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Title: Finally, a reason to live in your monotonous, inconsequential lives...
Post by: Knight Templar on January 14, 2004, 01:22:04 am: Pwnage. (http://www.gamespy.com/previews/january04/swbattlefront/)

As long as it manages to stay non-fuct up unlike the latest pre-KOTOR batch of games.

Post your comments of shock and awe.
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Post by: mikhael on January 14, 2004, 02:38:02 am: Personally, I think its a great idea, but its going to suck. Of course, I pretty much hate BF1942. I love my Jedi Knight games and KotOR, and look forward to Republic Commando (be a disposable clone! wheeee!). I might give this a shot if my buddy Jelly keeps trying to talk me into it.
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Post by: Sandwich on January 14, 2004, 03:28:32 am: The textures look pretty low-res on the current build they have screenies from.
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 14, 2004, 04:03:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich
The textures look pretty low-res on the current build they have screenies from.

It isn't multi-format, perchance?
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Post by: Darkblade on January 14, 2004, 04:34:42 am: I've heard that those screenshots are from the PS2 version. That would at least explain the low-res textures.

But that is just what I've heard.
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Post by: Sandwich on January 14, 2004, 07:15:22 am: Aldo: Huh?

Darkblade: No, there are different screenshot sections to look at, and I was looking at the screenies from the PC section.
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Post by: Fineus on January 14, 2004, 07:28:39 am: Meh, it's a BF1942 tag along. Nothing really innovative - just an existing idea with a well known lisence slapped on the front.
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Post by: Stunaep on January 14, 2004, 09:03:56 am: My life is neither monotonous nor inconsequential, so I'm not interested.

That and the BF1942 formula never got me.
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Post by: Corsair on January 14, 2004, 10:53:26 am: Yay?
I like my life thank you. :p
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Post by: Gloriano on January 14, 2004, 10:59:14 am: well that game don't come very soon so it's could be good or bad
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 14, 2004, 11:24:14 am: OpFlashpoint > BF1942
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Post by: Fineus on January 14, 2004, 11:36:17 am: Yes, I just love dodgy clipping problems, old graphics and lengthy, dull combat. Brilliant game ;)
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Post by: Sandwich on January 14, 2004, 11:52:51 am: * Sandwich loves Serious Sam
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Post by: diamondgeezer on January 14, 2004, 12:11:01 pm: I'm going to pwn all your choices with another hand of FreeCell
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 14, 2004, 04:47:26 pm: You're all forgetting the fact that it could be the first Star Wars war game(isn't it..?) ever, thus making all you who question it, BF1942 clone or not, wrong.
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Post by: Fineus on January 14, 2004, 05:06:17 pm: The sims was the first game of its kind (I think.. substitute another game if I'm wrong). That doesn't mean I have to like it.

Brand label does not equal a good game.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on January 14, 2004, 06:06:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by mikhael
Personally, I think its a great idea, but its going to suck. Of course, I pretty much hate BF1942. I love my Jedi Knight games and KotOR, and look forward to Republic Commando (be a disposable clone! wheeee!). I might give this a shot if my buddy Jelly keeps trying to talk me into it.
I liked KotOR, but I'd rather play another RPG from Bioware than play an FPS from LucasArts.
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Post by: mikhael on January 14, 2004, 07:52:11 pm: I'd kill for a KotOR-II, and would certainly rather have that than another Jedi Knight or Star Wars: Battlefield.

However, Republic Commando intrigues me, for all that its just Dark Forces I all over again. I just like the idea of being a clone trooper. *heh*
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Post by: Rictor on January 14, 2004, 09:01:51 pm: *cough* lowest common denominator *cough*

Yeah, those PS2 graphics are 'a rockin'

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You know what would be soooo cool? If the next Jedi Knight game had sort of a Splinter Cell thing going? Make it darker and more mature, it could rock. Kyle Katarn is the perfect character for it. Being a secret Jedi asskicker, not totally light-side-wussie but rather more neutral and willing to be a bit devious and dangerous when the situation calls for it....
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Post by: mikhael on January 14, 2004, 09:25:29 pm: Yeah. That's the thing that annoys me about Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. Its all (well except for one tiny little part) slash-n-dash. There's no groovy Thief/Deus-Ex style stealth action. Give me DX style choices in a Jedi universe, and I'd be really really really happy. :D
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Post by: Rictor on January 14, 2004, 09:45:01 pm: I'm not much into StarWars, I mean I'm not a huge fan or anything. I think its interesting enough, an opinion which KOTOR has only strenghtened. However, Kyle Katarn is one of the cooler characters in the SW universe, being sort of borderline ligh/dark side. He's a badass, more so than many others. Imagine him scruffy and unshaven, pissed and galavanting around the galaxy kicking some ass. Thats the **** I want to see. I mean, a Jedi's skills lend themselves so perfectly to being a spy/assassin ala Splinter Cell. If you were to mix stealth and hack&slash, you'de have an awesome game on your hands. This would also resolve the problem of the previous games being too action oriented.

The Jedi Council's black ops badass....cool stuff.
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Post by: mikhael on January 14, 2004, 09:58:07 pm: Actually, that pretty much describes what Mara Jade did before she met Luke. :D
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Post by: Alikchi on January 14, 2004, 11:13:32 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar

Post your comments of shock and awe.

Ock and Shawe!!

Firstly: Meh. Dressing up an already good game with Star Wars fails to pique my interest anymore.

Secondly: There's already a BF1942 Star Wars mod, anyways. Then again, there's already a Vietnam/Indochina mod for it, and they're still making BF: Vietnam. Oh, well.
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 15, 2004, 12:57:37 am: Quote
Originally posted by mikhael
Actually, that pretty much describes what Mara Jade did before she met Luke. :D

Now that would rock...

Everyone else: You are forgetting TEH VEHICELS!!!1
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Post by: neo_hermes on January 15, 2004, 01:17:09 am: I would like to Shoot some Damn Teddy Bears (Ewok). would like to see them burn. :)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 15, 2004, 03:09:55 am: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
You're all forgetting the fact that it could be the first Star Wars war game(isn't it..?) ever,

There was Force Commander, and that other one, based on AoEII.
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Post by: Sandwich on January 15, 2004, 03:47:21 am: Quote
Originally posted by Alikchi
Ock and Shawe!!

Oh no, you do that, too?!? :lol:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 15, 2004, 04:19:36 am: I think most people do it, along with Par Cark, Shattered Scours, and so on.
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Post by: Sandwich on January 15, 2004, 04:30:51 am: Fiagra Nalls, Shake a Tower, and ( :nervous: ) Slut a Whacker are some that I've... run into. :p
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 15, 2004, 05:08:14 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich
Aldo: Huh?

Just that that would explain generally lower res textures & graphics..... y'know, engine compromises to reduce the work needed to get it up & ruinning on multiple platforms.
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Post by: Turnsky on January 15, 2004, 05:47:47 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich
* Sandwich loves Serious Sam

*quietly wishes he could make a "serious Sandwich" player model for serious sam*
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Post by: Corsair on January 15, 2004, 08:03:01 am: Quote
Originally posted by neo_hermes
I would like to Shoot some Damn Teddy Bears (Ewok). would like to see them burn. :)
That's terrible! :eek:
I like the Ewoks.... :D
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Post by: vyper on January 15, 2004, 08:04:46 am: We do have that image file kicking about... :drevil:
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Post by: Corsair on January 15, 2004, 08:47:38 am: :confused:
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Post by: vyper on January 15, 2004, 08:51:37 am: Was replying to Turnsky
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Post by: Sandwich on January 15, 2004, 04:21:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by vyper
We do have that image file kicking about... :drevil:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,6189.0.html
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 15, 2004, 04:51:01 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

There was Force Commander, and that other one, based on AoEII.

FC was somekind of RTS..
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Post by: 01010 on January 15, 2004, 05:22:58 pm: I don't know. I think this game could be pretty good if it's done well and differs enough from the Battlefield games.
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Post by: JC Denton on January 16, 2004, 10:34:11 pm: the AoE2 one you're all thinking of was Galactic Battlegrounds. Basically, just like AoE2 with StarWars stuff instead. At least I think it was better than Force Commander...

Never played BF1942, so I have no opinion of this latest development. But like anything, there's the potential for greatness and mediocrity all at once.