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    What's your favorite Star Wars game?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by octiceps, May 4, 2015.

  1. octiceps

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    In honor of Star Wars Day, what's your favorite Star Wars game of all time on any platform?

    Mine is Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
     
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    Getawayfrommelucas Notebook Evangelist

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    Easy, Kotor.
     
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    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    I like the Jedi Knight games as well. Kotor is good too. TIE fighter and X-Wing were also great.. Man that was a long time ago... :)

    EDIT: in a galaxy far, far away.
     
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    Mass Effect.
     
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    Blasphemy!

    The question is what's your favorite Star Wars game, not what's your favorite BioWare game. :D
     
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    Wasn't it at some point Lucas Arts?
    Anyway, the only two SW I ever played were KOTOR and KOTOR 2, so I guess these will have to do.
     
  7. octiceps

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    KOTOR was developed by BioWare, KOTOR II was developed by Obsidian. Both were published by LucasArts.
     
  8. raphaell666

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    I really enjoyed Battlefront 2 at the PS2 and Knights of the Old Republic at the PC.

    I'm considering replaying KOTOR to remember it's history, and then play KOTOR 2 with mods (haven't played it yet).
     
  9. TomJGX

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    I'd say Force Unleashed 2... I did like Battlefront but Force Unleashed 2 was the one I liked a bit more :)
     
  10. Any_Key

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    I have to go by series, then game within the series:

    1. KOTOR (1. KOTOR, 2. SWTOR, 3. KOTORII)
    2. Jedi Knight (1. Jedi Knight, 2. Jedi Knight II: Outcast, 3. Jedi Knight Academy, 4. Mysteries of the Sith, 5. Dark Forces)
    3. X-Wing/Tie Fighter (1. X-Wing: Alliance, 2. X-Wing, 3. Tie-Fighter, 4. X-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter)
     
  11. octiceps

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    Have you played KOTOR II with the restored content mod?
     
  12. Any_Key

    Any_Key Notebook Evangelist

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    No I haven't, but I really need to. I've only read about it, but haven't put forth the effort into actually getting the files and modding.
     
  13. octiceps

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    I think your opinion of KOTOR II will change in a positive way once you do, perhaps even altering your ranking ;)
     
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  14. Eric Auer

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    Kotor 1 & 2.

    Also still play SWTOR with some old friends.

    It is still a decent MMO with nice graphics and Fun PvP.

    Would love a Kotor 3 but I dont think that will ever happen.

    Eric
     
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    TIE Fighter Collector's CD edition, the version of the game that when last I checked wasn't being included in the bundles.

    Edit:
    GOG added the Collector's CD editions for X-Wing and TIE Fighter on 28 April.
    Looks like I'll be buying a joystick sometime soon.
     
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    The force unleashed if I had to choose also soulcalibur 4 (star wars playable guests) is a worthy mention. Not so much into star wars like when I was a kid but those games I enjoyed. I remember seeing the original in the theater as a young kid and man, the force unleashed brought me right back to being a 8yo when I played that.
     
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    As much as I wanted to love the Force Unleashed games, the story behind the development of BOTH games kind of showed for me. Where LucasArts basically told the studio mid development A.) You have to get the game out by this exact date, and B.) When that happens everyone no longer has a job at the studio. So it felt equal parts of passion and then phoning it in the rest of the way.
     
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    I think it would be nice if they make the forced unleashed 3 some day or a action type game similar to that style of game play again. Other than that my interest in the other starwars games and stuff is just not there.
     
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    Tie Fighter and X-Wing.

    The First mission in X-Wing (rescue medical frigate) was also featured in X-Wing Rogue Squadron book as a training mission. Talk about flashback.
     
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    The original KotOR. If you install the mods, KotOR II is not bad, but the first one is way better and the MMO is... well, an MMO and not a particularly original or good one at that (the class stories are nice, but almost everything else is not). Some of the Star Wards games in other genres are also very well done, but RPGs are my favorite.
     
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    So many ppl saying Force Unleashed, makes me wonder how many Star Wars games you've played...
     
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    KOTOR I (with various MODS) and KOTOR II (with restoration mod), TOR (yes, the MMO - it DOES seem interesting from a story point of view), X-Wing Alliance (that was a good/interesting one - but one cannot play it without a joystick apparently), Rebel Assault II and Jedi Knight series.

    There have been various other games through the years I enjoyed from SW, but I have to say that I did prefer the RPG type ones.
     
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    I doubt it will happen.. I thought the story ended in with the 2nd one but who knows...
     
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    The story ended with the first one as well, but they made a sequel anyways.

    Sci-Fi Rules to continue a storyline where the main character is killed: 1. Clones, 2. Time Travel. 3. Alternate Universe, 4. Just ignore the previous story happened and don't even acknowledge or try to answer it.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Rogue Squadron was one of the first games I ever played, so much nostalgia. I'm curious how do you all feel about the upcoming Battlefront?
     
  27. octiceps

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    Pessimistic

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    Except I saw space battles on some gameplay vids.
     
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    Where? Were they actual battles in outer space or dogfights on the planetary surface?
     
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    Let me see if I can find video. Maybe it was just rehashed footage from Battlefront 2. It likely was an early release video, so who knows. If there are no space battles that is thoroughly disappointing. It will just be a $30 add-on probably, stupid EA.
     
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    Fixed that for you. :)
     
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    http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-focusing-on-planetary-battles-instead-of-space-combat/

    New Battlefront won't have classes or squads either: http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-wont-have-classes-or-squads/
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    I really miss the clone wars and the game isn't even out yet. I also don't like how the AT-AT is a scripted vehicle. I hope modding can happen.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Are you sure that wasn't for battlefront 3 that was canceled? I haven't seen any space footage for Dice's game.
     
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    No chance. This is EA we're talking here.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    I know... but Battlefront 2 is absolutely amazing with the conversion pack mods and things like battlefront extreme.
     
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    Dark Forces from 1995, Epic

    John.

     
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    Battlefront II was 10 years ago. EA games were moddable back then.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Yeah, and they could be now, but they won't.
     
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    Gotta sell that DLC somehow
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Ugh I hate the arguement, just release the mod kit after a year or something, most people who were gonna buy dlc still will, and more people will buy it for mods.
     
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    After a year or two there will be another game and its DLC out on the same engine. Hell not even a year, a few months tops.

    Oh and "Frostbite is too complex for modders" said DICE. Translation: We're too lazy to release mod tools and it will lose us money.
     
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    EA/DICE really make my blood boil sometimes... I was so looking forward to the new Battlefront but each day I hear more about it, the more it makes my blood boil at how they've nerfed the game..
     
  45. Any_Key

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    Since I have more experience with the Battlefield series and maybe 20 minutes of the Battlefront experience I was expecting a Battlefield game with a Star Wars theme to it. It sounds like they are trying to fit somewhere in between the two worlds, like it won't be a true Battlefield game nor will it be a true Battlefront game. I'm on the fence really, there hasn't been anything that has pushed me to buy it, nor anything for me to boycott it.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    But that second game shouldn't be star wars related so who cares? Mods would not just make battlefield from the stars wars game or something, it takes too long. Besides the cut so much out we would be plenty busy bringing back the clone wars and whatnot.
     
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    All EA games incl. new Battlefront use Frostbite Engine
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    No I get that, but Battlefront's appears to be a fairly modified version of it compared to the version that runs battlefield. They could even put some clause telling modders to not make stuff akin to their own games, keep it star wars or something. Idk, it's never gonna happen, but it should...
     
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    I'll eat my shoe if it does. EA/DICE keeping Frostbite locked down tighter than a nun's cooch.
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Haha I'll hold you to it, but then you'd probably be glad to cuz it'd be so awesome....
     
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