Re: Interplanetary Shuttle

On Aug 29, 8:56 pm, "Nats" <nst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Raze" <R...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:46d4abe8_2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Craig Coope wrote:
> >> 15 years have passed and the use of the Interplanetary Shuttle still
> >> eludes me...
>
> >> How can you (realistically) progress in FE2 without being able to
jump
> >> to other systems?
>
> > Ummm... Thats why its an *interplanetary* shuttle it wasn't designed
to go
> > to other systems.
>
> > RaZe
>
> This is one of those brilliant cocepts that was in older games just to
add a
> bit of interest although it fulfilled little in the game itself. Its
like
> having the throne room in Civilisation or the titles in Medieval Total
War
> or medals in the older flight sims etc. They did nothing but just add a
bit
> of amusement, thought, intrigue call it what you will. But it was always
a
> nice touch to see. You never get that these days in games, everything in
new
> games has a purpose, everything you know you will need at some point,
> everything is only there if absolutely necessary becuase it requires
> programming time and therefore money in a greedy society where suits
rule
> computer gaming. This is one reason why modern games are so bloody
boring
> and soulless, and why I dont buy many of them at all.

Well said. New Games suck. Even though I spam this newsgroup with anti
elite comments, I do in fact love this game. There was so much to
explore and with the panther clipper you did feel like you were in the
4x4 of that game.