<!--quoteo(post=310507:date=Apr 3 2009, 10:53 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Apr 3 2009, 10:53 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=310507"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is X3: Terran Conflict better than X3: Reunion? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> when I tried the demo of Reunion.. I must say the game is so static that it's unenjoyable. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> It was nothing like the Privateer. It was just static.. it was like "You want a space game? You really really want a space game? Well here it is *throws the game at you* ya f**k!" <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pirate3.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Seriously aren't there ANYMORE good space games that would satisfy me? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whippa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Better than "Reunion"? That's a tough one because I suspect that while for me the answer has been yes, for you Deep the answer may or may not be.
I've played the "X" series from the beginning and the learning curve has always been very steep. The first one in particular pretty much left you floating in space after the intro with bugger all idea what to do next and I never did get very far with it. (I like to think I would now. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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The sequels have with each incarnation reduced the learning curve from a sheer face, to a steep slope and now finally to a steep slope with handholds. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> I can't remember how they handled it in the second one, but in "Reunion" (the second sequel or "X3") there was a definite career/story mode route you could follow from the outset, although to do so you had to live with some of the worst voice acting I have ever heard in a video game! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Perhaps the demo didn't give you this opportunity, I never saw it so I can't say for sure. But I can say for sure that "Reunion" was much more user friendly than it's two predecessors simply by telling you about my ingame bank accounts through the versions. In the first one I made nothing really. In the second one I made enough to eventually buy a second ship (which rather reminded me of an "Eagle" from "Space 1999") and start a mining operation. Then in Reunion I was given a second ship fairly early on in the story mode and I ended up owning a small fleet of about five and earning my first in game million.
(These kind of sums are laughable to anyone who "really" plays the game as opposed to dabbling like me.)
"Terran Conflict" changes the formula slightly again. I'm sure there are stacks of subtle changes for the officianardo, but as a mere part time fan I can point out some of the more obvious changes.
It brings multiple game starts into play, which is to say that you can choose between different characters and in doing so alter where you start the game and what you begin with in terms of wealth, equipment and ship.
It polishes up the graphics so they're prettier than "Reunion" was, without being a huge leap away.
It introduces a new way of interacting with stations, so you don't have to land at them to get prices or talk to people on board as well as adding an icon system which tells you in advance whether anyone on the station has a mission for you.
Also the mission system is dealt with more comprehensively, in that you are able to set the game to track your ongoing progress in a mission and always point you, by means of your HUD, at the right direction to go next.
I'm sure anyone reading this who hasn't played the games will will very board by now, so let me sum up by telling you that yes in my opinion it is better, prettier and more user friendly. But anyone who found no joy whatsoever in the previous outing, is unlikely to be won over by "Terran Conflicts" refinements.
As much as I enjoy the series, ultimately I'm "settling" if I'm honest. I want all that this game offers but I want to be able to land seamlessly on planets and I want to be able to leave my ship and have the game turn into a free roaming sandbox FPS when I do so! I want all the sizes in all the colours... and I want them NOW!! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Hope that helps you Deep One. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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