This is basically Freelancer 2

[DelegateVoid]

Been playing for quite a few hours now and no matter how I look at it,
this games completely feels like the sequel to Freelancer (which was a great game by the way), much more than it feels like a new X game.

Imagine this game without the X universe branding, similarities

- The highways are similar to what can be found in Freelancer
- Docking at stations to get missions, buy goods, etc.. just like in Freelancer
- All stations look exactly the same, just like in Freelancer
- All NPC's look exactly the same, just like in Freelancer
- The dog fights feel like Freelancer
- etc ...

Now I'm not complaigning, I've been asking for Freelancer 2 for years now
and looks like we've finally got it... without the multiplayer features of course ...

[Simon]

Don't sully the name of freelancer with this absolute ♥♥♥♥♥ of a game.

[TheDude1972]

Freelancer rocks! Lets hope that freelancer 2 will rock too... eventually :p

[Kulin]

Laughable. This is not Freelancer 2. Ist Freelancer -1 at the best.

Its Freelancer with only 4 different weapons, 3 Shields, 3 Engines, 3 Scanners, 1 Trade Computer, 4 Missile Types and 1 ship. Just sell the Taranis after you've delivered the 300 Food(2-3 hours in the campaign), buy all that exists, game over. No need to play more, since you cant buy ANYTHING anymore.

Except transporters/stations. But why should you build an empire to earn money if you can't buy anything from this money.

The only thing you get from more transporters is annoyance since you have to tell every transporter manually - again and again - what he has to buy and sell. And you cant do this remotely. You have to fly from station to station to sell everything manually. You also have to equip it manually before it can fly anywhere.

[Xani]

Looks like you hate space simulators. Check list:

Big rich ingame setting - check
Global economic - check (after patching)
Epic battles - check
Space cities - check
Unknown zones and exploration - check
Beautiful graphics to believe - check

What do you need? X3?
Well, play X3 instead - check

[Shaitan]

I've got to agree with Abdul. I cannot see how you can possible call this travesty 'Freelancer 2'. The similiarties exist yes, but Freelancer does combat better, trade lanes better, and hell even the character models seem more animated! The only thing X:Abortion does well is pretty graphics in space. All style, no substance.

This game actually encouraged me to reinstall Freelancer, and after installing the Swag mod (adds hi-res textures) and loading it in 1920x1080, I'm enjoying a game that was released over a decade ago alot more than this travesty.

[DelegateVoid]

@Shaitan and @Abdul I was trying to be nice, but you guys have a point :)
I'm worried about @Kulin's statement... if that's true then it's indeed sad.

[Orokon]

No one should ever compare Freelancer to any of the X Games. Freelancer have been the far best Spacegame ever. I'm playing it for 10 years now and with the right MP Mods (Freelancer Discovery as the best of them) i can tell, that it is the best Spacegame so far. I guess even Star Citizen will not reach the point, where I could call it Freelancer 2.

To tell it a bit more precisely: A Spacegame is not only "Freelancer like" because you can steer and fire with your mouse. The traderoutes in Freelancer are only like the highways because the get you from A to B. You don't have to dock to get missions, and the NPC's and stations DEFINITELY look complete different LOL. Too much old women in X xD

@DelegateVoid: If you need a comparison picture for the stations, just tell me xD

[DelegateVoid]

I did not mean to offend Freelancer, I love freelancer :p

[Nep Nep]

Nothing will ever equal Freelancer. Nothing.

[Dex]

Let's not insult Freelancer 2 please.

edit: sigh, sucked in by the necro. T-T

[Lupo]

Please do not bring back old thread as information is going to be outdated. Many thanks. Locking this one.