I think it's a bit harsh to say Mr. Nowak is "advertising." I, for one, am glad that he, and the other visiting SC fans, post SC updates, as well as keeping a positive attitude about the game. This is the SC thread, after all, so updates are expected, and a variety of opinions are required in order to keep the thread from devolving into the fan-rage that the SC forums are claimed to be.
However, I am curious to hear what other space-sims you've played, Mr. Nowak. Not that I'm questioning your credibility or anything like that, I'm just curious to hear what your expectations for a space sim are, as I'm rather surprised to hear you dislike ED.
I haven't exactly played all of them myself, but of those that I have played and enjoyed, I found that the variety of playstyles didn't matter to me as much as how deep and involving the gameplay was. I've mentioned before that my all-time favorite space-sims were the Freespace games, which were about fast action in nimble ships. (Side note: Freespace ships are 100% more badass looking than every single ship model I've seen coming from both CIG and FD. Yep, I went there. Don't hate, y'all. Just accept the facts.
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But I've also played I-War, where your ship was a boat, and combat was much slower and more deliberate. Very different from the quick action of FS, and yet I enjoyed playing just as much, possibly even more, because of the depth and detail of ship control. It was a different experience, and that variety is what made me want to play it instead of just ditching it for FS.
Similarly, the X and Evochron series offered more variety to play with, and while I admittedly never played the original Elite, Oolite was fun to play because of that same feel you get playing the original Super Mario Bros. in comparison to something like Super Mario Galaxy. Sometimes simplicity rules.
So that's why I'm a bit curious as to your approach to Elite, and why I'm curious of your expectations from a space sim.
(Also, I suspect that it has to do with not playing with a joystick. I'd totally mail you my old X52 that I've been trying to dump for ages, but I'm not going to deal with international shipping. Suffice it to say, space sims are 100% better if you have a joystick to play with.)
