![]() Freedom doesn't have to be subtle to be enjoyed. If you'd played the Wing Commander games, itĪlso didn't hurt that after several campaigns of taking orders and flying missions, you were now off the leash in that big wide universe, with the liberty to ignore even the scripted plot missions in favor of running a shipment of drugs past the good guys. The added details make it so much easier to pretend though, to imagine a busy universe of snarling pirates and smelly deep-space truckers. ![]() Technically the trading is no more intricate than Elite's, and the space combat little more than jousting with plasma guns. This sense of character is something the Wing Commander series did better than any other game, from X-Wing's very sterile aesthetics to Freespace's stripped down “Alpha 1” callsigns and to-the-point mission briefings.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |