Game:

Crimson Skies (2000)

Category:

Review

Duration: 2:07:11

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A retrospective review of Microsoft/Zipper's "Combat Flight Action" title, released for Windows PCs in September 2000. Covers the history of the game, how it plays, its visuals and audio, and finally its story and setting. As an addendum, I should add that Art Director Heinz Schuller has disputed claims by 1UP and Unseen64 that a "Crimson Skies 3" was ever in development at FASA Studio, but I didn't look too much into it so I left those in the video. I suppose if I ever do a HRTR video I can ask around. Also, I have no idea how to pronounce "Weisman" :) Next video will be on Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire. Enjoy!

00:00 Opening
01:06 Part 1 - Introduction and Overview
08:20 Part 2 - Behind the Scenes
08:37 2.1 - From BattleTech to Board Game
18:39 2.2 - Microsoft Purchase, Development at Zipper
24:17 2.3 - Marketing and Press Coverage
30:18 2.4 - Release and Aftermath
35:19 Part 3 - Gameplay
35:39 3.1 - Gameplay Basics
50:57 3.2 - Gameplay Analysis
1:08:22 Part 4 - Art and Sound
1:08:50 4.1 - Visuals
1:18:20 4.2 - Sound Design and Music
1:25:05 4.4 - Running on Modern Systems
1:29:39 Part 5 - Story and Setting
1:30:02 5.1 - Story Overview and Background Lore
1:43:49 5.2 - Story Analysis
1:59:34 Outro and Acknowledgements

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