I've been out of the PC genre for some time (the fact that I mention Starflight should be fairly telling), but I recently aquired a nice new shiny PC and I'm wanting a nice Starflight-esque game. From what I can tell the main contenders are X3 and Freelancer. X3 seems too trade driven and not much in the way of actual astronomical/planetary exploration. Freelancer seems too small and combat driven. I love the idea of the realistic physics of Independence War, but that too is essentially a shooter and doesn't involve much exploration. Any suggestions or which of those three might be the best for me? I've not played any of them since I've been out of the PC scene for so long. I'd consider Privateer but I don't think my new system would run it and I'm not sure if I could the graphics being that clunky...
P.S.: I also have most consoles out now, but I suspect a game like this is definately PC only.
P.S.: I also have most consoles out now, but I suspect a game like this is definately PC only.
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