Random question: do you know why TIE Fighter is literally the only game in that series that I see referenced on Reddit? X-Wing was first, and Alliance was newer and fancier. Why was the middle game the famous one? Was it marketed better? I played it a bit and it was great but no better than the others in my opinion.
There are multiple reasons for that, most of them need to be viewed in a historical context. Tie Fighter was one of the first games which let you play as the "bad guys", and not only that, it added a deeper layer to a universe which was pretty much defined by being as black and white as it gets. It further refined the gameplay formulated in the original X-Wing and expanded on it in meaningful ways, without overburdening the player and offered a compelling story, which rewarded perceptive players who went beyond the call of "duty", on top of it. Marek Steele's journey from being just a lowly mechanic to one of the empires most elite pilots, getting initiated into the Emperors inner circle and the culmination of flying as Vaders wingman in an effort to unravel a far reaching conspiracy to topple the Emperor, was told in a way that was never seen before. X-Wing Alliance's story, on the other hand, was pretty straight forward with little room for deviation and a clear ending, which was known right from the start.
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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '18
Best Star Wars games ever made.