Newcomer / Intro after 30 years of waiting...

[riche]

Well after 30 years of waiting for a true "re-visioning" of Elite, it's here, and god what a job you've done, I wasted much of my teenage years playing the original Elite, and can see the same happening again in this version.

being an avid "gamer" for many years now, few games now-a-days have a "wow" moment, but with Elite Dangerous the first time you leave hyperspace and comes face to face with a red giant is definitely one of them, considering this was a kickstart game, what you have achieved puts the bigger software houses to shame.

So to wrap this up, thank you so much for remaking one of my favourite games again, looks like my winter evenings (actually all of them) will be full of many elite based adventures, now where's my Queen tape with "one vision" on it again...?

keep up the good work

kind regards

RichE

 

[Juby]

Well after 30 years of waiting for a true "re-visioning" of Elite, it's here, and god what a job you've done, I wasted much of my teenage years playing the original Elite, and can see the same happening again in this version.

being an avid "gamer" for many years now, few games now-a-days have a "wow" moment, but with Elite Dangerous the first time you leave hyperspace and comes face to face with a red giant is definitely one of them, considering this was a kickstart game, what you have achieved puts the bigger software houses to shame.

So to wrap this up, thank you so much for remaking one of my favourite games again, looks like my winter evenings (actually all of them) will be full of many elite based adventures, now where's my Queen tape with "one vision" on it again...?

keep up the good work

kind regards

RichE

I could not agree more. I worried when I saw this game was on the cards whether or not it would still feel like Elite after all this time or whether all the new 'stuff' will make it feel like a different game. I am happy to say that after the few hours I have player it is most definitely from the same stable as the original Elite.

I think I reached Dangerous status in the original and spent many, many hours playing. I can already see this happening here too. Hours pass by in the blink of an eye when playing - I have had to set an alarm to tell me when to go to bed so I can get some sleep before I go to work!

The launch of the release version has been very, very smooth for me with only a handful of technical issues (couple of crashes and a docking blip). I take my hat off to the whole FD team on showing how games can be done when there is a true passion and belief in what you are trying to create!

 

[Richard]

If that tape also has 'A Kind of Magic' on, I'd say you're set for background music. Although the in-game stuff is pretty good too.

And if you thought the red giant was good, you are in for an absolute treat. Looking forward to hearing what you think of your first ringed gas giant! And don't forget to drop out of supercruise and take a look at the rings up close and personal.

 

[riche]

Yup set some background music and off you go...that, whitesnake or anything from that era would suffice ...

 

[Cornflex]

I totally agree! ED is absolutely stunning! Thanks for re-creating Elite.
It has a steep learning curve but after a few hours I got it working for me. Now every achievement is so damn rewarding!

 

[riche]

actually from what I've seen of the forums, if the in-game community is the same, this is going to be so much fun, so if you see me around, give me a bump, ...or a shot, and do some exploring together (or hunting... )