Post by: StRaNgE on October 23, 2003, 06:37:32 AM
one thing tripping me out is i think the second or maybe 3rd level after you crash land in the sand, i get a wall of sand that comes up by the r5 unit, can not get through it but if i take a couple steps back it goes down, seems like the strangest glitch and has kept me from going any further.
anyway, whoever got the game what do you think so far??
Post by: thecubedcanuck on October 23, 2003, 10:31:46 AM
I am very dissapointed in it so far.
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 23, 2003, 10:37:21 AM
Post by: seven_chaos on October 23, 2003, 10:49:32 AM
Post by: Round Eye on October 23, 2003, 11:47:04 AM
Now if I could just find a way to return 'Rebel Strike' and keep the bonus disc I will be happy. The bastards at EB made me buy the game with the pre-order disk at the same time. Tricky, very tricky.
Post by: CaseyRyback on October 23, 2003, 11:52:20 AM
Post by: Nintendo Gamecube on October 23, 2003, 12:58:27 PM
How could you not like it? The extras were enough to keep me playing since the day I bought it (and that was ym first game)
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 23, 2003, 01:06:56 PM
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Originally posted by: seven_chaos
It only seems rushed because of the ground levels. This is totally new territory for Factor 5, so you can't expect everything about it to be golden on their first try. I think the flight missions are better than Rogue Leader and I'm enjoying the ground missions so for (for what they are).
It's good to see at least one other person enjoying the "on-foot madness" (cuz that what it is, it's best enjoyed while laughing hysterically and shouting "I shoot you!" "I cut you up!") as I am.
Post by: Rich on October 23, 2003, 01:49:31 PM
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Post by: StRaNgE on October 23, 2003, 02:22:20 PM
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Post by: Arbok on October 23, 2003, 04:18:57 PM
I second that, but I am still having fun with this game. Although I wish to personally kill the person who thought that Trial of a Jedi would be in the least bit fun....
Also, co-op is freaking awesome.
Post by: Bloodworth on October 23, 2003, 05:03:39 PM
I'm having fun with it so far, but yeah, it does seem a lot easier and less polished than Rogue Leader.
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 23, 2003, 05:43:17 PM
I was at first excited about this game, but then I saw I have better things to spend my money on.
Post by: nolimit19 on October 23, 2003, 06:41:50 PM
Post by: Luciferschild on October 23, 2003, 07:42:25 PM
Post by: Arbok on October 23, 2003, 10:13:41 PM
It is very hard. I whizzed through the game already having a Silver on all the regular (single player) levels of Rebel Strike, and for reference got all the Golds on RL.... but the co-op has been handing me and my sister our ass.
She isn't that bad, but the AI has improved, there are more enemies, they take more hits to kill, and some of the levels have been redesigned to adds stuff... its just so much harder than RL or RS. If you have someone to play the co-op with I highly suggest Rebel Strike.
Post by: Bloodworth on October 23, 2003, 10:44:33 PM
Yep, I've had it freeze already. Exactly the same as it did in Rogue Leader. Picture stops and you get a long sustained tone. Oh well.
Post by: StRaNgE on October 24, 2003, 03:36:30 AM
one of the things that bothers me on it is how it goes into cut scene, it just freezes the action, then a black screen appears then a cut scene starts which does not flow with what was happening, seems rather jerky , not very smooth .
Post by: Mario on October 24, 2003, 06:18:31 AM
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Post by: highenergyboy on October 24, 2003, 08:55:54 AM
So far I have been having fun with Rebel Strike despite the amount of negative criticism its been receiving, and as long as this remains the case I could give a less care what some magazine says. These biased reviews reflect someone else's preferences and not my own, so they are irrevelent. Thus the only opinions that truly matter are that of my own.
And as for the on-foot missions, I must be the only one here who did not find them clunky and repetitive. Sure the camera could benefit from some tweaking, but other than that, I found this latest feature to be a worthy addition. Some suggestions to Factor 5: include the option to go prone and fire your weapon, implement a much needed first-person perspective just like the ship cockpit views, allow for some simple hand-to-hand combat moves because there were numerous times close contact with enemies was unavoidable, and lastly, just don't hold back next time; go all out and make these missions an integral part of the experience because there's just so much potential here.
Post by: Luciferschild on October 24, 2003, 10:32:48 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 24, 2003, 11:14:37 AM
Post by: WesDawg on October 24, 2003, 11:30:30 AM
I gotta talk someone into CoOp with me if its that good. Wish my stupid roomate would play games for once.
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 24, 2003, 11:33:33 AM
Post by: StRaNgE on October 24, 2003, 05:57:02 PM
for ex, on the 1st level, when you blast the towers, nota single tie chased or fired at me.
even when i was destroying ties not one tailed me or returned fire.
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 24, 2003, 06:03:51 PM
So what if I suck, it doesn't matter!
Post by: StRaNgE on October 25, 2003, 04:57:56 AM
Post by: Dynamitega on October 25, 2003, 09:10:19 PM
So, I haven't really had many chances to see the weird sand wall you speak of.
Post by: Quiznojoe on October 29, 2003, 05:14:13 PM
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Post by: Bloodworth on October 29, 2003, 11:03:12 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 30, 2003, 04:58:52 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 30, 2003, 05:00:36 AM
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Originally posted by: oohhboy
I had spin of the Hoth level demo on that pre-order disk and well I love it. The foot based controls could do with some more work. Based on what I've seen I would give it a score around 8 to 9.5.
The on-foot section of that Hoth demo level is the best on-foot sequence in the game. So it's all downhill from there.
Post by: Super Mekman on October 30, 2003, 05:31:27 AM
The game is worthy of the Rouge Squadron name.
Factor 5 was showing you the inspiration for the title, from the unlockable Starwars arcade games included in the disc. Hell they said it in the in game documentary.
EGM also said that the on foot missions were inspired by the classic Robotron 2084 game (page 86, issue 169 "Sonic Heroes cover" opinionated E3)
The whole game is homage to classic 70's arcade games (the 70's being the time when the Star Wars series first appeared).
The on foot levels are short and done in tongue in cheek for a film that (if you observe the cinemas in this game) never took it self too seriously to begin with.
Factor 5 got it right.
And I love this game.
Post by: egman on October 30, 2003, 06:31:01 AM
This game would've been closer to 8.5 to 9 material had the on foot not existed. That doesn't mean that Factor 5 can't do it--they did make the awesome Turrican cames--but it seems quite clear that Julian was not joking in the RS documentary on the disc about the crunch in time that came from rewriting the engine. The technically stuff is spot on, inlcuding in the on foot engine. Unfortunately, it looks like there just was not enough time allowed for the designers and artist to really get the modeling right and to get the on foot gameplay to a point that it did not feel like a mindless version of Smash TV. The Hoth level is much better than the demo which suggest that some extra time would've been extremely benefical if not enough to turn the on foot stuff around to something bearable. Overall I think they would've done better to save the on foot engine for a seperate game where they could've really put the time in to get it right.
I'm still not sure why Thornado went on hold. The mystery just further fuels the opinion of many critics that Factor 5 is using the Star Wars license as a crutch.
I'm still enjoying the game, but make no mistake about it, the game has some big flaws and the series overall is getting too long in the tooth to continue to provide a satisfying experince. After Pilot Wings I hope for Factor 5's sake that they take a very long vacation from anything Star Wars.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 30, 2003, 08:29:36 AM
Post by: GoldShadow1 on October 30, 2003, 01:34:39 PM
Now if they only they could make a Star Wars game with the freedom of Knights of the Old Republic, the flying missions of RL2, and the on-foot controls of Jedi Outcast/Academy. Mmm..
Post by: Super Mekman on November 01, 2003, 03:39:06 AM
The game is not that bad as a whole and I think that the on foot segment on Geonosis was pretty cool as well as rescuing Princess Leia from the Death Star.
