Freespace 2

I joined GOG because of Freespace 2. The game was brilliantly constructed, I felt so engaged by the story and gameplay. You never learn your character's name, you're just a no-name pilot who's skills earn him (or her) spots in elite fighter squadrons. The game makes you feel small, whether it's by flying past a capital ship, or by being in another star system while a major space battle occurs else where. However, even though you feel small, you aren't insignificant. Every enemy bomber you shoot down saves lives aboard allied ship, and every capital ship you wreck protects the special equipment and crews aboard allied freighters. If you are a fan of military science fiction, especially the Babylon 5 TV show and the Honor Harrington book series, do yourself a favor and pick up this fantastic game.

I originaly got the demo of this in a flight deck 3 game i got. when i played it i was blown away, ingame quite literaly a few times. i am now going to buy this game from good old games and get lots of mods

This game is just one of the best games ever created. Freespace 2 is a game like no other, with it's compelling storyline and breathtaking space combat this game will have you on the edge of your seat saving humanity and Vasudans a second time from the Shivans. This game is a MUST HAVE for combat, action and space lovers.

When I first encountered this game back in 1999 or 2000 I was simply blown away. Since then, its been a staple game on my computer(s). When I am stressed from work, or just want to blast Shvians in the next dimension that game cures all. With the addition of the mod and graphics updates, this game once again has new life. I've had people get almost sick watching me zip in and out of Motherships and fly through clouds of Shvian Fighters to turn around and blast them away. The game never gets old. With Fred2, I've made up a whole ton of missions which eventually will be my own Campaign pack. 5 Star Rating. No question. Gary

This is simply the best game I've ever played. From taking out swarms of fighters, to unloading bombs on capital ships, this game is the best of the best when it comes to space-sim games. With many weapons and missiles to choose from, you're always guaranteed your custom-made pyrotechnics display. And I just never get tired of that warm fuzzy feeling inside me when massive enemy capital ships go up in a burst of flames. The plot of the game just drags you into it. You can't possibly play this game and NOT get addicted to it. Also, you should go to www.hard-light.net and get FreeSpace Open, which offers modern graphics, instead of the 20th century flavor. Also, I highly recommend getting the FreeSpace Port from hard-light as well, which is the original FreeSpace 1 (a.k.a.: Descent/Conflict: FreeSpace), so you can play the original game in the series with the modern day graphics. Also, browse hard-light's massive collection of fan made campaigns that are almost as good as the FreeSpace 2 campaign, such as Silent Threat: Reborn. And, as a bonus, you can create your own missions and campaigns with the FRED mission editor. This is the mission editor that Volition used to make the main FreeSpace 2 campaign. So you can play your own missions, or even edit the missions from the FreeSpace 2 campaign however you'd like (directions to do this is on hard-light.net). This is a must-have game! I would recommend this game to anyone who has a joystick or flight yoke! Have fun!