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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:08:48 -0700
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On 6/29/2025 1:43 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 6/29/2025 10:03 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>> Wing Commander III was always my favorite, even though the gameplay
>> itself probably lagged behind its predecessor. The move to full 3D
>> made for slower gameplay with fewer ships in the arena. But it was
>> hard to resist the fantasy of being the plucky underdog hero --as
>> played by Mark Hammil no less!-- in an operatic sci-fi space
>> adventure, and the tech, for the time, was breathtaking. Full motion
>> video! Virtual sets! 3D spaceships with real-time lighting and
>> texture-mapping! Four -- count em, FOUR!-- CD-ROMs! A game whose
>> budget rivaled (some) Hollywood movies! It truly was a revolutionary
>> game.
>>
>> Wing Commander IV arguably boasted more mature gameplay and had a
>> (slightly) less juvenile storyline, but it felt a lot less
>> cutting-edge. It's shades-of-grey storyline was slightly less
>> accessible, and its gameplay loop --autopilot to waypoint, fight
>> enemies, repeat until mission complete-- was starting to feel a bit
>> long in the tooth. Had the schedules been reversed and Wing Commander
>> IV had come out first, though, and I think it would have been my
>> favorite. It's just that time was catching up on the franchise and
>> what had once seemed novel and exciting was now increasingly becoming
>> old hat.
>>
>> Still, I think "Wing Commander III" holds up quite well, especially if
>> you apply the various fan-patches that upscale the video.* It's an
>> incredibly uncomplicated game, and it knows it. The missions are
>> simple and fast, with few attempts to add mid-game complications. If
>> you allow for the fact it's a 30-year old game and ultimately nothing
>> more than a quick arcade blast with fun FMV cutscenes, it's still a
>> ridiculously compelling ride.
> 
> So, what are your thoughts on the Wing Commander movie?

Movie?  What movie?
....
I did see it years later.  I don't remember a damn thing about it other 
than a general feeling of it being o.k. and much better than typical 
video game to move transitions.  I also remember thinking the FMV story 
was way better.

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