[Ziame]

Interplay's going to get mad at us because we like their games?

Well technically it isn't their game ;P

I was thinking on the ways of "Hey! Boss! We've got an E-Mail!"
"Yeah? What does it say?"
"Will you revive Frees... OH FOR ****'S SAKE STOP ALREADY"

[Akalabeth Angel]

Well technically it isn't their game ;P

I was thinking on the ways of "Hey! Boss! We've got an E-Mail!"
"Yeah? What does it say?"
"Will you revive Frees... OH FOR ****'S SAKE STOP ALREADY"

Doesn't Interplay hold the rights for Freespace?
I would call that "their game".

[Droid803]

Getting annoyed at being asked many many times is basically the worst that could happen. Even then they wouldn't just flip out on fans.

[Mongoose]

Doesn't Interplay hold the rights for Freespace?
I would call that "their game".

The rights to publish, yes, but not the rights to develop.

[stuart133]

It's such a shame that FS2 wasn't properly advertised as this would probably have lead to better sales. As we know it is a truly great game, one of the best, and had it sold to it's full potential it would have made a lot of money. This could have lead to the development of FS3 but oh well *shrugs*.

Also I can't imagine how good FS3 would look and feel with a totally knew engine and graphics. Things like X3 prove that. 
But if games like that can sell I don't understand the feeling that FS3 wouldn't sell 
But ahhh well, such is life

[Akalabeth Angel]

Well Freespace isn't a really well known franchise I would venture. Not compared to the likes of X-Wing/Tie Fighter and Wing Commander.

I think FS3 is possible, but I think it would be a "bandwagon game" not a frontrunner. Meaning, another game like X-Wing or Wing Commander would first have to revitalise interest in the market and get people looking for old franchises to breathe new life into. Most companies are tentative about risky ventures, but on the other side of things they all love to cash in on the latest trend (see Hollywood for examples).

[headdie]

Doesn't Interplay hold the rights for Freespace?
I would call that "their game".

The rights to publish, yes, but not the rights to develop.

depends on the terms of the publishing deal and who owns who at the time

[Wobble73]

Interplay own the Intellectual Property of FreeSpace, the very universe belongs to them. If another company came up with a space sim with Terrans, Vasudans and Shivans and similar ships, they could very well find themselves at the wrong end of a lawsuit from Interplay.

[bahijal74]

In my opinion if it Ain't the real group from Volition, It aint gonna be freespace. I think if FS3 came out, it wouldn't be any good. AT ALL. It would b e a hype of graphics and interface that we already here at HLP seem to have mastered and perfected quite well. Interplay has too many new people and also no one who KNOWS the FS universe in my opinion.I would rather not have the tarnish of them even risking our beloved freespace unless we could be involved and help them with most everything. it's sad but i think the idea of what i am saying is true. its just not viable after this many years. who knows how many people know about it REALLY anymore in the company. sorry felt like ranting.

[Colonol Dekker]

For FS3, we need.
Same Author
Same Fredders
Same Modellers
Same Composer
Same VA
Same Texturers
Same Box design team
Same PXO

Same Decsent 4 vid when installing.

[Akalabeth Angel]

Was Fallout 3 good? It came out years after the other games and likely had largely a new team of developers yet it was well received.

So I wouldn't assume that FS3 would be garbage just because the same people wouldn't necessarily be involved.

[bahijal74]

Interplay ain't Bethesda......but yeah I could be wrong, In fact I would HOPE that I am. But Fallout 3 is one game among the millions of others. And It's also an rpg. but hey as  I mentioned I could be wrong and hope that i am as well

[Stormkeeper]

I'd also like to point out that Bethesda has had plenty of experience working with RPGs, and so was able to bring that experience to bear in developing FO3, not to mention that they also used the Van Braum source material as reference and did use bits of pieces in the final product.

[CP5670]

So I wouldn't assume that FS3 would be garbage just because the same people wouldn't necessarily be involved.

I agree, and conversely, a Volition-made FS3 won't automatically be great. If you look at their track record after FS2, their games have been good but not spectacular, not in the same league as FS2. The Volition team has changed quite a bit over the years, although some of the key people are still there. They also develop mostly for consoles these days and the PC version of any FS3 may be a buggy and poorly optimized port (Saints Row 2 is supposed to be like this, for example).

[Stormkeeper]

Like CP said, if FS3 was to be developed, just because Volition made it doesn't mean it'll be awesome. For me, personally, as long as its a studio with a known track record for consistently developing excellent, well-polished games with stellar gameplay, I'd be happy. If that studio was Volition, then that'd be icing on the cake.

[General Battuta]

I dunno...Saints Row 2 got rave reviews and Red Faction Guerilla got very strong reviews as well, and FreeSpace 2's writer is still at the studio, along with people like DaveB and Kulas...I think the necessary gang is all there.

[SpardaSon21]

Saint's Row 2 for the PC is a buggy, poorly-optimized PoS.  Everyone is worried the exact same thing will happen to the PC version of FS3.

[CP5670]

Yeah, I've seen a lot of complaints about the PC version of SR2. Most of those good reviews are for the console versions.

[General Battuta]

And yet Volition staff were just interviewed saying that they had really learned their lesson from SR2, and hands-on time from gaming press suggestions the PC version of Red Faction Guerilla is the best version of it - butter-smooth and prettier than the console ones, and packaged with extra content.

[Javito1986]

Dudes. No. Fallout 1 & 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fallout 3. I'm not even a fanboy or anything. I mean I guess I'm glad a new Fallout was made and everything and eh, I guess my opinion isn't the majority opinion... but really, Fallout 3 doesn't hold a candle to the Black Isle Fallouts. Not in terms of depth. Fallout 2 had so much content and so much to do, Fallout 3 is so... bland in comparison...

But I know this isn't a Fallout thread. Really though, I wouldn't want a new developer to make Freespace. It should be Volition. Maybe someday they'll buy back the rights to the IP, that would be nice. Wonder how much Interplay sells it for? I know they're hard up for cash. Maybe some rich HLPer should just buy it from them and hand it over to Volition!

PS. Interplay isn't threatened by the SCP. They're already -more- than aware of this site and all the new campaigns and upgraded graphics and total conversions and etc...