Zero Punctuation: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

[anjichan]

still like starwars, but thats because 1) its nostalgic, and 2) i COMPLETELY ignore all of the things after the three made in the 70's. yes, its all crap and every time i see ANOTHER thing coming out, im like GEEZ JUST STOP ALREADY. I was so sick of the commercials for the game that i put it to lady gaga music. When i learned that this review was about Forced unleashed, i was REALLY excited to watch you tear it apart.

 

[Srdjan Tanaskovic]

Also I Would like too see that both George Lucas and The Prequels gets more hate then what they deserve


and you cant deny that this game had potential. If they just fixed most of what made The Force Unleashed meh then this could have been a great game

 

[Moc]

I agree with the statement, that the only good things in the francise are Episode 4&5, and KOTOR, and suddenly I remember, I had an argue with a friend of mine, his statement was that Episode 1,2 and 3 are really good films, and not, like I see them, overhyped piles of crap

 

[Mangue Surfer]

Am I the only one who thinks Battlefront is shit?

No.
It's just a poor man's Battlefield 1942. Things are so unbalanced and clunky in this game.

 

[WildFire15]

in typical producer logic, the same logic that brought us MORE fucking Clone Wars (the Cartoon Network one was awesome, the CG one is just painful), LucasArts has farted out what was basically the same as the first game with no interesting plot. I enjoyed the first Force Unleashed and the plot was interesting enough (if slightly daft), but this makes no sense.
Recommendation? Just play Force Unleashed 1 again, even if the Star Destroyer is the worst quick time even set piece ever devised

 

[YodaUnleashed]

I honestly still like star wars, a lot. In fact, I'm a huge fan, a fanboy if you will. But I agree with Yahtzee, very disappointed with the repetitive gameplay and overall lackluster story and characters and I hated, HATED the fact that Yoda, my favourite movie, book, tv character of all time serves no real purpose whatsoever in this game. It's totally as Yahtzee said, they put him in as a promotional selling point and I thought he was completely redundant for the 20 seconds he's in this game. So as a die-hard star wars fan I'm hardly trying to justify and defend this game.

Thus I take some umbrage to Yahtzee's gross generalising and his 'see-saw of quality' as it where. I certainly don't live in a state of denial and believe Episode two's romance even vaguely resembles a real human relationship; it was absolutely god-awfully terrible but I simply look past the bad at the whole and often find it to be worthwhile as a Star Wars fan. I wouldn't expect a non-fan (which is what I take Yahtzee to be) to do that because he isn't a fan of the franchise, just two of the films he likes and one video game.

Then again it's all for comedic effect and if other groups can be thrown in one pot to be made fun of I certainly don't mind being poked fun at when done well. And I love the chair analogy.

 

[Oblarg]

Yahtzee doesn't like Return of the Jedi or KotOR2? For shame!

Still, funny review, etc.

 

[TwistedEllipses]

I'm sure there was a force lightning immune enemy in the first one, doesn't that enemy carry over into the sequel?

The original was pretty damn repetitive and the romance was a weak sub-plot...

 

[Defective_Detective]

Bad sound quality. Overuse of "filth" humor. Not terribly insightful.

Very sorry Yahtzee. Disappointing.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Look at the first three posts. Nothing offensive at all, not even a "F!RST". And yet, probation. Christ, the mods on this site are oversensitive. Maybe they haven't been getting laid often enough and this is where they take out their frustration? Sounds like a good discussion topic...

It was because they posted before they could have possibly watched the video.

 

[Miniges]

I'm a pretty big star wars fan, but not necessarily a star wars 'phile. I enjoy all six movies if nothing else but for the spectacle. I know it's shallow, but if I want depth, there are good movies out there like sideways and pulp fiction. If I want to see robots fighting clones in pitched explody battles, i'm not going to watch casablanca. Kotor is indeed one of my favorite games, as is jedi academy. It's worth remembering that Star Wars is intended for children and I have yet to meet a kid who doesn't like star wars.

I appreciate a lot of the criticisms of SW and i see where it's coming from, but to each there own, right?

 

[mattaui]

I was pretty tired of Star Wars before the new trilogy even came out, and considering they didn't even ignite the pants of every Star Wars fanboy, I was left with a pretty lackluster feeling about the entire property at that point. Most of what they produce now is just repackaged fantasy swashbuckling that happens to involve spaceships and blasters, and really not even enough spaceships. Less lame FPS and more X-wing/TIE Fighter, please.

 

[Paul The Best]

TIE Fighter for PC was the other good thing from this IP.

 

[JUSTINtimeforalaugh]

Is there any chance you'd review Kirby's Epic Yarn? I know you're not a Wii fan, but we don't come to hear you complement stuff do we? Lol.

 

[aerumna]

"Do not F... With this Guy!"

Lol.

 

[kebab4you]

Force lightning is EVERYBODY's weakness?
That's....
*puts on sun glasses*
Shocking
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ohh you ass! You made me spit my coke onto my keyboard.

 

[Well YOUR FACE]

Good video that game looke awful, review black ops yet just saying get it outa the way now befor everyone else starts requaesting it

 

[DustyDrB]

I was looking forward to this. I didn't love the first, but it was fun enough. But all the reviews all say it's terribly short and terribly easy, two things that are kind of deal-breakers for me. Plus, Quick-Time Events are back, and I was hoping they wouldn't. I'm pretty sure a lady got smashed by monster's tentacles in the first and it would have been awesome if I didn't have to look at the button prompts instead.

I still love Star Wars though, including the prequels and Ewok-related happenings. I am immune to all "George Lucas has no clue how to do characterization and dialogue" rants.

 

[Koganesaga]

Eh, I wasn't overly impressed with the first game, and the fact that he uses dual sabers vs a double saber (darth maul all the way) just made me say no.

Also I personally loved both of the KotOR games, though it did upset me a bit in the first one how you couldn't become a jedi until later and even then didn't give you the force points for your previous levels.

 

[TheKruzdawg]

I hadn't gotten around to playing the first game yet and after everything I've heard about this one (before hearing him tear it to shreds) made me only want to rent it at best. That's what I was planning to do with the first one, since it was recommended by a good friend of mine.

I still like Star Wars, but like most people, I tend to like the older stuff. Before Lucas made WAY to many changes and tried to add way too much stuff. I think the Clone Wars (movie and TV) were pointless and stupid, in at least the show couldn't even get the actual actors to provide voices.I do seem to be one of the few people that doesn't absolutely hate the prequel trilogy (except for Ep. 2, I don't like that one). While there are things that I didn't like about them, I still think they belong with the rest of the series.