freelancer 2?

i really enjoyed freelancer and its open ended gameplay was perfect for the space rpg. im just wondering whether there are any plans for a sequel or perhaps theres another similar game as great as freelancer?

I thought the game was awesome, great voice acting and story. It's too bad the game quickly becomes boring after you complete the storyline, but it is definitely worth your time if you haven't played it.

As far as a sequel I doubt we will ever see one sadly. :(

The storyline is fairly short, but really enjoyable to play through. You should definitely give it a try.

After you finish it (if you finish it), you can also try Darkstar One. It's practically the same game with a different story and prettier graphics, which is a great thing in my book.

i didnt finish freelancer, but i had a hell of a time getting to where i did...fun game. I hope they make a sequel, or any open space game like itGokuja

::cough:: Darkstar One ::cough::

I think Digital Anvil was shut down by Microsoft. So I doubt there will ever be a true sequel - though I would love one :)

I've played a lot of space sims that came after it, but nothing came close. :(

[QUOTE="Gokuja"]i didnt finish freelancer, but i had a hell of a time getting to where i did...fun game. I hope they make a sequel, or any open space game like itDGFreak

::cough:: Darkstar One ::cough::

I actually thought the graphics in freelancer looked better. Plus you could see your ship in a third person view, and from what i tired of darkstar one it was only first person view, and thats a pain in the rear to have such a limited view when you travel in the entire galaxy.

Freelancer was the perfect space rpg game and i havent really tried anything like it since. The x games are way to complicated for my taste.

I actually thought the graphics in freelancer looked better. Plus you could see your ship in a third person view, and from what i tired of darkstar one it was only first person view, and thats a pain in the rear to have such a limited view when you travel in the entire galaxy.

Freelancer was the perfect space rpg game and i havent really tried anything like it since. The x games are way to complicated for my taste.

mimic-Denmark

I agree 100%..

(space sims) Nothing I have tried comes close to Freelancer.

Thanks just made a new topic asking what to play :-)

Issue 1: This topic is nearly a year old. Please do not dig up old threads

Freelancer's always been one of my fav PC games but unfortunately, the sequel won't be made, Microsoft gave up on it as well as on maintaining original Freelancer's global server which is not fair towards people who bought it to play it online. Anyways, if you like open ended space sim style, i recommend you try Freespace 2, it's supposed to be the best space sim made so far...zeleni92

Issue 2: Freespace 2 is definitely NOT an open ended space sim. It is a linear, story-oriented space sim. That's not to say the game isn't great (personally, I'm loving the game), it just should not be billed as something it most certainly is not.

It is a shame to hear about the global server...it's too bad MS didn't implement a direct IP connection for the game. Would have worked around the whole global server requirement. Come to think of it, MS should have released a patch that allowed a Direct IP connection. Grrr...shame on them!

Darkstar One and the X games have already been mentioned, but you could also look up Tachyon if you don't mind an older title. There's also Spaceforce: Rogue Universe you can check out.

X - Most open ended space flight sim pretty much out there, but lighter on story in favor of a big open universe. Cool this about this game is not only can you literally buy nearly any kind of ship you encounter in the game (and there are tons) but you can work your way up to an entire fleet and you can even purchase your own space stations. The game has an actual living economy and it tracks NPC ships as they move from sector to sector trading and doing whatnot. Generally there is no restriction to where you can and can't go in this game, but if you venture too far too early you'll get your butt handed to you. A very rewarding game series, but not easy to get into because of a steep difficulty and learning curve.

Darkstar One - Open ended space that's a little bit more linear as you have to progress in the story missions to unlock new sectors and systems. Much easier to get into than X, but some might complain that it's a tad simple by comparison. Freelancer is probably closer to Darkstar One than it is to X in terms of overall gameplay. Biggest downside of Darkstar One is that while it's central to the plot you cannot pilot ships other than the Darkstar One, but your ship evolves over time and becomes very powerful.

-Byshop

Loved Freelancers, would love a new one

One of my all time favourite games. Would love to see a sequel. A worthy kickstarter project?

Microsoft was actually making Freelancer 2, watch this and weep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ik9liH8OUw

But back then they switched their whole gaming divisision to 360, so FL2 was 360-exclusive, but they realized it wouldn't sell there, so they canceled.

Also, if you liked Freelancer ,definitly try to dig out Privateer 2 somewhere.

I don't even like space combat games (or whatever freelancer is classified as) but I LOVED freelancer

Microsoft was actually making Freelancer 2, watch this and weep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ik9liH8OUw

But back then they switched their whole gaming divisision to 360, so FL2 was 360-exclusive, but they realized it wouldn't sell there, so they canceled.

Also, if you liked Freelancer ,definitly try to dig out Privateer 2 somewhere.

AdrianWerner

Can't say I'm surprised.

You know, I own Freelancer and have never played it. I kind of just collect games that look interesting. Kind of like comic books. I've read that it's a great game. From a player's point of view, is it really all that?iwokojance

Back in the day it was pretty amazing, im not sure what you would make of it if you never played it then and only just play it now. Freelancer is one of my favorite games of all time.