Space Game General All-Platform Thready Discussy Thing :)

Grifman · 2016-03-17T05:47:53.000Z

Yeah, this looks like the space game I’ve always dreamed of.

lordkosc · 2016-03-17T06:53:28.000Z

rhamorim:

Daedalic announced a new space game today, called The Long Journey Home.

The trailer is fantastic, by the way. Especially the music.

They mention Star Control 2 and Starflight as inspirations, BTW. Along with Farscape and Firefly.

This does look good!

Rock8man · 2016-03-17T07:34:16.000Z

Great trailer. If it can have fluid controls like Galak-Z, I’ll be sold.

RichVR · 2016-03-17T07:43:20.000Z

Brian Rubin:

WELL THAT LOOKS DELISH. FILL UP MY PLATE WITH IT, GARSON.

I’ll have what he’s having.

Fozzle · 2016-03-17T08:25:46.000Z

Ditto. That looks awesome…

vyshka · 2016-03-17T13:53:57.000Z

Has anyone here played Cosmic Supremacy? http://cosmicsupremacy.com/

Apparently a free multiplayer 4x

TurinTur · 2016-03-17T14:11:13.000Z

So, did they consult you, Brian?

Rock Paper Shotgun

The best space games on PC

Space games have experienced a rebirth over the past few years, particularly space sims, but as many in the comments pointed out, you don’t need to be sitting in a cockpit to enjoy the stars. This updated list broadens our search for the best space...

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T14:14:10.000Z

Nope, and they’re mostly wrong.

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T14:17:49.000Z

Oh god, I know the guy who wrote it.

MrCoffee · 2016-03-17T14:37:17.000Z

That list felt so wrong.

TurinTur · 2016-03-17T14:41:27.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Oh god, I know the guy who wrote it.

…

Is there some kind of secret scifi gaming writers circle?

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T14:47:18.000Z

No, but the guy who wrote it used to have his own actual print magazine on sci-fi games (which sadly folded) and I wrote some stuff for him a long time back.

Demorve · 2016-03-17T14:54:15.000Z

Brian Rubin:

and then coming to the present with StarDrive 2: Sector Zero.

Saw your recent podcast on Stardrive 2 and I don’t recall hearing you giving the game a thumbs up or thumbs down. Which way does the old thumb go?

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T15:00:51.000Z

The old thumb was indifferent, the new thumb with Sector Zero is a bit more positive and upwardly pointed.

Demorve · 2016-03-17T15:19:39.000Z

Thanks, you might want to consider using a “Thumb-O-Meter” at the end of your podcasts to help us tonally challenged figure out what you really think. ;)

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T15:31:23.000Z

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Rock8man · 2016-03-17T15:33:13.000Z

I mostly like RPS’ list. How would yours be different Brian?

I personally don’t like the X games, so I wouldn’t include X3 in the top 15. Same with Freelancer, because playing with the mouse made that one very unsatisfying for me. I would have included Privateer as my personal favorite game in the Wing Commander universe. And I would have found a way to include Star Control 2 and perhaps Galak-Z. I do like that Elite: Dangerous gets some love, and Independence War (though I would have put I-war above Freespace 2).

BrianRubin · 2016-03-17T15:42:04.000Z

Let’s see, if I had to do 15, it would likely be:

Distant Worlds
Drox Operative
Wing Commander 2
Space Rangers 2
Freelancer
Frontier: Elite II
Master of Orion
X-Wing
Independence War
Elite
Wing Commander: Privateer
Star Control 2
Starflight
TIE Fighter
Freespace 2

Rod_Humble · 2016-03-17T17:54:32.000Z

15 Eve online
14 Jumpgate
13 Star Control
12 Star Raiders
11 Gal Civ
10 Gratuitous Space Battles
9 Kerbal Space program
8 Sundog
7 Space Rangers 2
6 Space Empires III
5 Mercenary Escape from Targ
4 Millenium 2.2
3 Elite Dangerous
2 Master of Orion
1 Elite

mine :)

Rock8man · 2016-03-17T18:03:56.000Z

Gosh, it’s so weird you guys are including 4x space games too. OK, I’m game. But it’s so tough judging Star Control 2 vs MOO2 vs Freespace 2, you know?

Hardwar
Tachyon: The Fringe
Elite: Dangerous
Freespace: The Great War
Wing Commander IV
Galak-Z
Descent
Wing Commander III
X-wing Alliance
Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Privateer
Star Control 2
Master of Orion 2
Freespace 2
Independence War