I was smoking my victory joint after beating this game way back when and I nearly died laughing when I saw the cookie recipe they had put into the credits becasue they were so damn long.
I worked a few months ago at a gold buying place, it was a chain. In the middle of the day about a month into my time there the chain went out of business. We just got a call half-way through the day. We cleaned up the store, threw out all the costume (plastic) jewelry for display, and such. I went to my former boss and saluted him like Tolwyn and left.
Thank you very much for these videos. I played through Wing Commander 4 a few times, but I only think I played through 3 once, if at all. God bless you!
Did you EVER see what happens if you eject from your ship and get tractored? You are brought before the captor of Angel. You are then given the choice of begging for your life or not. I chose not Blair, looks both ways, and motions the Kilrathi closer as if to whisper. The Kilrathi glares comes closer. With a smile and defiant look Blair says, "Screw you!" "VERY WELL, Heart of the Tiger, a warrior's end." He then proceeds to claw your stomach and raise you in the air the way he did Angel.
An uneasy peace exists between the Kilrathi remnant and the Terran Confederation. By WC4, Melek is basically the overall leader. They were all but disarmed according to the peace terms, and Blair & Company ends up having to help them deal with the rogue Confed element that starts stirring up trouble. In the opening cinematic of Prophecy, Kilrah is still there, albeit completely uninhabitable, with a gaping hole slowly ejecting the planet's core to space where the Temblor Bomb was laid down.
"Do it then, it won't bring back your homeworld." Man, even in the face of death Blair is still defiant until the end. That's what I would do if I was about to possibly die. Stay defiant, and go out in a blaze of glory. The Heart of the Tiger rules! Greatest ending to a game, ever!
@Tigerman1138 Very! I can't get over the amazing animatronics and have to keep reminding myself it's a game! Why the Kilrathi didn't look this good in the movie I don't know, but great soundtrack..
I don't know about that. Ever see "V for Vendetta." Sometimes in life, faced with death, and knowing you will not be able to avoid it...allows us to be free, be tough, and be strong. See FIGHT CLUB too.
@paxtofettel I did remember noticing that. It's actually pretty incredible how much talent was in this game. Almost all of them character actors but GOOD character actors.
@dtfageet It was a rush to play, I really liked the swarm missiles (made me feel like I was in Robotech/Macross), and the engine was fantastic for the time. I just wish they could have married great gameplay to an engaging and worth story, so it could have been a true Wing Commander experience.
Love this game...my 2nd favorite in the series next to Wing Commander IV. I love when Melek says "In my bones, I wish to kill you!", and Blair just stares him down, and says "Do it then. It won't bring back your homeworld." Totally badass!
Phoenix1122 It’s basically saying,”Your home world is destroyed, 90% of your fleet is, along with soldiers are gone, the emperor is dead, the prince is dead, and killing me is akin to moving one deck chair on the Titanic...underwater.
This was such an awesome game. Took me years to complete it because my aim sucked as a kid and my computer and discs both went bust before they were replaced. Definitely a awesome ending. Am I the only one who thinks Earth looks pretty barren from orbit? I mean, I know we've probably overrun the planet with industry by that point, but it isn't very blue or green at all, is it?
I remember how some people in Ireland complained about Ginger Lynn playing Rachel. Two months later in Germany, I remember people there complaining about blasting Kilrah to bits... And today, I still remember LOVING THIS GAME!!!
Since WC3 was all about taking one choice over the other during the cinematic scenes, I would have liked to see the surrendering Kiralthi allow the Colonel to decide their fate: Order the Kiralthi to sign a peace treaty with Confed, or exile the Kiralthis from the galaxy forever.
Skylinesandsunsets How about: “Accept the surrender.” - “Tell them to fight a battle they cannot win and ‘die with honor’ as they watch every one of their race die.”
@dtfageet In what way is that totally wrong? It's CLEARLY sloppily written, that's not open to much debate, the music is largely electronic and techno which is definitely out of character for the other 4 games which relied on a cinematic score to fit into the space opera genre. The game itself really didn't even need to be Wing Commander, since it had so little continuity with the previous games other than names of characters and places and things.
Best creature effects in the entire franchise the fourth installment was kind of weak and I think in the last game the Kilrathi (including this guy) looked more like some overgrown kittens.
Remember, Chris Roberts didn't have much if anything to do with Prophecy. WC ends with WC4, as far as I'm concerned. Also, Prophecy, although having great gameplay and a graphics upgrade (sorely needed!) was kind of a garbage entry into the WC universe. The music was totally out of keeping with the Space Opera feel, and it just felt sloppily written.
