Poll: Do you feel EA will do the Star Wars franchise justice?

[FFHAuthor]

A large volume of games with a select few major hits and fan favoritre one hit wonders while the rest is a massive pile of mediocre trash which is merely distinguished from the rest of the gaming world because it has STAR WARS branded on it?

Seriously?

It's a match made in heaven.

 

[Nazulu]

No, I haven't been interested in any of their games for a good while now. There's no way I could expect an electronic art piece but I am a little curious to see how Mirrors Edge 2 will turn out.

Yes I do, but I figure people will latch onto one of the negative things they do (instead of the game as a whole) and judge the whole thing based on that.

Because people like to hate EA and give other companies a bit of a free pass for the same shit

There is always one. Lets just generalise the people we disagree with as morons instead of actually listening what everyone has to say.

You know it's really easy both ways don't you?

Morons? Stop putting words in my mouth please. It's human nature, we are all guilty of it and right now many people aim their anger towards EA. They won't make nearly as bad a game as some will make out. Just like the Halo series isn't the worst thing in the world, just like the Mass Effect 3 ending while bad doesn't make the entire game worthless and just like Call of Duty isn't exclusivly played by angry 10 year olds.

But yeah, lets just assume everything EA touch is a piece of shit that will doom humanity, thats more objective and not moronic at all. I'm sorry for being the only one who thinks people overeact to EA. Oops, I'll get back in line. Can't be having those pesky independent thoughts now can we.

Oh I'm not putting words in your mouth. Someone who judges a game by one negative and gives a free pass for the same shit is pretty stupid, or you didn't mean how it was phrased? Please. You just said it again, that those you generalised will see the doom of humanity in EA couldn't be moronic at all. Can't help yourself can you. Are you talking about anyone here now? Which people here just latch onto one negative and make unfair criticisms? Please, do tell.

Also, the thing about independent thoughts is you probably shouldn't release the ones that don't make you look like you know how to discuss properly.

 

[Cabisco]

No, I haven't been interested in any of their games for a good while now. There's no way I could expect an electronic art piece but I am a little curious to see how Mirrors Edge 2 will turn out.

Yes I do, but I figure people will latch onto one of the negative things they do (instead of the game as a whole) and judge the whole thing based on that.

Because people like to hate EA and give other companies a bit of a free pass for the same shit

There is always one. Lets just generalise the people we disagree with as morons instead of actually listening what everyone has to say.

You know it's really easy both ways don't you?

Morons? Stop putting words in my mouth please. It's human nature, we are all guilty of it and right now many people aim their anger towards EA. They won't make nearly as bad a game as some will make out. Just like the Halo series isn't the worst thing in the world, just like the Mass Effect 3 ending while bad doesn't make the entire game worthless and just like Call of Duty isn't exclusivly played by angry 10 year olds.

But yeah, lets just assume everything EA touch is a piece of shit that will doom humanity, thats more objective and not moronic at all. I'm sorry for being the only one who thinks people overeact to EA. Oops, I'll get back in line. Can't be having those pesky independent thoughts now can we.

Oh I'm not putting words in your mouth. Someone who judges a game by one negative and gives a free pass for the same shit is pretty stupid, or you didn't mean how it was phrased? Please. You just said it again, that those you generalised will see the doom of humanity in EA couldn't be moronic at all. Can't help yourself can you. Are you talking about anyone here now? Which people here just latch onto one negative and make unfair criticisms? Please, do tell.

Also, the thing about independent thoughts is you probably shouldn't release the ones that don't make you look like you know how to discuss properly.

This is all getting overally heated and borderline personal isn't it? Sly digs at one another when really we should be discussing EA and star wars. I reacted a bit strongly and for that I apologise, if you thought I was trying to take some sort of moral high ground as 'the only one who isn't moronic' I assure you I was not. I clearly don't mean everyone will react like this, it's just easier to put 'people' than it is to put 'an unknown amount of people bordering from many to few will react via the internet', people kinda roles off the tongue better when we are talking about trivial things like star wars games, generalising in this case is just easier. Just like you generalised me as the 'always one'.

You know what, it is pretty stupid that people give a free pass on something while damning something very similar. The thing is thats just part of human nature and we've all done it, I can't think of someone who hasn't at some point done such things and it just so happens that EA seems have a lot of this directed towards them. A lot of it is deserved but I think now we've gotten to a stage where EA has taken an almost pantomime villian role to many of us, click on any EA related thread and you'll see this.

Here is a new fancy version of what I was trying to originally say: I just think many gamers will unfairly treat a EA produced Star Wars game because of it's creator, rather than the merits of the game itself and the hard work gone into it. Just like I would dismiss a football player for Manchester United or an xbox player would dismiss a PS3 exclusive, a lot of us do this because it's just how we are.

Hugs? Less Pitch forks? White flags and all that?

 

[AITH]

In any event, Star Wars is a series that seems like it should be easy to do, but so many people fail. I don't think it needs to be done "justice" like it's some grand exquisite piece of work, but it'd be nice to see games done well. At this point, I'd settle for "good enough."

...Though what I really want is another Rogue Squadron game, but that's neither here nor there.

Fair enough. Completely ignoring games, the franchise has had a multitude of garbage for every decent element created so maybe 'doing it justice' isn't really fair. But I can't help but think it has amazing underutilized potential. I look at the SWTOR trailers from BLUR studios and that's really the kind of dedication and ingenuity I'd love the franchise to see.

 

[shrekfan246]

It's been nigh on a decade since LucasArts actually did anything worth mentioning with the franchise. Eight years since they did anything really worth playing, depending on your feelings about The Force Unleashed.

Where does "It was fun for an hour, but then I got bored playing around with Force powers and looked at the game itself and found it lacking?"

Yeah, that sounds about right.

I always got pissed off with the wacky level design that kept turning me around and around.

...Though what I really want is another Rogue Squadron game, but that's neither here nor there.

We can dream, though, can't we?

 

[Haakmed]

Ehhh we shall see. They could do a good job if they were smart and stopped meddling. If games are art then they happen to get produced like art. Some are good, most are just terrible. There are always people who say bad art is good for some deep meaning most people can't see. And there will be people who hate art because they don't like the artist. I hope they make a good game. I really do, I wanted TOR to be so much better than it was. It was just missing a lot of key element that I wanted in it that just happened to be in SWG. Did they miss the ball? ohh ya! Does that make them evil? nah, but it does make me careful of their products from now on. The things they do with Origin makes them evil though, THAT makes me not want to buy their games.

 

[Strelok]

Big fan of the Battlefield series, it's my go to online multiplayer FPS, only recently dethroned by Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm.I am really looking forward to what EA and Dice can do for the Star Wars games. Also I have been a fan of Star Wars since the 1977 when my father brought me to local theater to see it, the lines were long and there was standing room only (the theater owner was a bit of crook, so he over sold tickets)I will never forget that night, and I was only 4. So long time fan, and I really want to see what Disney can do with this, can't be any worse than what Lucas shat onto the screen with Episodes 1, 2 and 3.

Captcha: Call me maybe... I am flattered Captcha, but I am a married man.

 

[Nazulu]

No, I haven't been interested in any of their games for a good while now. There's no way I could expect an electronic art piece but I am a little curious to see how Mirrors Edge 2 will turn out.

Yes I do, but I figure people will latch onto one of the negative things they do (instead of the game as a whole) and judge the whole thing based on that.

Because people like to hate EA and give other companies a bit of a free pass for the same shit

There is always one. Lets just generalise the people we disagree with as morons instead of actually listening what everyone has to say.

You know it's really easy both ways don't you?

Morons? Stop putting words in my mouth please. It's human nature, we are all guilty of it and right now many people aim their anger towards EA. They won't make nearly as bad a game as some will make out. Just like the Halo series isn't the worst thing in the world, just like the Mass Effect 3 ending while bad doesn't make the entire game worthless and just like Call of Duty isn't exclusivly played by angry 10 year olds.

But yeah, lets just assume everything EA touch is a piece of shit that will doom humanity, thats more objective and not moronic at all. I'm sorry for being the only one who thinks people overeact to EA. Oops, I'll get back in line. Can't be having those pesky independent thoughts now can we.

Oh I'm not putting words in your mouth. Someone who judges a game by one negative and gives a free pass for the same shit is pretty stupid, or you didn't mean how it was phrased? Please. You just said it again, that those you generalised will see the doom of humanity in EA couldn't be moronic at all. Can't help yourself can you. Are you talking about anyone here now? Which people here just latch onto one negative and make unfair criticisms? Please, do tell.

Also, the thing about independent thoughts is you probably shouldn't release the ones that don't make you look like you know how to discuss properly.

This is all getting overally heated and borderline personal isn't it? Sly digs at one another when really we should be discussing EA and star wars. I reacted a bit strongly and for that I apologise, if you thought I was trying to take some sort of moral high ground as 'the only one who isn't moronic' I assure you I was not. I clearly don't mean everyone will react like this, it's just easier to put 'people' than it is to put 'an unknown amount of people bordering from many to few will react via the internet', people kinda roles off the tongue better when we are talking about trivial things like star wars games, generalising in this case is just easier. Just like you generalised me as the 'always one'.

You know what, it is pretty stupid that people give a free pass on something while damning something very similar. The thing is thats just part of human nature and we've all done it, I can't think of someone who hasn't at some point done such things and it just so happens that EA seems have a lot of this directed towards them. A lot of it is deserved but I think now we've gotten to a stage where EA has taken an almost pantomime villian role to many of us, click on any EA related thread and you'll see this.

Here is a new fancy version of what I was trying to originally say: I just think many gamers will unfairly treat a EA produced Star Wars game because of it's creator, rather than the merits of the game itself and the hard work gone into it. Just like I would dismiss a football player for Manchester United or an xbox player would dismiss a PS3 exclusive, a lot of us do this because it's just how we are.

Hugs? Less Pitch forks? White flags and all that?

Dude, look at your originally comment. It came out of nowhere. These hypocrites you keep bringing up, I'm trying to find who you are talking about by reading through the comments, and who knows what free passes you are talking about exactly. Human nature, Doom to humanity, this is dramatic stuff I'd like to see first, otherwise we will assume you're just over doing it. Of course there will be people who judge poorly, just like we know there are people who cannibalise, and others who read push but still end up pulling. Forget them, they're not worth the trouble. Then again, I could go into how most people can't judge fairly anyway but that doesn't matter.

There is no flame and pitchforks, I just do this to see how you can back it up. I learn something from everyone and I'm hoping I can return the favour.

 

[Cabisco]

No, I haven't been interested in any of their games for a good while now. There's no way I could expect an electronic art piece but I am a little curious to see how Mirrors Edge 2 will turn out.

Yes I do, but I figure people will latch onto one of the negative things they do (instead of the game as a whole) and judge the whole thing based on that.

Because people like to hate EA and give other companies a bit of a free pass for the same shit

There is always one. Lets just generalise the people we disagree with as morons instead of actually listening what everyone has to say.

You know it's really easy both ways don't you?

Morons? Stop putting words in my mouth please. It's human nature, we are all guilty of it and right now many people aim their anger towards EA. They won't make nearly as bad a game as some will make out. Just like the Halo series isn't the worst thing in the world, just like the Mass Effect 3 ending while bad doesn't make the entire game worthless and just like Call of Duty isn't exclusivly played by angry 10 year olds.

But yeah, lets just assume everything EA touch is a piece of shit that will doom humanity, thats more objective and not moronic at all. I'm sorry for being the only one who thinks people overeact to EA. Oops, I'll get back in line. Can't be having those pesky independent thoughts now can we.

Oh I'm not putting words in your mouth. Someone who judges a game by one negative and gives a free pass for the same shit is pretty stupid, or you didn't mean how it was phrased? Please. You just said it again, that those you generalised will see the doom of humanity in EA couldn't be moronic at all. Can't help yourself can you. Are you talking about anyone here now? Which people here just latch onto one negative and make unfair criticisms? Please, do tell.

Also, the thing about independent thoughts is you probably shouldn't release the ones that don't make you look like you know how to discuss properly.

This is all getting overally heated and borderline personal isn't it? Sly digs at one another when really we should be discussing EA and star wars. I reacted a bit strongly and for that I apologise, if you thought I was trying to take some sort of moral high ground as 'the only one who isn't moronic' I assure you I was not. I clearly don't mean everyone will react like this, it's just easier to put 'people' than it is to put 'an unknown amount of people bordering from many to few will react via the internet', people kinda roles off the tongue better when we are talking about trivial things like star wars games, generalising in this case is just easier. Just like you generalised me as the 'always one'.

You know what, it is pretty stupid that people give a free pass on something while damning something very similar. The thing is thats just part of human nature and we've all done it, I can't think of someone who hasn't at some point done such things and it just so happens that EA seems have a lot of this directed towards them. A lot of it is deserved but I think now we've gotten to a stage where EA has taken an almost pantomime villian role to many of us, click on any EA related thread and you'll see this.

Here is a new fancy version of what I was trying to originally say: I just think many gamers will unfairly treat a EA produced Star Wars game because of it's creator, rather than the merits of the game itself and the hard work gone into it. Just like I would dismiss a football player for Manchester United or an xbox player would dismiss a PS3 exclusive, a lot of us do this because it's just how we are.

Hugs? Less Pitch forks? White flags and all that?

Dude, look at your originally comment. It came out of nowhere. These hypocrites you keep bringing up, I'm trying to find who you are talking about by reading through the comments, and who knows what free passes you are talking about exactly. Human nature, Doom to humanity, this is dramatic stuff I'd like to see first, otherwise we will assume you're just over doing it. Of course there will be people who judge poorly, just like we know there are people who cannibalise, and others who read push but still end up pulling. Forget them, they're not worth the trouble. Then again, I could go into how most people can't judge fairly anyway but that doesn't matter.

There is no flame and pitchforks, I just do this to see how you can back it up. I learn something from everyone and I'm hoping I can return the favour.

While this thread doesn't have any I meant in the wider context of discussing relating to EA of which their are a great many. I wish I could point to an exact post somewhere in the delves of these forums to say 'that post right there' but the fact is if you've spent any time on the internet you should have come across these kinds of double standards. If you've missed that i'm genuinely surprised and honestly it would take far to long to rake through the old threads to find some examples of people hating EA while similarly not bemoaning the same practises other companies use, I just don't have the motivation to do that for you because like I've said, I'm surprised you haven't picked up on these double standards exhibited by people before, you've been here since 2008!

Then again, you did refer to me as 'always one' which I like to think means at least one other guy has noticed these double standards in a thread about EA before, ask that guy. Maybe it's not 5.00 am for him :/

 

[IllumInaTIma]

I say let's wait and see. At the very least, I'm pretty sure Bioware will make more or less decent Star Wars RPG and that's something.

 

[Nazulu]

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Dude, look at your originally comment. It came out of nowhere. These hypocrites you keep bringing up, I'm trying to find who you are talking about by reading through the comments, and who knows what free passes you are talking about exactly. Human nature, Doom to humanity, this is dramatic stuff I'd like to see first, otherwise we will assume you're just over doing it. Of course there will be people who judge poorly, just like we know there are people who cannibalise, and others who read push but still end up pulling. Forget them, they're not worth the trouble. Then again, I could go into how most people can't judge fairly anyway but that doesn't matter.

There is no flame and pitchforks, I just do this to see how you can back it up. I learn something from everyone and I'm hoping I can return the favour.

While this thread doesn't have any I meant in the wider context of discussing relating to EA of which their are a great many. I wish I could point to an exact post somewhere in the delves of these forums to say 'that post right there' but the fact is if you've spent any time on the internet you should have come across these kinds of double standards. If you've missed that i'm genuinely surprised and honestly it would take far to long to rake through the old threads to find some examples of people hating EA while similarly not bemoaning the same practises other companies use, I just don't have the motivation to do that for you because like I've said, I'm surprised you haven't picked up on these double standards exhibited by people before, you've been here since 2008!

Then again, you did refer to me as 'always one' which I like to think means at least one other guy has noticed these double standards in a thread about EA before, ask that guy. Maybe it's not 5.00 am for him :/

Of course I've seen it, I've seen everything. Thing is, I still couldn't tell exactly who you are on about. I was trying to figure which people fit into your moron example here. If it's going to take time to find them then forget them, or show me the money. What I mean by this is most of us know what a stupid post looks like, these people are obviously still learning how to make a point, and they will cop it eventually anyway. So screw 'em.

Also, when I said 'always one'. I mean someone who makes flame bait posts or misses the point completely. If it helps, you aren't one of those.

 

[Ace Morologist]

If they:

hire good writers and don't re-write the good writing after the fact to be less good
work the bugs out of the graphics and gameplay
hire talented voice actors
don't try to overload the gameplay with EVERYTHING people like about Star Wars
don't pander insultingly to fans

Then sure. They could do just fine.

--Morology!

PS: That happens, right? Especially in big-money tie-in franchises like this?

 

[Smooth Operator]

Well they butchered every other franchise, but I'm absolutely certain that will stop their ways at Star Wars...

Not that Lucas Arts was doing us any favors before that, but if anyone can top them then it's EA.

 

[Brian Tams]

I have as much faith in the gaming company known as Electronic Arts as any other game company. Ha-ha! Bet you thought I was going to say something sly, weren't you?

Look, they're a big company. They have relatively good development teams and relatively bad development teams as well as a few mediocre design teams They'll put out a lot of Star Wars games; some will be good, some will be bad, some will be meh. EA is not the only company that puts out shit. In fact, I find that its not the percentage of games that turn out to be shit that get people so heated about EA, but rather them being greedy exploitative fucks who introduced micro-transactions to a game you already had to pay a fat sixty for (or at least that was my first time running across that feature in a console game).

 

[Seracen]

Lucasarts only really made good flight sims in the SW universe, never much of anything else. I dunno about EA. For every horrible release, they occasionally put out the Mirror's Edge or Dead Space.

Of course, then they make sequels too fast, monetize and mainstream the heck out of it, and render the future games inept. So I think it'll be a case of 1 step forwards, 2 steps back.

If they actually release the shooter that was all but finished, I may have some faith. Not that I'm particularly interested in it on day one, just that it'll show a willingness to play and experiment with the franchise.

 

[GonzoGamer]

All I'll say is that they got the $ behind them to make some epic SW games. I hope they do.
We probably wont see a reboot of Xwing vs Tie but Battlefront should be cool.

 

[romxxii]

Of course they'll do right by Star Wars. Every decision they've made on long-standing franchises has been spot-on what the fans wanted, right?

 

[Werewolfkid]

I am going to play the role of the optimist here and give EA a chance. After being voted worst company in America two years in a row, the backlash to their greedy business practices, and their complete disregard to how different game markets work I think that EA has finally started to get the point. They got rid of the online pass, they announced they are looking into getting rid of SimCity's DRM, and they announced Mirror's Edge 2 a title that people have been wanting them to make for years now. Does that redeem years of abusing their consumer base? No, but I feel it's a good start and if they keep it up they can restore the good will they have lost. If they manage not to screw up this massive opportunity they have been given they could very well usher in an era of great Star Wars games. Now I could be wrong about all of this and EA just turns Star Wars in a nightmare of anti-consumers practices, but screwing this up may destroy the company and I don't think they want that. If they remember that quality and good resource management is the key to long time success then they might pull just this off. And besides I cannot for the life of me imagine even EA creating something as horrible and soulless as Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2. Not even they are that evil. That my impression of all this and maybe I'm wrong and EA will continue business as usual and slowing die taking the Star Wars franchise with it. But I hope that things just might work in our favor.

 

[Joccaren]

I don't know. It depends on whether DICE realises that half the appeal of Battlefront was that it wasn't Battlefield, and doesn't turn it into the abomination they turned BF3 into. High chance for them to fuck up, some chance they'll get it right.
And the same goes for everything else really. Might make it well, might fuck it up like everything else they've released lately.