Firefly Is Getting A Video Game, But Not The One You Want

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y364b2Hcq7I The thought of a Firefly online game is undeniably appealing: who wouldn’t want to man a ship and fight across Joss Whedon’s rich universe, meeting Browncoats and fighting off Blue Sun? Even Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski drools at the thought of an action/role-playing game based on the cult classic sci-fi series. https://kotaku.com/heres-how-the-creator-of-gears-of-war-would-make-a-fire-5926462 This is not that game. This is, to rummy golds quote Fox’s press release, “a multi-user, social online role-playing game that will initially be available for smartphones and tablets, including those based on iOS and Android operating systems.”cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"824319752","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"uncategorized","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"uncategorized","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); That sound you just heard was Firefly fans everywhere throwing up a little bit. Firefly Online is being developed by Spark Plug Games, the studio responsible for a number of mobile rummy mars games like Dairy Queen Tycoon and Plight of the Zombie. And hey, maybe they’ll make a great game. But the red flags—a trailer with no gameplay; an online RPG for smartphones rummy master and tablets; the words “social online role-playing game”—are way too troubling for my tastes. The game will be out next year, and you can sign up here. Here’s hoping it’s not as soul-crushing as it seems.