TheRedDuke said:
I've always held WC console games in high regard. I think if anything, it's only expanded the fan base by making the games more accessible to those aren't (or weren't) willing to drop $2k on a new computer. And for me, Wing Commander for the PC introduced me to the games in 1990, but it wasn't until 1993 when I bought Wing Commander for my SNES that my love of Wing Commander really took hold.
Yeah, I'd have to credit Super Nintendo Wing Commander 1 as 50% of the reason I'm here today.
Eder said:
I'm yet to be convinced that I should buy something I can play games on when I already have something I can play games and do a ridiculous amount of other stuff on. As Edfilho said, consoles and console titles are pretty expensive here, so the yearly computer upgrade comes much cheaper, and feels like much more bang-for-your-buck to me.
Of course, if you live in a country that console makers simply don't cater to, you'd be in a different situation. In your situation, the pricing scheme would be exactly reverse what I described with consoles being several times more expensive than PCs rather than the opposite. But if consoles were far cheaper for you, like they are here, what does it matter if you have one gaming device already? I've got two dozen different machines that all play different games here. If I ever just picked one, I'd be shutting out the majority of my gaming library. It'd be pretty sad (hell, it'd be sad just because I'd no longer be able to play the different versions of Wing Commander games already made for consoles).
NuclearPenguins said:
It just wouldn't be the same on a console. Besides, any flying game SUCKS utilizing a console's limited buttons.
Oh couse this is all hypothetical, as we're never going to see another WC game.
Of course we are. And if you weren't aware, there are lots of great Wing Commander console games. Wing Commander 1 through Prophecy work great on everything from the Super Nintendo to the Playstation to the Game Boy with their buttons. And did you miss the picture of Steel Battalion I posted? Not that that's even necessary, as there are more buttons on a modern controller than your average customizable flight stick these days.
Jason_Ryock said:
That being said - I agree with you whole heartedly. The two systems compliment each other well. I keep my PC and my Saitek joystick for my flightsims and my RTS games, and I use the Xbox for RPGs like KOTR (Knights of the old Republic) and FPS games like Republic Commando.
Yeah, I love strategy games, and they just don't make a lot of turn based strategy or real time strategy on the console. Need a mouse and you need to be fairly close to a high resolution screen for those. I couldn't give up a PC for that sort of gaming. But FPS games, action games, most simulators, I'd go either way depending on the individual game. They could be better on either one. But even WC Armada was ported to a consoles in Japan (
http://originmuseum.solsector.net/armada.html).
luminon said:
The above quote just about sums up my reasoning. As much as I love the wing commander series, I would not be prepared to spend the extra money on the hardware to play one game, when I can already play many games, including past wing commander games, on my PC. For example, I would really have liked to have a go at GTA San Andreas, but with no PC release yet, I am yet to play it and I would not by a PS2 just for this game. The same would go for a new wing commander game.
Well, if San Andreas were only ever going to be on the PS2, it would be different. As it stands, the PC version is coming out in 3 months, so if you prefer one platform over another, of course you'd wait. I'd bet any future WC game would be available for both, but your logic completely escapes me, as I said earlier up in the thread. Some people won't do it based on the "principle" that they a game machine is a waste of money. But if a great new Wing Commander game were only on consoles, then the price of the console would surely factor into the price of the game. In that regard, you should be saying $200 or whatever is too expensive for you to pay for the next WC game. I can understand that, though personally $200 would be a steal for me. Instead, I'm hearing a biased anti-console sentiment that isn't interested based on principles which don't seem logical here.
Conrad said:
Fair enough theres no keyboard for equalise weapon energy, and god knows what else that you rarely use anyways. As long as the fundelmentals are there I dont have a problem. And the fundelmentals are easily covered by 2 analog thumbsticks, 10 buttons and a D pad provided by the xbox and PS2.
Some console versions of Wing Commander games have utilized "shift" buttons like Control or Alt on the PC Keyboard to multiply their range of commands. Mastering the Super Nintendo controls for Wing Commander 1 was very rewarding back in the day. I recently bought a PS1 with the LCD screen for Wing Commander 3 and 4. Been planning to get Colony Wars if I ever see a good copy.
TopGun said:
Cool, Chris how does Prophecy play on the DS, any better than the GBA?
I talked about that a little bit at
https://www.wcnews.com/news/update/5954 The DS is nice because the graphics are cleaner and the horizontal layout is slightly more comfortable. The Decoys button is quite a bit easier to get to, though the main A and B buttons are a little smaller. The best controls for Prophecy Advance are to use a Wavebird or Joystick with the GameCube GameBoy Player.
I certainly wouldn't mind picking up a console if I thought the prices were adequate (even if just to play console-only titles... I'm pretty sure the PC would still be my favorite platform).
