Starshatter: The Gathering Storm

[Caspar]

Did anyone else play this when it was out?

Although some elements felt under developed, it was a brave attempt at mixing fighter and capital class combat in the same game. I really felt that the dev nailed the capital class elements. Huge lumbering ships, slow to turn, packed with all kinds of firepower.

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I still crave a game that delivers fleet combat on a huge scale, where strategy matters.

 

[celludriel]

I remember it , but it did seem nobody ever played the game. Also the fighters died so fast , that you couldn't say in combat very long and bang you where dead

 

[Nick 'Paradox' Parker]

I was drawn to it due to the dynamic campaign. I still play it from time to time. It is a bit too difficult fro the modern gamer. Too many moving parts and expanding your military operations.

 

[NMS]

I still play too, from time to time. It´s release now for free. Still a great game. Seamless transiction from space to surface and capital ships combat. Unique.

 

[X-Terminator]

Is shat even aloud on here? Where I'm from if you shat you had a 2. So for me this is totally not appropriate a title.

 

[Lobstris]

Absolutely loved the game - a space-sim inspired by Falcon 4, that plays like a 3d version of Harpoon? What's not to like? Pretty interesting story too that looked like it could have gone places in any sequel. Shame it seemed to die just after 'The Gathering Storm' was released.

Did have some flaws (e.g. carrier landing AI always seemed a bit bugged, and the cap ships having exploitable weaknesses in their systems that once you figured them out made the game quite easy).