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FreeSpace 2, etc. by Bitter 07/28/2004, 12:02am PDT Freespace 2 is what Wing Commander dreamed of being before it turned into fading porn queens and has-been actors on bluescreen miming lines crafted by wannabe directors. Freespace and Freespace 2 are the current champs of space sim shootem-ups because of their concentration on making cool missions instead of posing in front of a garage ladder and an old prop from Star Trek, because of their command-for-everything-you-wanna-do nature (target target's target, anyone?), because of their dependable sturdiness during play (I read Bug of the Day religiously when the games were under development), because there were reasons to choose between various different guns and missiles and not an absolutely ``best'' set, because it is absolutely the first game that to me that captured the sense of scale of fighters battling in and among capital ships, of the amazing power of capital ships with their ferocious beam weaponry and flak cannons, and of creating a campaign that had some genuine tension and twists and turns and "woh" moments (if you've played the second game, you know what I'm talking about), and I played all the Wing Commanders including Prophecy, and I played both Privateers (hey Clive, 'sup), and I played all the Star Wars games (Tie Fighter is the only competition, but it loses because of the Tie Defender), and I played the horrific StarLancer, and the amazing but in a slightly different genre Independence War, and the rather sucky but haven't played it much but the opening video wasn't as good as the first yet Independence War 2, and the Homeworlds just because they were set in space and I was dying (the first one was pretty good). I know my space sims. And this paragraph has 4 sentences. And there was multiplayer! and an amazing missions editor in Fred (which was not too hard to use and provided hours of entertainment all on it's own)! And puppies and candy for everyone! And apparently nobody bought it but me, so my shiny CDs of the games and the mission packs will allow me to retire to a villa with a harem of nubile young women! Fuck all yall. Bitter. P.S. Especially *you*, Veronica. P.P.S. Cunt.

FABIO's forum arrogance article by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/26/2004, 2:36am PDT     FreeSpace 2, etc. by Bitter 07/28/2004, 12:02am PDT         that run on sentence needs trimming NT by FABIO 07/28/2004, 12:11am PDT             Ya think? NT by Bitter 07/28/2004, 1:03am PDT                 Yes, so why did you post it? NT by FABIO 07/28/2004, 4:31am PDT     Syndicate Wars by Bitter 07/28/2004, 12:05am PDT         Re: Syndicate Wars by curst 07/29/2004, 9:44am PDT             Re: Syndicate Wars by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/29/2004, 10:51am PDT                 well if we're going to go negative on FreeSpace 2 by FABIO 07/29/2004, 10:15pm PDT             Re: Syndicate Wars by Black Hitler 07/29/2004, 11:43pm PDT             Re: Syndicate Wars by Bitter 07/30/2004, 3:38pm PDT     Planescape: Torment by Mischief Maker 07/28/2004, 12:39am PDT         Re: Planescape: Torment by Lurker Shoomoser 07/28/2004, 5:34am PDT             A decent man descends into desert... NT by Lurker Shoomoser 07/28/2004, 5:45am PDT             Re: Planescape: Torment by Worm 07/28/2004, 6:47am PDT                 Re: Planescape: Torment by Unbitter 07/28/2004, 1:53pm PDT                     Nothin': just wanted the names consecutive like this by Bitter 07/28/2004, 11:47pm PDT             Re: Planescape: Torment by curst 07/29/2004, 9:46am PDT                 Re: Planescape: Torment by Cog 07/29/2004, 11:13am PDT                 Re: Planescape: Torment by Gubbi 07/30/2004, 4:37am PDT                     Addendum by Gubbi 07/30/2004, 4:41am PDT                     Re: Planescape: Torment by Bill Dungsroman 07/31/2004, 2:44pm PDT                         Yeah, cutscene spells were annoying too. NT by Worm 07/31/2004, 4:04pm PDT                             Re: Yeah, cutscene spells were annoying too. by Debaser 08/01/2004, 4:34pm PDT                                 Planescape question by FABIO 08/01/2004, 9:20pm PDT                                     YES, STUPID FUCKER. ALSO: NORDUM IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON HARD CUBE by Snurf 08/01/2004, 10:05pm PDT                                         I think all my spyware and browser hijacks are spilling over into this site by FABIO 08/02/2004, 2:09am PDT                                     Re: Planescape question by Debaser 08/02/2004, 8:38pm PDT                                         Re: Planescape question by Cog 08/02/2004, 11:46pm PDT                                 Best thing about those Final Fantasy-wannabe spells by curst 08/01/2004, 11:23pm PDT                                     Re: Best thing about those Final Fantasy-wannabe spells by Bill Dungsroman 08/02/2004, 12:47am PDT                                     Re: Best thing about those Final Fantasy-wannabe spells by Debaser 08/02/2004, 8:41pm PDT     More positive thinking! by curst 07/29/2004, 5:40pm PDT         Re: More positive thinking! by FABIO 07/29/2004, 9:24pm PDT             You're full of ass! by ROFL-MEISTER 07/29/2004, 10:02pm PDT                 Except for the jump-puzzles. NT by Mischief Maker 07/29/2004, 11:53pm PDT     Re: FABIO's forum arrogance article by Mischief Maker 07/29/2004, 11:54pm PDT         Re: FABIO's forum arrogance article by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/30/2004, 3:11pm PDT             FS2 by Mischief Maker 07/31/2004, 5:05pm PDT                 Re: FS2 by Bill Dungsroman 08/01/2004, 8:51pm PDT                     Re: FS2 by Mischief Maker 08/02/2004, 5:24pm PDT                         Not me, MM. by Bill Dungsroman 08/04/2004, 7:54pm PDT                             Well aware of that by Mischief Maker 08/05/2004, 12:37am PDT                                 Re: Well aware of that by Zseni 08/05/2004, 11:09am PDT                                     Re: Well aware of that by THE GUY WHO MAKES JOKES ABOUT STUFF 08/05/2004, 12:22pm PDT                                     Re: Well aware of that by Mischief Maker 08/05/2004, 1:21pm PDT                                         Re: Well aware of that by Zseni 08/05/2004, 2:03pm PDT                                             Re: Well aware of that by Mischief Maker 08/05/2004, 10:42pm PDT                                                 Re: Well aware of that by I need clarification 08/05/2004, 11:43pm PDT