Posted on: November 7, 2013

Aubrehm

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Last but not least

Origins final entry into the Wing Commander Series was the most polished version of a by-then familiar product. A game that recaptures some of the spirit of the original Wing Commander by copying part of that games setup - a single carrier, fighting against the odds with the player a rookie thrown in at the deep end. FMV as well done as ever even if the roster of Hollywood names is down to Mark Hamill (as an NPC version of the character we played in earlier titles) & Tom Wilson as the comic relief that is Maniac. Controls & gameplay remain fundamentally unchanged from the rest of the series but if you liked those this is no bad thing. It's by no means a simulator - and was never intended to be - but the dogfighting remains as addictive as ever & the plot remains engaging enough to see you through to the end. All in all, this game is the best way for those who missed the series the 1st time around to see what the fuss was about without having to ask their parents what "sprites" are! Well worth $6.00 of anybodys money & the community support remains fantastic - fully expect the free addon "Secret Ops" to make an appearance here at some point given GOGS great track record with earlier titles. Now, have to excuse me, there's bugs to squash...

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Posted on: November 7, 2013

Tsubasanut

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Still pretty good stuff

As a lot people out there, I had played this after previous 4 Wing Commanders. And althought Chris Robert was not involved in doing this one, it still terrific. It's actually became more strategic, and you get to see epic battles, instead of usual small scirmishes WC-style. So now it is more akin to Tie-Fighter and Freespace. The plot is not as thrilling and dramatic as in previous games, but the acting is still good and engaging. Couple of advices for new ones: 1. Don't forget , that you can switch targets in map mode, while the game is paused. Immensively helps in this pesky escort mission we all "love" so much. 2. Grab the fan patches for this one, wcnews have a lot of them. I don't think this release already have them, but DVD movies patch and OpenGL patch are a must!

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Posted on: April 11, 2016

Det_Bullock

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Good presentation, repetitive gameplay.

This is the last installment of the series and well, it looks good but some problems typical of the series as a whole tend to show in force plus a couple of new ones. The story is simple, with a few nice touches reminiscent of what was in Wing Commander IV even though they don't influence the overall plot much (which is more or less the first Freespace without the lovecraftian dread but with a b-movie vibe, alien invaders come through portal and shoot everybody and so on), the FMVs are good quality, the production values are similar to WCIV, and it's nice to see Mark Hamill playing a wise mentor guy twenty years before the new Star Wars movies. The graphics are nice and colorful with early 3D accelleration support, very nice to look at even now in its simplicity thanks to the ability to up the resolution on modern machines. The game has throttle and rudder support, though only on one device (which can be remedied nowadays with plenty of utilities either first or third party). While there are a few interesting innovations (like an interceptor with a booster for emergency interception and cluster missiles) the gameplay is VERY repetitive, it doesn't help that the enemy fighters are very hard to kill (they take a lot of hits even from the most poweful weapons), liberally abuse the afterburner and come literally in droves which is a problem since in these games afterburner fuel is limited and it's easy to run out of it. In general the game feels very padded: many missions have you go to a series of navpoints and destroy wave after wave of fighters before moving on, I came out of many missions positively tired, it felt even more repetitive than WCIII which was already really repetitive. There is also a personal pet peeve of mine: if you want to regulate shields, weapons and engine energy you have to use a weird triangle icon that monopolizes your stick, rendering almost impossible to use it in combat. It's a good game overall but it's no Freespace or Tie Fighter.

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Posted on: October 7, 2020

frostidlo222

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My first Wing Commander experience

I truly love Prophecy, it was one of the first games i had played with my Diamond Monster 3D card and boy, it was a miracle back in the day - technical wise. What i really like about the game is the vibe of the space opera and bad-ass like style. Audio is great, all the characters like Casey, Zero, Stiletto and others are greatly voiced actored and there is quite a lot of chat during the fights and i like that. Dogfights are great, just pure fun and you can even taunt your enemies ( very cool ). The new enemy in the Prophecy is called like Nephillim or something like that and it seems that felines from previous installment might have been more interesting. They are just bugs, insect like race, not really scary or particularly interesting. You will also see Kilrathi in few missions here and there, which is great, because like i said, no previous experience. One of the best sims, Conflict Freespace 1/2 are objectively better games all around, but this is the next best thing.

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Posted on: July 27, 2021

nianiania

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Zeigt seine Stärken erst zum Schluss

Das Problem ist, dass das Spiel recht schwach anfängt - man hat im Gegensatz zu den Vorgängern erstmal ein vorgeschriebenes Raumschiff für jede Mission, das man nicht anpassen kann, und fliegt in der ersten Hälfte des Spiels fast immer den gleichen Jäger. Dadurch fühlt es sich eintönig an. Deutlich besser wird es dann in der zweiten Hälfte, ab da kann man nämlich erst sein Schiff auswählen und zwischen verschiedenen Missionsverläufen entscheiden. Erst ab da fühlt es sich wie ein klassisches Wing Commander an. Entscheidungen haben dann auch Konsequenzen auf den weiteren Spielverlauf, und ab hier bekommt man auch regelmäßig neue Waffen und Schiffe - unverständlich, warum die erste Hälfte des Spiels nicht auch so sein konnte. Die Schauspieler sind diesmal deutlich schlechter als in Teil 3 und 4, vor allem da Mark Hamill kaum noch vorkommt. Der neue Protagonist ist deutlich schlechter. Auch die Geschichte allgemein ist eine Verschlechterung. Die Story ist fast schon minimalistisch und die neuen Bösewichte überzeugen nicht. Gut sind die einzelnen Missionen, diese sind abwechslungsreich und die Raumkämpfe machen hier richtig Spaß, sie sind auch nicht mehr frustrierend wie in manch anderem Teil. Ich würde sagen, dass es von allen Teilen die besten Raumkämpfe hat. Außerdem ist das Spiel lang, man bekommt also viel Inhalt fürs Geld. Alles in allem ein sehr gutes Spiel, aber man sieht hier schon Abnutzungserscheinungen der Marke, die wohl nach und nach gemolken werden sollte. Die Story, die Bösewichte und das Ende können einfach nicht mit den Vorgängern mithalten.

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