Meta-Knight
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Mr. Durden said:
Different reviewers have different opinions??? Outrage!!!
I see the game's release date is tomorrow. Did you at least play the game to be outraged like that by the GameTrailers review?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Reviews Thread
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Different reviewers have different opinions??? Outrage!!!
I see the game's release date is tomorrow. Did you at least play the game to be outraged like that by the GameTrailers review?
7-high 7's sounds about right and to me thats not a bad thing (there have been some horrid Star Wars games)
Got the Wii version and my friend got the PS2 version, not a huge step down as I thought it would be compared to the PS3 (I mean yes there is a great difference and you would have to be blind not to see it), if you are wanting great detail then go to the HD versions.
But I am liking this version a lot better, the controls are solid and since the environments are smaller with less stuff (which would seem like a bad thing) it makes it much easier to utilize the force.
For example in the PS3 demo I was picking up all sorts of stuff which was fun and made a lot of mayhem but it seems in the Wii version (and from what I have seen the PS2 version as well) you can actually have a bit more focus with less items which echoes what IGN said the last 2 weeks.
Starting off as Vader though is kind of a tease since you are not nearly that powerful when you begin, but I guess it gets you accustomed to the way things work without needing to worry about life.
Got the Wii version and my friend got the PS2 version, not a huge step down as I thought it would be compared to the PS3 (I mean yes there is a great difference and you would have to be blind not to see it), if you are wanting great detail then go to the HD versions.
But I am liking this version a lot better, the controls are solid and since the environments are smaller with less stuff (which would seem like a bad thing) it makes it much easier to utilize the force.
For example in the PS3 demo I was picking up all sorts of stuff which was fun and made a lot of mayhem but it seems in the Wii version (and from what I have seen the PS2 version as well) you can actually have a bit more focus with less items which echoes what IGN said the last 2 weeks.
Starting off as Vader though is kind of a tease since you are not nearly that powerful when you begin, but I guess it gets you accustomed to the way things work without needing to worry about life.
gnarkill bill
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I havent played it yet but Its a shame this game is getting such average reviews...had alot of potential. Im still gonna pick it up though as Ive been following this game for quite awhile.
Sysgen said:
One day, Sysgen, we would have called BioShock, Half Life 2 and heck, even Portal "Doom Clones", because at that hypothetical time, Doom was the big-fucking-daddy and the small number of other games that shared its tropes were seen as copy cats. Now, they are just FPS games.
So, with BioShock, Battlefield: Bad Company, Too Human, Space Siege and many more featuring the "enemies stay dead when you bite it" mechanic, I reccomend that we move past "Prey Clone" and call it something unqiue.
I like "Grave Rush"
AgentOtaku
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Zzoram said:
Is this true? .... =(
AgentOtaku said:
Well, most of the devs are in fact laid off. I'm sure Torres is still shitting things up around LucasArts, though.
As for the other half of the quote, chances are it'll sell huge. Demo's been top 10 in Live activity for multiple weeks, reports from retail are the preorders are up there.
Sword Familiar
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I'm glad I tried the demo. Judging by what I saw, the reviews seem about right. Not buying.
Fallout-NL
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AgentOtaku said:
Yeah, last LucasArts inhouse developed product. No great loss though it seems.
Nose Master
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Went into this expecting a fun rental, sounds like that's where it will stay. The hell were you guys expecting?
AgentOtaku
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Well I'm still picking up my Playstation3 sku tommorow after work. I'll be sure to give some thorough impressions
Don't know why seemingly so many sites are getting the 360 version, as the PS3 version is more than up to par
It certainly sounds ALOT better with it's DTS support...
Don't know why seemingly so many sites are getting the 360 version, as the PS3 version is more than up to par
It certainly sounds ALOT better with it's DTS support...
Randy Lanzarote
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I think that Indiana Jones is still being worked on inside Lucas Arts, although given we've seen nothing on the game for what seems like an age, I'm not exactly confident that it'll;
a) Be good
b) Be
a) Be good
b) Be
Lé Blade Runner
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The demo was very average to begin with. Sure it looked rather nice, but the gameplay was mediocre at best. Fun for a little while, but grew stale quickly. I *might* pick this up once it reaches the bargain-bins, though.
AgentOtaku said:
You might want to not listen to the people who don't work at LucasArts.
I work there. It's not true. The dev team is there, and if you want to meet them, come to Best Buy at 1717 Harrison St. tonight at 7pm.
You might want to stop believing everything you read on the Internet.
AgentOtaku
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Menzo said:
never said I believed it =P
Between a 7 and a 8 is the fair score image for the game, obviously each review will make its own points.
I say that because it's the ballpark for a decent/good game nowadays, and that's where Star wars fits, it's an uneven experience that can be a lot of fun, looks fucking great, but has some problems with level design, and with the combat itself when it doesn't rely on pushing people around and using force powers in general.
One thing i'm particularly disappointed is with the story, here it is, good characters, good premise, fantastic art direction, good voice acting, the writing is good but the story never really "unleashes" itself to something big, or epic, or just "fulfilling" in general as it seems to race to its conclusion.
The star destroyer sequence ends up being lame because it's a fairly simple event that doesn't even reach a gameplay climatic moment since you only do half of it, the other half is a cutscene.
That said, it's a much better realized experience than shit like Too Human so i can't help but laugh a bit at the Chris Kohler's review, but that's part of it, if we agreed with all reviewers we wouldn't need all of them.
Rent if you aren't too interested on it, buy if you are a star wars fan. It's not as good as Jedi Outcast 2 unfortunately and the story doesn't touch KOTOR, but even the 2nd trilogy didn't so, take that as you may.
I say that because it's the ballpark for a decent/good game nowadays, and that's where Star wars fits, it's an uneven experience that can be a lot of fun, looks fucking great, but has some problems with level design, and with the combat itself when it doesn't rely on pushing people around and using force powers in general.
One thing i'm particularly disappointed is with the story, here it is, good characters, good premise, fantastic art direction, good voice acting, the writing is good but the story never really "unleashes" itself to something big, or epic, or just "fulfilling" in general as it seems to race to its conclusion.
The star destroyer sequence ends up being lame because it's a fairly simple event that doesn't even reach a gameplay climatic moment since you only do half of it, the other half is a cutscene.
That said, it's a much better realized experience than shit like Too Human so i can't help but laugh a bit at the Chris Kohler's review, but that's part of it, if we agreed with all reviewers we wouldn't need all of them.
Rent if you aren't too interested on it, buy if you are a star wars fan. It's not as good as Jedi Outcast 2 unfortunately and the story doesn't touch KOTOR, but even the 2nd trilogy didn't so, take that as you may.
AgentOtaku
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WrikaWrek said:
concured
...though I do like Too Human quite alot
Seems to me Chris Roeper's review from IGN, echoes my opinions the most
Urban Scholar
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AgentOtaku said:
If it's not too much to ask could you include some serious(semi really) info as far as the audio goes on the PS3 version in your impressions?
Aaron said:
Star Wars nerd. My game room is full of Star Wars Lego. Given the chance to play a Jedi who actually wrecks shop instead of being all goody two-shoes, I'm always in. Hell, I played a SWG Jedi up to the Knight level before LA turned it into a poorly-crafted WoW clone.
I've played through the demo probably a dozen times, and it's not getting old. If the game is really only six hours long I'll probably play through twice in the first week.
I'm not limiting myself for financial reasons, there's only three games coming out that I'm interested enough in to take me away from the stuff I'm already playing.
SonOfABeep
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The first major disappointment of the holiday season has arrived, gentlemen.
I welcome you to holiday 2008. :lol
I welcome you to holiday 2008. :lol
Randy Lanzarote
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SonOfABeep said:
At least its a disappointment and not a genuinely awful game (We've still got that one to look forward to...as well as first major delay
)AgentOtaku
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Urban Scholar said:
Sure
So like Burnout Paradise, Battlefield: Bad Company and some others titles
The devs added DTS support
....and it just sounds sooo much better. I played the 360 and PS3 demo back to back quite alot (they're still sitting on my harddrives), and while yeah I give the 360 the visual edge with it's more detailed textues in places, I find the sound overall flat in comparision to the PS3 version
Examples:
- LFE hits from things like Force pushing doors to explosions just have more "oomph" and range to them. They're really subdued on 360. I'd have to turn my receiver up
- Channel seperation is clearer and more distinct
- There's overall more dynamic range to everything. Highs are higher, lows are lower
Hope this helps
AgentOtaku
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TomServo said:
Yep I still play the demo too as well
Guess I'm easily entertained....shit I played the Stranglehold Demo soooo many fucking times! :lol
It's really the Advent Rising/Crackdown/Mercs2/The Outfit/etc. realm of games that have that simple gameplay hook that I just get addicted too.
Urban Scholar
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AgentOtaku said:
Ok I get what you mean, well looks like I have to crank out my speakers when I play this
It's not a "major" disappointment anyway. The reason people were/are hyped is because it's Star Wars and it's of decent quality. The demo was fairly fun, but people know what to expect now. The reviews coming in are good.SonOfABeep said:
Have mine preordered through Amazon, hope that street-date delivery thing works.
Given the release schedules for most big games this fall being so close together, I may be in the same situation. There are six to eight games shipping from October to December that I have an interest in, but realistically, I'll only be playing one or two of them, and burning money on the rest only to see them sit on the shelf until January, something I did a lot last year, is not something I want to repeat.TomServo said:
I hate you and everyone like you.n1n9tean said:
I'll be picking this up. The only thing that concerns me is the length of the game, which is disappointing, but between the GoW-like gameplay and the design of the main character, as well as what looks to be a great story, I think it'll be worth it. And it certainly wouldn't be the first 7-8ish title I've had a blast with. Last year my favorite non-AAA title was Jericho...which I loved, even though it was fairly short.
Always-honest
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sionyboy said:
This had the potential of becoming the best Star Wars game to date. i don't think it was the best they could come up with. i think they missed an opportunity here. I'm sad, cause i was hoping they were going for the extra mile with this game. they didn't.
So were down to expecting games to be mediocre now and being fine with it....
goldenpp72
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I never knew this was poised to be some big huge 9.0 game, didn't the whole staff get shit canned?
AgentOtaku
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goldenpp72 said:
according to Mezno, who actually works at Lucasarts....no they're weren't laid off
Stormwatch
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Menzo said:
Its good to hear that LucasArts still has a dev team. I visited the San Rafael office a few years ago when they put me in KOTOR II. They seemed like a great bunch of people. I may still check out The Force Unleashed, especially since Toys R Us is offering a $20 gift card with purchase tomorrow...
Auron_Kale
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Been playing the PS3 version over the weekend, and the game is just a fun hack & slash with lightsabers and force powers. The graphics are pretty average and I've had some issues with the controls and camera (especially during boss battles), but other than that, I've had a lot of fun with it.
AndresON777
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I want to get it but I'm broke, only had money for rock band 2 and a drum throne...I'll probably pick it up once I can get it for like 40