Fragile_Iron

Ok, I decided to make my first post, oddly enough in this particular thread. Now, it is important to note, that I'm a newbie to the Battlecruiser series. So UC is my first BC game. And I have to say, I absolutely love the game. I've been a fan of terminus since the day it came out, and I've been desperately searching for a game to replace it, well, UC is that game. Now, people have compared UC to quite a few other space sims, most notably X2 and Eve. I've played both, and X2 was a great game, and Eve was atrocious (at least from my perspective). The big thing I look at, is perspective and immersion. For instance, when your playing Eve, your supposed to be the captain of a large star-ship, but you actually feel like the captain of a one man barge, lots of fun, and everyone else has large starships, so there is no feeling of having a big ship. In X2, there were big ships, and little ships, but when piloting a carrier, you felt very alone on that big empty bridge. However, in UC, I get a feeling of actually COMMANDING a large scale ship. I have crew, who do my bidding, and even the bridge chatter adds to the feeling of actually commanding something. I keep hearing alot of people comparing the graphics of this game to others, saying they are poor. And initially, that was my thought, then I zoomed in on my ship. The ships are incredibly detailed, and if you fly at a low enough altitude, you can see the flora and fauna rushing past beneath you. The game is incredibly complex, and sadly, thats why so many people dislike it. But, it's the reason I'm ejoying the game so. For me, there is little thrill in combat where its "boom boom" dead, "boom boom" oh, something hit me, "boom boom" oh, I've blown up. I much prefer the alerts flashing, needing to rush repair crews to vital systems, and the rush of ordering your crew to "abandon ship". It gives the game a cinematic feel. Anyways, my two cents.