Freelancer can't seem to figure out what kind of game it is.
The marketing says it is a game directed by the way you play. In practice, it has a very linear plot that you are railroaded into following.
If you want to play as a trader or miner, the marketing says it will support you. In practice, combat is thrust upon you so freqeuntly that you have little choice but to get a ship built for war.
The marketing says it has role-playing elements. In reality, it is an action game with cut-scenes showing the plot.
It is too simple to be a great space combat sim, but the combat is too hard for it to be an RPG. The choices are few and usually binary. I wanted Morrowind in space. I got frustration and disappointment.
Freelancer can't seem to figure out what kind of game it is. The marketing says it is a game directed by the way you play. In practice, it has a very linear plot that you are railroaded into following. If you want to play as a trader or miner, the marketing says it will support you. In practice, combat is thrust upon you so freqeuntly that you have little choice but to get a ship built for war. The marketing says it has role-playing elements. In reality, it is an action game with cut-scenes showing the plot. It is too simple to be a great space combat sim, but the combat is too hard for it to be an RPG. The choices are few and usually binary. I wanted Morrowind in space. I got frustration and disappointment.