I have bought and played alot of the more recent gaming releases but none have been overly great. I never bothered to play them for very long either.

I recently bought and have been playing GOF2 (galaxy of fire 2) on my iphone. Not too bad, add some graphics and a bit more story developement and it would be pretty good.

Even DarkStar One would have been alright it was just missing one very important option, everyone wants to buy there own ship!

I guess i am just ranting or venting frustration.

I have 2 or 3 copies of X games but everytime i load one up i quickly get lost in all the detail. I am not apposed to a game with depth but their are limits

You would think the popularity of Eve would encourage replication or duplication, but please not an MMO. And all those people who played Freelancer and privateer and elite etc etc are still around and have more disposable income now (hopefully/likely) to play such a game.

A question to any who know more than i, what would it cost to make Freelancer today from the ground up? Compared to your average FPS or SIMS game or car game or NHL 43 or ….

I would think this would be a good option for Stardock or Pardox. I don’t need graphical glory, just a solid game with some depth. (And likely no Neutionian physics, never works out well.)

ARrrrrrrrrgggggggggaaaaaaaa!!!

Basically why isnt there one?

I have seen a few on the app store and the whole X series, but nothing really good or polished.

Would it not be possible for some middle sized developer to make a “freelancer 2” esqe game for a reasonable price and make a profit?

Basically freelancer but expanded, with a few new features, minor graphic upgrades, enhanced trade options etc etc ….

Thoughts ??

Every week so many crap games are released that i can’t imagine make much money but must cost some to produce. We wouldn’t need a whole collection of games just one or two solid games every 5 years or so! Too much to ask??

Add trade and space to GTA and i would be a super happy guy.

I am tired of trolling the web/youtube/forums every month or so for “Freelancer 2” or “Privateer 3” for the last 8 years and getting nothing.

Someone help me out!