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General discussionNew release: Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger(173 posts)(173 posts)
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Posted September 13, 2011
Welcome to the new era of CD-ROM games! There’s an insane amount of space, so what to do with it? Oh I have an idea, let’s take top-tier actors (Mark Hamill, Jason Bernard, Thomas Wilson) throw them into the great Wing Commander universe, develop a new engine, write an even more epic story and voila: you have Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger! We’ve added this classic title to GOG.com today, available for only $5.99!

You are Luke--er--I mean Col. Christopher "Maverick" Blair (played by Mark Hamill). After the destruction of Concordia, you are transferred to an old space ship carrier the TCS Victory, by the order of Admiral Tolwyn. Your mission is to destroy the catlike Kilrathi for good and ensure the survival of humanity. Without delving into spoilers, you are up for yet another episode of this epic struggle between two star nations battling for dominance--and survival. Enter into the life of Maverick, talk to your wingmen on the ship and in outer space, or pursue a romantic relationship with a fellow pilot dancing on the razor’s edge.

With the budget of an A-grade Hollywood movie, Wing Commander 3 incorporates FMVs on a whole new level, with more than 3 hours of cinematic storytelling. They’re not there only for your viewing pleasure: you get to live the life of a Confederation ace pilot in dynamic cinematic style. Time-constrained decisions, vast dialogue options, and plot-critical conversations all occur on film during your time aboard the TCS Victory. Apart from the flashy movies, Wing Commander 3 has a whole new space combat engine. Sprites are so early 90’s, and now it’s all about polygons. Behold the colossal battle ships in their full glory, you can even fly into a dreadnought hangar and shoot it from inside out!
Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger flies up to a whole new orbital with new graphics, new FMVs and, one of the best epic war plots in the history of entertainment are the ingredients for space-sim success.

Special thanks for all the great goodies we managed to get with this release goes to Ben Lesnick from Wing Commander News. You're the man, Ben!
Posted September 15, 2011
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RafaelLopez: I've been using this avatar ever since I landed on GOG to remind everyone that GOG misses the best RPG of all time. And it still does. It's so close now with EA on board, what a disaster.

Shit.
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Darling_Jimmy: And I might be a little more sympathetic if this wasn't a thread about GOG getting the best space sim ever, of all time, ever!
Yeah I know WC3 induced classic gaming boners all around the world, so it's all the more important to mention this travesty and make it clear, otherwise it might be easily forgotten or forgiven: Ultima 7 woulda been better. It could even have come BEFORE other Ultima games.
Post edited September 15, 2011 by RafaelLopez
Posted September 15, 2011
It will come, and all will be well.
Posted September 16, 2011
I hear all of you. I was ready to be disappointed as well, but I still stayed up until after 4:00 AM PST just to see if the last game was going to be Ultima VII. But, it was Wing Commander III and I couldn't bring myself to be disappointed with WCIII. Instead my brain said, "Well it's not U7 but.....it still rocks my world here! UVII is my all-time favorite as well, however, but I did a little thinking. This might be for the better after all. What if they had put it out, but only The Black Gate with no Forge of Virtue? With the way things have been recently, that was a very real possibility. Then we still would have had to wait for Serpent's Isle. Maybe what they are planning instead is to get the add-on clearances and release the Complete Ultima VII for $5.99. I think that's what will come when UVII does. Think about all the cheesy, lame EA games that could have been released as "classics" finishing the set on a low note, and keep in mind they put out WCIII which is one of the best there is outside Ultima VII. It's obvious GOG has excellent taste in releases and listens to all of us. It is obvious our UVII will be here, and probably with a boatload of goodies like WCIII. The Avatar is not done here yet. Not by a long shot.
Posted September 16, 2011
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Dju: WC3 is the first one in the series with a real 3D engine :-)
EXCELLENT! Thanks!
Posted September 16, 2011
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Dju: WC3 is the first one in the series with a real 3D engine :-)
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tritone: EXCELLENT! Thanks!
Note that (as you may have read) my statement is not true per se as other WC games used a 3D engine before.

To clarify, WC3 is the first game in the WC1-WC2-WC3-WC4-WCP series to use a 3D engine, which is - I believe - the core information you wanted :-)
Post edited September 16, 2011 by Dju
Posted September 16, 2011
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RafaelLopez: Yeah I know WC3 induced classic gaming boners all around the world, so it's all the more important to mention this travesty and make it clear, otherwise it might be easily forgotten or forgiven: Ultima 7 woulda been better. It could even have come BEFORE other Ultima games.
Shhh... you're scaring my WC3 induced classic gaming boner. And I'm waiting for Ultima 7 too. Patience—you've waited 20 years already, just wait a little longer—I'm sure it's in the cards.
Posted September 16, 2011
It seems like things are happening in order--it doesn't seem unreasonable to expect the last part of the various Origin franchises the next time GOG puts out some EA titles (Ultima's third trilogy, Wing Commander's post-war stuff, that other Crusader...)
Posted September 16, 2011
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tritone: EXCELLENT! Thanks!
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Dju: Note that (as you may have read) my statement is not true per se as other WC games used a 3D engine before.

To clarify, WC3 is the first game in the WC1-WC2-WC3-WC4-WCP series to use a 3D engine, which is - I believe - the core information you wanted :-)
Precisely. :-)
Posted September 17, 2011
I loved this game. I remember when it first came out and I had it for Christmas. Unfortunately my Dad's computer at the time wasn't powerful enough to run it, so I had to take it back.

I was pretty gutted at the time, but picked it up a few years later when I moved out and bought a top of the range PC. It was a really good experience, and was very cinematic.

I'm not usually much of a space shooting gamer, so I don't know how the space gameplay and missions measure up to other games (and I've never fought in a real space battle, so I don't know how realistic it is..:-) )

However, even though I'm not much of a shooting type gamer, I enjoyed the story and the immersion, and the missions I felt were varied enough to make them interesting.

At this price, it's an absolute bargain. Nice one GOG.
Post edited September 17, 2011 by skybluerob
Posted September 18, 2011
Was looking forward to this one. Wish-listed for now, but I'll be picking it up soon. Wing Commander IV won't be out for a while, right?
Posted September 19, 2011
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Daventry: YEAH! 3DO FOREVER!!!
I remember when the 3DO was going to completely revolutionize gaming; hardware-wise it easily outgunned the other consoles of the day. Then they announced the price tag...

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andrewmclaughlin: Speaking of Great Space Sims, I Finally got my copy of Tie Fighter CD to work on windows 7 as well as XP. It was an horrific ordeal I can tell you but I got it working perfect now. This game is LEGENDARY. Its the only Space Flifgt Sim I like more than Wing Commander 3... but not by much. Hopefully gog will put that one up soon...
TiE Fighter was hands-down one of the best games I'd ever played; combined with my CH Flightstick Pro it was an awesome game, and the TiE Defender was one of the most badass vehicles I've flown/driven in a game; next of course to the Black Lance's Dragon fighters in Wing Commander 4. :)
Posted September 19, 2011
TIE Fighter is indeed excellent for a story driven space combat game, but I prefer the greater versatility and graphical prowess (in comparison) of X-Wing Alliance. Multiple regions of space and dynamic objectives for the win :p
Posted September 19, 2011
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andrewmclaughlin: Speaking of Great Space Sims, I Finally got my copy of Tie Fighter CD to work on windows 7 as well as XP.
Care to enlighten us, how you did it? Would be awesome. I have the CD, too. Thanks.
Posted September 20, 2011
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Daventry: YEAH! 3DO FOREVER!!!
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rampancy: I remember when the 3DO was going to completely revolutionize gaming; hardware-wise it easily outgunned the other consoles of the day. Then they announced the price tag...

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andrewmclaughlin: Speaking of Great Space Sims, I Finally got my copy of Tie Fighter CD to work on windows 7 as well as XP. It was an horrific ordeal I can tell you but I got it working perfect now. This game is LEGENDARY. Its the only Space Flifgt Sim I like more than Wing Commander 3... but not by much. Hopefully gog will put that one up soon...
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rampancy: TiE Fighter was hands-down one of the best games I'd ever played; combined with my CH Flightstick Pro it was an awesome game, and the TiE Defender was one of the most badass vehicles I've flown/driven in a game; next of course to the Black Lance's Dragon fighters in Wing Commander 4. :)
Thanks for the coment Friend. Thanks to gog i have wing commander 1, 2 and 3 but sadly i have not played wing commander 4... yet. I cant wait to play it. I have a feeling that they will release that one soon i hope.
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andrewmclaughlin: Speaking of Great Space Sims, I Finally got my copy of Tie Fighter CD to work on windows 7 as well as XP.
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amix: Care to enlighten us, how you did it? Would be awesome. I have the CD, too. Thanks.
Well friend you are in luck because i am soon going to upload a video to my youtube channel explaining how to get this sucker workin'. I plan to have this done by no later than the end of this week. I'll let you know the moment it goes up.
Post edited September 20, 2011 by andrewmclaughlin
Posted September 20, 2011
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andrewmclaughlin: Thanks for the coment Friend. Thanks to gog i have wing commander 1, 2 and 3 but sadly i have not played wing commander 4... yet. I cant wait to play it. I have a feeling that they will release that one soon i hope.
I remember getting my (probably extremely rare) copy of Wing Commander IV for the Mac during a Boxing Day Sale at the Compucentre in the Toronto Eaton Centre many moons ago (I think I dated myself by mentioning Compucentre). At a hefty 6 CDs it was a huge game, and I was amazed with how much they could pack into one game. I played the hell out of it on my 120 MHz Performa with my Flightstick Pro, so much so that my eyes ached and my hands were clammy with sweat. I'd play it until 2 am, or until my dad screamed at me to get off the computer, and then I'd come home from school and do it all over again.

I remember grinning from ear to ear when I got the Dragon. It was like the BFG in Doom, all over again.
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