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Me too!
Me too!
Absolutely adore this game
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+1, almost stopped sleeping for days
When it comes to Elite sleep is for the weak
I love it too... I had no idea that dropping the pill will make such a huge difference on the feel of the game. It really is as good as I hoped for.
I was careful enough to prepare the wife well in advance for my new obsession. Since the kickstarter I was telling her every few days how much I played it when I was a kid and how much I've wished for this to be made and how much time I will spend playing it once it is released. By now, she's gotten used to the fact that I will probably spend the next few months trekking the great unknown. I even showed her the co-pilot seat in the Cobra with a grin on my face: "honey, that one's for you, so we can explore together". I don't think she was as excited about that as I was...
I was careful enough to prepare the wife well in advance for my new obsession. Since the kickstarter I was telling her every few days how much I played it when I was a kid and how much I've wished for this to be made and how much time I will spend playing it once it is released. By now, she's gotten used to the fact that I will probably spend the next few months trekking the great unknown. I even showed her the co-pilot seat in the Cobra with a grin on my face: "honey, that one's for you, so we can explore together". I don't think she was as excited about that as I was...
Its just the same game as the speccy 1985 original... but with 100 sparkling whistles and 100 shining bells....
20 years ago my wife would look over my shoulder as I played and shake her head at the wire frame graphics...
Last night she stood there for a minute or two and said.... "Oo, that looks quite good..."
A comment like that from someone who normally hisses and bares their fangs, like a vampire backing off from a shard of glistening sunlight bursting past an opened curtain, whenever she sees me playing on the computer..... that's a hell of a compliment.
Perfect, thankyou FD
20 years ago my wife would look over my shoulder as I played and shake her head at the wire frame graphics...
Last night she stood there for a minute or two and said.... "Oo, that looks quite good..."
A comment like that from someone who normally hisses and bares their fangs, like a vampire backing off from a shard of glistening sunlight bursting past an opened curtain, whenever she sees me playing on the computer..... that's a hell of a compliment.
Perfect, thankyou FD
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How much I love this game: the only reason I'm still working now is to pay the electricity bill and internet access to play Elite.
What a great thread - and I totally agree.
It's absolutely awe-inspiring. Not dumbed down, not 'consoley' but 'rich', detailed and beautiful. As a work of art alone, it's a triumph I think; let alone as an actual game.
I think Frontier Developments have eschewed 'immediate gratification' for depth and longevity. We should applaud them! If only people in other walks of life took a similar stance!
It's absolutely awe-inspiring. Not dumbed down, not 'consoley' but 'rich', detailed and beautiful. As a work of art alone, it's a triumph I think; let alone as an actual game.
I think Frontier Developments have eschewed 'immediate gratification' for depth and longevity. We should applaud them! If only people in other walks of life took a similar stance!
"I even showed her the co-pilot seat in the Cobra with a grin on my face: "honey, that one's for you, so we can explore together". I don't think she was as excited about that as I was... "
Heh, the same thing happened to me. I got a pitying look.
My wife dragged up a chair and watched me fly around!
Edit: The game really is like Elite and therefore excellent. Looking forward to how it develops!
Looks like my dream game as well! I REALLY hope it keeps me glued to my screen, entertained and amazed most of the team. Hope some groundbreaking additions happen in the near-to-release future, so i feel that i will have an infinite amount of stuff to catch up to after release!
Yep. Always checked on and off over the years to see what the various elite sequel rumours were; the kickstarter appeared, I told my mate and promptly got dispatched to Afghanistan where computer games rapidly disappeared from my consciousness. He bought into kickstarter. I didn't. Next thing I saw of it was Premium Beta on his pc. That was it, bought a rig, bought Premium Beta and have never looked back. Kick myself every day for forgetting it and not putting a fiver in as soon as I found it.... Girlfriend's building her own rig to play it on now!
So yeah, love it right now, will continue to do so for years to come!
So yeah, love it right now, will continue to do so for years to come!