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Title: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on August 23, 2008, 02:37:13 PM
I was browsing the Playstation Network Store when The Force pulled my eyes to this demo. Instantly I started the download. After the download was complete, I fired it up. As my master instructed, I went to kill a Jedi who was attacking and Imperial Shipyard. With orders that the Emperor must not know of my existence, I had to fight Imperials and Rebels alike. Using Force Grip, Push, Lightning, and my trusty Lightsaber I slayed my foes mercilessly. Throwing and Pushing them out of my way, only to hear the crunch of bones and pleas for me to have mercy. After destroying an AT-ST by zapping it with Lightning and then using a combo of Saber moves, the demo ended leaving me with a strange want... for the Force.


Seriously, to anyone who has access to download this demo.... DO IT!
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lozo777 on August 23, 2008, 02:39:41 PM
I really, REALLY want this game.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Cameron the Conqueror on August 23, 2008, 04:23:15 PM
+1 

I can't wait to use my wiimote as a lightsaber ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Isildur on August 23, 2008, 06:17:37 PM
it looks cool but the controls are a tad wonky cause of the odd targeting system that the game uses but oh well ill still buy it  :)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: redemption99 on August 23, 2008, 09:02:52 PM
that was a great demo...i must buy this game now...buwahahaha
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Master KChief on August 24, 2008, 04:15:25 AM
vaders apprentice looks so much cooler in soul calibur 4.

nonetheless, i'll still get it because of how cool he is in sc4. hopefully he'll be cool in this one too.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on August 31, 2008, 02:55:58 PM
I want it, looks like it will be fun
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: wk4c on August 31, 2008, 03:03:41 PM
Why do you think I'm selling all this stuff....?

Heh, jk.  But I can't wait to play on the Wii.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on August 31, 2008, 03:52:50 PM
Heh, jk.  But I can't wait to play on the Wii.

 :amen:
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: jet70x7 on August 31, 2008, 10:28:40 PM
ARRRGGHH!!*Slaps forhead*
This game is going to look crapy on wii >:(
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on August 31, 2008, 10:35:43 PM
No
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Katsu Moriyama on September 01, 2008, 11:53:52 AM
i hope its on wii, i've never really bought any star wars games but this game looks really sweet. I was at my friends house and they were playing the demo. Its like God of War + Incredibly Force Power + Star Wars.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 01, 2008, 12:06:00 PM
ARRRGGHH!!*Slaps forhead*
This game is going to look crapy on wii >:(

Fail....the term is *facepalm*
And who cares if the graphics aren't as good, if you can physically be part of the game.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Katsu Moriyama on September 01, 2008, 12:10:12 PM
exactly, i pay $250 dollars for fun not graphics, if you want good graphics and somewhat okay games that are more realistic than fun pay 400/600 dolars for a ps3
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex_Olijar on September 01, 2008, 12:12:51 PM
Or 250-300 for a 360.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: wk4c on September 01, 2008, 12:14:02 PM
Or 250-300 for a 360.

Don't forget to add $120 to any total.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 12:23:13 PM
Im still EXTREMELY confused why Lucasarts decided to neglect us PC users... look at all the other games they've made for PC. What happened Lucasarts?  :'(
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Katsu Moriyama on September 01, 2008, 12:32:55 PM
PC = Piracy, PC = high end machine to run it, PC = they don't get money from you buying a console to play it.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: redemption99 on September 01, 2008, 12:38:12 PM
I don't know but it seems like this game(i've played the demo) would be hard to make it fun to play on the computer. It would just be too easy because of the mouse and numbers.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 12:43:24 PM
Erm.... Jedi Outcast / Jedi Knight anyone?

Still, they've made like, almost EVERY other game for consols on PC as well. Why randomly decide to make such an AWESOME looking game, but leave us PC gamers in the dust.  :-\

Though, I may be a little extra biased since I have this XPS here that could run the game with ease.  :D
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Katsu Moriyama on September 01, 2008, 12:49:19 PM
it may just take a while cause you know halo 2 came out a long time after it did on consoles.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 12:53:30 PM
Thats different though... any SW game that was released for both consol and PC were released simultaneously if I'm not mistaken.

Btw... Im still wondering if H3 will ever make it to PC... it'll probably be another 5 years and ONLY for the OS they JUST released and havent worked all the bugs out of.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 01, 2008, 01:41:21 PM
Hmm....discussing Wii and Xbox, now PC is dragged into the dicussion.....

I smell emminent console wars..
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 01:50:38 PM
PS3 is for fanboys.

Oops, I think I just started it.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex_Olijar on September 01, 2008, 01:54:23 PM
PC is for kids who are too cheap to buy a gaming system but expect the same entertainment value.  :P
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Katsu Moriyama on September 01, 2008, 02:03:09 PM
PC is for kids who are too cheap to buy a gaming system but expect the same entertainment value.  :P

PS3 is for fanboys.

Oops, I think I just started it.



wow! I agree with both of these statements in their entirety.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 02:08:02 PM
PC is for kids who are too cheap to buy a gaming system but expect the same entertainment value.  :P

Really? Consoles are cheaper then my $2,000+ computer? You sure?  :D

Besides, PC's give a DIFFERENT gaming value I say. Much better for FPS thanks to the precision of the mouse.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: TechnoEthicist on September 01, 2008, 03:10:52 PM
Besides, I like my monthly subscriptions and new challenges and playing adventure games, MMOs, etc...only FFXI was on PS2 as an MMO, the rest are console games, period, that's why I build beasts of computers to last me 5+ years  ;D
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 03:19:54 PM
Besides, I like my monthly subscriptions and new challenges and playing adventure games, MMOs, etc...only FFXI was on PS2 as an MMO, the rest are console games, period, that's why I build beasts of computers to last me 5+ years  ;D

Amen! This beast should last me 4-5 years with mabye one upgrade along the way. I know the 1tb hard drive will last me.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Master KChief on September 01, 2008, 03:28:19 PM
i wasnt that impressed with the demo of force unleashed. in preview screenshots of the game, the graphics looked PHENOMENAL (with the exception of the wii version), which was a major selling point for me. however, when sitting down with the demo for the xbox 360 version, they seemed less than breathtaking. maybe i was playina a wii version port? :D the controls also leave something to be desired.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: redemption99 on September 01, 2008, 03:30:24 PM
They looked pretty good to me and the mechanics were sooo much fun.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 01, 2008, 03:56:22 PM
PC = People who like precision shooters, MMOs, and good RTS's.

PS3 = Blu-ray, Laid back gamers, People who don't mind mediocre game play in the beginning and know they will have it later on. (Sony builds their systems on a 10 year plan).

Xbox 360 = Halo, More Serious Gamers, People who demand great game play now not caring about how it will be later.

Wii = People who want to..... move when they play video games, and don't really care about graphics... since the wii has none.



As for ST:TFU, I won't be buying it. There is a total of 10 Levels and Fallout 3 is coming out. And Far Cry 2. And Socom: Confrontation. I just wanted to share how fun the demo was.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: redemption99 on September 01, 2008, 04:16:04 PM
only 10 levels ? O_o
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 01, 2008, 04:19:28 PM
That is what I read in OXM.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on September 01, 2008, 05:30:05 PM
PC = People who like precision shooters, MMOs, and good RTS's.

PS3 = Blu-ray, Laid back gamers, People who don't mind mediocre game play in the beginning and know they will have it later on. (Sony builds their systems on a 10 year plan).

Xbox 360 = Halo, More Serious Gamers, People who demand great game play now not caring about how it will be later.

Wii = People who want to..... move when they play video games, and don't really care about graphics... since the wii has none.



As for ST:TFU, I won't be buying it. There is a total of 10 Levels and Fallout 3 is coming out. And Far Cry 2. And Socom: Confrontation. I just wanted to share how fun the demo was.

What on!? Wii has amazing graphics.
As does GC not as good as the 360 but still good
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 01, 2008, 06:44:55 PM
"Wii" and "Amazing Graphics" in the same sentence is an contradiction.  :D

the sheer fact that the wii is stuck at 480p alone hurts the graphics... a LOT.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 01, 2008, 06:48:27 PM
"Wii" and "Amazing Graphics" in the same sentence is an contradiction.  :D

the sheer fact that the wii is stuck at 480p alone hurts the graphics... a LOT.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Soundman2 on September 01, 2008, 10:01:15 PM
ah but the wii has better games imo
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Master KChief on September 01, 2008, 10:04:13 PM
better games for teeny-boppers, maybe.

xbox 360 is the place to be.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on September 01, 2008, 10:10:01 PM
better games for teeny-boppers, maybe.

xbox 360 is the place to be.

I agree with Soundman and you, Wii has better games for people who don't want to play gore blood hack slash swear and other bad things type of games, thats what 360 and PS3 are for
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: redemption99 on September 01, 2008, 10:19:58 PM
The PS3 is only good for playing blu-ray's  ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Master KChief on September 01, 2008, 10:21:20 PM
The PS3 is only good for playing blu-ray's  ;)

yes, its a cheap blu-ray player. thats about the only thing it has going for it :D
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 01, 2008, 11:08:10 PM
It's only cheaper cuz it's crap. Ever see a side by side comparison of PS3 vs. Blu-Ray? PS3 bites the dust hard.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 02, 2008, 04:25:35 PM
It's only cheaper cuz it's crap. Ever see a side by side comparison of PS3 vs. Blu-Ray? PS3 bites the dust hard.

Ever seen a side by side comparison of a 360 vs Ps3? 360 bites the dust hard.
Ever seen a side by side comparison of a 360 vs Wii? Wii bites the dust hard.

The reason the Ps3 has a blue-ray is because blue-ray is simply better than DVD/HD-DVD. The Ps3 is more of a computer than it is a console with the things that you can do with it. Blu-ray holds a ton of more of information than a DVD.

Can the Ps3 run Linix/Unix/Windows? You bet. Its more diverse than an Xbox or a Wii.

I will agree that the games right now are all found on the 360 but in time the Ps3 will pull ahead.

Sony builds their systems to last 10 years and come out with things for them even when they are outdated so people who can't upgrade their systems can still play games like the rest of us.

Ask that from Nintendo and Microsoft. When the 360 came out in a matter of months, if not weeks, the originol Xbox was obsolete.

The only thing I can see the Wii beating out all the other systems is originality.
The only thing I can see the Xbox beating out all other systems is in Online Play/Games.

The Ps3, IMHO, is the middle ground. Has nice online play, decent originality (Six-Axis, Blu-ray), and fun games.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 02, 2008, 04:30:27 PM
I'm pretty sure with 600 dollars + the 100 or so you'd fork out for extra controlers, blue ray discs etc I could get a whole new computer, let alone an upgrade.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 02, 2008, 04:41:41 PM
Also, one awesome advantage to the PC over other consoles....

Today I discovered I can force my graphics cards to override the previous 3D settings on any program, and replace em with new ones.

Example, I ran my the original Unreal game at 1440x900 (my monitors max resolution), 32xQ anti-Aliasing and 16x Antisotropy. Aside from low quality textures, cheesy animations, and low polygon models, the game looks great now.

Thats one area the PC seriously excells over consoles, you all lack the smoothness powers of Anti-Aliasing.  ;D
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 02, 2008, 05:44:22 PM
Since when was the Six-Axis Original?

And the Wii can run Linux/Unix....
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 02, 2008, 05:55:59 PM
My computer runs windows.

...

Wait, what?
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 02, 2008, 06:28:38 PM
Since when was the Six-Axis Original?

And the Wii can run Linux/Unix....

What other system has Six-Axis?
And don't say Wii.... It has motion detection thingy.
Tell me how Wii runs with the latest version of Linix/Unix.. and IF it can run Windows tell me how well it runs with Vista.
My computer runs windows.

...

Wait, what?

O.o Weird. It shouldn't do that. ;)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 02, 2008, 07:21:21 PM
Well the Twighlight Hack lets you boot up any homebrew app, and most importantly, the homebrew channel...

Cant run windows tho, shame really.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on September 02, 2008, 07:25:04 PM
So that's what you were using TP for
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Apologenetics on September 02, 2008, 07:30:39 PM
Im still EXTREMELY confused why Lucasarts decided to neglect us PC users... look at all the other games they've made for PC. What happened Lucasarts?  :'(

Apparently, it's because it takes too much processor power.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 02, 2008, 07:35:27 PM
Im still EXTREMELY confused why Lucasarts decided to neglect us PC users... look at all the other games they've made for PC. What happened Lucasarts?  :'(

Apparently, it's because it takes too much processor power.

This game would be teh pwn on the PC since you know someone out there is gonna make amazing mods.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 02, 2008, 07:43:37 PM
Im still EXTREMELY confused why Lucasarts decided to neglect us PC users... look at all the other games they've made for PC. What happened Lucasarts?  :'(

Apparently, it's because it takes too much processor power.

Uhm... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Please explain why they said they wouldn't make Crysis for the consoles? They said the PC was the only system powerful enough to run it.

PC's will ALWAYS be more powerful then consoles.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 02, 2008, 07:44:53 PM
LIES teeh ps3> ALL COMPEHS CUZ ITS SONEH!`
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 02, 2008, 07:49:24 PM
LIES teeh ps3> ALL COMPEHS CUZ ITS SONEH!`
If you have a Ps3 send me a friend request.

Fam0us_Unkn0wn

The o's are Zeros
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 02, 2008, 07:51:16 PM
Yeah, overall Sony does pwn all of the other companies .
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Master KChief on September 02, 2008, 08:03:32 PM
wow, surprising how this topic quickly turned from star wars to a console flame war...:)

to put it bluntly, every system caters to its own audience. each company knows this, and capitilizes on those certain niche markets and franchises. it really doesnt make any system any better than the other in terms of gameplay, because certain people only like certain games.

in terms of sales, though, thats a different story...

from what i see going through my store on a daily basis (and reading our companies quarterly earnings statements), right now the wii is having strong sales in terms of hardware and software. however, in the long run, xbox 360 still has a huge marginal lead over both sony and nintendo because it came out a year earlier than both of the other systems, thus it has a larger installed base than either the ps3 or wii.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Soundman2 on September 02, 2008, 09:25:33 PM
better games for teeny-boppers, maybe.

xbox 360 is the place to be.

so than you don't like to use your bran when you play video games then?
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on September 02, 2008, 09:36:41 PM
What's your bran?
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: The Schaef on September 02, 2008, 09:38:18 PM
ARRRGGHH!!*Slaps forhead*
Fail....the term is *facepalm*

Actually, the term is : doh :
:doh:
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 02, 2008, 09:39:46 PM
Heres my bran:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wackypackages.org%2Frealproductsscans%2F3rd_2005%2Fraisinbran.jpg&hash=3c3ccf76115c010fc3af2ba683240a8865261915)
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: JSB23 on September 02, 2008, 09:41:02 PM
Touche
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Reggie Flores on September 02, 2008, 09:54:38 PM
wow, surprising how this topic quickly turned from star wars to a console flame war...:)

Kinda my fault lol. I said one was coming, then Lambo followed up....
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on September 02, 2008, 09:58:05 PM
Kinda my fault lol. I said one was coming, them Lambo followed up....

Yeah, them lambo's... shady characters.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Apologenetics on September 03, 2008, 03:30:44 PM
What's your bran?

Your bran is your brain on drugs.
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: Alex-CB on September 03, 2008, 04:03:34 PM
What's your bran?

Your bran is your brain on drugs.
I thought bran was the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp??
Title: Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Spoilers-ish)
Post by: VenomFan on October 01, 2008, 04:00:16 PM
This game is amazing got it 1st day and loved it! :)
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