Posted May 29, 2015
Im playing wc4 for the 100th time lol and figured to do some discussion each time I stopped. this first entry will cover the first two play sessions, it will include thoughts on missions characters story set design and atmosphere. Im playing the game on the default difficulty level, by the way I think wc4 is about twice as hard as wc3.
opening- this is my favorite opening to any wing commander game, it just draws you right into the action with seether, civilians, and the flash pack. the music is great the look of the ships and design are great, everything is top notch. this includes the senate committee hearing and how the camera zooms out to the bar where blair walks in. I love the look at the bar and the costumes its kind of shocking bc they probably spent a good amount of money to shoot that bar scene and its the only time we ever see that bar
missions- I have played in two sessions up to the first mission in the Orestes system. the hardest mission of the batch is tyr 1 and it is prob one of if not the hardest missions in the game much less the series, which is odd bc I think its like mission 3 or 4. The rest are somewhat difficult to pretty easy. for some reason on this playthrough every time I pick vagabond he would eject really quickly.
My choices- I chose to befriend catscratch and defect with Eisen right away, I think those are all the choices that really matter at the start of the game.
Story- I love the opening and I think the story of wc4 is a masterpiece and everyone gives great performances, seriously this probably has the best cast ever assembled for a video game. My only problem is I always felt the start of the story was a little rushed, you are reunited with Eisen and within like 8 mission he is defecting. I know the game had a huge budget but I wish the pace of the story would have been slowed just a little there.
Set design- I think wc4 set design is near perfect from the senate floor to the bar, to the lexington. The lexington just looks like a first class carrier, from the hallways to the lounge, and especially captain eisen's cabin. that looks like something on a cruise ship. Compare that to what you see on the intrepid and is night and day, the design really helps set the mood.
closing comments- I have always said wc4 is my favorite of the series and that still holds true but it does have some problems all revolving around the gameplay to me. not being able to see your cockpit stinks, the missions are a little blah and the missile spamming is horrible, but it is still a lot of fun to fly and shoot, I just wish more time could have been spent on the game play. I know it was a quick turn around from wc3 to wc4
opening- this is my favorite opening to any wing commander game, it just draws you right into the action with seether, civilians, and the flash pack. the music is great the look of the ships and design are great, everything is top notch. this includes the senate committee hearing and how the camera zooms out to the bar where blair walks in. I love the look at the bar and the costumes its kind of shocking bc they probably spent a good amount of money to shoot that bar scene and its the only time we ever see that bar
missions- I have played in two sessions up to the first mission in the Orestes system. the hardest mission of the batch is tyr 1 and it is prob one of if not the hardest missions in the game much less the series, which is odd bc I think its like mission 3 or 4. The rest are somewhat difficult to pretty easy. for some reason on this playthrough every time I pick vagabond he would eject really quickly.
My choices- I chose to befriend catscratch and defect with Eisen right away, I think those are all the choices that really matter at the start of the game.
Story- I love the opening and I think the story of wc4 is a masterpiece and everyone gives great performances, seriously this probably has the best cast ever assembled for a video game. My only problem is I always felt the start of the story was a little rushed, you are reunited with Eisen and within like 8 mission he is defecting. I know the game had a huge budget but I wish the pace of the story would have been slowed just a little there.
Set design- I think wc4 set design is near perfect from the senate floor to the bar, to the lexington. The lexington just looks like a first class carrier, from the hallways to the lounge, and especially captain eisen's cabin. that looks like something on a cruise ship. Compare that to what you see on the intrepid and is night and day, the design really helps set the mood.
closing comments- I have always said wc4 is my favorite of the series and that still holds true but it does have some problems all revolving around the gameplay to me. not being able to see your cockpit stinks, the missions are a little blah and the missile spamming is horrible, but it is still a lot of fun to fly and shoot, I just wish more time could have been spent on the game play. I know it was a quick turn around from wc3 to wc4