Wing Commander series...

Pratt2112

Hello..

So, I'm looking through GOG for something new and different to play. Well... I guess just "different" in this case, since WC is hardly "new" lol...

Anyway... I'm looking to get IV, but I'm wondering if it's necessary to have played 1-3 in order to understand or fully enjoy IV?

Are they stand-alone stories, or is it a kind of continuing, on-going thing?

Thanks

doodphace

Originally posted by TangentPoint

Hello..

So, I'm looking through GOG for something new and different to play. Well... I guess just "different" in this case, since WC is hardly "new" lol...

Anyway... I'm looking to get IV, but I'm wondering if it's necessary to have played 1-3 in order to understand or fully enjoy IV?

Are they stand-alone stories, or is it a kind of continuing, on-going thing?

Thanks

When I first got my 486 back in the day, I played through WC IV before I played 3. You will enjoy it a great deal, even if its the first you play. The story in WC4 is after the kilrathi war, and though there are quite a few references to the previous games, its nothing you wouldn't understand with just a basic knowledge of the series. WC4 has a better plot than most holywood blockbusters .

To this day, my top 3 stories in videogame history are metal gear sold 1, KOTOR, and WC4.

Matticus75

You should also try out Freespace, and Freespace 2....they were made by Interplay; which is where Blizzard and Bioware came from...its newer than the WC series and I thought it was a pretty good series

Pratt2112

Nice! Thank you for the responses so far.

I'm looking at Freespace 2 as well.

Wondering if I should invest in a flight stick. Friend of mine is saying they're not necessary, but definitely enhance the experience.

 

Hmm... decisions decisions...

Konfess

I played SWG : Jump To Light Speed with a MS Stick and it was so much better.  I first played Freelancer with a mouse then came back to it with the stick.  I think both of those games had the same basic mechanics.  Chase a leading cursor target, meaning if you kept your cursor on the enemy's leading target you would hit it.  I don't remember WC4, it was the only one I played, and I don't feel like looking it up on YouTube.  Good luck.