LucasArts Unveils Star Wars 1313

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

I'll be keeping my eye on this. I'm not sold on it yet, but it has potential to be quite good. Grit in my Star Wars? It's more likely than you'd think.

 

[Snotnarok]

I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, honestly I was expecting another bland Rogue Squadron game but hoping for another X-Wing series game. Oh well at least I still have most of that series

 

[Xerosch]

let us hope it is max payne in space.

That was the first thing I thought, too! Please let the gameplay be reminiscent of the 'Max Payne' games and integrate story development as seen in 'Gears of War' or 'The Saboteur' (fully playable with only weapons restricted).

Or... as we're playing as a bounty hunter... how about a tweaked 'Hitman'-gameplay? Or maybe something like 'Yakuza' in the Star Wars universe? That last one would blow my mind.

 

[Easton Dark]

Nope nope nope nope nope

After I learned they straight up cancelled Battlefront 3, I can't support them. Up yours, Lucas Arts

 

[Something Amyss]

Not necessarily. Republic Commando and KOTOR 2 took a darker spin on Star Wars while still remaining true to the feel of the universe.

And hell, there's always been grit in Star Wars. The criminal scene was always a big part of the franchise, what with bounty hunters, Jabba's Cartel, and smugglers. Crime syndicates isn't that much of a stretch.

Smugglers and gangsters were never played "gritty." Well, possibly in the prequels, but even the Death Sticks dealer was played in B-movie camp-style.

My point is that the premise of the game doesn't mean it has to be blood guts and tits to be gritty. Star Wars has always dealt with the criminal element, and it can be dark, mature and violent while still managing to be fun escapism. They aren't mutually exclusive.

You're trying to dance around the verbage used, though. It doesn't have to be blood and guts and tits, but it still doesn't lend itself well to Star Wars-esque escapism. And AGAIN, dealing with the criminal element has never particularly been mature or gritty or dark in Star Wars, so pointing out that there's been a criminal element is pointless.

 

[Dastardly]

Of course, we ought not to expect global thinking from creators who think it's acceptable for each planet to have only one biome...

At first I was like "Oh shit... I never thought of that... Wow, you're totally right." But then I thought about it a bit more and really, if you take a look at the planets we know of and can see from telescopes or satellite imagery, Earth seems to be the only one that actually has variety. Just think of a few off the top of your head and have a look at their surfaces, inside our solar system and out of it.

Earth seems kind of unique.

So the takeaway here is that of all the planets we know, the only one that is habitable is the one that has a variety of biomes and seasons.

 

[porpoise hork]

oh goodie..




another star wars game from LucasArts..




yea....

 

[Simonoly]

After all this Clone Wars cartoon nonsense I think we are in need of a something with a little bit more bite. Still can't believe Battlefront 3 was cancelled.

 

[James Crook]

Wow, finally a Star Wars game that interests me.

 

[willsham45]

humm interesting i think from the sound of it i am hoping for something on line with hitman meets star wars as apose to star wars meets gears. I dont think a bounty hunter should be fighting waves of a posing henchmen.

 

[TehKnuck]

Why yes, Virginia. I did, in fact, just squeal like a six year old girl.

 

[LongMuckDong]

...a brand new third-person shooter titled Star Wars 1313.

...Players will have to rely on their wits, gadgets and variety of weapons instead of the Force to hunt down their targets.

This has "Mass Effect" written all over it.

Mass Effect 2 with Star Wars Lore w/R18 rating.. yes please.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Sounds interesting, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this turns out...

 

[Goofguy]

I am cautiously optimistic for this. I do hope that Lucasarts avoids adding established characters in crucial roles, would be cool to get whole new perspectives of the Star Wars universe.

 

[Caffeine_Bombed]

So its going to be like SW: Bounty Hunter then?

Good, I still think that was a massively overlooked game.

Agreed. Bounty Hunter was such a fun game to play!

 

[Squidbulb]

Another Star Wars game? I think I'll pass. Unless it's Battlefront 3, I don't really want to hear about it.

 

[Harper0341]

Calling it right now. You'll be a Jedi by the end.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Okay, LucasArts. I've got my eye on you, though. And I swear to God, if so much as one lightsaber or canon character shows up, I will forget your name and burn every trace that we ever knew each other.

This is LucasArts... You will fight against a Jedi or have them as a companion or a main character or be serving Darth Vader or something!

Yeah, and shit like that is what dissolves the tension and grit of the original setting for me, in virtually every form of the media (books, the prequels, games).

"You aren't important unless you're a Jedi or one of the canonical characters!"

The only times it felt like it was done correctly was in Jedi Knight 2 and in the X-Wing Series of books (Rogue Squadron and Wraith Squadron).

The only major canonical character we see a lot in the aforementioned books is Wedge Antilles, and he played a VERY minor role in the movies. He had maybe a minute of screen time total? The other major characters are entirely new, including the villains.

But anything that incorporates Darth Vader or the Emperor, or Luke Skywalker or Han Solo etc into the story just ruins it by association, because we already know *their* story.

 

[Squidbulb]

Named "1313" after the number of Star Wars games released by Lucasarts so far.

 

[TimeLord]

But anything that incorporates Darth Vader or the Emperor, or Luke Skywalker or Han Solo etc into the story just ruins it by association, because we already know *their* story.

Unless we got a game where we play as Han Solo when he was younger and/or before he met Chewbacca.

Wait... are we sure this game isn't about that? And the protagonist is going to be a young Han Solo?