The space gameplay looks amazing. I don't care if it's on rails or not, it looks amazing. Suddenly I have a needing desire to buy this game.
Star Wars: TOR's On-Rails Space Combat Still Looks Awesome
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A rail shooter is more of a "Get them before they get you"-kind of game. Think like Area 51 and similar Light gun shooters. That's what the original rebel assault was and why people were freaked out about it.ZeroMachine said:Wait, THIS is what you meant by on-rails? I thought you meant...
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... come to think of it, I don't even know what I thought you meanteither way I'm completely sold now. I loved Star Fox.
I figured the game would play more like the flying sections of Jade Empire and other than the slight change in perspective it's not far off.
Did anyone here play the XBLA game 'Aces of the Galaxy'? This kind of reminds me of that, only easier.............
starfox is such a win, one of the most fun snes/n64 games ever
this increases the chances of me buying this game but I'm still not playing till the first year is up
this increases the chances of me buying this game but I'm still not playing till the first year is up
Actually it does mean it won't be fun. After playing through that once, I'd be ready to throw the game out the window. Honestly I'd rather play the old 1983 Star Wars arcade game, and that was in wireframe!
Come on bioware, I know the Kotors didn't have strong space elements but your dealing with an MMO now. Quit cheaping out on us!
Far too many of you are impressed with shiny things like graphics. You've obviously never known good gameplay. A rail shooter, regardless of graphics is the kind of thing I'd expect from a BROWSER game in this day and age.
Come on bioware, I know the Kotors didn't have strong space elements but your dealing with an MMO now. Quit cheaping out on us!
Far too many of you are impressed with shiny things like graphics. You've obviously never known good gameplay. A rail shooter, regardless of graphics is the kind of thing I'd expect from a BROWSER game in this day and age.
Well, as i said, galaxies had free world flying. It wasn't integral but you could fly around hunting down rebels, mining resources from meteors and manually fly to other planets.salinv said:
Not to mention being able to have massive starships people could walk around as if on a planet.
However the whole space part of the game was optional. Not integral at all. Nor was the game based around it, seeing how it was an expansion.
That was years ago though, and i find it odd that today despite having all the gaming power in the world to make it not only better, but part of the standard game they instead go with a generic fly forward shooter.
I could almost ignore that, but the trailer is so lack luster, even for a rail shooter. It feels as if they DID just hack it together when the suddenly remembered "Shit we need space combat!"
On an aside, while not directed at you in specific, it makes me laugh that while people throw a fit about WoW not being innovative ToR throws out something that's quite literally the opposite of creative and people scream in applause....
Well I'm a WoW player, about mid-range on the casual to super-hardcore scale, and with Cataclysm coming out later this year, along with DC Universe online (I'm a comic book geek too), and the Lord of the Rings MMO going free to play (yes, big Lord of the Rings fan too), I've been looking for reasons to not like this game because I can't honestly see how I'm going to have time to sleep, let alone have a life, by the time TOR rolls out next year.Rayjay06 said:
And all I can think right now is damnit damnit damnit because this game is looking more and more exactly like a game I would sell my soul (if it wasn't already property of Blizzard) to play. I am a huge fan of both Star Wars and Lylat Wars and I would buy that game just to play Star Wars skinned HD Lylat Wars sequences, let alone the rest of the fantastic looking game.
Out of interest, do you consider it superior to the free-flight dogfighting seen in Jump to Lightspeed? Or, would you have chosen to have this system, given the option?Tom Goldman said:
Do people not see the common sense behind this? Or do they not know you get a large cruiser in the game? Besides small starfighters, how many of these large ships are the pilot control the guns in the movies and stuff? None. You either going to be the pilot, in which case you have no control over the weapons, or the more fun option of the gunner, but you won't be piloting the ship.
I can foresee in later patches or expansions when they have time, they can go multiplayer space combat to open it up, but for right now rails makes the most sense.
I can foresee in later patches or expansions when they have time, they can go multiplayer space combat to open it up, but for right now rails makes the most sense.
I never tried SWG's system, though I am a huge fan of Tie Fighter, X-Wing, and the like. I think both systems have their places. I know from playing the old LucasArts flight sims a lot of time was spent just revolving around and around trying to get a bead on an opponent, so BioWare's system takes that kind of annoyance out of the equation.sosolidshoe said:
That was due more to poor AI that would follow you into infinite loops. Had nothing to do with the fact that its free flight. Either way, I won't pay money for a dressed up rail shooter. I don't care how superior the rest of the game is. I'm here for the Star Wars Experience, not Bioware's Lame Star Wars Ride. Its a question of how much money do they want to make. If they want a kids game that will be popular for a couple of months then they can continue as is. If they want a long term hit, they had better put more effort into it than this. And as you say .. yes all it is, is a fun diversion. Let me know how fun it is after your 8th hour of it.Tom Goldman said:
Hey even if it is a on-rails space shooter, it looks good, plus it reminds me of starfox, when it was good.
Still, its way to early to say anything yet.
Still, its way to early to say anything yet.
