Least favorite WC?
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WildWeasel
Spaceman
I don't have a least favorite Wing Commander game.
Corsair(pilot)
Spaceman
I'm going with Wing Commander Prophecy as my least favorite... Not because it's a bad game or anything, but all of the others are so great. I just didn't like being Lance Casey, and all the new stuff seemed soooo far from the good days when there were 3 cannons...
...and plus some of the new ships looked kind of wierd....
...and plus some of the new ships looked kind of wierd....
Mekt-Hakkikt
Mpanty's bane
Can't really say, since all WC games are good. WCP/ SOPS were storywise my least favourites but the most fun to fly. I didn't like too much WC3 storywise either, but every WC game is just great.
What I can definately say though, is that WC2 is one of my favourites.
What I can definately say though, is that WC2 is one of my favourites.
HeartoftheTiger
Rear Admiral
I have to admit that I never really got into WCP. Yes, the graphic was great, but where was the story?? I never felt really involved (which got even worse after seeing Blair, I just thought: THAT'S ME! *gg*). All the other games (except the first one, but hey, that's a classic anyway
) hat such a wonderful storyline. I REALLY CARED what happened to the characters. But I never cared for someone aboard the Midway (except Blair *g*), not even for Casey!
HAVE A NICE DAY
Heart of the Tiger
) hat such a wonderful storyline. I REALLY CARED what happened to the characters. But I never cared for someone aboard the Midway (except Blair *g*), not even for Casey! HAVE A NICE DAY
Heart of the Tiger
TCSTigersClaw
Greek Special Forces B' Company "Naoussa" 2007-200
well mine is definetly Armada
but............... THERE IS NOT IN THE POLL!!!
but............... THERE IS NOT IN THE POLL!!!
I think my biggest problem with WCP was with the treatment of Maniac. Blair I didn't mind so much, particularly since they kept him in the background, although his apparent death was disappointing.
Maniac, on the other hand, was barely even comic relief. He's so pitiful in the game that its hard to even laugh at him. Part of the fun with Maniac is that in 3 and 4 he honestly believes that he's the flat out best at EVERYTHING that's important to him - flying, womanizing, what-have-you. He ends up spending most of Prophecy in an 'I suck' routine. He's so pitiful that I'd almost rather see him die in combat rather than retire at some point (speaking of which, anyone guess how much longer before Confed forces him out of the cockpit?) simply because there'd pretty much be nothing left for him at that point. On the other hand, the game made him such a 'blah' character, that I don't think I would have cared much if he had (except for maybe nostalgia's sake).
Maniac, on the other hand, was barely even comic relief. He's so pitiful in the game that its hard to even laugh at him. Part of the fun with Maniac is that in 3 and 4 he honestly believes that he's the flat out best at EVERYTHING that's important to him - flying, womanizing, what-have-you. He ends up spending most of Prophecy in an 'I suck' routine. He's so pitiful that I'd almost rather see him die in combat rather than retire at some point (speaking of which, anyone guess how much longer before Confed forces him out of the cockpit?) simply because there'd pretty much be nothing left for him at that point. On the other hand, the game made him such a 'blah' character, that I don't think I would have cared much if he had (except for maybe nostalgia's sake).
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Spaceman
I'd have to say the entire WCP and WCP:SO. WCP was lacking in detail and such. The characters were nothing great. Flying the missions was probably the best part of the game.
WCP:SO was totally lacking in every department. No FMV, no characters(not even Maniac), the missions were okay but basically the same as WCP. The only thing I actually liked about the game was the beginning of Episode six where that Plunkett cruiser actually lights up a bug cruiser.(Finally)
WCP:SO was totally lacking in every department. No FMV, no characters(not even Maniac), the missions were okay but basically the same as WCP. The only thing I actually liked about the game was the beginning of Episode six where that Plunkett cruiser actually lights up a bug cruiser.(Finally)
-<Stiletto>-
Spaceman
One word: ACADEMY.
Mav23
Swabbie
Banned
actually (please don't shoot me) I must say that Wing Commander: Prophecy is my favorite WC. It introduced me to WC (leading the purchase of the previous titles), and it is so friggin fun to fly! The reason I didn't like WC II as much as the others is 1. the "acting" was pretty cheesy, and 2. the flight dynamics were so horrible I thought I was going to die of frustration (there's only so many times I can take getting hit by my wingman while trying to take out an enemy).
TCSTigersClaw
Greek Special Forces B' Company "Naoussa" 2007-200
Prophecy is not as good as the other wc games cause of the plot!
It is generally a good game, it is just under the shadow of a great series and it just takes a bad critisism from the old wcfans
I dont like it too as a wing commander , but that doesnt mean it is a bad game!
It is generally a good game, it is just under the shadow of a great series and it just takes a bad critisism from the old wcfans
I dont like it too as a wing commander , but that doesnt mean it is a bad game!
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
I love Prophecy, too.
I’m not really sure why people attack the ‘plot’: Prophecy has a great plot.
Aliens attack – mysterious aliens who we don’t understand. They slaughter en-masse, with no interest in communicating with us. That’s a great setup.
The first half of the game is very much about how regular people *react* to the situation. Dallas can’t take it. Hawk is suddenly haunted by the horrors of the last war. Maniac re-adopts his defense weapon, his ‘Maniac’ persona. Zero blames his father. Maestro drinks. Blair can’t stand the Tolwyn role – the idea of sending his people out to die without going with them. For the first time since, say SM2, we see people *really* reacting to the confusion of war – it’s not “Oh, aliens, lets go kill them!”… the characters are troubled, and I like this a lot.
The second half is the coming of age tale – very simple, effective and necessary. The grizzled veterans of the Wing Commander universe pass the torch to the new guys – and they do it well. Hawk, for all his turmoil, is the first and only character who really finds peace with the Kilrathi war (an essential idea of WCIV) – and it’s thanks to a member new generation. How symbolic is that? It’s about *closure* -- we serve with Cult of Sivar pilots… the Kilrathi who refused to accept the surrender. Maniac accepts that putting on his charm cannot make him a good leader. Blair realizes he cannot be Tolwyn and goes out in a blaze of glory, saving our new characters. Consider: Prophecy *started* with a clear conflict among the unsure new and haunted old characters… and through the actual conflict of the game, the new people were accepted and the old’s demons extracted. Prophecy ends with a now confident Maestro, Casey and Stiletto ready to take on the enemy.
I’m not really sure why people attack the ‘plot’: Prophecy has a great plot.
Aliens attack – mysterious aliens who we don’t understand. They slaughter en-masse, with no interest in communicating with us. That’s a great setup.
The first half of the game is very much about how regular people *react* to the situation. Dallas can’t take it. Hawk is suddenly haunted by the horrors of the last war. Maniac re-adopts his defense weapon, his ‘Maniac’ persona. Zero blames his father. Maestro drinks. Blair can’t stand the Tolwyn role – the idea of sending his people out to die without going with them. For the first time since, say SM2, we see people *really* reacting to the confusion of war – it’s not “Oh, aliens, lets go kill them!”… the characters are troubled, and I like this a lot.
The second half is the coming of age tale – very simple, effective and necessary. The grizzled veterans of the Wing Commander universe pass the torch to the new guys – and they do it well. Hawk, for all his turmoil, is the first and only character who really finds peace with the Kilrathi war (an essential idea of WCIV) – and it’s thanks to a member new generation. How symbolic is that? It’s about *closure* -- we serve with Cult of Sivar pilots… the Kilrathi who refused to accept the surrender. Maniac accepts that putting on his charm cannot make him a good leader. Blair realizes he cannot be Tolwyn and goes out in a blaze of glory, saving our new characters. Consider: Prophecy *started* with a clear conflict among the unsure new and haunted old characters… and through the actual conflict of the game, the new people were accepted and the old’s demons extracted. Prophecy ends with a now confident Maestro, Casey and Stiletto ready to take on the enemy.