Here's a thread for everyone who's shelled out some cash for a flightstick for E: D and is wondering what other games are out there worth playing with it. The following are all games I have installed right now and/or are near at hand; they are all highly recommended. I would really like people to add their own favourites as I know I've missed a lot!
"Pure" flight sims
1) Microsoft Flight Sim 9 or 10 (but not the most recent, Flight)
2) X-Plane 10
3) FlightGear (free and opensource).
Combat flight sims
4) Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 (WW2 sim, one of my all-time faves... exhilarating dogfights but difficult as all hell to learn. I still find this preferable to the later Il-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover, though apparently it has been patched to a good standard now.)
5) Falcon BMS (the basic game is about 15 years old but the modding community do extraordinary work on it)
6) Pretty much any DCS study sim (the A-10C Warthog is a fave)
7) I should add Rise of Flight but unfortunately haven't played it. Heard lots of good things about it.
Space sims
8) Elite (The daddy! Only ever played FE2 and FFE on m/kb though, was there a joystick option?)
9) Freespace 2 (quite simply the best "arcadey" space game there is, extraordinarily fun and a pure shot of adrenaline.)
10) X-Wing series (oldies but goodies, from a time before the prequels sullied the Star Wars name
)
11) I-War 1 and 2 (also known as Independence War; full Newtonian physics, excellent storylines, and both are wonderful experiences!)
12) The Wing Commander series (Packed with great action, story and spectacle!)
13) Freelancer [bah, if only I could get strikethrough to work!! NB for those who don't know: Freelancer is mouse only]
So that's 12 of the most famous and best joystick titles! What have I missed?
"Pure" flight sims
1) Microsoft Flight Sim 9 or 10 (but not the most recent, Flight)
2) X-Plane 10
3) FlightGear (free and opensource).
Combat flight sims
4) Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 (WW2 sim, one of my all-time faves... exhilarating dogfights but difficult as all hell to learn. I still find this preferable to the later Il-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover, though apparently it has been patched to a good standard now.)
5) Falcon BMS (the basic game is about 15 years old but the modding community do extraordinary work on it)
6) Pretty much any DCS study sim (the A-10C Warthog is a fave)
7) I should add Rise of Flight but unfortunately haven't played it. Heard lots of good things about it.
Space sims
8) Elite (The daddy! Only ever played FE2 and FFE on m/kb though, was there a joystick option?)
9) Freespace 2 (quite simply the best "arcadey" space game there is, extraordinarily fun and a pure shot of adrenaline.)
10) X-Wing series (oldies but goodies, from a time before the prequels sullied the Star Wars name
)11) I-War 1 and 2 (also known as Independence War; full Newtonian physics, excellent storylines, and both are wonderful experiences!)
12) The Wing Commander series (Packed with great action, story and spectacle!)
13) Freelancer
[bah, if only I could get strikethrough to work!! NB for those who don't know: Freelancer is mouse only]So that's 12 of the most famous and best joystick titles! What have I missed?
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