With everyone talking about how Arena is taking Wing Commander to strange new places, it reminded me of a non-standard Wing Commander game that I have wanted to see for maybe twelve years or so... (GASP) a Wing Commander first person shooter, one that does for the first person shooter genre what Wing Commander did for space combat games.
A squad to command, real characters, a real storyline, cinematic gameplay.
Just imagine a shooter where your success or failure as a Confed marine has a bearing on the success or failure of a campaign.
After a mission, you can hang out in Marine country or whatever, get a drink and hang out with your fellow marines. Check the killboard, run a simulation of the trenches of Rapleetah or the rescue of Dr Severin. Receive your briefing and board a Marine LC bound for a Kilrathi raider or a Nephilim dreadnought.
I would love to see Confed Marine operations in action, and it would be awesome to experience a genre-bending game that raises the cinematic standard for first person shooters.
God it feels great to have hope for official Wing Commander games again!!
A squad to command, real characters, a real storyline, cinematic gameplay.
Just imagine a shooter where your success or failure as a Confed marine has a bearing on the success or failure of a campaign.
After a mission, you can hang out in Marine country or whatever, get a drink and hang out with your fellow marines. Check the killboard, run a simulation of the trenches of Rapleetah or the rescue of Dr Severin. Receive your briefing and board a Marine LC bound for a Kilrathi raider or a Nephilim dreadnought.
I would love to see Confed Marine operations in action, and it would be awesome to experience a genre-bending game that raises the cinematic standard for first person shooters.
God it feels great to have hope for official Wing Commander games again!!