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I want a flight sim or fighter game
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:13 pm
by Sober
It's been about 8 years since I've played a flight simulator/fighter game. The last one I played was something like F16 that came in a bundle with Civilization (I), Railroad Tycoon, and some submarine game.
Recently, I've been watching the history channel, and they've got all these shows about WWII dogfights and shit, and the idea sounds fun all of a sudden.
So, since I've been way out of the loop, what games are out there, and what should I get?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:31 pm
by john m
Genre's pretty much dead, sadly. Pick up Falcon 4.0 or IL-2 Sturmovik and relive the glorious last stand of the fighter sim. The community that still supports the genre is pretty hardcore in providing free downloadable add-on content, too.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:07 pm
by sausage boy
Ha, F16. I remember that. Last light sim I played was FA18 Interceptor on my Amiga. That game was awesome.
The closest to flight sims games you get now is flying a plane around in Battlefield 2.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:22 pm
by Sober
Awesome. I'm looking for something on pc, mind, and I don't know that I mind a straight fighter. I just always enjoyed just flying around and doing loops, seeing how fast I could stall the plane, etc.
I'll check those two out, john.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:43 pm
by a bebop a rebop
OMIGOD Railroad Tycoon was amazing.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:56 pm
by john m
Well, of course, if you're not playing Battlefield 2 already, you should be.
And if you are, please let me know. Always love to play BF2.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:12 pm
by Sober
Never played it.
Looks fun.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:15 pm
by a bebop a rebop
PC, yes. It's a beast of a game, I haven't gotten to play it because my computer can't actually run it. It's a first-person shooter but I believe it has some flying-around stuff in it.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:28 am
by Lyricburglar
I love "Age of Empires". It's the only computer game I've ever liked. But I had it on PC and now I have a Mac I don't have it anymore.
I was in a shop the other day and I looked in the game section and they didn't have "Age of Empires" but they had "Civilization" - so I bought it cos I thought it would be the same thing.
It isn't. It sucks. I want "Age of Empires" again.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:34 am
by sausage boy
I loved the original Settlers game. There was something so calming about playing that game. It wasn't on of these Civ Sims where you had to be 'on' all the time. It was great. Subsequent editions have failed to ignite me as the original did.