LucasArts Unveils Star Wars 1313

[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?

 

[Ayay]

He said -We are committed to bringing the best gameplay experience and visual fidelity to life
He meant We are committed to rip off Deus ex since that game made money and we want it.
Here is hoping they can make a good game ..but with the track record what it is i am not going to scream for joy just yet

 

[Elf Defiler Korgan]

I want to blow up a force user with an explosive trap, then wade in with the blaster fire while they are prone.

Smarts and tech beat the force.

 

[Joos]

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

Sounds like they are making a Batman: Arkham Asylum inspired game. Sounds ace.

 

[Your Fearless Captain]

I was hoping for a Star Wars/Medieval England mash up where a stranded Han Solo teams up with King Arther to take back the Throne and return Han to his own galaxy.

 

[TK421]

I wish it wasn't 3rd person... :{
But other than that, I'm cautiously optimistic.

-Battlefront

Not 3rd Person.(At least it wasn't mandatory)

-KOTOR
-Jedi Outcast
-SW:FU I

Not shooters.

That's why not.

 

[tehweave]

Gritty and mature? Star Wars?

You sure about that?

It's like saying you can gear a kids TV show about ponies to adults...

Wait. No.

It's like saying a Nintendo console could become a casual gaming platform for all people...

Wait... No...

It's like saying a movie tie-in game could crash the whole video game industry...

E.T. for the Atari... Right.

I guess it could work then?

 

[Dascylus]

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!

I'm with Timelord... Sorta...

Remember Dark Forces? Badass Star Wars FPS...
Remember Dark Forces II? Now he's got a lightsaber and force powers...
Then it became Jedi Knight... Not a worse game by any standards but I liked blasters and thermal detonators.

I'll usually be one to say that "Lightsabers make everything better" but I must accept that there will be exceptions.

Back to the title at hand...
You play a Bounty Hunter, blah blah blah, big intrigue, blah blah Jedi, Non-Jedi Boss Fight... Open ending for sequel.

My worries are that our protagonist will discover his force sensitivity towards the end of the game and the series goes down the Jedi path.