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Two questions:

1. Would this game still be enjoyable today to someone that had never played it before?

2. Would it be worthwhile to put together a good DOS machine for it, with Gravis Ultrasound, etc. for the original experience? Or is the new "Ur-Quan Masters" enough? Or should I try the 3DO version instead?

>> No.371616

>>371602
1. Yes.
2. Ur-Quan is pretty much the definitive version, it's the DOS one with some voices (that you can turn off) and moddability added on.
The 3DO version just added some movies that are easily modded in to the UQM one if you want them.

>> No.371615

1. Yes

2. Do Ur-Quan Masters.

However, make sure you can get the map that came with the game so you don't have to go looking up spoilers just to progress.

>> No.371619

>>371602
>1. Would this game still be enjoyable today to someone that had never played it before?

Well... that just... depends on the person and their taste I guess. Like with any other game.

>> No.371625

>>371619

SC2 is really in a class by itself though, isn't it? Hard to predict whether someone would like that based on their other tastes.

>> No.371634

The only seriously outdated part of SC2 is the need to take notes as you play. Write down everything that looks important, especially coordinates. The game will not help you if you forget.

>> No.372662
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372662

>>371634

That's a good kind of outdated though...

More games should require note taking.

>> No.373361

Hey OP, I played this for the first time in 2008 and was just blown away by how good it was. I couldn't stop playing.

So I can't say if you'll like it or not, but certainly it is enjoyable for a modern audience.

>> No.374345
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374345

Might be a bit frustrating if you're use to more modern games. No quest log, and no autosave/checkpoints. It's very worth it though. I played Ur-Quan Masters for the first time just a couple years ago and loved it.

If you need easy mode, find the "Role Playing Resource Guide." It's a complete guide to the game, starting with a list of the most recourse rich planets in the galaxy.

>> No.374412

I always see nothing but praise for this game, what makes it so good?

>> No.374646
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374646

>>374412
The aliens. Boldly seeking out new life and new civilizations. And either making them be your friends, or blowing them out of space if they won't play nice.

>> No.374687
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374687

The Spathi's traditional daily prayer:

"Oh God, please don't let me die today! Tomorrow would be so much better!"

>> No.377418

i tried playing the first star control, but it was really hard to get into. the story was a bit...badly conveyed.

It was the first DOS game ive played since i was a kid, and my eyes...too many years have they seen pretty things. i just couldnt adjust to the line segments.

>> No.377535

>>377418
The first Star Control is decent but flawed. It's too bad, because I would really like to play a more balanced game in that style using the SC2 ships.

>> No.380268

>>377418
In the first game the "story" is just an excuse for various ships to be blowing each other up.

>> No.380513

>>374646
>Thraddash
>Utwig
>Part of the Alliance together

What twisted fantasy world is this

>> No.380525

1. It's still one of the best space operas ever made. I first played it when I was around 9 or 10, and still love it to this day as an 18yo.

2. Just play UQM, it's superior to the original in every way.

>> No.380535

>>374646
I like the Syreen's pose in that image.

>> No.380768

>>380535
Sssssssssssssssllluts

>> No.380797
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380797

Obligatory.

>> No.380808
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380808

>>380797
You know who sends you right to that exact system, in the first 10 minutes?

Fwiffo. If you threaten him.

>> No.382528

>>371602
Anyone else hopping the with the success of skylanders toys for bob might try and make a good Star Control 3?

>> No.383072

>>380797

Umm.. a snake with whatever it ate in the middle?

>> No.383378

>>383072
they should have said "like a belt buckle"

>> No.383562

>>382528
No. Toys for Bob is dead to us now.

>> No.383614

>>383378
A better question would be why the hell are they using star charts, which are designed from the view of a fixed point.

>> No.383634

>>383614
>The positions are based on Hyperspace co-ordinates

>> No.384271

one thing you should know is that the UR Quan masters is missing some dialogue if you play it with voices enabled, which makes things a bit harder to figure out

>> No.384357

>>384271
The worst being the Melnorme informing you of the time limit the second time you speak tothem