Freeroam?

[Djay]

are there any Amiga games that feature Free roaming, like GTA or Oblivion

i know it would a really basic version, i pretty much missed everything after '94/'95

needs to work on basic A1200

[CodyJarrett]

I always saw Oblivion as an updated version of one of the later Ultima games (e.g. Ultima IV or Ultima VII). The player is presented with a virtual world to explore in pursuit of a general goal.

Robinson's Requiem might be worth a go.

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

I always saw Oblivion as an updated version of one of the later Ultima games (e.g. Ultima IV or Ultima VII). The player is presented with a virtual world to explore in pursuit of a general goal.

Its true (although IMO it would be downgraded in my opinion as the ultima games offer far more fun), but in that respect all the old school RPGs had similarly freeroaming worlds. Heck, even Zelda 1 on the NES already had it

I'd say "Free roaming" in this case means more "Sandbox"; something that is supposed to represent a somewhat real environment that provides a certain limited freedom to create your own gameplay. I don't know of such a game on the Amiga because in those days games were still games in their purest form, with specific gameplay tailored to provide fun, not something where you have to look for the fun yourself.

But this forum has already proved many times before that I knew only a handful of the Amiga gems available...

[seuden]

Payback Not quite basic A1200 tho.

[TCD]

Hunter, Midwinter and Midwinter 2. Quite some space to roam in those

[Retro1234]

What about Syndicate?
http://hol.abime.net/2250

[Marcuz]

Alternate Reality: The City
Captive and its follow up Liberation
Legend of Valour

[alkis21]

Originally Posted by Djay

Are there any Amiga games that feature Free roaming?

I doubt it, not many Amiga games feature cell phones.

[Djay]

weren't they bricks at the time

[danwood]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Hunter, Midwinter and Midwinter 2. Quite some space to roam in those

I played midwinter 2 for years and that can definitely classed as a free roaming game.

[onkelarie]

Elite and Frontier: Elite 2 are also pretty decent free roam games. Very immersive if you dig outer space

[hitchhikr]

Also:

Space rogue
Star Flight
Star Flight II

Unfortunately games like Omnitrend's Universe I or Sundog were never brought to the Amiga.

[Djay]

Originally Posted by onkelarie

Elite and Frontier: Elite 2 are also pretty decent free roam games. Very immersive if you dig outer space

Frontier is my fav, i have boxed copy

[onkelarie]

You could try Starglider as well

Starglider 1:
http://hol.abime.net/2108

Starglider 2:
http://hol.abime.net/2109

[Maren]

I googled GTA and Oblivion...look like crime simulator and a Shrek movie respectively *yuck!* I don't think there's anything like that for the Amiga. "Cool World" gives you a lil bit of freedom (you can go back and forward between scenes) but I never tried it on an AGA machine.

[Djay]

sorry Maren, did you have to google GTA and Oblivion?

[Maren]

Yep.

[Djay]

Originally Posted by Maren

Yep.

pure oldskool..

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by Maren

I googled GTA and Oblivion...look like crime simulator

You'd be very right, but it is a FUN crime simulator

Originally Posted by Maren

and a Shrek movie respectively *yuck!*

I have no clue where you get that idea though. Oblivion is a "walk in the field with a horse while swinging a sword, for about 30 minutes and then you're done" simulator.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Oblivion is a "walk in the field with a horse while swinging a sword, for about 30 minutes and then you're done" simulator.

Wonder why it took me ~40 hours and why I never got back on a horse after the first ride...