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Paladin2000 · 03-12-2003, 02:13 PM

I got the game and my view so far:

[Graphics]
Not bad. But since you are viewing your ships and your sorrounding through a 3rd person perspective, the game some how feels like Rogue squadron type of arcade.

[Sound FX, Music]
Good but some of the dialogs gets repetitve because every NPC seems to say the same thing, except for the plotted scenes.

[Gameplay]
A bit easy. But activate the mouse fly mode and plnety of afterburner and most ships do not pose any significant treat. The controls may take a bit of time to get used to but after that it is like a walk in the park.

[Storyline]
Not very original but at least it blends well into the game. Anyway, one thing that I don't like about the main plot is that it is somewhat "forced" you to play along. For example, after finishing a bounty hunter mission, one of the key character contacted me and ask me to meet her at planet X. My map will autmatically set to take me to planet X and I can't seems to erase the preset flight plan. I would prefer the plot missions which is implemented in Privateer where as I could do it whenever I feel like it.

BTW, fighters seems to fly at the same speed regardless of their class. It is therefore advisable to buy yourself the heaviest fighters you could get your hands on because these babies offers better firepower.

That's all for now....

03-12-2003, 02:13 PM	#7
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 54 Posts: 1,728	I got the game and my view so far: [Graphics] Not bad. But since you are viewing your ships and your sorrounding through a 3rd person perspective, the game some how feels like Rogue squadron type of arcade. [Sound FX, Music] Good but some of the dialogs gets repetitve because every NPC seems to say the same thing, except for the plotted scenes. [Gameplay] A bit easy. But activate the mouse fly mode and plnety of afterburner and most ships do not pose any significant treat. The controls may take a bit of time to get used to but after that it is like a walk in the park. [Storyline] Not very original but at least it blends well into the game. Anyway, one thing that I don't like about the main plot is that it is somewhat "forced" you to play along. For example, after finishing a bounty hunter mission, one of the key character contacted me and ask me to meet her at planet X. My map will autmatically set to take me to planet X and I can't seems to erase the preset flight plan. I would prefer the plot missions which is implemented in Privateer where as I could do it whenever I feel like it. BTW, fighters seems to fly at the same speed regardless of their class. It is therefore advisable to buy yourself the heaviest fighters you could get your hands on because these babies offers better firepower. That's all for now.... __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)