Replayed Freelancer finally (HD mod is fantastic) then after finishing it I went looking for modern games with a similar feel. Star Citizen and Elite: Dangerous are total money pits and require too much playtime to get to a decent level, not interested. Underspace 2 is very freelancer-esque but it's obviously from a small team and is still in need of a fair amount of polish, but it is playable. I bought it and will check back every year or so and once it's had some polish I will give it a proper go. Everspace 2 is really good, polished, mature, no bugs, but a little expensive compared to its replay value I'd say (YMMV), get this if you have the cash to spare and like space combat.
Starfield was a complete non-starter from a space combat point of view, the ship building is decent until you realise it's all pointless because the ship-based combat feels like an after-thought. Just crap. If you like the idea of fallout in space then go for it, if you're mainly interested in space combat don't bother.
Anyone found any other modern-ish space combat games that are decent?
Starfield was a complete non-starter from a space combat point of view, the ship building is decent until you realise it's all pointless because the ship-based combat feels like an after-thought. Just crap. If you like the idea of fallout in space then go for it, if you're mainly interested in space combat don't bother.
Anyone found any other modern-ish space combat games that are decent?
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