Author Topic: What do you think about Star Wars games? (Read 7004 times)

chronovore · « **on:** January 20, 2016, 04:59:54 PM »

What's your favorite Star Wars game?

Back in the day I loved Dark Forces and the Jedi Knight series of games, back when I was a member of the PC Master Race. I hear Republic Commando was a kick in the pants, but I never got around to picking it up, largely due to the ennui engendered by the Prequels.

KOTOR iOS has been on standby for-ever on my iPad. I think I should be playing it.

Instead, I have been playing some F2P Star Wars games on iOS lately. They're mostly crap. There's Star Wars Commander, a clash-of-clans clone; Kablam's Star Wars Uprising, a Diablo-esque game; and Star Wars Heroes, which I should have played "~just for one day~".

Heroes is the worst offender of the bunch. It is an RPG-style battle system with lots of little fiddly bits between the sides, with a wild stab at adding complexity. Unfortunately it is very bad at teaching players what its various currencies are good for and how to accrue them, as well as why missions which specifically accrue resources sometimes do not return those resources.

Even so, it is oddly less bad at informing the player than Uprising, which has moderately good gameplay but has been rough out-of-the-gate for giving players reliable information on how to get improved Gear or Crew and other items. I'm basically maxed out on high-end resources but low-end resources are still needed for completing the low-end items to even reach the goals needed before I can use high-end resources. In short, it is a poorly balanced clusterfuck.

If I was smarter and less compulsive I would have deleted both of these by now. If they didn't have the license associated with them, I not only wouldn't have played them this long, I likely wouldn't have downloaded them.

I have Disney Infinity and purchased The Rise of the Empire Playset, and it's pretty fun. It's still lacking much of the diversity that Disney Infinity 1.0's Playsets evidenced. There was really a lot of different stuff going on in those, but the SW playset is pretty safe driving/shooting with very little variation over Infinity's most basic core.

So what SW games are your favorites?

How about the most disappointing one?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2016, 05:03:14 PM »

I liked the KOTOR games and when I was a kid liked the SNES games. I recently replayed KOTOR 2 with the restored content mod and it was a much better experience. Hats off to those modders, they did a kick ass job.

I would like to see another KOTOR rpg, preferably not from modern Bioware though because let's be real- they suck now.

Mods Help · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2016, 05:10:15 PM »

really wanted to play 1313. $:-\$

mormapope · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2016, 05:15:01 PM »

KOTOR 1&2 are my favorites. The progression from being an okay soldier to becoming someone with ton of jedi/sith powers along with having a lightsaber is pretty fulfilling. I'd say KOTOR 1 has much better pacing, while KOTOR 2 has much stronger writing.

I've tried to replay the SNES side scrolling Star Wars games, but they're insanely difficult and cheap as fuck.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2016, 05:24:04 PM »

Jedi Outcast is by far my favorite. Free for all multiplayer with saber duels hnngggg

thisismyusername · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2016, 05:24:35 PM »

KotOR 1/2, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast/Academy are the only ones worth playing.

With maybe maybe Republic Commando being thrown in.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2016, 06:03:45 PM »

i wanted to play some star wars games after the last movie but i realized i hadn't played any since the early jedi Knight games. dark forces was my shit tho. that game was so epic for its time. some awesome level design.

i got kotor on my phone but my deep hatred of d&d inspired rpgs has kept me from getting very far.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2016, 06:10:41 PM »

i liked super empire strikes back on the SNES

brob · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2016, 06:13:30 PM »

the pod racing arcade cab is the best star wars game

Positive Touch · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2016, 06:32:43 PM »

the light saber/space fighter arcade from the late 90s(?) was boss too. and so was the older one that got ported to 32x.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2016, 07:20:39 PM »

I really liked Shadows of the Empire, but I'm sure it hasn't held up very well.

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2016, 07:24:50 PM »

Jedi Power Battles is lit

tiesto · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:09:16 AM »

I think the only ones I've played are the oldskool, wireframe graphics one and the mid 90's Sega arcade game. Both weren't bad but truthfully I don't care much for the franchise.

chronovore · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:29:29 AM »

Quote from: Mods Help on January 20, 2016, 05:10:15 PM

really wanted to play 1313. $:-\$

I know a guy who was on the core team. There was no 1313; all that footage was tailored, project was scrapped just after its first major showing.

archnemesis · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:10:38 AM »

I remember liking Tie Fighter, Dark Forces and the Super Star Wars games for the SNES. I don't know if they hold up well.

KOTOR never clicked with me, but perhaps it would have if I had played it when it was new. The beta for The Old Republic was alright but nothing special.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:27:24 AM »

One of my first games ever was Star Wars Arcade from Atari, I recall playing it as a 5/6 year old (?) in Poland in a local arcade type of thing.

I don't think I played any Star Wars games on my NES, GB, Mega Drive, Game Gear so then we already are at Star Wars Arcade from Sega, what a game that was! Really felt like being in the movie.

Then we got the amazing Rogue Squadron on the N64, that extra memory pack really made graphics POP, so crisp. Prob last time Nintendo had a great graphics experience

Fast forward a lil bit to one of the reasons why OG Xbox was the best console that gen, KOTOR. A great game, but sadly a turning point in Biowares history as they are still milking this formula today, but it gets worse every time

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #16 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:35:11 AM »

It came out in 1998, did you see the movies by then? Honest questions as I remember you are a bit younger then me.

A big part of liking Star Wars games is loving Star Wars (like the new Battlefront which is AWESOME)

Edit: I remember not loving the GC version as much either, but it was still an upgrade

naff · « **Reply #17 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:37:58 PM »

X Wing and Dark Forces were among the first games i ever played, was glued to X Wing most weekends as a 6-7 year old, lots of nostalgia, no recent experience with either game. Love Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike and KOTOR. Haven't played KOTOR 2, or any of the later Dark Forces/Jedi FPS games.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #18 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:37:00 PM »

Thinking about copping the X-Wing rereleases on steam but the reviews are keeping me away. Prolly just gonna grab Alliance whenever it's on sale

I would love Jedi Knight III.

Battlefront was a huge letdown.

The Legend of Sunblade · « **Reply #19 on:** January 22, 2016, 03:43:39 AM »

I loved KOTOR 1 and 2 on my initial play through, but find it really really hard to get into them now, years later. I kinda blame it on the clunky interface / slow interactions, plus already knowing every story beat.

I have a soft spot for the SNES games too. They're tough as shit and really unfair, but there's nothing quite like them out there.

When I was a much younger, I loved the shit out of some of the worst games too. I played the shit out of the PS1 Phantom Menace game, as garbage as it was, and beat it multiple times over. I also spent hours playing Masters of Teras Kasi with my cousins, thinking how cool it was even though we could barely pull off any proper moves. It had Mara Jade!

Mods Help · « **Reply #20 on:** January 22, 2016, 05:00:19 AM »

remember the tpm pod racer game for n64?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21 on:** January 22, 2016, 05:44:16 AM »

There was an arcade version too

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #22 on:** January 22, 2016, 09:26:10 AM »

Jedi Outcast was definitely my favorite. It did everything right.

The biggest disappointment for me was that RTS game, Star Wars: Empire at War (2006). Dull and dry as hell.

chronovore · « **Reply #23 on:** January 22, 2016, 11:16:43 AM »

I loved getting the lightsaber in Jedi Outcast, and how it would block blaster bolts by default if there was no other player input. One scene, I just left Kyle deflecting bolts from a dozen guys, went and made a sandwich.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #24 on:** January 22, 2016, 12:51:27 PM »

That Unleashed game was pretty meh, quit that after 30 min

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** January 22, 2016, 01:31:46 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on January 22, 2016, 12:51:27 PM

That Unleashed game was pretty meh, quit that after 30 min

I didn't play the second one, but I really enjoyed the first. It had the bonus appeal of being considered "full canon" at the time, which wasn't true for the comics or even the novels. I played it for the story and eventually really started enjoying the gameplay. I think I got all the Achievements except for finishing the game on its hardest difficulty level.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #26 on:** January 22, 2016, 02:10:27 PM »

Oh and this was my shit back in the day. Graphics have aged like shit though

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #27 on:** January 22, 2016, 02:13:49 PM »

Force Unleashed is one game that's brought my life joy even though I've never played it:

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“The team threw a Hail Mary to George, saying the game would have more credibility if the apprentice had a ‘Darth’ title,” a Force Unleashed team member says. Lucas agreed that this situation made sense for Sith royalty, and offered up two Darth titles for the team to choose from. “He threw out ‘Darth Icky’ and ‘Darth Insanius.’ There was a pregnant pause in the room after that. People waiting for George to say ‘just kidding,’ but it never comes, and he just moved on to another point.”

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/04/04/fall-of-the-empire-how-inner-turmoil-brought-down-a-legendary-studio.aspx?PostPageIndex=2

Trent Dole · « **Reply #28 on:** January 23, 2016, 02:11:02 PM »

Darth Icky. Darthicky. Darth thicky. They could've made a Sith lord that did Jamie Foxx proud. I remember my local Gamestop had a third of a shelf of that game used shortly after it's release. The old PC X-Wing and Tie Fighter games were my jam back in the day. The NES Star Wars got a lot of play time from my bro and my cousin as well.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #29 on:** January 23, 2016, 03:40:29 PM »

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on January 22, 2016, 02:10:27 PM

Oh and this was my shit back in the day. Graphics have aged like shit though

yeah this is one of the star wars arcades i was talking about. game ruled

chronovore · « **Reply #30 on:** January 26, 2016, 11:08:04 AM »

Fired up KOTOR iOS and played though the intro. The cutscenes have either held up well or were redone. The game has a quirky UI that has me somewhat frustrated. Still, I am enjoying it, more or less.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #31 on:** January 26, 2016, 03:29:44 PM »

TIE fighter is one of my favorite games of all time, Star Wars or not.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #32 on:** January 26, 2016, 04:06:20 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on January 23, 2016, 03:40:29 PM

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on January 22, 2016, 02:10:27 PM
Oh and this was my shit back in the day. Graphics have aged like shit though

yeah this is one of the star wars arcades i was talking about. game ruled

The rush when you actually beat a light saber battle

brawndolicious · « **Reply #33 on:** January 27, 2016, 02:19:20 AM »

I liked everything from the SNES games to Unleashed but my one and only would have to be the Rogue Squadron series. They put so much work into those games with the scope of the levels to the easter eggs. Even had a documentary in RS3 where zee Germans at Factor 5 talk about nailing that cinematic experience. Despite having an unlockable flying Buick with a hula girl on the dash, just awesome games if you want to Star Wars your ass off.

Rogue Squadron 3 was also the first time I thought a game could finally look like real life. Crazy what Factor 5 pulled out of the little purple lunchbox with normal mapping and super detailed (for the time) ships. Seriously, a system with 43MB of RAM had visuals that would pass as high end for a smartphone game today.

KOTOR was what most people remember and it was great but it just felt like an RPG with a Star Wars story. Might be a better game but not a better Star Wars game.

Quote from: Mods Help on January 22, 2016, 05:00:19 AM

remember the tpm pod racer game for n64?

I loved that, it came with my N64 so it might be my most played N64 game. It was always fun letting a friend play and immediately crash as the subtlety of it's janky physics with stupid speeds takes a while to master.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #34 on:** October 27, 2017, 03:43:36 PM »

https://kotaku.com/the-collapse-of-viscerals-ambitious-star-wars-game-1819916152

Really interesting read on the fate of Visceral and their single player Star Wars game.

kingv · « **Reply #35 on:** October 27, 2017, 03:54:15 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 27, 2017, 03:43:36 PM

https://kotaku.com/the-collapse-of-viscerals-ambitious-star-wars-game-1819916152

Really interesting read on the fate of Visceral and their single player Star Wars game.

Really ducked up what Hennig did to David Ballard

H.I.V.E. · « **Reply #36 on:** October 27, 2017, 04:12:46 PM »

KOTOR, Jedi Academy and podracing were amazing.

Then it drastically start going down hill pretty fast. But games like the first star wars Battlefront were good and fun.

Also want to mention star wars galaxies.

After all the years and many mmorpgs mmo's I still think star wars galaxies before the NGE was the best one of them all. SOE since was worthless except for DCUO for sometime might still be? But Disney... sorry kiddo Lucas arts selling the rights to EA forever was a huge mistake, EA are scummy but unfortunately for Disney also stupid so they can't even make what should be a lot of easy money.

But honestly those games mentioned were awesome despite the IP. Star wars is pretty shit and star trek is far superior as we all know and the far bigger crime is the terrible and few games ever made for the better sci fi franchise.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #37 on:** October 27, 2017, 04:48:19 PM »

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on January 22, 2016, 02:13:49 PM

I quoted this to see what the broken img url was but there's nothing in the quote. I wonder how I pulled this off

Also MYSTERIES OF THE SITH was also my shit back in the day.

CrazyDiamond · « **Reply #38 on:** October 27, 2017, 04:56:26 PM »

I played a lot of Battlefront I/II back in the day, still play it sometimes. Republic Commando was a lot of fun too.

I was also looking forward to 1313, still want to play KOTOR too.

Though for obvious reasons I have no hope for Star Wars games anymore. Or movies for that matter

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #39 on:** October 27, 2017, 04:57:43 PM »

Oh worth noting ITT that the old Battlefront II works online again now

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Author Topic: What do you think about Star Wars games? (Read 7004 times)