Flight Simulators: A dead genre...?

The_Federalist · 10-10-2005, 21:26

Where did all the Flight/Space Simulators go?

The last really "good" sim that I can remember was the release of Freespace II, and that was nearly 7 years ago. Before that there were such esteemed classics as X-Wing/Tie Fighter, Descent, Wing Commander and the all the Janes titles.

Is there anything left to speak of for this genre, or is it dead?

Thunderw · 10-14-2005, 10:22

I haven't kept up with flight simulations. My favorite is Janes World War Two Fighters and that came out in 1998. It seems that flight sims lately are the same: cool graphics but lack the creativity and details that make for good simulations. I've never been a fan of Microsoft's flight simulation series, though the flight school I went to seemed to like them. They don't seem real any more. It's a shame more flight sims haven't come out or some of the ones that did (like Jane's Attack Squadron) were flops. I don't think the genre is dead, just in hibernation or maybe a coma. It will only take one really good sim to get the genre back.

RFC Rudel · 02-01-2006, 22:58

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Originally Posted by Thunderw

I haven't kept up with flight simulations. My favorite is Janes World War Two Fighters and that came out in 1998. It seems that flight sims lately are the same: cool graphics but lack the creativity and details that make for good simulations. I've never been a fan of Microsoft's flight simulation series, though the flight school I went to seemed to like them. They don't seem real any more. It's a shame more flight sims haven't come out or some of the ones that did (like Jane's Attack Squadron) were flops. I don't think the genre is dead, just in hibernation or maybe a coma. It will only take one really good sim to get the genre back.

Janes World War Two Fighters exelent game

il2 is great too.

micorsft combat has some nice stuff

Hannibal · 02-02-2006, 06:45

Janes was a great game, but I was always in love with Wing Commander, even the 2 Privateer games were awesome.

Did anyone ever play A-10 Cuba?

Anth · 02-02-2006, 08:37

My computer never liked flight sims, but I might get one sometime.

I think the genre dropped a bit over here after the talk that the 9/11 people trained on MS Flight Sim

It seems the flight sim genre is on a down while Grand Theft Auto type games are on the up. Mindless violence rather than using your brain.

Kapchar · 02-02-2006, 09:17

Simulators is very good games. In Il-s I destroy moe than 4000 planes.. )))

Hannibal · 02-02-2006, 18:30

Excellent!

I am still working on the new Computer games group. Any future mods?

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