Post originally by MountainGoblin at 2004-02-11 02:37:08
Converted from Phorums BB System
While the game does have very beautiful graphics, it also has some of the ugliest ship and location designs I have EVER seen... The Bretonian ships and their vaguely "marine" shapes (more crab-octopus than elegant silver dolphins, needless to point out), the ridiculously over-the-top pseudo-gothic Bretonian inside areas, complete with gargoyles and monolithic cathedral-like areas, and the pseudo-egyptian Liberty ship designs, while well rendered, are genuinely dreadful...
To tell the truth, it was so bad I longed for the oh-so elegant lines of the original Colonial Vipers from Battlestar Galactica, and we all remember how clunky they looked. :P
Post originally by javelin98 at 2004-02-11 05:52:18
Converted from Phorums BB System
Yeah, I was kind of hoping more for starships designs in line with Homeworld or Jovian Chronicles. Oh, well. The wierdest ones in Freelancer were definitely the Brettonians -- their fighters look like they have goldfish fins on the back end. So odd.
Post originally by Le at 2004-02-11 06:38:39
Converted from Phorums BB System
I completely disagree with the review. I had a great time with Freelancer. The story is indeed linear, but the voice acting and plot is very good. The ending was terribly disappointing, but it was all enough to keep me playing more and more just to try and finish the story.
Post originally by NPC Bron Cow at 2004-02-11 06:43:47
Converted from Phorums BB System
Nothing that has been mentioned here ever bothered me about the game. What did bother me was how unbelievably short it was. My first time through I finished the story arc in about 20 hrs. My character was "Maxed Out" {having reached the level cap, level 36 IIRC} 10 hrs later from running artifacts and other contraband.
Post originally by Mikey Boy at 2004-02-13 04:37:42
Converted from Phorums BB System
Yeah, so the graphics are nice, and yeah, so the story might not be up to much. But it's a GAME, so it might have been helpful if you'd talked about how enjoyable the gameplay was.
Post originally by Shawn McMahon at 2004-02-19 07:48:45
Converted from Phorums BB System
Not that it's relevant to your point, but you can replace the ships, or include new ones. There's a thriving modder community for this game, including a couple of Babylon 5 makeovers.
Linear Mode
