[foolfromhell]

think of it this way: How can you get more original then flying through space and blowing **** up without floating away from the genre?

Look at the damn interface of Tachyon.

EVERYTHING is in the same spot as Freespace.

Hell, they also have the energy modifications to guns, shields, and thrusters...

Oh, and btw, those use the same keys as Freespace 2...

[Jeff Vader]

think of it this way: How can you get more original then flying through space and blowing **** up without floating away from the genre?

Look at the damn interface of Tachyon.

EVERYTHING is in the same spot as Freespace.

Hell, they also have the energy modifications to guns, shields, and thrusters...

Oh, and btw, those use the same keys as Freespace 2...

So Tachyon maybe copied stuff from FreeSpace, which in turn copied stuff from the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games as well as Wing Commanders. What's with all the fuss? FPS games are the same thing. It's hard to not "copy" things without derailing from the genre itself.

[Fenrir]

Besides, would you rather have them impliment some awkward control scheme and place the HUD elements upside down and inverted? There`s no real reason to tweak what doesn`t need to be fixed.

[Solatar]

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

I'm going to start making firearms. Only my triggers are going to be on TOP of the gun. I don't want to copy what everyone else has done.

Crap...then I'd be copying a crossbow...

[Akalabeth Angel]

    Whatever, so the HUD looks similar, so the keys are the same. Would you rather the keys for each game were different so in the middle of a dogfight you hit the wrong key at a critical time? as others have said, space flight sims are pretty much all the same on many levels. What separates them from one another are the stories.

    Look at FPS shooters. They basically break down into like two story lines:
    1. Fighting demons (Doom, Painkiller, Heretic)
    2. Fighting aliens (Halo, Half Life, Duke Nukem, PREY)
   
    Occasionally you'll also have 3. Fighting bad marines (FEAR, Half Life)
    Many have pretty similar storylines, Half Life is a lot like Doom except the experiments result in Aliens instead of Demons.

    I mean, whatever. People are bemoaning the death of space Flight sim games and then when a new one comes around everyone instantly hates it because it seems to copy some previous game they enjoyed. Maybe that's why the genre more/less died off in the first place and continues to remain on lifesupport for the most part.

[brandx0]

That's like saying that you can't make an action movie with a storyline because putting a good story in would deviate too far from the genre.

EDIT: That was in response to Haloboy's post, I didn't realize there was a page 2 =P

[colecampbell666]

No, they hate new space sims because of their quality.

[Akalabeth Angel]

No, they hate new space sims because of their quality.

       And that explains why people hate this game before they've even played it?

[Colonol Dekker]

Let them eat cake. Without new development the genre will stagnate. I for one welcome every new game of any kind as denying any kind of creativity (or homage to a precursor) would result in us eventually having to rely on the old "hoop and stick" method of entertainment. Which would suck.

[Kie99]

FIFA 08 is a COMPLETE RIP-OFF of Pro Evolution Soccer 6

[Colonol Dekker]

FreeSpace is a rip-off of battlecruiser millenium. . . "He" should sue .

[haloboy100]

FreeSpace is a rip-off of battlecruiser millenium. . . "He" should sue .

Darek Smart?

[Snail]

There are people who make a living out of that. Forgot what they were called. It was like, "lawyers" or something.

[haloboy100]

a primitive race...though highly aggressive if agitated.