Zero Punctuation: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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I happen to still like Star Wars, Mr. Croshaw. I'm doing a re-run of Knights of the Old Republic right now, and appreciate you putting it with the first two original movies.
But I will agree with you on the whole butchering of the canon timeline by TFO & TFO 2. I tend to ignore what George Lucas does with the franchise these days.
I'll clarify my earlier statement: I'm loyal to what Star Wars was, not what it has become since 1999 (excluding KotOR, of course, and maybe TOR can breathe some life back into this thing).
But I will agree with you on the whole butchering of the canon timeline by TFO & TFO 2. I tend to ignore what George Lucas does with the franchise these days.
I'll clarify my earlier statement: I'm loyal to what Star Wars was, not what it has become since 1999 (excluding KotOR, of course, and maybe TOR can breathe some life back into this thing).
The Mic sounded off, but enough fanboy nitpicks.
I have to say that I agree. I went around my mates once as he wanted to stay up late and he had bought Force Unleashed II. We played it all night long (as in HE played it, I was the dude with the Doritos watching from afar) and he completed it before we even went to sleep, and the only thing I could say was "How the fuck does this make sense and what was the point of it?"
Force Unleashed could have been a great spin off. Instead we got a limping first game and a second game that has no right to exist other than to give George Lucas more money, which I'm sure he must be running out of after all 6 box office hitting films, books, That other film, the toys, the magazines, the posters, the figurines, the merchandising, the licensing, the lawsuit benefits and Indiana Jones. Clearly, this was needed.
Anyway, fanboy rant over. Here's the thing you guys actually read.
Calumon: Uhh... His beard is fuzzy!
I have to say that I agree. I went around my mates once as he wanted to stay up late and he had bought Force Unleashed II. We played it all night long (as in HE played it, I was the dude with the Doritos watching from afar) and he completed it before we even went to sleep, and the only thing I could say was "How the fuck does this make sense and what was the point of it?"
Force Unleashed could have been a great spin off. Instead we got a limping first game and a second game that has no right to exist other than to give George Lucas more money, which I'm sure he must be running out of after all 6 box office hitting films, books, That other film, the toys, the magazines, the posters, the figurines, the merchandising, the licensing, the lawsuit benefits and Indiana Jones. Clearly, this was needed.
Anyway, fanboy rant over. Here's the thing you guys actually read.
Calumon: Uhh... His beard is fuzzy!
Well... of course he is right about everything, like always, but I still consider this a fun casual game. I like mutilating stormtroopers now and then, and the practically nonexistent story makes it even easier to just jump in and out of the game for a quick fix.
And who needs money after all?
And who needs money after all?
Who still likes Star Wars anyway?
I personally think the Legos are just about the only thing fun about Star Wars these days, although the Lucasfilm-based Legos do make me long for the days when Lego focused on their own original designs instead of solely on licensed IPs... Ah, the good old days of Magnetron, Blacktron, and the original Space Police.
Hell, I watched the original trilogy a few months back, and I remember thinking that (aside from Yoda's lines) most of the dialogue in that movie was only about two notches above prequel trilogy standards.
Although I would have added Jedi Knight II, the TIE Fighter PC game, and the Clone Wars cartoons (the ones made by the creators of Samurai Jack, not the all-CG ones) to the list of good Star Wars stuff, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed. I thought Force Unleashed was a pretty awesome concept, but it's hard to feel awesome about being having nifty powers if you never have any creative ways to use them.
I personally think the Legos are just about the only thing fun about Star Wars these days, although the Lucasfilm-based Legos do make me long for the days when Lego focused on their own original designs instead of solely on licensed IPs... Ah, the good old days of Magnetron, Blacktron, and the original Space Police.
Hell, I watched the original trilogy a few months back, and I remember thinking that (aside from Yoda's lines) most of the dialogue in that movie was only about two notches above prequel trilogy standards.
Although I would have added Jedi Knight II, the TIE Fighter PC game, and the Clone Wars cartoons (the ones made by the creators of Samurai Jack, not the all-CG ones) to the list of good Star Wars stuff, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed. I thought Force Unleashed was a pretty awesome concept, but it's hard to feel awesome about being having nifty powers if you never have any creative ways to use them.
He doesn't consider Jedi Academy or Jedi Outcast good games?!
RAAAAAAR!!!
I like the first one, because it was something PC gaming didn't have for quite a while - Devil May Cry-ish game. Except DMC, of course, there was nothing.
RAAAAAAR!!!
I like the first one, because it was something PC gaming didn't have for quite a while - Devil May Cry-ish game. Except DMC, of course, there was nothing.
Oh geez, now I know why I liked it so much. SAMURAI JACK IS THE BEST CARTOON MADE EVER! And everything they did turns to gold. Or something like that shiny.RebellionXXI said:
All the Star Wars episodes,endless pile of books(That I haven't read), T.V. shows, Merchandise collectable toys that have not real collectable value, and anything else even slightly Star Wars related is Totally Awesome! Except for The Force Unleashed games of course. If they are gonna piss all over the cannon this badly we might a well be fighting Zombie, Nazi, Ninja, Wookie, Cyborgs that are on fire and fly around in a space gallion. That would be a little bit more interesting then plan old stromtroopers whom Harrison Ford could take out with a tiny "pew pew" laser pistol.
I absolutely loved the story and the game. It's extremely short yes but the amazing story and best looking graphics ever combined with a fun and great combat system makes this the best game I've played all year. And I've played New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, Fable III and Alpha Protocol among others....sorry I have no taste whatsoever for any shooter game ever.
My friend wouldn't stop playing this demo, rented it, then told us how heartcrushingly disappointing it was.
Why was Tie Fighter and X-Wing not on the pile of "Good Stuff From Star Wars"? I mean, I know they're ancient history now, but those were some pretty enjoyable space flight combat simulators, even if it got sort of ridiculous in Tie Fighter in the end where you're something like Grand Fleet Admiral Of the Entire Empire and they're sticking you in a Tie Fighter.
Man, whatever happened to the Space Flight Combat Simulator genre? Those things were awesome.
More on topic: Played the first game for like thirty minutes after buying it when it was cheap during a Steam Sale. The game took approximately an entire day to download as it's something like 20 GB in size (wtf?). I don't mind the loss of the ten dollars, but I do wish I'd spent that day of downloading playing something fun online instead. I expected the sequel to not be any better, which Yahtzee's review seems to confirm.
Man, whatever happened to the Space Flight Combat Simulator genre? Those things were awesome.
More on topic: Played the first game for like thirty minutes after buying it when it was cheap during a Steam Sale. The game took approximately an entire day to download as it's something like 20 GB in size (wtf?). I don't mind the loss of the ten dollars, but I do wish I'd spent that day of downloading playing something fun online instead. I expected the sequel to not be any better, which Yahtzee's review seems to confirm.