo. It's basically a real-time trailer, but you can use it to test roughly how well it'd run on your system.

[Fineus]

Neat! Downloading now.

[ZmaN]

yea I ran the demo...
If u ask me, it ran fine with a Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz HT, 768 MB of RAM, and an X850 Pro, running on my sound blaster live (My audigy 2 ZS died after about a week of having it so its waiting to be RMA'd)....

I think Im gunna buy it...  Along with NFS: Most Wanted!!!!
Tehn some hardcore music cd's...  oops, I'm getting carried away!

[ZmaN]

Any other opinions?

[Flipside]

Getting annoyed with the AI in general, too much bumping into things and getting blowed up Graphics are a big pain, even on my card they aren't 100% smooth. It looks great, but personally, I wish they'd put the effort into the trade engine.

[ZmaN]

I still think its worth the 40 bucks...

Have you upgraded the game to the 1.3 patch (or w.e. version it is)..

[SadisticSid]

Personally I think the game's garbage. The only reason I got it was from exchanging UFO: Aftershock after realising I'd downloaded all the other titles at GAME.

Seriously, it's pish. To get it working on some systems you have to install a full ACE Mega Codec pack just to get the audio to work. Even having the HUD on slows down the framerate by 50%, and there's no way to turn the part of it that slows everything down - the directional indicators for EVERYTHING in the system off. The missions are extremely buggy, the voice acting is almost dire, the station announcements are read by an annoying German woman and irritate the hell out of you, the capships are boring to fly because everything can outrun them, the storyline was written by a four year-old, and the pre-rendered cutscenes will make you want to scream because they were recorded at 320*200.

The only thing that is impressive about this game is the graphics, which are admittedly top-notch. But I'd sooner sacrifice them for FS1's visuals if it meant that they actually spent some time on the storyline, fixing the IMMENSE number of bugs, and advanced the aspects of gameplay from X2. As it is, even on a decent system, the game is next to unplayable and I'm getting rid of it ASAP.

[Ransom]

...so it's basically the same as X2, then?

[Fineus]

X2s graphics were terrible though. Polished but terrible.

[Turnsky]

X2s graphics were terrible though. Polished but terrible.

X3's graphics are definitely superior, and it seems they've learned some in terms of starship design.

[Fineus]

That said, I'm not sure if they've learnt anything in terms of model optimisation.

Looking at the rolling demo - there's a hell of a lot of girders, panels and what have you. Stunning if you can run it - a pain in the ass if you can't.

[TrashMan]

Personally I think the game's garbage. The only reason I got it was from exchanging UFO: Aftershock after realising I'd downloaded all the other titles at GAME.

UFO:AS comes with Starforce and it's buggy as hell,, That's why I didn't buy it ..

[Turnsky]

That said, I'm not sure if they've learnt anything in terms of model optimisation.

Looking at the rolling demo - there's a hell of a lot of girders, panels and what have you. Stunning if you can run it - a pain in the ass if you can't.

yeah, tell me about it.

[StarGame]

X3
Good points there are so many like the graphics for a start one of the best I have ever seen.
Ships to build and fly are GREAT!!!
Advanced AI
and so on...

Bad points have not found any since i got it on the day it came out in the UK.

My view is BUY IT