Pilots! Let's talk space/flight sims.

[Mack Yancy]

Anything were you sit in a cockpit and go pew pew with guns, lasers missles etc. Hell let's even throw in submarines if you that way inclined. Any level of realism from Wing Commander to Il2 Sturmovik.

 

[Hyperglide]

Star Wars Squadrons was a decent shooter (and always like 95% off) and I am gonna hopefully try Chorvs this weekend looks dope. Will report on it once I get around to it.

 

[Mack Yancy]

Star Wars Squadrons was a decent shooter (and always like 95% off) and I am gonna hopefully try Chorvs this weekend looks dope. Will report on it once I get around to it.

Chorvs is fine but it lacks that special something.

Actually trying Freespace 2 for the first time today.

 

[GSP_37]

Ace Combat franchise. Wide selection of real life planes and special weapons, as well as fictional weapons. The PS3 free to play game had the feel of speed and high G turning.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

I have Elite Dangerous on Xbox.

It's a game that I wanted to like.

 

[My Spot]

Remember the Jane's PC games EA kept cranking out in the 90s? This was probably my favorite. They were supposed to make an A10 Warthog game but it got cancelled.

 

[Mack Yancy]

I have Elite Dangerous on Xbox.

It's a game that I wanted to like.

You need to have a group of friends for it to really click.

 

[Mack Yancy]

Remember the Jane's PC games EA kept cranking out in the 90s? This was probably my favorite. They were supposed to make an A10 Warthog game but it got cancelled.

That doesn't shock me. They realised the number of people who would fly an A10 by choice and realized it wasn't worth the development time.

 

[Mack Yancy]

Ace Combat franchise. Wide selection of real life planes and special weapons, as well as fictional weapons. The PS3 free to play game had the feel of speed and high G turning.

The planes might as well be ficitional with the way the game's mechanics work.

 

[GSP_37]

The planes might as well be ficitional with the way the game's mechanics work.

What's your complaint with which game in the Ace Combat franchise?

 

[mixmastermo]

Anything were you sit in a cockpit and go pew pew with guns, lasers missles etc. Hell let's even throw in submarines if you that way inclined. Any level of realism from Wing Commander to Il2 Sturmovik.

cool thread. I used to be into Wing Commamder, Freespace etc. back in the day. I remember playing Tachyon and it just didnt click. I vaguely remember some characters having deep southern accents in that.

 

[Mack Yancy]

What's your complaint with which game in the Ace Combat franchise?

The games are extremely unrealistic. It's not a complaint, just a fact.

Flying an F-22 in that game feels more like flying an X-Wing than any real aircraft.

 

[GSP_37]

The games are extremely unrealistic. It's not a complaint, just a fact.

Flying an F-22 in that game feels more like flying an X-Wing than any real aircraft.

I never played Ace Combat Assault Horizon, but I read many times it's "on rails" and not like the normal Ace Combat flight. The best flight was in Ace Combat Infinity where you had some sensation of speed/acceleration/high G turns/airbrakes.

The game wouldn't be as fun if you only had like 4 missiles each sortie.

 

[Mack Yancy]

I never played Ace Combat Assault Horizon, but I read many times it's "on rails" and not like the normal Ace Combat flight. The best flight was in Ace Combat Infinity where you had some sensation of speed/acceleration/high G turns/airbrakes.

The game wouldn't be as fun if you only had like 4 missiles each sortie.

The fact you can pull the high g turns in infinity kind of just furthers my point.

And fun is super subjective here. Ace combat is popular but so are realistic flight sims. It's a spectrum of how arcade-like you want your experience to be.

 

[GSP_37]

The fact you can pull the high g turns in infinity kind of just furthers my point.

And fun is super subjective here. Ace combat is popular but so are realistic flight sims. It's a spectrum of how arcade-like you want your experience to be.
View attachment 1042970

I cannot imagine Sega Genesis After Burner II which I never played can compare to PS3 or higher Ace Combat.

 

[Mack Yancy]

I cannot imagine Sega Genesis After Burner II which I never played can compare to PS3 or higher Ace Combat.

I'm making a point about a sliding scale of realism with flight games. Afterburner is on the very far end of the arcade spectrutm but people still found it fun.

Also it did have a sequel on ps3

 

[GSP_37]

I'm making a point about a sliding scale of realism with flight games. Afterburner is on the very far end of the arcade spectrutm but people still found it fun.

Also it did have a sequel on ps3


View attachment 1042972

Was the PS3 After Burner worth playing?

 

[Mack Yancy]

Was the PS3 After Burner worth playing?

Again depends what you like in a game with planes. It's certainly an arcade experience which some folks live for.

 

[GSP_37]

I appreciate being introduced to games I might like that I never noticed, but after watching a short review of PS3 After Burner, I've concluded it's freaking awful. Looked like NES Duck Hunt. There was no seeking out enemy fighter, trying to get behind it, manuevering for lock on and firing missile and repeating until it takes enough damage. Also didn't notice player trying to evade enemy missiles from fighter jet behind him.

 

[Thrawn33]

And check this shit out:


Amazing fan made re-imagining on the X Wing Alliance engine. I've played it and absolutely love it. 20 bucks for XW:A then get the mod. It is easy to use and install, full base Tie Fighter game with updated graphics and/or the re-imagined campaign that takes full advantage of a better engine to add more and better of everything that made Tie Fighter great.