| OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #227907] |
Mon, 23 October 2006 16:33  |
icedog90
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For those of you who remember Freelancer and used to play it, my friend Hossinfeffa discovered the full version of the awesome intro the game had. This intro is much longer and a whole lot better, and it also explains a lot more about the storyline. I really think it is the best game intro I've ever seen.
Even though it's on YouTube with very bad quality, it still amazes me... including the planet destruction scene.
Please check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_JR6ifpQ4k
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| Re: OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #227911 is a reply to message #227907] |
Mon, 23 October 2006 18:33  |
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NukeIt15
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Unfortunately, that intro was dropped as part of the official storyline; anything that appears in that intro that isn't in the final version isn't officialy part of the story. It is, however, a lot cooler and less of an excuse ("oh, by the way, this game is set in the same universe as SL, even though nothing related to SL is mentioned anywhere but the intro...") for not having the other two games which were meant to fill the gap between Starlancer and Freelancer.
But no, it isn't canon. Too bad, eh?
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Re: OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #228060 is a reply to message #227907] |
Tue, 24 October 2006 18:36 |
icedog90
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I still think the blowing up the sun part was amazingly done. It's an old intro and they still did everything really well, including the gases. I discovered that if you buy the Freelancer soundtrack, a DVD is included that has this intro right on it at DVD quality (720x480) with other stuff too. I'm thinking about buying it because of this intro.
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| Re: OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #228065 is a reply to message #227907] |
Tue, 24 October 2006 19:28 |
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Yeah, that was amazing. The detail that was put into that animation was outstanding. And if anything, buying a DVD just for that introduction would be worth it in my mind.
David Anderson
Founder, Software Consultant
DCOM Productions
Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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| Re: OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #228185 is a reply to message #227907] |
Wed, 25 October 2006 14:46 |
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A war between two major factions, the Coalition and the Alliance, has been waged in the Earth's solar system for decades (see Starlancer for the video game based on this conflict). Eventually, the Coalition gains the upper hand and the Alliance, sensing defeat, builds a group of five colony ships in secret. Each ship represents one of the major members in The Alliance: the Kusari (Japan), the Rheinland (Germany), the Liberty (America), the Bretonia (Britain), and the Hispania (Spain). Fortunately, all five escape the Coalition blockade and head toward the Sirius sector carrying thousands of colonists. The original introductory video to the game, which was not included in the finished product, implies that Earth was destroyed by an alien power not long after the Exodus.
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I never finished Starlancer, but according to this it still says the Coalition gained the upper hand. And even in the intro included with the game it says the Coalition gained the upper hand. So either Freelancer doesn't follow the Starlancer story completely or the tides turned yet again. The video posted here may be unofficial, but it still explains more and was the original idea for Freelancer.
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| Re: OT: Full version of Freelancer intro [message #228224 is a reply to message #227907] |
Wed, 25 October 2006 22:59 |
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In the case of either version of the intro, the events depicted take place a full century after the beginning of Starlancer, not immediately after that game's end. Although the Coalition seemed to be on the ropes at the end of SL, that still leaves a 100 year gap between then and the FL intro for the tide to turn and the Alliance to be soundly defeated.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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