[Snail]

Well, then there's Halo, which is just walking through a map killing people along the way over and over and over and over again for the whole game.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I'd rather play Duke Nukem 3D, even though I'm underage.

FreeSpace doesn't appeal to my sister because she is allergic to games involving so many degrees of movement. For the same reason, one of the girls I know doesn't like such games either. In fact, she can't even watch a video of IKARUGA.

[Wobble73]

I'd rather play Duke Nukem 3D, even though I'm underage.

FreeSpace doesn't appeal to my sister because she is allergic to games involving so many degrees of movement. For the same reason, one of the girls I know doesn't like such games either. In fact, she can't even watch a video of IKARUGA.

Most of the people I know, dont like FreeSpace2 as there are too many controls involved (console freaks!!!)


.....and my wife just doesn't get it. "Why aren't you shooting at the ship? You're just shooting in front of it!" *Explanation of lead-indicators falls of deaf ears* "It's a stupid game anyway, I'm going watching Big Brother!"

 

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Most of the people I know, dont like FreeSpace2 as there are too many controls involved (console freaks!!!)


.....and my wife just doesn't get it. "Why aren't you shooting at the ship? You're just shooting in front of it!" *Explanation of lead-indicators falls of deaf ears* "It's a stupid game anyway, I'm going watching Big Brother!"

 

I can see their point. The thing is, I'm fine with so many controls, since Descent 3 has its own to count. And unlike FS2, where some commands are redundant (in my opinion) and can be left blank, Descent 3 requires almost ALL of its key commands.

I play FS2_Open on my MacBook now, and because of the lack of keys to use, I have to clear everything and set them on my own. That's where the Duplicate option comes in handy.

[Snail]

FS2 isn't complicated at all in comparison to some games.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

FS2 isn't complicated at all in comparison to some games.

Really? Like Halo? Or Prey?

[Snail]

BC3K

[Wobble73]

I'm finding X2: the threat quite complicated at the moment, I played through the first one upto near the end, but this one is really confusing, they changed the keys and everything so I'm going to have to learn them all over again.

[Colonol Dekker]

I war has more complex controls than FS2, but X3 is just taking the Piss. A few months back i was trying (yet) again to bother to set up a few transports to make me some cash. But i got bored and downloaded a savegame with a few million bucks.
Only to get annoyed at managing forty fighters and nine battleships brain overload

[General Battuta]

Well, then there's Halo, which is just walking through a map killing people along the way over and over and over and over again for the whole game.

It's a very polished kind of killing, mind...people seem to find it really addictive, even those who don't otherwise like games (a bunch of girls in my dorm play Halo every week but aren't really into other stuff.) But that's off-topic, and I only bring it up because...

FreeSpace doesn't appeal to my sister because she is allergic to games involving so many degrees of movement. For the same reason, one of the girls I know doesn't like such games either.

...I think that Freespace has much the same kind of appeal as Halo does. I'm in an all-female household (excepting the father) and both sisters here picked up Freespace quickly.

You should tell your sister that playing games that require spatial thinking eliminates the male advantage on spatial-reasoning tests. It'll help her do well in math and physics. Maybe I can dig up the article about the study...

[Ghostavo]

I war has more complex controls than FS2, but X3 is just taking the Piss. A few months back i was trying (yet) again to bother to set up a few transports to make me some cash. But i got bored and downloaded a savegame with a few million bucks.
Only to get annoyed at managing forty fighters and nine battleships brain overload

Kingdom's End, SPP. It can't get any easier than that. And most of X3 and X2 is done via menus, so it's not really complicated.

All games mentioned so far pale before Microsoft's Flight Simulator series in terms of complex controls. The X series, I-War and Battlecruiser Millenium have nothing compared to that.

[Akalabeth Angel]

FreeSpace doesn't appeal to my sister because she is allergic to games involving so many degrees of movement. For the same reason, one of the girls I know doesn't like such games either.

You should tell your sister that playing games that require spatial thinking eliminates the male advantage on spatial-reasoning tests. It'll help her do well in math and physics. Maybe I can dig up the article about the study...

       I think what Andro means is that FS2 gives his sister motion sickness.
       But I could be wrong. I have some friends who similarly get motion sickness from something as simple as a driving game like Carmageddon. No amount of logic is going to change their instinctual reaction to that form of game.

[Excalibur]

Someone make an Unreal Tournament physics mod and have a LAN party - I made one for one ship, aside from upward and downwards thrust...

[Androgeos Exeunt]

       I think what Andro means is that FS2 gives his sister motion sickness.

Yes, that. She can't play or handle Descent either (all three versions).

On the other hand, playing FreeSpace 2 makes me feel like spamming, and, err...I just finished playing FreeSpace 2.

[james777]

FS2 pws all space sims!

[Snail]

FS2 pws all space sims!

[ShadowGorrath]

The topic title question asks if FS2 is the best space sim ever. Since no other space sim is as good as FreeSpace2, FS2 becomes the greatest space sim ever.

I agree that some things could have been improved, but out of all games- FS2 is my fave.

P.S. I actually think that if a better space sim was released, then all of HLP would be like the Command and Conquer fanbase: forget the older and better game ( FS2 in this case ) and move onto the new one, replacing the original fans/forum lurkers with those annoying type MP people who expect all games to have the latest graphics.

[Snail]

P.S. I actually think that if a better space sim was released, then all of HLP would be like the Command and Conquer fanbase: forget the older and better game ( FS2 in this case ) and move onto the new one, replacing the original fans/forum lurkers with those annoying type MP people who expect all games to have the latest graphics.

I don't think that would happen, personally.

[Ghostavo]

P.S. I actually think that if a better space sim was released, then all of HLP would be like the Command and Conquer fanbase: forget the older and better game ( FS2 in this case ) and move onto the new one, replacing the original fans/forum lurkers with those annoying type MP people who expect all games to have the latest graphics.

If the new game is better, the old game by default can't be better.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Oh hey, that's a contradiction; if the New Space Sim is better than FS2, how can FS2 be better than the New Space Sim.