How many SW games you loved?

Glemoran

Now I'm thinking about LA and I realise they were not great in producing good games based on the SW universe...I mean:

- the space simulators were always strange (during every mission you were flying in a box with invisible walls which stopped you to go too far away, and even worse, you could never stop your ship and land, but only fly at low speed). The only exception I remember was X-Wing Alliance, a good game for that time.

- the FPS's were a little better but not very much (usually very simplistic, no story, no depth, also with small maps and the same invisible walls). When they introduced races in a FPS (it was SW: Jedi Academy) the race you could choose had no special quality whatsover, the only difference was visual (just like NGE). I think the best FPS based on SW universe was SW: Republic Commando (with some good team action).

- the strategy games (turn based or RTS) were never good (I can't remember even one I would play again)

- the RPG's: well, both SW RPG I've played (SW: KotoR 1 & 2) were great or very good...but LA was not involved in their development...

So I wonder: since the SW universe is so good for games (because a developer has so much space for imagination) how was it possible that in time we had only few chances to play a good SW game?

Also, when someone says LA likes to keep NGE as it is - well I don't know if it's true, but I wouldn't be amazed if it is.

abbaba

X Wing V. Tie Fighter was sweet as hell. One of best flight sims ever.

Hmm..SW: Rebellion (strategy game) was fun, the N64 SW games were ok, Rogue Squadron and Shadows of the Empire. Most of the Xbox SW games were good.

tvalentine

LA is good at makeing movies, and should honestly stick to making movies.

Wildcat84

1. SWG Pre-CU
2. KOTOR
3. KOTOR II
4. SWG CU
5. XWing
6. TIE Fighter
7. Xwing vs TIE Fighter
8. Jedi Academy II

Scaris

SWG Pre-CU
SWG - Post CU
X-Wing
Tie Figther
Full Throttle
The Dig

duncan_922

SWG PRE-CU
KOTOR
JK Series
KOTOR 2

ebenholt

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Originally posted by Fadeus

SWG Pre-CU
SWG - Post CU
X-Wing
Tie Figther
Full Throttle
The Dig

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as a comment on the "not SW section" where do you put Sam&Max? That was a awesome game!

Elnator

X-Wing
Tie Fighter
X-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter
Dark Forces
Dark Forces II
Jedi Academy
Jedi Outcast
KOTOR
KOTOR II
Rebellion
BattleFront II
SWG Pre-NGE
X-Wing Alliance

Never liked any of the Rogue Squadron titles.  They were really kinda sucky.

Scaris

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Originally posted by ebenholt

Originally posted by Fadeus
SWG Pre-CUSWG - Post CUX-WingTie FigtherFull ThrottleThe Dig
as a comment on the "not SW section" where do you put Sam&Max? That was a awesome game!

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It's morning time and I was on my first cup, cut a man some slack!

Oh and I completley forgot the Dark Forces series and the Jedi Academy series. Both were awesome. I LOVED Dark Forces 1.

xPaladin

Hmm, so not just SW games, but LucasArts games? Lessee then..

X-Wing
TIE Fighter
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Day of the Tenticle
Sam and Max
Dark Forces
Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
X-Wing Alliance
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III: Rage of the Wookiees

IMHO, everything after JK2 and SWG was garbage, with perhaps the exceptions of Empire at War and Republic Commando, but Empire at War was not in-depth enough, and Republic Commando was ridiculously short.

I also liked Battlefront II, but it had the same old tired "ticker" gameplay from Battlefield 1942, rather than more objective based missions like Tribes or Enemy Territory. That killed it's replayability. IMO if they do a Battlefront III (and they are), they should really rip from Quake Wars/Enemy Territory instead of Battlefield 1942.

ebenholt

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Originally posted by Fadeus

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Originally posted by ebenholt

Originally posted by Fadeus
SWG Pre-CUSWG - Post CUX-WingTie FigtherFull ThrottleThe Dig
as a comment on the "not SW section" where do you put Sam&Max? That was a awesome game!

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It's morning time and I was on my first cup, cut a man some slack!

Oh and I completley forgot the Dark Forces series and the Jedi Academy series. Both were awesome. I LOVED Dark Forces 1.

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I give you all the slack you need

EDIT: i might as well put down a list (no best order)

KOTOR
Sam&Max
Indiana Jones
Jedi ourcast
Dark Forces
Full Throttle
Classic SWG

The best SW game I ever played was one when computer gaming was pretty new. You did the Battle of Hoth and graphics was terrible compaired to now. It was one of those cartriges you slapped in (not Atari, some console/computer hybrid). As you might guess I was very young at the time but man... that was one awesome game

duggo

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Originally posted by Glemoran

So I wonder: since the SW universe is so good for games (because a developer has so much space for imagination) how was it possible that in time we had only few chances to play a good SW game?

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Considering that almost every game based on a movie turns out horribly, the fact that we can even create lists of games that are actually good based on SW IP says a lot for LA.  When they publish a game that we would otherwise, unfortunately, consider normal for the licensed genre we say, "they dropped the ball this time."

So even if they do actually create more bad games than good ones, they do have a stable of good and great games under their belt, which is a lot more than other film companies can claim.

-d

Scaris

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Originally posted by xPaladin
Hmm, so not just SW games, but LucasArts games? Lessee then..X-WingTIE FighterIndiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisDay of the TenticleSam and MaxDark ForcesDark Forces II: Jedi KnightX-Wing vs. TIE FighterJedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastX-Wing AllianceStar Wars Galaxies: An Empire DividedStar Wars Galaxies: Jump to LightspeedStar Wars Galaxies: Episode III: Rage of the WookieesIMHO, everything after JK2 and SWG was garbage, with perhaps the exceptions of Empire at War and Republic Commando, but Empire at War was not in-depth enough, and Republic Commando was ridiculously short.I also liked Battlefront II, but it had the same old tired "ticker" gameplay from Battlefield 1942, rather than more objective based missions like Tribes or Enemy Territory. That killed it's replayability. IMO if they do a Battlefront III (and they are), they should really rip from Quake Wars/Enemy Territory instead of Battlefield 1942.

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You liked JK 2 but not Jedi Acedemy?

GrimSkunk2

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Originally posted by tvalentine
LA is good at makeing movies, and should honestly stick to making movies.

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Howard the Duck? The Prequals? More American Grafitti? Radioland Murders? I think they do just as well with their games as they do with their films.

Scaris

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Originally posted by GrimSkunk2

Originally posted by tvalentineLA is good at makeing movies, and should honestly stick to making movies.Howard the Duck? The Prequals? More American Grafitti? Radioland Murders? I think they do just as well with their games as they do with their films.

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Hey! Don't be diss'in on Howard...