Topic: Star Wars, the Force Unleashed.

[bustin98]

So, its worse than Parasite Eve? Say it ain't so!

[Mario]

Star Wars has a story?

[Smash_Brother]

They take away mystery.

Pretty much.

You took a type of warrior with a powerful spiritual presence, in tune with an all inclusive aura which fuels life itself known as the "force", and instead suggested that the ability to channel this power is not due to training or the potential inherent in his/her spirit but because he/she has a certain type of bacteria in their blood.

I mean, huh?

As for the game, I intend to rent it to give it a play through, at least. I played the 360 demo and I can see how it might get repetitive, however.

[NWR_insanolord]

I took the midichlorians as being an indicator of force sensitivity, something caused by being strong with the force, not the reason for it. Like a disease where the easiest way to detect it is by a symptom or side effect.

[Dirk Temporo]

Well see I'd have no problems with midichlorians if that were the case.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT GEORGE LUCAS SAYS

PS: F**k George Lucas.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

GEORGE LUCAS IS UGLY TOO

[Dirk Temporo]

YEAH!

[UltimatePartyBear]

I played the PS3 demo of this.  It was cool tossing stuff at guys with the Jedi powers, but it felt like it could get boring after a while (i.e. it seemed like the Jedi powers were all there was to it).

This worries me a bit too. I mean, using the force to hold a guy in mid-air and then throwing your lightsaber through him is awesome, but by the 15th time you do it it's probably lost some of it's charm. I'm leaning toward buying the game but I want to see a couple reviews that say it stays interesting the whole way through before I do so.

Throwing lightsabers through people while you hold them up in the air never gets old in Jedi Outcast, so I imagine I won't have a problem with it.  In fact, here is an incomplete list of things that can never get old in a Star Wars game:

• pushing people off cliffs.
• pulling people off cliffs.
• lifting people really high and then dropping them.
• smashing people into walls.
• smashing people into ceilings.
• smashing people into floors.
• smashing people into other people.
• smashing people with any of the above.
• dropping other heavy things on people.
• pushing people into traps.
• pushing people into the paths of monsters.
• cutting off limbs.
• cutting off heads.
• cutting off heads when they drop to their knees in front of you after you've cut off a limb.
• cutting off heads while you flip through the air.
• choking people.
• throwing a lightsaber into people while choking them.
• knocking people to the ground and then doing any of the above before they can get up.
• convincing people you're friendly, then doing any of the above to them from behind.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Sounds like Grand Theft X-Men.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Some of those sound like Godfather: Black Hand edition

[UltimatePartyBear]

The key is to use the Force instead of just force.  Doing these things as a thug isn't all that special.  Doing these things from a distance as a Jedi is awesome.  A Jedi can get someone to walk into a Sarlacc pit by telling him it's full of cookies.  I respect that.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I remember Shadow of the Empire and it never got old shooting stormtroopers so they fall off the cliff!

[Flames_of_chaos]

 IGN's impressions from Podcast
-Bozon likes Wii version more than 360 version
-Less things to pick up in Wii version is actually better,no clutter,easier to pick things up
-Can block and move in version, says thats not in 360 version(I dunno about that)
-60 fps

[Gylldas]

I didn't find the demo too terribly impressive because I had a hard time with the controls and aiming my throws.  I was also a bit offset by by the semi-choppy frame rate too.  If the Wii version fixes these aspects I might consider picking it up.  School starts in a couple days though so I should restrain myself from buying more games...

Yeah right ;P

[BranDonk Kong]

Semi-choppy framerate? I never noticed any hiccups during my time with the demo, at least nothing noteworthy. Having said that, if the Wii version is really as great as it sounds, then I'll choose it over the 360 version.

[ThePerm]

your box is pwned...the game was a blast! I played it on the 360

[Kairon]

I'm just excited to have a neat single-player star wars experience to look forward to. *shrug* Call me old-fashioned.

[Gylldas]

Meh I'm just being picky i guess.  Semi-choppy was a bad choice of words it just felt a bit stiff.  I think I'll be picking this up though.  What version it'll be is still up in the air.

[BeautifulShy]

A interview

[Stogi]

So I played the demos for the PS3 and it's BAD ASS. The graphics are slick and the control is tactile. The ability to wipe out massive amounts of soldiers with just a charged up FORCE PUSH is exhilarating. Not to mention lifting a trooper 20 stories off the ground and watch him fall to his death. It's a must buy.

Still, not every thing is perfect. Someone mentioned early that you can't move and block at the same time and they're right. It's straight up BULLSHIT. It auto blocks (kinda) against weak fire when your running, but it's nothing compared to the block button (especially facing AT-ST's and the like). One other gripe is the lack of accuracy when wanting to pick up items. The way the locking system works is dumb. It shows you what you are facing (and thus, what you can pick up) by highlighting the object with a blue outline; you can't highlight a person right behind an object and you can't highlight something you are not facing. Luckily, it gives priority to your enemies rather than boxes, but it's still a pain in the ass. The Wii could easily simplify this by allowing you to point to what you want to apply force to. Also, the Wii could simplify the saber throw. The only way you can do it now is by force gripping someone first. There were plenty of times I wanted to charge into battle by first throwing my saber like a boomerang then running up and using a mixture of lighting and push.

The game is still purchase worthy though.

[BeautifulShy]

Preview&Interview

[DAaaMan64]

This is on the way to my inbox via Gamefly right now. Let's hope its any good@

[Dirk Temporo]

It's not. lol@having to hit a stormtrooper with a lightsaber like 15 times just because you're later in the game.

[DAaaMan64]

It's not. lol@having to hit a stormtrooper with a lightsaber like 15 times just because you're later in the game.

Wow that sounds shitty.

[UltimatePartyBear]

That's disappointing if true.  There's supposed to be 15 times as many stormtroopers later in the game, instead.