What are the best space-faring games, /v/? Doesn't matter if it's about space combat, exploration or just adventures in space. I tried getting into Elite Dangerous but it just feels a bit empty without being able to visit planets or character interaction. Are there any good space opera-esque RPGs? I've tried KOTOR, Mass Effect, Star Ocean and a couple of others but they've not really been quite what I was looking for.
>>321279361
No planet visits or character interaction but have you played Nexus Jupiter Incident? It's a pretty good linear story driven space tactics.
Nothing will fill that Banner of the Stars hole OP.
>>321280150
My Nigga.
>>321280150
Manages to look pretty too considering the age, though I suppose that's kinda the result of being able to use a single image as a background per level.
>>321280150
Honestly, I hadn't even heard of that one before. Thank you, I'll look into it.
>>321280215
Certainly nothing without a continuation. Season 4 actually when?
Prospector
Aurora
>>321279361
Mother fucking Sekai no Senki, my man. A video game version of that series or any "space opera" for that matter seems impossible.
>>321280431
>Manages to look pretty too considering the age
Take a closer look at asteroids in the distance, it's fucking disgusting.
All the ship models and effects look great though, I agree.
>>321280707
I think it'd be possible, but it depends on where you put the focus. If you made it an RPG with slightly restricted space-faring, it'd be totally doable. A full-scale open-world game where you can explore planets and have lots of character focus and strong story? That sounds extremely demanding, at least if we're talking about making it with the demands of current gen performance.
Check out Freelancer, OP. Pretty old game that I think you'll get some enjoyment out of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC4y2T0-skM
>tfw sources and assets used in the old sequel tech demo video lost
>tfw croudfunding failed
>>321280431
I guess having few models on screen allowed them to be more detailed too. I was very surprised when the game ran fine enough on a shitty netbook.
Might as well suggest Star Wolves, although expanded story mod is highly recommended (especially to understand plot of the sequel, made by modders-hired-by-publisher) but only available in russian.
You control a group of mercenaries with small base ship and up to 6 deployable fighters piloted by individual characters.
>>321279361
X series ?
Distant Worlds
Last Federation
Kerbal Space Program
FTL
>>321280150
My nigguh.
>tfw there will never be a sequel after that failed Kickstarter
>>321281424
>Star Wolves
Is that the russian Homeworld clone?
Evochron Mercenary is a much much much more functional game than Elite Dangerous. If you can get over the lack of fancy particle effects its a sweet game, highly recommended if you have a good flight stick.
>cruising 100m above a planet to mine it
>disengage active newtonian field generator
>drifting at 7000km/s spinning freely maintaining my 100m distance from the planet by speed and gravity
The best
>>321279361
Soace Game Junkie channel on YT is a great place to see some obscure space games out there.
>>321281598
>Kerbal Space Program
My friend showed me that one. It looks pretty neat, but I think the rocket design stuff is too in-depth for me.
Is this going to be any good? Or is it doomed to fuck up?
>>321281629
Not at all. Well it is Russian but if anything it's mechcommander 2 in space.
No resource gathering and no production, just looting and trading.
I know of two Homeworld clones - Haegemonia and ORB, no idea if one of those is russian.
>>321282147
>ORB
I cant find o torrent for this ANYWHERE.
>>321282138
>shitload of deep random worlds
>HUGE open sandbox with exploration discovery, trading etc.
>on consoles
Of course it will be fucking disaster. Either it wont have 1/10 of the promised features or it will be dumbed down to incredible extent.
>>321282023
Read some tutorials or watch Scott Manley and you will get it in no time.
>>321282384
Try the full name - Off-World Resource Base
Also try some GOG collection packs
>>321282660
Shit sorry, i confused it with some other game.
I meant that i found only one torrent of this thing and i cant fuycking start it.
Is it any good ??
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll give them a look.
Starsector just got updated to 0.7.1 making it even more like Mount and blade in space. You should check it out if you don't mind gorgeous pixel graphics. There's also alot of mods that made the jump over so there's about twice the content modded vs vanilla.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/blog/
R2STF-YAAAA-LJA0J-AZR3R
>>321279361
Try Space Rangers 1 and 2. That's my favorite Space RPG of all time.
>>321284971
honest trading and early game is a bitch, but i love it
wish it had more carriers and a few more ships more, and a good medium size beam gun
>>321285321
Seconding Space Rangers 2. It's not a space opera, but it's a very unique game nevertheless. Main part is turn-based, and there are also parts that are rts and text adventures.
>>321279361
Rebel galaxy is pretty fun. Nothing deep and more arcade like than simulation but fun indeed.
starpoint gemini 2 maybe
>ctrl-f
>freespace
>no results
What the fuck?
>>321282660
>Off-World Resource Base
Holy shit, I played that. I think I even have the box lying around somewhere. Haven't heard it mentioned on the internet anywhere, ever.
>>321279361
My favorite will always be The Last Federation.
You are a fucking space hydra, the only one left in the universe. You have to use your ridiculous space hydra brain to control the universe either for revenge or for the betterment of the universe or for both.
Plus it's got turn based bullet hell space combat which I think is amazing.
I enjoyed Privateer
