Before I begin this shamefully late review (since I'm doing this pro-bono) I'd like to have a moment of silence for the Star Wars canon...
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...Okay lets talk game...
The Force Unleashed is hitherto the latest bowel evacuation from Lucas Arts. Which as we all know have not necessarily turned to the darkside so much as they've murdered their entire Jedi Temple of developers with innovative ideas and sold right out to the nearest Sith Lord that has the forbidden skill of empty promises.
The failures of this game, in all of it's non-canonical (yet shoved-up-our-butts as canonical) glory shine through and pierce the eye. I played the X Box 360 version as I am too broke to play it on any other console and the first thing I got turned off about was graphics.
Graphics can not/will not ever save a game from being considered dookie casserole with a side of vomit. Now when graphcs are good and the game follows in turn, people will love it. Of course, when you're like the Force Unleashed and your gameplay is as choppy as your graphics then you're riding the slippery slopes commonly found in your toilet. Inevitably winding up in the setic tank.
The glitches that come from a game that gives you (albeit limited) camera control and forces you to leap platform to platform are glaringly obvious and falling to your death because everything on the junk planet is varying tones of sepia and you can't accurately judge distance makes for a less than fun experience.
Lets talk story: Having borrowed a copy from my friend vice falling head first into consumer hype, my first impressions had my inner critic crying tears of blood and agony at the possibility that this was the one true gospel of what happened between Episodes 3 and 4.
That's all I've got re: story, I'm not going to beat the dead horse of how the prequels suck...
I had come to a grim realization somewhere in the middle of this game, I turned to my friend and in a placid, dulcimer tune said unto him "Dude, it's God of War." Sad to say, but with the customizable outfits, saber colors and force powers it's still a God of War clone set in the Star Wars universe.
But force powers take you out of the experience of being a Jedi or Sith. No force wielder has angrily ripped a Star Destroyer from orbit. Obi-Wan and Qui Gonn couldn't force push the doors of the trade federation comm. ship's bridge doors open, why is Starkiller an exception?
Okay, time for good stuff: The addition of force powers require a bit of skill to use, and break the hack and slash grind to a greater or lesser extent. Even the quick time events are entertaining to watch but perhaps I'm dumbing myself down or reminiscing about my love of the game Simon. But most of all, the game does things to make fans happy...
...yeah ***** I said it, it makes fans, die hard fans, happy. I have seen it with my own tear filled eyes
So if you've got closely $60.00 USD to blow and eternal love of all things Lucas then you'll pick this one up and not look back. But as for the rest of us, steer clear or borrow it from
your best homie or something of that nature
...
...Okay lets talk game...
The Force Unleashed is hitherto the latest bowel evacuation from Lucas Arts. Which as we all know have not necessarily turned to the darkside so much as they've murdered their entire Jedi Temple of developers with innovative ideas and sold right out to the nearest Sith Lord that has the forbidden skill of empty promises.
The failures of this game, in all of it's non-canonical (yet shoved-up-our-butts as canonical) glory shine through and pierce the eye. I played the X Box 360 version as I am too broke to play it on any other console and the first thing I got turned off about was graphics.
Graphics can not/will not ever save a game from being considered dookie casserole with a side of vomit. Now when graphcs are good and the game follows in turn, people will love it. Of course, when you're like the Force Unleashed and your gameplay is as choppy as your graphics then you're riding the slippery slopes commonly found in your toilet. Inevitably winding up in the setic tank.
The glitches that come from a game that gives you (albeit limited) camera control and forces you to leap platform to platform are glaringly obvious and falling to your death because everything on the junk planet is varying tones of sepia and you can't accurately judge distance makes for a less than fun experience.
Lets talk story: Having borrowed a copy from my friend vice falling head first into consumer hype, my first impressions had my inner critic crying tears of blood and agony at the possibility that this was the one true gospel of what happened between Episodes 3 and 4.
That's all I've got re: story, I'm not going to beat the dead horse of how the prequels suck...
I had come to a grim realization somewhere in the middle of this game, I turned to my friend and in a placid, dulcimer tune said unto him "Dude, it's God of War." Sad to say, but with the customizable outfits, saber colors and force powers it's still a God of War clone set in the Star Wars universe.
But force powers take you out of the experience of being a Jedi or Sith. No force wielder has angrily ripped a Star Destroyer from orbit. Obi-Wan and Qui Gonn couldn't force push the doors of the trade federation comm. ship's bridge doors open, why is Starkiller an exception?
Okay, time for good stuff: The addition of force powers require a bit of skill to use, and break the hack and slash grind to a greater or lesser extent. Even the quick time events are entertaining to watch but perhaps I'm dumbing myself down or reminiscing about my love of the game Simon. But most of all, the game does things to make fans happy...
...yeah ***** I said it, it makes fans, die hard fans, happy. I have seen it with my own tear filled eyes
So if you've got closely $60.00 USD to blow and eternal love of all things Lucas then you'll pick this one up and not look back. But as for the rest of us, steer clear or borrow it from
your best homie or something of that nature
