I’m so stoked to see this here. It was my first thought when I saw the thread.
It was a stand out experience from my childhood.
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h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I was a huge fan of Solar Winds: The Escape. Cool plot, aliens, dogfights, ship systems management, evil shadow governments, rebels… what’s not to love? It was my introduction to the genre and will always hold a special place
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
For real though, I’d love to see a modern take on this - something in between NMS, Mechwarrior, and FTL. I’ve not found anything out there with the correct combination of exploration, ship customization and management, and sinister plot. Several games get closer, but they’re all missing something
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Oh my gawd. I was reading the comment above yours when Solar Winds popped into my head. Then I scroll down to see this. Bless you.
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Solar winds blew my mind once I actually figured out all the controls. The universe they built was super cool and I really dug the combat. Can’t count the number of times I got owned by this guy trying to blow him up from the get go.
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