Wing Commander creator returns with Star Citizen

make it so number 1

Well I just have one simple request (and it is shamefully simple): PLEASE MAKE A FREELANCEResque WITH FULL FEATURES AND SHIPS THAT AREN'T UGLY! 

awesome! hopefully the rebirth of a great genre!

Saw the video. Hope that it isn't actually that hard to hit anything in the finished game.

Also, if it has those slick mouse controls that Freelancer had, I'm sold.

OMG, a return of the space sim genre would be awesome!  The last great game was probably Freespace 2.

It's funny how the console domination made the industry forget about  certain game genres. Space sim was the thing in mid-90's now is completely forgotten to the eyes of game media until now.

Finally, the "Battlestar Galactica" space sim I always wanted but never materialised.

Beyond the Red line never got far and as such I've played through Freespace more times than I can count.

I can't wait until this is released and a BSG mod is rolled out.  

It's fantastic to see attention given to the PC, and the return of a decent looking space sim.  Its just my personal feeling but Console gaming has really taken much of the enjoyment out of gaming for me.  This new game is a taste of what gaming used to be and mean to me.  PC Gamers forever.

Wing Commander....I was lost after I read those words...ohhhh nostalgia

Finally it seems like we space sim fans can stop playing Freelancer and move on to the next thing! Its been due for a long time! 

I don't think that we need to worry about it being online, Freelancer had a great single player storyline, but what made it shine was the multiplayer, a 9 year old game which had its multiplayer support pulled half a decade ago still has hundreds of players online at any moment, and dozens of servers running different modded versions of the game. 

A good game always gets its due, that's what matters in the end! This one already has my pledge ;)

I may not ever play this, but I'll donate just to show my support. The big publishers are never gonna change their ways unless we make our voices heard.

Every article talks about it being online and such, but it does have a Single player component. I took a look at the website, which is a lot more telling than all the pitiful attempts gaming journalism has done at explaining what this game is and will do.

Unfortunately I would have to buy the game and donate $125 just to get a manual that isn't digital - then still pay for the game. The price ranges that I think at least show my support don't give me anything but access to the beta - and while testing is fun and all - people pay me to do it not the other way around.

So i'll wait for the game to get finished and then pass judgement there. It looks promising, but I'm worried this has too many promises to live up to right now that I'll try to keep my enthusiasm on low so I get impressed instead of let down in the end.

just imagine the scene sitting there wearing your Oculus Rift  and looking about your cockpit for enemys  during a dogfight  while pulling back on your force feedback filght stick. combine that with a economy and online world experience like eve with twitch bases combat not eve auto combat :( and you wont ever want to leave.

Finally some  cool space sim, looking foward to this!

Graphic claims are ridiculous , but it seems like a good idea. I'd like to see a process that allows mods to be played in the MMO environment.

This is the kind of game I would build an entirely new PC for..... now, to convince the wife on how good an idea that will be.

I lost myself in games like Elite growing up, so this is extremely welcome news.

The traditional publishers don't believe in PC or Space Sims. Venture Capitalists only want to back mobile or social gaming startups....http://starcitizen.robertsspaceindustries.com/

The game itself includes a "sophisticated storyline" that is set in a persistent online universe.??IS THIS GOING TO BE AN MMO ??

I hope not

Awesome, bring Mark Hamill back as an actor/voice actor.  He was great in the Wing Commander series.

Hey, Max! Good narration here, way to go!!

i notice a couple of scenes VERY iconic to Wing Commander e.g when the cockpit opens

WHERE DO I PUT MY MONEY!!!???? can i reserve a copy now? 

First of all, sorry for my english. Basic issue: i will be able to run it with a top notch PC of today? Because it's kinda lame to buy a game two years in antecipation and realize that you don't have a descent PC to play it. 

*finishes watching the trailer*

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

still think they havent really had a decent space sim since tie fighter, hows that for innovation?

Awesome video! Screams Wing Commander (obviously). They even had some of the same cut scenes in this video that appeared in og WCs. Like when it showed an alert, then it showed the boots running on the ground, the salute...I loved WC1&2 and the first Privateer. WC2 was the first game I had to create a boot-disk for. It was because of switching between 'extended' and 'expanded' RAM. I had just got a Packard Bell 386/25MHz with a VGA monitor and a CD-ROM drive. It was an update to a 286/12MHz PC with an EGA monitor and no mouse my dad had got for work. I remember how excited I was when I got the voice expansions packs too! I never played Freelancer though, because by 2003 I only gamed on my PC for stuff like HL, CS, DoD, Sim(insert whatever here) stuff, and RTS games like Warcraft and Rise of Nations. It didn't help either that I also had the PS2, Cube, XBox, and DC for gaming. But, I'm seriously excited about this new game!

Sweet

I played the HELL out of Privateer.... there was a group of people trying to update the old Privateer (not privateer 2), bringing the graphics up to date, adding new ships, missions, weapons.  I don't think they ever finished... but that was my dream game... a souped-up-Privateer.  Chris Roberts has been part of SOOO many games that I've spent countless hours playing.  I hope he is successful in his new venture.  (sadly I went console this generation to cut costs so no Chris Roberts for me..... hopefully there will be a Privateer/Freelancer/Wing Commander reboot that ends up on consoles in the future.  Just can't justify spending all that cash on a gaming rig when a console is a one-time-purchase.  Stories like this make me a little sad about that.... :(

Time to revisit Freelancer and brush up on my skills! =D

A freaking dream come true! i love space sims!! im sooo getting this!

Awesome!  I loved Freelancer and really enjoy the idea of being a space trader who encounters baddies and such along the way.  There hasn't been a good space sim in a long time akaik so I am quite interested in this.  I just hope that this isn't going to be a FTP Eve, where you can expect to be ganked early and often.  I much rather have an in depth space combat and economic sim!!!

Ok, I'm intrigued, can't wait for more info on this.

"?In recent years, game designers have stopped innovating and pushing the boundaries of what you can do in this genre,? Roberts said in a statement. ?I plan on bringing that kind of development mentality back into PC gaming and space sims in particular."

-This guy is on a mission and I think me might just succeed.

Sounds very cool, games such as Day Z and this really is breathing new life into PC gaming which you can't replicate on consoles.

Want!

If this is anywhere near as good as the Wing Commander games it's gonna kick ass.

This is going to be AWESOME!!!!

I'll be watching.  It's about damn time we get single-player space flight/trading/fighting games again.

I will be honest, I sincerely doubt they will be able to raise 2 to 4 million for this game, but I went crazy and pledged 125 $, because Freelancer was an important game of my youth <.> Call me Colonel now!

interesting, keep an eye on this.

sounds great looking forward to this.

I really, REALLY hope this heralds the return of the Space Sim. You hear that, Lucasarts? Time to dust off a few of your old Space Sims, eh?