Wing Commander Saga out!

[Jatta Raso]

for those old die hard fans of space sims, the long in the making Freespace 2 mod of the Wing Commander series came out after all, tried the demo on its day and first mission thus far, what can i say, go get it it's free. great production values, these guys are to be commended, made cutscenes, recorded dialogues, full soundtrack, they should be making games for real. the legend of Freespace 2 lives on... ;)

http://wcsaga.com/news-archive-2012/the-darkest-dawn-is-cleared-for-launch.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJ64Y_3p9M

[Flanker35M]

S!

Just so slow links :( But otherwise pure win! Let those mass drivers rip through Kilrathi!

[KG26_Alpha]

Last time I did one of those things it was this :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izv26P8J5s0

[1.JaVA_Sharp]

a very enjoyable experience.

[F19_Klunk]

best space sim ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AsRQXOUSY

well in english though :D

[addman]

Last time I did one of those things it was this :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izv26P8J5s0

I had the demo on my PS1, played it for 5 minutes or something then quit because it made me nauseous.

[Jatta Raso]

Last time I did one of those things it was this :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izv26P8J5s0

descent freespace :grin:

i see not a lot of ppl seem to know Freespace 2 the epic space sim from 1999, perhaps the best produced game i've seen; outstanding visuals for its time, full weapons and wing customization, detailed wing management that was key to win though missions, fabulous voice acting and OST, fantastic story and campaign, the kind of narrative that makes you wonder what's out there.

with one of the strongest modding communities ever and still in active, game engine upgraded from dx6 to dx9 when it went open source, lots of new effects, HDR, high poly models, its new visuals stand even today... it's a shame it never sold well in spite of massively positive reviews, but poor marketing effort and lack of distribution didn't help either; so there went Freespace 3... but its legacy is still here today. ;)

[WTE_Galway]

IMHO the more open ended Wing Commander Privateer was the best of the series in terms of playability.

[Rjel]

I couldn't guess how many hours I spent on the WC series. But it was a blast in it's day. Tried this version for a little bit and I am pretty impressed. Runs great. Visuals are excellent. So far no problems. If the campaign plays out like it's supposed to I'd hope for more. It would be a worthwhile purchase in the future should the makers continue.

[Crunch_]

Wing Commander Saga is free to play! Suggest everyone try it out. Lot's of work from people nice enough to share it for free.

[machoo]

I was just watching the other day WC3 videos and thinking how cool it was back in the day. A modern makeover is epic:)

[FS~Phat]

This is truly an amazing piece of work.. "piece" not really doing it justice. Ten years in the making and at a massive 3.3GB download with 50 missions, 70 cut-scenes, 60 voice actors and dozens of fighter and cap ships, it's almost over flowing with content and certainly blew my mind just how good a game it is for a fan-made free game!!!! :grin:

I remember playing the first WC series way-back-when, on a 286, and upgrading for each release up until the finale WC4 when I had a 486 with SB Pro. I think from memory I even had a dedicated video decoder card back then!

If you loved X-Wing or the original WC series you owe it to your self to give this a download. They combined the WC universe with its ground breaking story telling, with the Freespace2 engine, throw in a bit of spice with X-wing type missions and tactics, some massive cap ship battles with all new missions... Its everything old WC fans wanted and more from a sequel!!! :cool:

[WTE_Galway]

Graphics are actually very reminiscent of the RTS "Sins of a Solar Empire".

Might give it a try.

[mazex]

for those old die hard fans of space sims, the long in the making Freespace 2 mod of the Wing Commander series came out after all, tried the demo on its day and first mission thus far, what can i say, go get it it's free. great production values, these guys are to be commended, made cutscenes, recorded dialogues, full soundtrack, they should be making games for real. the legend of Freespace 2 lives on... ;)


Must download it - Freespace 2 was the pinnacle of single player space sims!

[swiss]

Must download it - Freespace 2 was the pinnacle of single player space sims!

IWar2 ftw, at least when it comes to physics.:cool:

[Martin77]

I play the game since its out :) Wing Commander I was the very first game i played ever. I loved the series :D and buyed all titles.
Playing this remind me when i was a child on my first Pc 286 with 8mhz with a power button to 12 mhz hehe
This game brought me to flight sims cause that was cool to fly as a pilot in a cockpit.
Hat off to all these entusiastic people to create this wonderful thing <3

[swiss]

I play the game since its out :) Wing Commander I was the very first game i played ever. I loved the series :D and buyed all titles.
Playing this remind me when i was a child on my first Pc 286 with 8mhz with a power button to 12 mhz hehe<3

Must have been a terrible slideshow.

[mazex]

IWar2 ftw, at least when it comes to physics.:cool:

I thought I had played most of the games since Pong but this one I have missed! :)

[Thee_oddball]

IMHO the more open ended Wing Commander Privateer was the best of the series in terms of playability.
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