Banger Game Reviews - Freelancer

Bienvenido everyone to Banger Game Reviews episode 19! This week were throwin it back to a sci-fi space sim classic called Freelancer. In this game you take the role of Edison Trent who finds himself thrust into the center of a galaxy wide conflict filled with action, deception, and a plot that threatens all of humanity! Can you survive it!
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[@JamesHanniganComposer]

I had fun working on the music for this game... quite hard to believe it's been twenty years since then!

[@Warrandpeace]

You did an amazing job! The music perfectly fit every section of the game. My favorites have to be the tracks that play in all the random bars though. Still turn those on youtube sometimes 😂 thanks for watching :)

[@ryanmiller6605]

I still listen to the soundtrack almost daily while getting work done. Thank you for your work!!

[@Bratjuuc]

Awesome job btw

[@KamalaChameleon]

Some of the best game music ever, amazing

[@peachy7776]

you did the music?! amazing, the bar tracks are so groovy!

[@douggraves8958]

First game I ever played when it came out. Now 69 years old I still play it from time to time. Big hugs to those developers and fans who keep the franchise playable in 2024.

[@LameMule]

My top favorite game as a kid right next to the old Thief games. Freelancer has so much atmosphere, it set the ground for my love of space sims.

[@Warrandpeace]

the definition of a forgotten gem!

[@tojiroh]

I remember way back when, the very eerie places you could get to... And immediately die. You weren't supposed to get there without a better ship and weapons (i.e. levelling up). Way before dark Souls... And the Discovery mod server... Fantastic!

[@Warrandpeace]

Yeah i loved how many solar systems had backstories and unique areas like in the texas system i think where there was a huge disaster leaving massive dark matter clouds around that had wrecks in it

[@tojiroh]

@@Warrandpeace eggzactly! 😄 Great channel, you have a new subscriber. 😉

[@Warrandpeace]

@@tojiroh thanks glad you enjoy it :D

[@skillaxxx]

Yeah, in one system you were OP, one gate or nebula hole later you were the bottom feeder, it was awesome.

[@petetrc9671]

I remember discovering the nomad sectors completely by chance 😅

[@Dianaranda123]

I would really recommend playing this game with the Crossfire 2.0 mod. Which expands the singleplayer missions quite alot.

[@Warrandpeace]

Will look into it for sure! Thanks for the tip

[@redrum707monkey]

when i judge space games like Starfield i use freelancer and Wing Commander

[@Warrandpeace]

They are epics that should get talked about more! Gold standard for space game stories

[@karlopolancec52]

Great game, brings childhood memories :)

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

It's criminal that Microsoft has left such an important game to rot.

[@Warrandpeace]

Agree 100%! Id even take a remaster!

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

​@Warrandpeace I can't understand why they won't do it. There's obviously a market for this game, and I suspect it would also run on console without too much difficulty.

[@Warrandpeace]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 idk im guessing phil spencer could make it happen if he really wanted. Maybe hes just trying to let studios make whatever they want right now like bethesda with starfield and obsidian with pentiment. Hopefully one day he comes to his senses though and makes a new freelancer and crimson skies.

[@savmass]

Great Review. I'm recommending Space Bourne 2 to all fellow Freelancer lovers. It's in still in EA and made by a single developer so there is some "jank", but feels like a modern take on it.

[@Warrandpeace]

Ill give it a look for sure!

[@Dianaranda123]

Crossfire 2.0 is actually alot beter and has been developed alot longer.

[@zimriel]

@@Dianaranda123 what's your opinion on Underspace? I assume you're correct on Spacebourne 2 which was, as OP noted, a one man job as of last year.

[@Dianaranda123]

@@zimriel Looks also really amazing, and looking forward to it coming out of early access. I havent gotten around to playing the Demo yet. But have been playing X4 instead for a long time.

[@Tenacitybrit]

One thing that has bugged me playing this game is that you can't over level yourself, which means you can't use end game equipment in the main story. Its only when you finish the story that you even get access to ships that can mount class 7 or higher equipment. I REALLY wish they had been a new game+ mode to let us do that!

[@Warrandpeace]

yeah there were for sure aspects of the game that coulda been fleshed out more. What was there was amazing, but slight things like that coulda been improved. At least you got like a billion extra systems to explore after the game. I went and found some WILD ones with black holes and mega strong enemies.

[@Promi374]

The HD Mod has an option while installation to remove level-restrictions. So you can get everything in the campaign. So that might satisfy you. 😉

[@wardbeehre773]

i miss this game

[@shaunj2144]

then download and play it

[@adriandumitru9873]

I got this game as a gift from my parents, even now the disc is in perfect shape so i reinstalled it and applied Freelancer HD Edition Mod.🙂

[@Warrandpeace]

You are about to embark on an epic journey! Enjoy!

[@XxHitmanAssassinxX]

Amazing intro sequence, good review. Keep it up!

[@Warrandpeace]

Thanks :D

[@Promi374]

I got this game on a high discount....probably around 2008 or so. It was nearly for free and I never found a similar captivating space game again. Still have my original copy running from time to time and it never gets old. Same goes for Mass Effect (1) btw. Got it for free on another purchase and fell in unbreakable love with it.

[@Warrandpeace]

It is a perfect storm of a game! Great story, epic music, and amazing combat!

This game was so awesome for it's time. I've never played anything like it. After finishing it a couple of times I remember playing it online with Battlestar Galactica mod. I only hope that Starfield will have space combat as close as Freelancer. This game really needs a remaster or a remake.

[@Warrandpeace]

It really does need a remake or a sequel! Hopefully microsoft realize what they have and actually end up doing something!! Thanks for watching

[@zimriel]

There's a HD mod, which fixes the graphics and the worst bugs. Also people say that "Crossfire 2" mod is worthy of being considered its sequel (kind of like Cataclysm for Homeworld)

[@Sichko021]

One of the best game. Excellent gameplay and excellent story.

[@Warrandpeace]

for sure! it deserves more attention!

[@nakfoor1846]

Freelancer is a very unique game.

[@uteriel282]

freelancer was released after microsoft bought the dev company and fired roberts for his incompetence in handling the game. developement under him was 2 years behind and if he was kept around the game might not have come out till years later if at all. which is why nobody who knows about this has much hope for star citizen as long as hes leading the developement. maybe star citizen will actualy be finished befor 2030 if microsoft buys robets´s new company and fires him from that as well.

[@Warrandpeace]

Yeah i tried to use the word conceived by him instead of like released by him. And yeah he for sure doesnt have a perfect track record but i have to give it to the man. He has one idea in his head for games and hes committed to it 😂 like 30 years of space sims now

[@bormos3]

It's actually sad, cause I saw the original freelancer trailer, and there are so many scenes in there that just never made it into the game.

[@uteriel282]

@@bormos3 the reason freelancer is remembered as one of the best space games is because microsoft streamlined the developement and cut out unneeded bits. theres a big difference between something looking good and actualy being good. and freelancer under roberts´s direction was a bloated mess with pieces of features and story that would have never worked out. and now the idiot is making the same mistakes again while people throw piles of money at him thinking they actualy get what theyre promised.

[@Warrandpeace]

@@uteriel282 i think freelancer could have done more like expand on the mining, add more side activities, have like random capital ship battles all over, expand side factions, etc. i have a feeling that the team was in over their heads though, and didnt have the resources to get everything done so microsoft probably swooped in and had them put out a solid complete project that was doable.

[@uteriel282]

@@Warrandpeace maybe they could have done more if the project wasnt already over budget and years behind schedule.

[@kjohnson9306]

At one point, I decided to use a couple cheats just so I could look for and map out all the "lost" or "hidden" systems. And needless to say, I was surprised.

[@Warrandpeace]

@@kjohnson9306 there were some pretty crazy systems out there that killed me almost instantly!

[@Oussama_Rm]

good old days ...

[@ZadakLeader]

You can cheese any mission by just Cruising around

[@Hellfire4WD]

I played this game so much, I was having dreams of playing the game. It was really good, mods made it even better, and kept it alive for a lot longer... But it has always been bugging me that the vanilla story somehow felt rushed by the end. And unfortunately it did not age well... meh, show me anything or anyone who still looks good after 20 years. xD

[@PuttyAI]

I’d put the game at the front of banger game reviews. Would really help

[@gabrielionescu9816]

After storyline you can play also discovery mod or or expand story line from crossfire mod

[@aria.e]

My big brother played this game a long time ago. If you want to try the almost similar newer one, try Everspace 2.

[@Warrandpeace]

Ill check it out for sure! Thanks for the tip!

[@aria.e]

@@Warrandpeace it's a cool game I think you might like it. If you are curious about the story you can watch the story recap of the prequel or you can just play the game yourself

[@SamirUllahKhan]

I easily had like a few thousand hours in the game. So sad that we never got to see the sequel to the awesome story.

[@Warrandpeace]

Maybe if microsoft needs some new exclusives for gamepass we will get a sequel in the future!

[@SamirUllahKhan]

@@Warrandpeace It's bleak but I hope so too

[@funnypilot0987]

Discovery Freelancer gang 🦾

[@jacksonmandart3347]

Ahead of its time i see

[@docsavage4921]

One thing I don't like about this game is how the story breaks work. It seems tied to either money or time, not sure which, but there's lots of time between story missions where there's not much to do except grind out missions or aimlessly wander around hoping to find a wreck or something.

[@Warrandpeace]

Yeah you do have to grind out tons of missions eventually. I think a fix for that could just be them adding in a larger variety of side missions or improving them in some way. Thatd at least make grinding a bit better!

[@HVH-swift]

Checkout Tachyon : The Fringe, it is a bit more wing commander than freelancer but it is absolutely fantastic and I really recommend it. Also it is worth mentioning that freelancer is technically a sequel to Starlancer.

[@Warrandpeace]

Ill make sure to check it out! The pictures look cool from what i see so far!

[@zimriel]

That one is I think not "abandonware" so you do have to buy it, unless (like me) you already did 20 years ago. GOG have a nonDRM version.

[@funnypilot0987]

GOAT Game hands down ❤

[@porterwake3898]

Amazing game, but someone HAS to be able to do a Steam release where it isn't a total pain in the ass to install and play. Seriously, have fun with this one.

[@Warrandpeace]

Steam? Old games being playable? We can both dream XD But yeah its fantastic! Maybe ill revisit or even do the first game in the series someday!

[@ismoyont]

And in Android there's Galaxy on Fire.

[@shalaconballard9912]

Chris Robbers is a joke he only has less than 30% of Freelancer done when he sold out to Microsoft and Starciten was one big scam he made more off making that game than he would ever make by finishing it .

[@Warrandpeace]

@@shalaconballard9912 seems like his goals are a bit loftier than he can achieve!

[@hamdijak1]

eliite upgradse

[@BearfootBob]

I remember enjoying this game for a time, but that its not very replayable. No choices in character creation, cliche story, and not a very interesting universe. Extremely boring cookie-cutter missions after a while.

[@MrMabloom]

I thought the story was epic.