Jdawg
Commodore
I still plan on writing a full review but I am on break at work so I figured I would post some random thoughts that have been running thru my head today.
I have read many peoples thoughts on the game and while I definitely agree with some of the criticism I dont agree with others, and some is just personal choice of what you like in a game.
The biggest complaint I read about is the fact that there is no branching missions in the game. this didnt bother me bc we know the outcome of the story no matter what. It goes Confed is losing the war so they create the Behemoth, the Behemoth is destroyed, so blair uses the bomb to destroy Kilrah and win the war. I understand why not having branching missions bothers so many wing commander fans bc it is a big part of the game, but in this game it doesnt bother me since this is telling a story thats already been told before as blair in wc3.
Another complaint I see in that same vein is the fact that sandman is never seen in the same light as blair aka an ace and a fighter pilot god, once again that doesnt bother me bc Saga is directly set in the same timeline as WC3 and blair is the savior of humanity and has many more yrs of service than sandman. Like I said Wing commander 1 up to Wing commander 4 are blair's story and triumph, Saga is just telling that same story from a different pilot and perspective.
Also in the same thought, another thing that bothers a lot of players is the fact that sandman is still called rookie throughout the game. I dont know if I took the dialogue differently or what but it never came across that harsh to me as it did others. In fact by the longbow and Excalibur missions it had all but vanished. In fact the last time it was brought up was in the 2nd to last mission when kettle says something like, "I remember when sandman was in diapers and training wheels" and venom adds "that he still is" and they both laugh. I took this as a light hearted jab and not some serious insult. In fact Comm officer Sweeny constantly praises you and your squad as the heroes of the war and protectors of the Hermes. As do other cap ships, like in the mission where you first meet MD the com officer on the Armageddon says the hermes has the best fighter pilots in the fleet (which does include you). To finish off this thought I will use a football analogy there have been many great rookie players who have helped their team win a lot and guess what they still were called rooks their entire rookie season bc it is a hazing period.
lastly I have read that a lot of gamers did not like any of the characters bc they were either bullies or just straight assholes. Once again that never came across to me. I liked a lot of the characters flor instance Officer sweeney was always nice and friendly and complimentary towards everyone except avatarr for obvious reasons. Ninja and Assassin were just like two brothers arguing and teasing each other, they never came across as assholes to me. Honeybear was also a fav wingman of mine in the longbow missions and she was nice and sweet. The captain of the Hermes was great I loved his debriefings after every 5 or 6 missions in fact I wish there were more of those in the game, I loved his voice actor. So I liked a lot of the characters in the game. there are some I didnt enjoy but I will go more into that in my full review
I have read many peoples thoughts on the game and while I definitely agree with some of the criticism I dont agree with others, and some is just personal choice of what you like in a game.
The biggest complaint I read about is the fact that there is no branching missions in the game. this didnt bother me bc we know the outcome of the story no matter what. It goes Confed is losing the war so they create the Behemoth, the Behemoth is destroyed, so blair uses the bomb to destroy Kilrah and win the war. I understand why not having branching missions bothers so many wing commander fans bc it is a big part of the game, but in this game it doesnt bother me since this is telling a story thats already been told before as blair in wc3.
Another complaint I see in that same vein is the fact that sandman is never seen in the same light as blair aka an ace and a fighter pilot god, once again that doesnt bother me bc Saga is directly set in the same timeline as WC3 and blair is the savior of humanity and has many more yrs of service than sandman. Like I said Wing commander 1 up to Wing commander 4 are blair's story and triumph, Saga is just telling that same story from a different pilot and perspective.
Also in the same thought, another thing that bothers a lot of players is the fact that sandman is still called rookie throughout the game. I dont know if I took the dialogue differently or what but it never came across that harsh to me as it did others. In fact by the longbow and Excalibur missions it had all but vanished. In fact the last time it was brought up was in the 2nd to last mission when kettle says something like, "I remember when sandman was in diapers and training wheels" and venom adds "that he still is" and they both laugh. I took this as a light hearted jab and not some serious insult. In fact Comm officer Sweeny constantly praises you and your squad as the heroes of the war and protectors of the Hermes. As do other cap ships, like in the mission where you first meet MD the com officer on the Armageddon says the hermes has the best fighter pilots in the fleet (which does include you). To finish off this thought I will use a football analogy there have been many great rookie players who have helped their team win a lot and guess what they still were called rooks their entire rookie season bc it is a hazing period.
lastly I have read that a lot of gamers did not like any of the characters bc they were either bullies or just straight assholes. Once again that never came across to me. I liked a lot of the characters flor instance Officer sweeney was always nice and friendly and complimentary towards everyone except avatarr for obvious reasons. Ninja and Assassin were just like two brothers arguing and teasing each other, they never came across as assholes to me. Honeybear was also a fav wingman of mine in the longbow missions and she was nice and sweet. The captain of the Hermes was great I loved his debriefings after every 5 or 6 missions in fact I wish there were more of those in the game, I loved his voice actor. So I liked a lot of the characters in the game. there are some I didnt enjoy but I will go more into that in my full review