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GoN Comic: Sol Exodon’t Say A Word (Just Hold Me)

September 10, 2011 Ryan

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The first PC my family ever owned growing up was mostly for one hidden purpose: for my dad and I to play Falcon 2.0. So since then I’ve been hooked on any kind of flight combat sim. This, of course, included the realm of space.

I spent a lot of time with both X-Wing and Tie Fighter growing up. I’ve flown low and fast over the hull of many Star Destroyers with guns blazing. We even had the whole joystick/throttle setup. So when I saw Seamless Entertainment’s Sol: Exodus, my heart lit up.

It’s a space combat flight sim in every way. The demo showed off a huge environment, the enemies are everywhere, it takes skill to fly and line up your shot, you have to mind your speed and lead your targets. Even that lock-on rocket fire is going to miss if you time your launch poorly or at too great a range. It was just really exciting to see a game like this back in the mix, and in speaking with one of the guys working on the project, they’re just hoping that the fans of the genre will come out and prove that this type of game is still viable. I can imagine that if this goes well, we can only expect sequels of greater quality. So, if you’re a fan of things like Tie Fighter, X-Wing, Wing Commander, or Tachyon (yes, it has the “slide” mechanic), please give this game a look. I want to see what this team can do if we keep giving them our money.

Sol: Exodus is tentatively due out in early 2012, and plans are for the initial launch to be on Steam. They hope to bring it to consoles, but those are tentative. However, they also mentioned that pricing would be in the range of typical XBL or PSN games. So, for $10-$15 (don’t hold me to that), you have to do your part to save this genre… especially if you love me. I know you love me. Check out the gameplay video below.

SOL: Exodus PAX Gameplay Trailer from Seamless Entertainment on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: combat flight sim, combat sim, destroyers, exodus, flight combat, joystick, Launch, PAX, PSN, Sol exodus, space combat, tie fighter, wing commander, x wing, xbl

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  • Gigawatt

    You think you can leave for so long and return out of the blue?

    …Well, you’re fucking RIGHT. Get on over here! *hug*

  • Javi

    😮 *hug!*

  • JordanRodkey

    Reminds me of Pluto’s Flying Ace and X-wing, I will help you in your endeavor.

  • Jushin

    You got some nerve showing your face here on social sites…but the comic made me laugh so welcome back

  • Gabe

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J6-3l3hCm0 <3

  • OBVIOUS SPAM

    hmmm…. definitely timeless [for part of Toronto’s music seen]. This reminds of the all the new r&b soul artist that were just breaking out in Toronto at this time [Ivana Santilli among the pack]. Where is Glenn Lewis now? I’d love to know.

  • Dylan

    Where IS Glenn Lewis?

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