At best, they've been useful diversions during heated missions but they have never been reliable enough to depend on to fulfill important mission objectives. While space-simulations have utilized wingmen for quite some time, none of them have ever given them a decent AI. One of the few gripes a player can have with this game is the under-developed universe and the fact that the player is never really personally drawn into the conflict.Ī reasonable trade-off for the lack of personalization is the relatively novel reliance on your wingmen.
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Don't expect major plot points to unravel during missions as in the Wing Commander series or for your character to evolve into a super-hero responsible for saving the universe. The majority of the storyline is uncovered through mission briefings and debriefings. Overall, they add a mysterious aura to the Shivan race (and to the Ancients themselves) but it is somewhat disappointing that the universe isn't more fleshed out than it is. The Ancients' cut-scenes are very stirring and intriguing, although they can be somewhat ambiguous at times. Through cut-scenes, bits and pieces of the Shivans' background are exposed through glimpses of the past. No longer alone in the galaxy, the former rivals team up against the Shivans who pose a much greater threat to both races. The political and military scene soon become complicated as another race, the Shivans, invades Terran and Vasudan space. The Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA) has been at war with the Vasudans, a rival alien race, for several years. In The Great War, the player is thrust into an immediate wartime situation. While it can be accused of simply taking the best from both Wing Commander and X-Wing and adding a few features to their basic designs, Descent: Freespace - The Great War still has much to offer due to its fast action, superb graphics and replay value. In 1998, Volition made its entrance into the genre with Descent: Freespace. For most of the 1990s, space-combat simulation fans only had two real choices - the Wing Commander series or the X-Wing series.
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