The game that changed my life!

User Rating: 9.2 | Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War PC
By Sir_Ice | Review Date:
Not kidding at all, this game has changed my life and the way I look at games and my expecations from them.
It was one of the first games to use Directx hardware accelaration and displayed great graphics. A later patch added support for EAX sound, improving the game experience.
The game's script is probably the best with excellent plot twists, hateable baddies, uneasy allies, and somewhat impersonal wingmen. If there is a flaw, it's the lack of interraction with the wingmen.
The various levels of mission completion adds more interest in trying to outdo yourself... Also the medals and promotions are a nice touch.
This game made me buy my first Direct3D accelerated video card, an I740 and a SoundBlaster Live and then I bought the original game, because what I had was an illegal pirate copy.
The level of immersion in this game made me expect so much more from other games.

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