ObstructedViews - Firefly was created in 2002 by Joss Whedon. To quote Daniel Williamson on IMDB.com, Firefly was about “Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship “Serenity”. Mal and his crew, ensign Zoe Alleyne Washburne; Zoe’s husband, pilot Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne; muscular mercenary Jayne Cobb; young mechanic Kaylee Frye; former Alliance medical officer Simon Tam; his disturbed teenage sister River (both on the run from the interplanetary government “The Alliance”); the beautiful courtesan Inara Serra; and preacher Shepherd Book do any jobs, legal or illegal, they can find as the Serenity crew travels across the outskirts of outer space.”
Is Firefly Online destined to meet the same fate as the show? A grim comment may confirm fans' fears.
Man, this series can't catch a break. I swear if the show had aired on SciFi back in the day it would have run ten seasons...too bad it was doomed to be picked up by FOX who has zero idea how to handle science fiction
If you ask the average geek to make a list of their top five sci-fi shows, chances are that Firefly will be one of them. While the show was cruelly cancelled after just half a season, it has gone on to live in the hearts of its fans ever since. While there has been the occasional comic or book about the show, there have been no video games set in Joss Whedon's universe until now as the Firefly Online mmorpg is getting closer to its eventual release. MMO-Play does one last scan for Reavers before explaining why you should looking forward to Firefly Online.
Firefly Online boasts a large number of the original cast of Firefly as voice actors for their game. These include Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. Create a captain, a ship, and a crew then explore the verse and try youe best to keep your ship in the sky. Browncoats unite as the game comes to PC, Mac, iOS, and Android with cross-platform play.
I wouldn't call it amazing, but it had its charm.
As A game it would do just fine. It would be very similiar too Mass Effect but without the Aliens.
Just wish it played more like character-driven first Buffy the Vampire on the original XBox..
..another one of Joss Whedon's baby hit series.