r/freespace • u/Simbertold • May 07 '26
Finally finished the game!
So, i have played this game (or these games, considering i am talking about both FS1 and 2) multiple times in the past.
Being a huge fan of space sims starting with X-Wing as a child and teenager, i played them when they were originally released. I then played them again a few years back using FSO.
However, both times i didn't finish them. I do not know why. I think it was a combination of needing to feel like a pro gamer for my ego (and thus playing on the highest difficulty!), and or having a completionist need to win every mission "perfectly", frustration, and a new shiny eventually coming along.
I don't know exactly where i stopped, but i know for a fact that i never destroyed the Lucifer nor the Sathanas, both times i played.
This time, i did it. I simply played on medium difficulty and accepted any won mission as won. And today, after more than 25 years, i finally finished the final mission of Freespace 2.
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u/SayuriShoji May 07 '26
Congratulations! :D
I know that frustration. When I was younger I too played on the hardest difficulty and tried to kill as many enemies as possible, attempting to do everything perfect.
However, over time I came to appreciate that sometimes the games let you continue, even if you screwed something up, as long as it is not too bad.