Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Soon we'll get Transformers in Star Wars too.
Holy mother of the force!!!!!!
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Larry Young
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We sort of do, already:
Too Much Garlic
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Mara Jade's Father
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Qui-Gonzalez
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...And we liked it!
I spent hours on that game. Then again I spent hours wondering how the turd that was ET made it onto that system :lol
Mara Jade's Father
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There are also some SWTOR hardware products you can buy.
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Too Much Garlic
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It just feel so overly... well... let's play things "cool" and "fancy" rather than actually... "dangerous" and "lethal" with the sword fights. In the old movies, sure... the saber fights weren't that fancy, but they didn't have to be... you got the idea that if that blade hit the mark... you'd be in serious trouble. They didn't need twirls and backflips and fancy jumping around to convey that these things were actually lethal weapons and should be treated with respect because they looked like they could blow up in your hand any second and you had to use the Force to keep things in check and contained (sure, Solo used the saber in ESB, but that wasn't for combat or a prolonged period of time). They flickered, they sputtered, they looked and felt dangerous.
Now... they just look like fluorescent light sticks. Lost all the danger.
And every baddie stands with the torso turned slightly to the side with arms straight down and head tilted down and eyes up in that "I'm too cool I'm gonna **** right here on the floor in front of you" pose. And they run and jump right into the action without a moments pause with double or triple or quadruple bladed lightsabers, 'cause they are so bad-ass mofo's, re-enacting the latest break-dance, disco routine on their opponent.
Vader just stood there and let his opponent come to him. No rush, no worries, no need to charge in like an idiot on steroids. He just stood there, waiting for the fool to rush to his death.
THAT's cool. Not some emo looking hippie who tries so hard to look cool, dark, and brooding that you're wondering how much of a coward he really is to have to project such.
Wake me up when a cool OT starfighter game pops along. This is just another yawmer looking like a Star Wars wannabe, but totally missing it, kinda game.
Now... they just look like fluorescent light sticks. Lost all the danger.
And every baddie stands with the torso turned slightly to the side with arms straight down and head tilted down and eyes up in that "I'm too cool I'm gonna **** right here on the floor in front of you" pose. And they run and jump right into the action without a moments pause with double or triple or quadruple bladed lightsabers, 'cause they are so bad-ass mofo's, re-enacting the latest break-dance, disco routine on their opponent.
Vader just stood there and let his opponent come to him. No rush, no worries, no need to charge in like an idiot on steroids. He just stood there, waiting for the fool to rush to his death.
THAT's cool. Not some emo looking hippie who tries so hard to look cool, dark, and brooding that you're wondering how much of a coward he really is to have to project such.
Wake me up when a cool OT starfighter game pops along. This is just another yawmer looking like a Star Wars wannabe, but totally missing it, kinda game.
Paul Andrew
Master Member
That was a hell of an intro. I won't ever pay a monthly fee for one game, but I'll take a movie of that.
Talisen
Sr Member
So much for old republic though. Han Eastwood and his Millennium Raptor along with Clone troopers? Everything I saw fits better between the Prequel and OT than anything from the Old Republic. Sure it looked cool, and I prefer blasters over Sabers but otherwise, I don't know, a game is a game cause you can win and finish it. A game with no end is a poor lifestyle.
Contec
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The trailers have been excellent. They aren't telling me anything about gameplay though. Also I'm getting really tired of LucasArts (and Bioware in this case) constanly feeding us derivative designs and repeated characters. What I mean is that in the trailer we have Republic troopers trying to be AOTC/ROTS clonetroopers, a Han Solo clone merc/smuggler with a ship with design elements from the Millennium Falcon, the bad guys always have Star Destroyer-esque capital ships and TIE Fighter like fighters, and as pointed out above droids that were derived from Destroyer Droids, etc. I've also seen bounty hunter designs that are trying very hard to be Boba Fett's armor.
In SW games in general, all smugglers fly ships that look like the Falcon in some way. If you want a animal to fight, it has to be a Rancor. Also as I said above all enemy ships have to look like a Star Destroyer. I've got more, but you see what I'm talking about. It's getting boring, or lazy in the case of the designers. Yes some designs elements would be borrowed from older tech in the universe as the clonetroopers borrowed from Mandolorian designs, or Star Destroyers from Acclamators and Venators. It's getting a little too old though.
In SW games in general, all smugglers fly ships that look like the Falcon in some way. If you want a animal to fight, it has to be a Rancor. Also as I said above all enemy ships have to look like a Star Destroyer. I've got more, but you see what I'm talking about. It's getting boring, or lazy in the case of the designers. Yes some designs elements would be borrowed from older tech in the universe as the clonetroopers borrowed from Mandolorian designs, or Star Destroyers from Acclamators and Venators. It's getting a little too old though.
I've noticed that even in the Nintendo 64 starwars game the smuggler's ship seemed to be related to the falcon. I do wonder about why the light sabers no longer sputter and flicker, that always made it feel more real like mentioned above. I was wondering why the sith ships looked like Star Destroyers. I just figured maybe when the Emperor and his people got the ball rolling to take over they had put the idea of the designs in the heads of the designers.
MasterDurangus
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I see your point Sluis, but I also see their marketing point. To people who aren't hard-core Star Wars fans, or people who really aren't into this huge Star Wars story that has expanded far beyond the movies, by drawing from elements from the movie they attract these people. This group sees a Han Solo like character and wants to be him. Why? Because they loved Han Solo. = Logic for their decisions.
I agree that I think the technology/tactics are a little off, considering this is 1000s of years before the events of the PT, though.
I agree that I think the technology/tactics are a little off, considering this is 1000s of years before the events of the PT, though.
WarPig
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I watched the trailer with two mindsets: one as entertainment, one as a wannabe 3D animator. The animation was good enough that I forgot several times this was an animation (the lip-syncing gave it back up). I was entertained.
Will I buy the game? No. I'm not looking to participate in this (and as noted, gameplay isn't going to be like the cutscenes!). But I'd buy a DVD in a heartbeat. I found the characters engaging, and despite all the "saber theatrics", I thought it less over the top than the prequels.
Yeah, do a "movie" DVD and I'm there.
Will I buy the game? No. I'm not looking to participate in this (and as noted, gameplay isn't going to be like the cutscenes!). But I'd buy a DVD in a heartbeat. I found the characters engaging, and despite all the "saber theatrics", I thought it less over the top than the prequels.
Yeah, do a "movie" DVD and I'm there.
I will still probably try it out. I never thought I'd play a MMORPG because I can't see constantly paying more above the cost of the software. I'm pretty sure I've read that the developers said you could finish the story for your character class in a reasonable time. So even if you weren't 100% impressed you'd only be out the cost of the game and a monthly fee or two.
You people don't really think this level of graphics would be acceptable in anything more than the short clips you see here.
Aren't you guys the same people that ***** when movies look like "video game graphics."
Make up your minds.
"There's no pleasing some people"
"That's just what ***** said." --Street Beggar (Michael Palin), The Life of Brian.
Aren't you guys the same people that ***** when movies look like "video game graphics."
Make up your minds.
"There's no pleasing some people"
"That's just what ***** said." --Street Beggar (Michael Palin), The Life of Brian.
Qui-Gonzalez
Master Member
That's how they getcha. They say with all of the classes and various choices, there are about 60 Star Wars novels worth of content and story in this game.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
Well I don't think I fall into "same people" group because I have never complained about anything like that but this is what i think...
I wouldn't want to see those graphics mixed in with live action for a movie. But this is just another style of animation. For what it is, I think it is enjoyable to watch.
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