Even trying to be very objective one has to concede that WC IV is a timeless classic. Due to its fantastic atmosphere, and its pioneerism. Back at the time it was the kind of game you have been waiting for several months, and when it finally appeared it was pretty much the climax of what computer games were capable of in 1995. As many of the previous reviewers stated, the game had a great story, wonderful gameplay - and in the end credible and memorable characters. My favorite, by the way. was John Rhys-Davies, but also Jason Bernard (Captain Eisen). I am myself no native english speaker, but the word, that describes this game best I think is "iconic" - iconic for the early days of space sagas. But in its great making and its superb "adventure" not only something "of the past", but truly timeless.
Wing Commander III was certainly not the most innovative game, nor a revolution in terms of gameplay. It was however a graphical as well as atmospheric milestone which contributed undeniably to the importance of sci-fi-games in game history. There is one thing about WC3 that I remember passionately: it was one of the first big games that required 8 MB Ram - which was not quite common to have in 1995. So for myself as well as a lot of other players that I knew in the very beginning it remained kind of "dream" to play this game: "Man, I need 8 MB of Ram to finally being able to play WC3". Some time later I finally had to computer to play it accordingly - and I certainly must have played it about 3 times or so. My favorite actor was John-Rhys Davies who gave the game and the atmosphere a very specific and unmistakable note. Noteworthy is furthermore George Oldziey who composed the great theme to this masterpiece. And finally, when mentioning WC3 and WC4 I like to remember Jason Bernard alias Captain Eisen. Unfortunately he died in 1996, a short time after WC4. His memory lives on with these games.
