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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Yeah, I doubt any Stormtroopers really know what a red lightsaber means as opposed to any other color.
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Exactly. They know about Vader and the Emperor and they kill every other Jedi (even force sesitive, that arent Jedi) they find.
I read at aintitcool.com that The Force Unleashed (they got this info from E3) will also be released on the PC and that the game will have drop in and out multiplayer (Lego Star Wars?).
LucasArts hasnt said anything about a PC version beeing released and they havent given any specific details on multiplayer.
I checked the same page again and they removed PC from the list but what they said about drop in and out multiplayer, is still there. Could it be true?
How would it work anyway? I doubt its true since they (aintitcool.com) seemed to be the only ones to report this and since even LucasArts didnt say anything, specific, about it at Celebration Europe.
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I got Star Wars RC and my PC would not play it so my PC can't play too new of a game.
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Depends on the game, not necessarily how new it is. I ran KotOR on my mom's old computer with all of the graphics options set to low or turned off. It was a bit choppy in places but still playable.
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Can't wait till Nov!
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Actually, the game has been delayed. Its Spring 2008.
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I really wish people would stop rushing games. Pretty much every major game gets its release date pushed back.
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A delay is good. Gives them more time to work on the game. It pisses fans off but in the end they get a better game (than they would originally get) thats not been rushed just so it can meet its original release date.
The best thing would be for a company to not announce a release date until they're 100% they'll be able to make it. IMO its better not knowing the release date than getting an early release date that will then change to a much later date.
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That's what I meant. Developers always rush out release dates prematurely to get people hyped for their games, then they push them back. Just release little previews and screenshots here and there to sustain excitement, then give fans the release date when it's actually feasible for you to complete the game by that date. It's the same problem I have with comic publishers soliciting comics that they damn well know won't get finished on time, which results in delays of weeks or months.
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Looks good. Not great yet, but good.
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It looks like it's going to be Jedi Academy on crack. 
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SDCC 07: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Panel
Crafting the next chapter in a franchise as deep and beloved as Star Wars isn't easy but neither is running a presentation at San Diego Comic-Con.
"Can we dim the lights a little bit?" said Matt Shell, marketing manager for LucasArts as he prepared to introduce the game's trailer.
Suddenly, the lights got brighter.
"Actually, the complete opposite of that would be great," Shell said.
After the lighting snafu, Windows Media Player bricked and had to be restarted, but eventually Shell and Haden Blackman, the project lead on Force Unleashed, got the popular dude-crashes-a-Star-Destroyer trailer up and running. When it was over, the nearly 330 fans and costumed crazies burst into applause.
"I guess that looks okay," Shell said with a grin.
In case you're just joining us, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed puts a lightsaber in your hand and unleashes you on an unsuspecting galaxy as Darth Vader's "secret apprentice." The tale takes place in the years between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Beyond that, not much was known about this title -- until today.
Force Unleashed will take place during a 17 to 18-year span and seems intent on creating a rich storyline for the main character as he comes of age under the wicked wing of one Anakin Skywalker.
"He's Vader," Blackman told the crowd. "He's like the worst father figure imaginable."
Obviously, Darth's had a pretty rough life, and he's not going to go easy on the new guy -- expect physical and emotional torment. Blackman said that when the young apprentice gets hurt in battle, pseudo-daddy Vader's not going to kiss the boo-boos. When the apprentice fails, Vader's sure to punish him, but chances are he'll let the impending pain hang over the kid for a week or so before dealing out the whippin'. The apprentice says he's committed, but leave it to Darth to introduce a good-looking Imperial pilot named Juno Eclipse and watch how the option for love weighs on his apprentice's mind.
In general, expect Darth Vader to be a jerk to his right-hand man.
As the presentation continued, the LucasArts folks answered questions about the Force Unleashed team (there's about 20 of them) and what the Force is going to be (Blackman described it as "amped up, out of control, over the top" but said the extreme instances of its use will be explained in the story). While the audience asked questions, character art, action depictions and environments were displayed on a big screen, and Blackman even let on that the game was almost a Wookie superhero title.
"We wanted to tell a different type of story," he said.
In August 2004, Blackman and the team began kicking around what type of new game they could do. Throughout the next 18 months the team worked closely with George Lucas in an attempt to figure out where to go next -- even the possibility of a smuggler's game or the aforementioned Wookie action title.
In the end -- and after some focus groups -- the team decided giving players a lightsaber and unprecedented access to the Force was the way to go.
As the trailer shows -- the apprentice is seen hurling Stormtroopers, slicing into foes with his lightsaber and taking out entire rooms with one move -- this game is going to have a heavy focus on action, but a fan in the audience had a pretty popular question -- if this new guy's bad enough to be Vader's boy toy, why is he attacking the Empire in the trailer and screenshots.
"That's a great question," Blackman said.
The answer: you're a "secret" apprentice. Darth Vader can't have you running around announcing that you're a Sith student. In fact, some missions will demand that you leave no witnesses. So, even if you're just going in to kill one Jedi, you might have to extinguish anybody unfortunate enough to be standing around when the stuff goes bad.
But that can't be the only reason, right?
"Where he starts out is not necessarily where he's going to end up," Blackman said.
What other questions did the rabid mass of Star Wars fans have
Are Obi-Wan and Yoda going to make an appearance in Force Unleashed?
"I can tell you that you can expect to see some very familiar faces," Blackman said.
Is there going to be a Grim Fandango sequel?
"You never know," Shell said amid laughter.
What locations will be in the game?
Although the battle to appease your master will take you all over the galaxy, LucasArts wasn't ready to give us the keys to the kingdom today. What we do know is that you'll be stopping in at a Tie Fighter construction facility, the fungus planet Felucia, the junkyard star of Raxus Prime and Kashyyyk.
Can you customize your character?
The general answer was a no comment, but Blackwell added "But we love customization at LucasArts."
Will there be a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III?
There's nothing official to report.
Are we going to see another installment of the X-Wing franchise?
No comment.
Will Darth Vader be playable in Force Unleashed?
"Uh," Blackman said. "Stay tuned, I guess."
Is it weird to be adding to the canon of the franchise you love?
"It's about the coolest thing I can imagine," Blackman said.
source: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/808/808871p1.html
Crafting the next chapter in a franchise as deep and beloved as Star Wars isn't easy but neither is running a presentation at San Diego Comic-Con.
"Can we dim the lights a little bit?" said Matt Shell, marketing manager for LucasArts as he prepared to introduce the game's trailer.
Suddenly, the lights got brighter.
"Actually, the complete opposite of that would be great," Shell said.
After the lighting snafu, Windows Media Player bricked and had to be restarted, but eventually Shell and Haden Blackman, the project lead on Force Unleashed, got the popular dude-crashes-a-Star-Destroyer trailer up and running. When it was over, the nearly 330 fans and costumed crazies burst into applause.
"I guess that looks okay," Shell said with a grin.
In case you're just joining us, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed puts a lightsaber in your hand and unleashes you on an unsuspecting galaxy as Darth Vader's "secret apprentice." The tale takes place in the years between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Beyond that, not much was known about this title -- until today.
Force Unleashed will take place during a 17 to 18-year span and seems intent on creating a rich storyline for the main character as he comes of age under the wicked wing of one Anakin Skywalker.
"He's Vader," Blackman told the crowd. "He's like the worst father figure imaginable."
Obviously, Darth's had a pretty rough life, and he's not going to go easy on the new guy -- expect physical and emotional torment. Blackman said that when the young apprentice gets hurt in battle, pseudo-daddy Vader's not going to kiss the boo-boos. When the apprentice fails, Vader's sure to punish him, but chances are he'll let the impending pain hang over the kid for a week or so before dealing out the whippin'. The apprentice says he's committed, but leave it to Darth to introduce a good-looking Imperial pilot named Juno Eclipse and watch how the option for love weighs on his apprentice's mind.
In general, expect Darth Vader to be a jerk to his right-hand man.
As the presentation continued, the LucasArts folks answered questions about the Force Unleashed team (there's about 20 of them) and what the Force is going to be (Blackman described it as "amped up, out of control, over the top" but said the extreme instances of its use will be explained in the story). While the audience asked questions, character art, action depictions and environments were displayed on a big screen, and Blackman even let on that the game was almost a Wookie superhero title.
"We wanted to tell a different type of story," he said.
In August 2004, Blackman and the team began kicking around what type of new game they could do. Throughout the next 18 months the team worked closely with George Lucas in an attempt to figure out where to go next -- even the possibility of a smuggler's game or the aforementioned Wookie action title.
In the end -- and after some focus groups -- the team decided giving players a lightsaber and unprecedented access to the Force was the way to go.
As the trailer shows -- the apprentice is seen hurling Stormtroopers, slicing into foes with his lightsaber and taking out entire rooms with one move -- this game is going to have a heavy focus on action, but a fan in the audience had a pretty popular question -- if this new guy's bad enough to be Vader's boy toy, why is he attacking the Empire in the trailer and screenshots.
"That's a great question," Blackman said.
The answer: you're a "secret" apprentice. Darth Vader can't have you running around announcing that you're a Sith student. In fact, some missions will demand that you leave no witnesses. So, even if you're just going in to kill one Jedi, you might have to extinguish anybody unfortunate enough to be standing around when the stuff goes bad.
But that can't be the only reason, right?
"Where he starts out is not necessarily where he's going to end up," Blackman said.
What other questions did the rabid mass of Star Wars fans have
Are Obi-Wan and Yoda going to make an appearance in Force Unleashed?
"I can tell you that you can expect to see some very familiar faces," Blackman said.
Is there going to be a Grim Fandango sequel?
"You never know," Shell said amid laughter.
What locations will be in the game?
Although the battle to appease your master will take you all over the galaxy, LucasArts wasn't ready to give us the keys to the kingdom today. What we do know is that you'll be stopping in at a Tie Fighter construction facility, the fungus planet Felucia, the junkyard star of Raxus Prime and Kashyyyk.
Can you customize your character?
The general answer was a no comment, but Blackwell added "But we love customization at LucasArts."
Will there be a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III?
There's nothing official to report.
Are we going to see another installment of the X-Wing franchise?
No comment.
Will Darth Vader be playable in Force Unleashed?
"Uh," Blackman said. "Stay tuned, I guess."
Is it weird to be adding to the canon of the franchise you love?
"It's about the coolest thing I can imagine," Blackman said.
source: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/808/808871p1.html
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Not a whole lot of new stuff. Lucasarts seems to want to play things really, really close to the vest.
I'm glad to hear it takes place over almost the entire time period between Episodes III and IV. It's always nice to see how a character changes over years rather than seconds.
I'm glad to hear it takes place over almost the entire time period between Episodes III and IV. It's always nice to see how a character changes over years rather than seconds.
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Ditto.
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He was playable in Revenge of the Sith's multiplayer mode so I'm sure he'll at least be playable in the multiplayer mode for The Force Unleashed along with other characters from the story mode like Shaak-Ti, Maris Brood and General Kota...
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I just hope there will be good lightsaber combat, i know its all about woopin ass with the force, but damnit i wanna woop ass with a lightsaber.
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