Gaming Recommendations

[Laevatein]

Like me for example ^^:;;

Anyways, I want to dip my feet into the PC combat flight sim genre, which I've wanted to do for a long time but couldn't because I couldn't find a good flight sim game ^^;;

Anyone know any good combat flight sims I can try out?

[SleepyD]

Sorry, I don't know any. ^^;

I am just as interested as you are though. ^^


Closest I got to PC combat flight sim is Ace Combat.  On the outside the controls seem realistic, but.... being able to pull sharp banks at mach 2 is a bit... well, you get the idea.

Ace Combat is quite fun though. ^^

[zerodin]

Not so much into flight or small fighter combat as I am giant ship to ship battles. *hugs his Star Trek Legacy*

[Laevatein]

Meaning to ask.. how is ST: Legacy anyways? Does it live up to, say Starfleet Command 3?

[zerodin]

Alot of people revile it. I dunno why!
I think it's awesome, to me the combat is more fun then SFC3.
Big mod community too!
Making your own ship refits is easy as pie! I have a TMP era class ship that I refit with Dominion Wars tech.

[Darknight_88]

mmm...I would say Comanche 4.
Somewhat old, 2001, but has good graphics and runs fairly well on my computer. Pilot the RAH-66 Comanche (project canceled due to high costs and the fact that UAV's took control over the reconnaissance task...reconnaissance helicopters are so Cold-war-era) and blow up tanks, helos and fighters, stealth style.

More like a shoot 'em up than a simulation game (the previous versions...Comanche Gold was more like a simulation). Still, fun and somewhat challenging game.

A good change after all those fancy fighters simulators.

[CaptBrenden]

Well there is always the Microsoft Flight sim.  Simple but good.

[Darknight_88]

Ehem, quoting Laevatein:

PC combat flight sim genre

Personally, I have never found flight sims (note the lack of the word "combat"  in that sentence) interesting. =/

[CaptBrenden]

To each their own. I love em, but then again, I want to learn to fly. Ive done a little and grew up on a air museum. Ive flown in everything from a mig to B-17.

[zerodin]

The only flight combat sims I like are WWI/WWII era ones, less controls to memorize, the plane flies at a far more managable speed, yeah gimme a Camel or a Mustang over a Tomcat or a Falcon anyday!

[CaptBrenden]

Personaly I like helos best,  give me a good apatche or cobra, or as darknight said, a commanche.  But what can I say?  I have a biased opinion since thats what Ive worked with. Nothings more assuring then the sound of a gunship circling overhead when your on the ground.  

Tho you dont get the experience in flight sims, I also love hanging out the side of them as you duck and weave low over the trees and hills... ot the air pressure coming down on you as you slide down the rope and hit the ground running.. best adrinalin rush in the world.

[Gaatz]

Anyone know of any good third party games coming out for the Wii? I plan on getting one soon (when they become frickin' AVAILABLE), but the only game I have to look forward to is Twilight Princess, and I don't want to get a system just to play a bunch of Nintendo games.

[Xyanide]

I used to love combat flight sims when i was younger, i played the "F22 Raptor" series the most wich was fairly realistic, but not too realistic so it doesn't have a huge lurning curve.
There is a recent WWII combat flight sim around on xbox360 i believe but apart from that combat flight sims (or any vehicle combat sim) are an almost extinct since novalogic doesn't exist anymore.
Most combat games today also feature multiple vehicles so there really isn't need for a game anymore that's just a tank combat sim or a jet fighter sim.

[Darknight_88]

I used to love combat flight sims when i was younger, i played the "F22 Raptor" series the most wich was fairly realistic, but not too realistic so it doesn't have a huge lurning curve.
There is a recent WWII combat flight sim around on xbox360 i believe but apart from that combat flight sims (or any vehicle combat sim) are an almost extinct since novalogic doesn't exist anymore.
Most combat games today also feature multiple vehicles so there really isn't need for a game anymore that's just a tank combat sim or a jet fighter sim.

I beg to differ: Novalogic DOES exist. But they don't make flight sims anymore, seems they're completely devoted to their Delta Force series.
I also played "F-16 Multirole Fighter" (F-16 combat flight sim), "Comanche 3" (helicopter flight sim)... and "Armored Fist 2" (Tank simulator). All from Novalogic.
And more recently, Comanche 4

[Spysweeper]

The only two pc games I have played are, Matrix online and City or Heroes and city of villians.  They are both good games if your ineterested.