Hello From Sweden

[Spluffen]

Hello, I'm new to space games, I recently got into the Elite: Dangerous beta and this is a whole new experience for me. I can see myself playing this kind of game a lot in the future. I used to be mainly a PC gamer growing up but somewhere along the way I also got into console gaming. When World of Warcraft came out I played that and only that for several years and when the game changed too much I quit. After that I was burned out with gaming and now several years later I'm finally kind of getting back into it. Favourite genres for me are RPGs (both Japanese and western, my favourite is the Dragon Quest series), Life Simulation (like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon), MMOs (Right now I'm playing ArcheAge on and off). I guess games that are close and personal, so no strategy game (besides tactical games since they often focus on a smaller cast of characters) and games that are really slow paced or even turn based (since my reflexes suck, I'm a very slow person), so no shooters or fighting games. I'm very fond of having a lot of numbers and stats to tweak and increase in games and I seldom get hooked on adventure games for that reason. In space games my main interest is games that let me trade and explore. Besides that I guess I just want to gaze at the stars and dream about distant worlds. I'm a bit corny like that. Games I'm looking forward to playing are: Elite: DangerousStar CitizenNo Man's SkyInfinite Space (which is already out for the DS since several years but I haven't gotten it yet) I'd be very happy if someone could recommend me a game which is a little lighter/more arcady (than Elite: Dangerous beta, a different itch) but still has both exploration and trading. Thanks! Regards,Spluffen

[Cody]

Welcome to SSC, amigo - see my sig!

[auryx]

Welcome Spluffen! Yes, I too am useless at FPS-style games because my reflexes suck, but I find that space sims have just the right mix of reflexes, stats, and strategy to keep me happy. Plus there's the joys of a whole galaxy to explore  auryx

[Phaserlight]

I'd be very happy if someone could recommend me a game which is a little lighter/more arcady (than Elite: Dangerous beta, a different itch) but still has both exploration and trading. You could try Vendetta Online; it's pretty much my 'go to' game these days (other than a little War Thunder and Terraria, occasionally... I have dabbled in Istaria and Dragon Nest also). The videos give a demonstration of trading mechanics in VO's dynamic market. As far as exploring distant worlds, Vendetta Online really is a world unto itself; there are planets, but you can't go there (yet). The devs have hinted that one day we may be able to, so long as there is a compelling gameplay reason for it. You can learn more about this on the Kickstarter page: [/url] ...and also on the VO wiki http://vo-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page[/url]

[Pinback]

Welcome to the forums Spluffin. Drifter might interest you although it's far from finished, you can get it through Steam or from their website. http://www.celsiusgs.com/drifter/[/url]

[Spluffen]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it. I will check out all your recommendations. I already had my eye on Drifter but I had no idea it was also available on PC, which makes things a lot easier. I hope to talk to you more in the forum and discover this for me new genre of games.

[sscadmin]

Welcome to the station Spluffen And don't forget a game I have been watching for a while in Limit Theory. See ya in the forums and don't harass my cleaning droids they have a lot to do to pick up after these folks here.