In CR I trust. Space sims have been waaaay too far into the "build an economy/manage a ship RTS style" types of games with weak/tacked on dogfighting combat almost as an afterthought if at all. Bring on the X-Wing/WC style games like the original Privateer and Freespace where being an all-out bounty-hunter/pirate isn't something that's only fun/sustainable after spending days worth of time building a small trade empire (I'm looking at you X games).
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STAR CITIZEN, Chris Roberts' (Wing Commander) New Game [$25 million funded]
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Shadowhaxor
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I wrote an article on my site and asked them actually. Here's their response;
Right now we're planning a 30-day crowdfunding cycle, that's what will determined whether or not the game gets made. We haven't planned for beyond that, but I'm thinking we will be making packages available then as well if everything goes well!
Oh i just remembered that in month or two there will be premiere of other good game that is X: Rebirth !
That should ease our 2 years waiting pain !
That should ease our 2 years waiting pain !
Until all spots will be taken
Henchmen21
Banned
edit: damn, this is huge. It can't be done. I can't believe it.
Lol so? WC1 was the only good WC game. And it was good in spite of Chris Roberts not because of him. Everything WC related that he had more control over sucked or did you guys forget about the WC movie? How do you get a movie based on your own creation...that you directed... wrong?
Besides, went to the site and this sounds suspiciously like an mmo in everything but name. Call me skeptical on this.
edit: Read more about it. This game seems to want to be everything to everyone at once. It wants to be SP. It wants to be MP. It wants to be Open world. It wants to be a resource trader like game. It has no clear philosophy.
So ? This is dude which directed Lord of War movie. He did WC game and no later WC were good.
Confidence Man
Member
Looks really good, but what if after reaching the crowdfunding goal he still fails to attract the big investors?
An mmo in a semi persistent world could be awesome plus it has sp. And wc2/3 were great. Not as amazing as 1 but saying they weren't great for the time just isn't true.
tamaster92
Member
What is it at currently?
Zero-Crescent
Member
Wing Commander, Privateer, and Freelancer combined? Music to my ears. The production values look really high too. 2014 seems so far away now.
tamaster92
Member
Hmm not too bad. Needs to pick up though or it won't hit 2mil in 30 days
CharmingCharlie
Member
One of the things that isn't helping is the site constantly going down. I know there is a backup site and all that but for some people such as myself I don't want to start chucking my credit card around a site that may or may not process my pledge properly. So I will wait till things calm down.
tamaster92
Member
Ya I'm waiting too. Means I can pay more since I get paid soon though.
Well freelancer was like X series so probably yes.
kutthoat5150
Member
is pledging only available for 30 days? why not longer?
GitarooMan
Member
I'd rather it be similar to Wing Commander 2, the free-roam stuff does nothing for me, give me a branching campaign with varied and interesting missions.
I'm so desperate for space combat I'd take anything on the pc at this point. I mean wtf it's been so long!
Raptomex
Member
Ever tried any of the X games? X Rebirth is supposedly coming out soon.
Watch the pitch video. We will get EVERYTHING.
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On paper this sounds like my dream game. So fucking hyped
But at the same time it sounds a bit to overambitious, I remember the amount of things he promised for Freelancer and how the final game only lived up to half of it. I'm hoping that was only the result of being held back by technology. He should hopefully be able to deliver upon all his promises this time.
Oh, and considering how far away it is, and the fact he's relying on crowd-sourcing for the budget, I'm somewhat concerned that it might get cancelled before it's even finished.;_;
But at the same time it sounds a bit to overambitious, I remember the amount of things he promised for Freelancer and how the final game only lived up to half of it. I'm hoping that was only the result of being held back by technology. He should hopefully be able to deliver upon all his promises this time.
Oh, and considering how far away it is, and the fact he's relying on crowd-sourcing for the budget, I'm somewhat concerned that it might get cancelled before it's even finished.;_;
X rebirth? I will check it out.
With all the assets he's already created I am pretty confident we will get something. The production values in face animations and character textures may falter but the space stuff looks ready now. Gameplay is all that really matters to me.
I don't think many people know about it.
Yes I think in all the hype the fact that he's crowdfunding is kind of getting lost? I don't know. Right now it feels like all the people who signed up previously funded and it's kinda stalled.
efyu_lemonardo
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Hari Seldon
Member
OH MY FUCKING GOD CHRIS ROBERTS IS BACK WITH A SPACE SIM!????????????
Edit: Crowdfunded? Damn website is down lol. I want to give my money!
Edit: Crowdfunded? Damn website is down lol. I want to give my money!
Wiktor
Member
WC1 was the worst Wing Commander he worked on. WC4 was the best one.