New Space Sim

The fact they’re entirely missing out any game out of the DOS era (such as FL) makes me a bit cautious. People looking back with rose-colored glasses on decade-old games tend to get stuck in the past.

That they won’t show any screens is also scary

In any case, we shall see.

I spent a lot of my college years playing games like Independence War 2, Freelancer and Star Wars: TIE Fighter. It wasn’t until Wing Commander II: Vengeance of Kilrathi hit that I decided I absolutely needed a sound card. (I rushed out the day the voice pack was released.)

These were the sort of games that required a lot of key-stroke memorization or, more often than not, a cutout you could tape over your keyboard to remind you what each keystroke did.

Yeah right, LOL

Still, any space sim publicity is good publicity

Must’ve missed this one reference, though I find it weird his “college days” extend from TIE Fighter to Freelancer