In Ensign-1 you play the role of a space fighter pilot returning from a deep space colonization mission. On arrival back to our own solar system, you find Earth has been colonized by a hostile alien force. It's now up to you, with the help of your mothership, the Ensign-1, to take it back Ensign-1 allows allows for complete freedom in approaching objectives. You can fight from the safety of your spacecraft, or land and exit to explore space stations and carriers on foot. You can commandeer any spacecraft in the game, no matter how big or how small. Defend an asteroid base, or take the fight to the enemy with a huge mothership, friends manning turrets, it's your choice. The game also features a multiplayer mode where players can explore a randomly generated galaxy, either fighting co-operatively to clean out enemy fighters, or battling each other for supremacy.

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xPearse
xPearse - - 2,462 comments

Who is this hero, or do you just mean your character.

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onionman Author
onionman - - 621 comments

I was just being silly.
There is an actual character though, Leon voiced by indiedb member MikeeFunks

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

Well, here I am..

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onionman Author
onionman - - 621 comments

Hello Pennypacker! Enjoy your Desura gift code!

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

Aw.. You didn't get the reference?

Also, great to see you on desura. Ensign will be my premiere game there :)

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onionman Author
onionman - - 621 comments

Oops, I did not get the reference, sorry :/
I only really know Firefly as far as space themed shows.

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

It 'was' a Firefly reference, haha

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onionman Author
onionman - - 621 comments

When he was naked!?

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

Oh, come on man ^^

No, it's said by that bounty hunter guy when he's been left for dead by serenity, and is floating through space in just his suit.
That's what the sceenie made me think of.

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onionman Author
onionman - - 621 comments

That's not it at all, ... I'm a bounty hunter.

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Pennypacker
Pennypacker - - 262 comments

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Our hero looks out from the docking bay of the Ensign-1, thinking of the wife and kids he left behind, and of his little dog sparky.