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Offline AlienTermite

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IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Article here.

Not much, but it's cool to see the game get some recognition.

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
cool, nice to know the critics still vouch for the game
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I just saw this and figured someone would have beaten me to it.  Regardless its awesome that it still has such respect

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Cool. But they always forget the SCP :hopping:

But nice that ppl recognize the original game :)
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"

The place that a OMGWTF*Explosion*-game deserves, but rank 21 is to low I think.

BTW really nice that they remember this game.
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Well, the fact that it's still considered "Modern" is pretty cool :P
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Well, the fact that it's still considered "Modern" is pretty cool :P
Especially since it didn't make 2009's list.

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Well, the fact that it's still considered "Modern" is pretty cool :P

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Well, the fact that it's still considered "Modern" is pretty cool :P

Seconded

Likely because nothing decent has come from the space genre in a long time since FS2.
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Cool. But they always forget the SCP :hopping:
On the other hand, when someone googles "Freespace 2" the first hit is the retail games Wikipedia page which has a link to the SCP wikipage.  Second is the SCP Wikipedia page. Third is the SCP home page. Forth is Hard Light's Freespace wiki.  Fifth is a Youtube video that links gog.com's Freespace 2 page; the video's description also pimps FS2Open 3.6.9 and the SCP.

 Personally, I think we are covered.  Though it would have been nice if they gave a shout out to the modding community.
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Well, the fact that it's still considered "Modern" is pretty cool :P
Especially since it didn't make 2009's list.

It would have fit in better on the 2009 list though:

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I was thinking, if steam starts selling the game and offers SCP as a free upgrade, it may bring new life to Freespace 2.

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I can see them selling the game.  SCP as free upgrade?  I wish.  Does GoG offer it as a free upgrade? Nope. :ick:  I think it boils down to support.  But they should still put something saying "Can't get enough FreeSpace? Go here!

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I can see them selling the game.  SCP as free upgrade?  I wish.  Does GoG offer it as a free upgrade? Nope. :ick:  I think it boils down to support.  But they should still put something saying "Can't get enough FreeSpace? Go here!

That has different reasons. Note that they DO advertise us in a few places.
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I'm not sure the SCP can ever be used in a way that constitutes earning money, given the conditions of the source code release. I may be overinterpreting the strictures, though.

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Its the sort of thing that it is best to be on the side of caution
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
I'm not sure the SCP can ever be used in a way that constitutes earning money, given the conditions of the source code release. I may be overinterpreting the strictures, though.

No, that's entirely correct. GOG or Steam can't bundle FSO with FS2, since if they would do that, it could be construed as making profit off of the FSO source, which would violate the FSO Source license.
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
Then they would have to make SCP it's own "game"?  And link to it from the FS2 page?  Two separate downloads... one might influence how many people buy the other, but still, I don't think that'd technically be "making money" from it.

 

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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
the problem is some lawyer 'might' find an idiotic way to say that it does mean they are making money from it and because of that I'ts a risk not in the interest of GOG or any other organisation as it might cost them more than they will ever see from sales of the game
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Re: IGN lists Freespace 2 in "Top 25 Modern PC Games"
No really, yeah they cant buncle FSO with FS2, BUT, they could sell FS2 and have a separate "game" called FSO "expancion" pack for free, they already do that with some games, just ist free.