This game was one of the best games ever made with one of the best story lines ever written.
@TheGreenDracos
3 жыл бұрын
"They say our people have no present Only a past filled with horror And a future they can only dream of." Immediately followed up by the Colossus slowly coming into view and i knew right that moment the game was going to be a masterpiece. Gave me such goosebumps when i first played it back when i was 9 years old and i still have fond memories to this day.
@secondaryfront
10 ай бұрын
I thought the actual line was "...only a past filled with harm" (probably reference to aftermath of Great War, as Shivans overran few terran star systems destroying colonies and killing countless numbers of people).
@lialahb.1777
8 ай бұрын
was about the same age when I played it too. and yeah same exact moment for me. Gotta add on the music score when the collssus appeared *chefs kiss*
@LordOfGilneas
11 ай бұрын
Rest in Peace Volition, We remember what you used to be in your prime.
@cl0vvntiem
5 жыл бұрын
"Of people with myths of humanity everlasting..." That line gave me chills in 1999 and it gives me chills today.
@gazownik1212
8 жыл бұрын
People who say that video games aren`t form of art obviously didn't saw this intro and didn't play this game. It was released 17 years ago and this is still my favrovite game of all time.
@AhmadDanHamidu
7 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@robertkeng3174
7 жыл бұрын
Same...The narrative...Poetry!
@GammaStyleGaming
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah FS2 took everything that made FS1 good and made it ten times better
@richardchantlerrico
7 жыл бұрын
i miss those days, back when games had some soul...
@RennieAsh
6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps we need to form a new alliance... ;)
@houstondragon
14 жыл бұрын
I remember stories of a glorious civilization, Of cities with spires that reached the sun, Of a blue planet with vast seas, Of people with myths of humanity everlasting, Of children who saw in the embers of dying stars, The destiny of their race. One of the best games in the space-sim genre ever made, and a fantastic intro.
@thathandsomedevil0828
4 жыл бұрын
The line that gets me the most is this bit: "And they hurled themselves into the void of space with no fear.." Very melancholic. :)
@GTDGalatea
11 жыл бұрын
DIVE DIVE DIVE HIT YOUR BURNERS PILOT
@Shiroiokami947
Жыл бұрын
When Freespace2 came out, it won " Game of the Year for its cinematics and game play. When my niece's husband visited, he would literally take over my computer system, and do "all nighters." It was a really cool game on the ancient Intel Pentium III system.
@zaho87
3 жыл бұрын
This is my personal example of best storytelling in a sci-fi genre ever: The archenemy is a mighty and competent foe, surrounded by mystery, powerful tech and is geniunely scary. The Vasudan allies are one of the most respected alien races in sci-fi from my personal point of view, their courage and self-sacrifice while fighting alongside humans is well portayed. The GTVA although being the underdogs, put one hell of a fight against a vastly superior enemy. Best part is that you don't know that you are the underdogs until you get very well ahead in the storyline. The game ending doesn't end the story itself, leaving the fans to desire more for over 20 years. Most movies and TV series don't even get close to such awesome quality of storytelling.
@Wolfkin18
9 жыл бұрын
Two of the greatest games of my youth.
@DerKrawallkeks
9 жыл бұрын
Pedro Portela This game is running in FULL HD with OpenAl and a lot of new effects thanks to a great community. Such a awesome game, just found it again, and the Open Source Project!;)
@Wolfkin18
9 жыл бұрын
Same, i'm running SCP aswell.
@DerKrawallkeks
9 жыл бұрын
Let's play LAN(hamachi) or online:)
@diegowushu
10 жыл бұрын
Oh God, the memories... long live the GTVA! *salutes, a single tear runs down his face*
@stephenhughes1862
7 жыл бұрын
Its quite emotional watching this, this game is just Legendary
@onlynameMrBlank
7 жыл бұрын
I love how this game takes its inspirations from all the ancient Mediterranean myths and seamlessly blends them with a far future sci-fi space adventure. There is so much artistry in this game; it's a shame it didn't get more traction. Best space fighter game I've ever played.
@theonlylauri
6 жыл бұрын
It also uses the history of World Wars in pretty cool way. WW1 was known at first as the Great War, and the generation of young men that were killed, mutilated and traumatized in the trenches the Lost Generation. In both cases a rabidly xenophobic group exploits the damage to seize power, and another war ensues. NTF are basically the Space Nazis, but while they are definitely an enemy, the devs didn't go the easiest route and turn them into moustache-twirling cartoon villains. I agree it's a damn shame the game didn't sell better.
@deathincluded3706
9 жыл бұрын
this is from the time people had visions of what they wanted to make how they wanted their game to be, they put so much in it the story, the writing, the voice-acting the overall feel as if every battle you wage might be worthless because no matter how many enemies you kill they'll always have the weapon you cant destory but you fight on against all odds in the face of an unwinable war this is what made this game great because you dont destory your enemies completely as they are stronger then you, you only hope that somehow you you'll survive...
@bad4ever2001
4 жыл бұрын
That moment in the early campaign of FreeSpace 2 when you begin to understand that the Great War was only barely won against a scout fleet from the Shivans..
@maddlarkin
3 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget the first time you encounter the Lucifer in Freespace 1 or the Colossus mission in 2, both resonated far deeper than most any other game I've played
@DaveDexterMusic
2 жыл бұрын
it's not as if that time has ended
@deathincluded3706
2 жыл бұрын
@@DaveDexterMusic actually, yes it did Look at games from the end of the nineties, early 2000s, each one is unique and rich with story characters and world building Now look at games today, where a company like ea thinks the notion of single player is overdue for the grave and loot boxes and robbing your customers is the norm, the notion of being seen as a respectable company no longer exists just the extortion of whatever poor sod that fell to your manufactured hype train
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
Command was so proud when the Colossus was deployed @@maddlarkin
@ivanlagrossemoule
10 жыл бұрын
Why there hasn't been a Freespace 3 kickstarter project yet is beyond me.
@Alamandorious
10 жыл бұрын
Because I think there's a company still holding onto the rights to Freespace.
@Nagrachlp
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, Interplay bought it back from the insolvence Mass of THQ *sniff* THQ... for 7.500 $ ... And Interplay itself has still his own problems...
@Alamandorious
9 жыл бұрын
Nagrachlp Yeah. THQ dying was a major loss for the gaming industry.
@jonathanmain9079
6 жыл бұрын
all in licence rights.. one day... someone will redo this awesome game... but until space sim combat becomes a thing again.. we will all endlessly wait ....
@BucksheeRounds
6 жыл бұрын
IMHO, the FSO project *is* FreeSpace 3.
@Blemmo
15 жыл бұрын
The story was so amazing, thats why I'll allways love it... And the alternative ending...great!
@Chrischn89
13 жыл бұрын
That intro still gives me the shivers after so many years...!
@carblakaman
3 жыл бұрын
I still have my joystick to play this game. This make me want to play it again. Thank you for posting this.
@leeconstant7261
9 жыл бұрын
I bought this almost 14 years ago in a bargin bin at my local Walmart. What a find !
@bad4ever2001
4 жыл бұрын
Likewise, the art on the box caught my attention. :}
@wirsindnichtalleinealleine96
9 жыл бұрын
Es ist und bleibt für mich das Größte Spiel. Hin und wieder Zocke ich es noch. Einfach Klasse
@michaelandreipalon359
Жыл бұрын
The fan expansion of FS2's FSPort, Silent Threat: Reborn makes this cutscene far more deeper than it seems. For one the Orion-class destroyed in the battle is deemed the GTD Legion of the Galactic Terran Intelligence command fleet, while 2:46 shows us what appears to be a Shivan Demon-class, but is actually the rogue GTI warship Hades, which was destroyed during the Hades Rebellion.
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
2:07 is your Demon class.
@michaelandreipalon359
10 ай бұрын
@@RennieAshThat is so, but as I've mentioned, the crashed ship is no Demon. Gotta love it when a fanmade game actually fixed up a flawed expansion pack.
@NeoNeo-ee1pk
Жыл бұрын
A true masterpiece...
@Hiraghm
15 жыл бұрын
Been years since I've played, and watching this, my teeth grit, my eyes water, and my hatred builds. A game that can make you passionately hate a non-existent enemy is exceptional, indeed.
@Bluehawk2008
12 жыл бұрын
Seeing the destroyer still floating up there after 32 years sends a shiver up my spine.
@wolfpackvisual
11 жыл бұрын
In all honesty, probably the most influential game I ever played in my life.
@ffffuchs
8 ай бұрын
The Battle Deneb was problably the most heated engagement that happened off-screen in the game. Basically the GTA and PVN tried to pincer the Lucifer and destroy it with Harbinger bombs launched by Ursa bombers, which were the only weapons that could even scratch the Lucifer's hull beyond it's nigh-impenetrable shield and so they succeeded in disabling one out of the five reactors, but it was overall too slow as the SD Eva jumped in, which later we do hunt down in the campaign (that said there's inconsistency between FS1 and FS2 on the Eva's timeline).
@oldpreach
15 жыл бұрын
I think this game was ahead of its time in so many ways. The audio....I remember playing it with headphones on and it was just so riveting.
@persekarva6444
5 жыл бұрын
Dark and hopeful at the same time
@AAhmou
7 жыл бұрын
Those 17 dislikes came from shivans.
@pravishkowlessur4832
6 жыл бұрын
It's been a year.... still only 17 shivans remain...
@aaronzylla4932
6 жыл бұрын
The dirty NTF
@reichfuhrer1942
5 жыл бұрын
I agree it's from the NTF!
@RennieAsh
3 жыл бұрын
Clearly those pilots who were vapourised will not be impressed with this lol XD
@CalebDor
14 жыл бұрын
One of the best space combat sims of all. I still boot this one up from time to time just to marvel at how good a game so old can still be so good. Bravo.
@TheMourningBlade
9 жыл бұрын
Oh the poor 10000 souls was on the Galatea...
@jonathanmain9079
6 жыл бұрын
wasn't it the Aquitaine ?
@TS1336
6 жыл бұрын
That's the GTD Legion being destroyed by the Lucifer in this video. Which, by the way, is a semi-canon ship name: back in the days fans proposed "Legion" as the name of the Orion seen in this intro, and Volition turned out to be fine with it.
@Jarsia
17 жыл бұрын
I always loved this intro, the battle was cool, and moreover the monologue was excellent. Very eloquent. Freespace has some of the best cinematics I've ever seen.
@theonlylauri
5 жыл бұрын
"They say our people have no present. Only a past filled with horror. And a future they can only dream of." And we see the wreck of Orion-class destroyer, a massive 2.1km capital ship, killed by Lucifer as if it was a bug. The intro has so many good parts, but that really hammers home the utter trauma inflicted by that war.
@Markoorevic1980
11 жыл бұрын
The best sf game ever... 15 years after, I am coming back from time to time... just to check it out...To refresh my memory... Same goes for the first part...
@buckprivate8177
5 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion: Freespace 1's intro was so much more powerful. Not knowing what the _hell_ he was talking about made me want to play the game even more.
@GepardenK
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think that's a unpopular opinion; many consider the FS1 intro to be one of the best in gaming - that voicework is so intense. FS2's intro is pretty much ideal for what it is though, so it seems unfair to compare: FS2 is a story about the aftermath of the great war and is heavily soaked in nihilism, it's intro sets the tone perfectly. Not to mention how neatly it contrasts with the ending cinematic: disenfranchised young man talking about looking for salvation among the stars VS wise old man longing to return home to earth.
@Amp661
3 жыл бұрын
What's even better is that the Shivans were never truly shown in the spotlight. They were ALWAYS enigmatic and that made them incredibly interesting! Everything is spoon-fed to everyone now theres no mystery anymore! Freespace rules!
@cl0vvntiem
14 жыл бұрын
Great points about this game: 1. Engaging, fun, and challenging gameplay, with a great learning curve. 2. Deep, interesting, and immersive plot. 3. Excellent musical score. 4. Robert Loggia's voice.
@AtrophyOffline
7 жыл бұрын
You'd think space sims would get better with time. Whoop guess not.
@toffeecrisp2146
7 жыл бұрын
I haven't really seen any really dedicated space sims, in the same vein as Freespace, I-war and the like, in a lot of years. I think a dev could do really well reviving this sort of game, if they really commited and delivered a polished product
@wompwompWomp1
13 жыл бұрын
4:22 - "They say our people have no present...only a past filled with horror...and a future they can only dream of..." - I LOVE ThAT LINE it's sooo epic!
@Been2Hell
13 жыл бұрын
...and now we live in the mausoleum of history... It is a shame that this epic game was a commercial disaster. Thank you, Volition, for creating this masterpiece.
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
Volition now lives in the mausoleum of history too
@brianu2229
8 ай бұрын
2:17 *Terran Science Vessel* : "WTF am I doing heeeeerreeeeeeee"
@PawelTSW90
12 жыл бұрын
I would pay a fortune to play Freespace 3...
@Kai-tn4yx
3 жыл бұрын
At least there are a lot of mods with the Freespace Open Source project.
@craftybob
13 жыл бұрын
still one of the best intros to any videogame ever, nothing has come close to how powerful that monologue is
@HeliosExeunt
8 жыл бұрын
2:16 - "What's that science cruiser doing out here?"
@gerbenvanessen
8 жыл бұрын
+Androgeos Exeunt science, it's doing science.
@jpmrwiggles121
8 жыл бұрын
+Androgeos Exeunt was either bounced or its escorts failed to protect it during a fight with a shivian ship. there a couple missions where you have to protect a science cruiser while big ships duke it out with shivians so we can learn how to kill them better.
@AAhmou
7 жыл бұрын
Androgeos Exeunt Believe me when I say that they can be used as a good (Yet pretty expensive) Bomb.
@TS1336
6 жыл бұрын
In desperate battles you gotta throw what you have
@RennieAsh
6 жыл бұрын
This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: Huge Explosion
@TheChekan
7 жыл бұрын
I remember getting this as a late birthday present and watching this intro and getting hyped as shit to play. I miss when games had this level of care put into them. You don't see the depth in games like you do with older ones.
@Sintar07
10 жыл бұрын
HOLY SHIT, GUYS! Freespace 2 is on Steam!
@jonathanmain9079
6 жыл бұрын
it's been on gog for years....
@verdigo1
12 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps. Every time.
@Rejor111
9 жыл бұрын
gods, I remember this cinematic.... crazy long ago.
@Hydralysk445
11 жыл бұрын
This game WAS my childhood, I have more fond memories of this game than I can name. I'm incredibly grateful that the Freespace Open modding community kept it alive and going strong for the past 15 years. It led to The Blue Planet mods, which is probably my favorite example of a video game story, and it wouldn't of been possible if it weren't for those beautiful bastards at Volition.
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
*bravos
@TrveIrrlicht
12 жыл бұрын
Every time I see this intro I want to pick up my joystick and participate in a war I can't win.
@muneirovalibas6194
2 жыл бұрын
Still sad that the game never got the ending it deserves. Remember reading the forums all those years back, people had so many theories. One particularly interesting one was that the Shivans themselves were running away from an unknown enemy. One thing for sure, not many space games that actually made space seem so scary and frightening.
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
A future they can only dream of
@theflyingscotsman5933
11 ай бұрын
RIP Volition
@Archnor
11 жыл бұрын
I was so amazed by the voice casting in this game, so much impressive talent and of Hollywood level
@n1msu
Жыл бұрын
Wow, one of the earliest YT uploads and one of the few games I can still replay without even noticing whilst playing that the graphics are quite poor compared back to when I played this in 99. This applies to FS1 too. 2 great games; as somebody else said too, a game which was more than a game. People think of 'The Last of Us' and 'The Witcher' as iconic examples of gameplay being art etc, FS1 and FS2 are right up there except the editors were probably in nappies when this game was released. I'm 35, so not exactly at end of life so I'm not sure why this game is so so underrated!
@gualafun
12 жыл бұрын
found my copy from 1998. kept it because it is the BEST space sim so far. decided to install it last nite and now i'm takin' a trip back to 1998. this game is the reason why i'm into pc gaming.
@grijam02
13 жыл бұрын
I would watch this every time I started the game. What an epic intro. Such good memories!!
@Petersaberros
18 жыл бұрын
when i saw Colossus in this movie, first time, i was like "och my God..." i was very young, tho... it was 6 years ago...
@porterwake3898
8 ай бұрын
You can download it now and mod it and get so much stuff now.
@ZokWobblefotz
17 жыл бұрын
i always love the idea of fire in space... lol
@reichfuhrer1942
3 жыл бұрын
They should make a movie or series based on FS2. One can only hope.
@Amp661
Жыл бұрын
It will be dogshit. its a excellent and very well told story for a space shooter. It doesn't need a cinematic adaption because it will suck. Leave it alone.
@Indignations
15 жыл бұрын
just to think this game is 10 yrs old, and its still exciting and realistic, 5/5
@squarekopf8901
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the Best Game Intro´s ever made.
@Amp661
Жыл бұрын
I fully agree. This game is art
@gualafun
12 жыл бұрын
did just that and wow! the graphics are awesome! a huge shout out and thank you's to the source code project team and everyone else who made it possible!!!
@HeliosExeunt
16 жыл бұрын
I really wonder how they made these cutscenes back in 1998; they're outstanding!
@dmari917
16 жыл бұрын
Volition didn't go bankrupt... their publisher, Interplay (MDK, Clayfighters) did. Volition was acquired by THQ, and they still make games today. Their most recent game was Saint's Row.
@grijam02
13 жыл бұрын
That music is fantastic.
@videojockeysword
Жыл бұрын
So cool to see others into one of my favorite games....
@Amp661
Жыл бұрын
This game is still beautiful. 22 years after it's been made.
@Rogerio_FM
5 жыл бұрын
Man, after all this time, it still gets me.
@trevorday7923
5 ай бұрын
I still love this game, it shows what can be achieved if you're not trying to push an agenda or drive customers to keep buying more and more DLCs, and all the game writers/voice actors/mission planners/ etc etc wanted to do was make the best game they possibly could. It's still SUCH a shame they never made a third instalment so all the stories could be tied up, but in the end I guess it just proves the old saying of "always leave the audience wanting more". Thanks for this, great memories of an all time classic game
@MrObsidus
13 жыл бұрын
This into,man......I get and adrenaline rush just watching it again.
@Pivvosh
16 жыл бұрын
Absolutely best spacesim ever! Can't wait for another part...
@lordkoth6735
Жыл бұрын
I miss this game every day I wish for a third as our numbers dwindle
@thedragon133
11 жыл бұрын
Wasn't Freespace 2 the first game to use beam weapons against fighters? And also slashing beam weapons? I was blown away when I first played that game. It had me when the beam pierced the Belisarius in the first mission!
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
That mission was basically "look, we have beamz!"
@CalebDor
14 жыл бұрын
One of the best space combat sims of all time. They simply do not make games like this any more.
@Griffen427
12 жыл бұрын
Interplay always had the most-ominous opening scenes.
@LordAkira
17 жыл бұрын
cant get over that lucifer blowing a whole straight through the orion class destroyer....unbelievable.
@starwolvesmodo
5 ай бұрын
Ever Perfect with admiral Petrarch & Aken Bosch ♥
@mcjacobin5548
3 жыл бұрын
This is a masterpiece
@sm2142
15 жыл бұрын
man! I GOTTA FIND THIS!!! the 1st one was epic!
@N0madS0uL84
11 жыл бұрын
I remember playing FS1 and then sitting wide eyed while playing FS2, the whole game was breathtaking...I always hoped that they would bring a FS3 out but sadly, seems that dream will never be...the whole space flight sim genre is very much dead and companies don't want to back the developers of new ones, its hard to believe that they believe there is no market for this kinda game, I am dying to play a good space flight sim again.
@cyclops1337
14 жыл бұрын
my fav game then and stilll is. greetz to all who played online in the good old days from RA-Dylan McQuinn
@AdurianJ
14 жыл бұрын
OMG It's 11 years old, time flies. I miss the space comabat SIMS
@apollodiomedes203
4 жыл бұрын
AdurianJ 20 now :)
@manwithaplan47
15 жыл бұрын
That Orion just floating dead in space used to send a shiver down my spine :P
@CyReNiUsX
15 жыл бұрын
Dude, IMO it's the best GAME ever. You're not alone!
@Mysticalice
12 жыл бұрын
Interplay's responsible for there not being a Freespace 3. The game was designed and developed by Volition... Volition wanted to make a Freespace 3, but that was around the time Interplay was going bankrupt. They marketed the game, Volition designed it. RIP Freespace.
@LuisManuelLealDias
11 жыл бұрын
Perfect description! :)
@ghostridertom
17 жыл бұрын
The music... the music is great.
@donterrenoalto4235
11 ай бұрын
Awesome
@as4abdlh
15 жыл бұрын
Wow thats a deep meaning.. Pretty awesome for movies too..
@larrychandler607
2 жыл бұрын
I WILL RAGE IF THIS GAME DOESN"T GET A REBOOT IN 32years or less. Best Game of its time, sadly many didn't have a computer to play it on then and those that do now will over look it.
@Amp661
Жыл бұрын
I will rage if it DOES get a reboot. Do NOT touch this series! there is nothing to reboot nor is there anything to change about it. Leave it alone!
@larrychandler607
Жыл бұрын
@@Amp661 lol um are you high?
@bummelletzter
14 жыл бұрын
thx for uploading this.... my game still works but the video would not run so thank you very much
@Manqed
16 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome!
@TiGeRsRaGe35
15 жыл бұрын
I've contacted Volition myself on their website asking if they going to make a 3rd one and they surprisingly emailed me back and they don't have news about a 3rd one but their last sentence they've said on my email saying, " Youre not alone in wanting to see Freespace 3 become a reality." So it came in mind that they are willing to make a 3rd one later in the future just for us. But lets hope that they will.
@RennieAsh
10 ай бұрын
Unfortunately that is now a future we can only dream of
@DornDaniel
13 жыл бұрын
Those are very durable spacesuit and batteries!
@eagle416
16 жыл бұрын
The latter half of this cutscene is soooo depressing. I wanna cry.
@2xpto
16 жыл бұрын
What a KICKASS game! Really smooth gameplay, great story and huge dogfights!
@jakle001
14 жыл бұрын
one of the best game ive ever played, the graphic is so great, u cant think it was made 1999. go Volition, Inc
@CalebDor
14 жыл бұрын
Now this was what it was all about.
@WhoWantsToKnow81
14 жыл бұрын
This game puts Star Wars to shame. I think I'm going to play it again right now!!
@HouseInVisus
14 жыл бұрын
Love it
@TheFloVoss
13 жыл бұрын
The Only game i have bought 2 times in my Life. Its so intensive, so big, so wundervoll.
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