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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Kicking someone's ass with the force

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Bubbles	Posted: Oct 31 2007, 05:40 PM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 2,384 Member No.: 4 Joined: 2-March 06	The next gen Star Wars game: http://lucasarts.com/ Go. Here. Now. -------------------- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams#BLOCK^_^DATA##BLOCKv_vDATA#

DesRed85	Posted: Oct 31 2007, 07:57 PM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	I've seen only one video of this title and it looks cool but in an interview with Tom's Hardware some time ago, Lucasarts mentioned that this game won't be released on the PC due to some technical deficiencies compared to the XBox 360, which I find hard to believe. P.S. And why is this game under the adventure section? Isn't it more appropriate as an action game? -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Bubbles	Posted: Nov 1 2007, 01:44 PM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 2,384 Member No.: 4 Joined: 2-March 06	Given that their stated theme for the game is "Kicking someone's ass with the force." you're probably right. I love that they are releasing this game on the wii... exclusive duel mode, oh gods... -------------------- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams#BLOCK^_^DATA##BLOCKv_vDATA#

Chimaera182	Posted: Feb 18 2008, 07:48 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,899 Member No.: 42 Joined: 27-July 06	Okay, that's just not something I wanted to hear. I've been looking forward to a new Star Wars title for a while now (I'd been hoping for a KotOR III, but when it turned out to be this, I figured it'll hold me until KotOR) and this looks like it could be okay. I don't really want to hear that it'll be non-PC. Not to mention that it was originally scheduled for spring of '08 (the trailer still says so) but now it seems to be summer. And with a PC version of Assassin's Creed being delayed to April now, all the games I want are taking their damn time coming out. I may have to get a 360 or PS3 now. Damn it. -------------------- "Ethics, morality, conscience. Funny how they all go out the airlock when you need something." -Dr. Crell Moset "I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." -Dogbert#BLOCK^_^DATA#(4):(1111):(Bubbles):(Bubbles);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

DesRed85	Posted: Feb 18 2008, 08:49 PM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	On page 3 of Tom's Games Top 10 Games to watch for 2008, Star Wars: Force Unleashed is still confirmed for released on Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation 3. -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

DesRed85	Posted: Apr 3 2008, 08:17 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	The release date has been confirmed. It's September 2008. A few titbits from the article: First it was coming in November 2007, then it was pushed back to the second quarter of 2008, but now it looks like the highly anticipated new chapter in the Star Wars game library will finally be gracing store shelves this September. In an almost simultaneous worldwide launch, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be coming to North America on September 16, Southeast Asia and Australia on September 17, and Europe on September 19. And it is, as usual, for the consoles: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, DS, and PlayStation Portable. -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Chimaera182	Posted: Apr 4 2008, 07:12 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,899 Member No.: 42 Joined: 27-July 06	Damn capitalist bastards and they're manipulation of the masses into buying things. -------------------- "Ethics, morality, conscience. Funny how they all go out the airlock when you need something." -Dr. Crell Moset "I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." -Dogbert#BLOCK^_^DATA#(4):(1111):(Bubbles):(Bubbles);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

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Posted: Aug 25 2008, 12:06 AM

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I know this news bit came out ages ago but I'd just want to post it anyway to give you an idea why it ain't coming to the PC. Excerpt below:

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VideoGamer.com: Force Unleashed is coming to every platform going, except...

Cameron Suey: No Commodore 64, no Apple IIE...

VideoGamer.com: No PC...

Cameron Suey: No PC as well, yes.

VideoGamer.com: We're a multiplatform website and some of our PC-owning readers have complained about this.

Cameron Suey: And that's something that every time I read that, we do hear that complaint, it hurts. Our goal was we wanted to get this game to as many people as possible. I definitely wish it had been possible. However the PC being the gaming platform that it is, someone with a $4,000 high-end system would definitely be able to play the Euphoria, the DMM and really technical elements of the game. But someone with a low-end PC would have a watered down experience, they would have to turn all the settings down and it wouldn't be the same game. On the other hand if we made that game for as many people as possible, because we are trying to make mass market games, something that everybody can enjoy, well then it's not taking advantage of what those $4,000 systems can do. So one way or the other depending on how you build that lead PC SKU, it's not going to be for the same amount of people, it's going to be not as good or only for a select few people.

That said we're definitely not out of the PC market. It's just with our choice for this game, with the known quantity for the consoles, and every console is the same with the same processing power, it made sense for us to develop for those consoles.

I know I mentioned that Tom's Hardware did have an interview about this before but I lost that article. Have to make do with this one instead.

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"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise." -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Greg	Posted: Aug 25 2008, 01:44 AM
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DesRed85	Posted: Aug 25 2008, 04:23 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	Since Lucasarts can scale down the game for the PS2 and the handheld platforms, I don't see how it is impossible for them to do the same thing when it comes to lower-spec PCs. More like it's business driven than incompatibility issues, since they can sell a lot more on the consoles than the PC platform itself. -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Chimaera182	Posted: Sep 24 2008, 08:15 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,899 Member No.: 42 Joined: 27-July 06	Time to trash this game. Button masher. All the hype, undeserved, as pretty much you'd expect. It's one linear timeline, so no KotOR-like light/dark battle, no real interactions with people where you make choices, which we probably knew. The powers the character gets, overrated. For some reason, which is totally unexplained in the game, my character falls in love with his pilot, despite the fact that they show very little interaction. So how that develops is a complete mystery. And the databank on his personal ship talks about Bail Organa, and it specifically calls Leia the daughter of Anakin Skywalker. No one's supposed to know that, certainly not Vader's apprentice. And you fight on the unfinished first Death Star, where the planet-destroying laser is always firing (walking the halls, every couple minutes, a laser would fire in the corridor, but during the final battle you can see in the background the superlaser is just constantly firing). That's just stupid; what exactly is it firing for? I could buy the idea they were testing it, but not like that. Took me around 12 hours to finish the game. Crappy review, but I don't feel like being all proper and making some spiffy one. Is it worth buying? I didn't think so. -------------------- "Ethics, morality, conscience. Funny how they all go out the airlock when you need something." -Dr. Crell Moset "I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." -Dogbert#BLOCK^_^DATA#(4):(1111):(Bubbles):(Bubbles);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Chatulio	Posted: Sep 24 2008, 10:10 AM
Space Owl! (L.R. 364/400) Group: Admin Posts: 12,633 Member No.: 2 Joined: 23-February 06	At least it's no loss that it's (probably) not going to be ported to the PC, then. -------------------- Every future claim I make in the past is TRUE! http://rasylver.deviantart.com/#BLOCK^_^DATA##BLOCKv_vDATA#

DesRed85	Posted: Jul 29 2009, 07:36 PM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	Update: According to Shacknews, the Sith Edition of the Force Unleashed is confirmed to be hitting PC and Mac. Publisher is Aspyr. -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

Chatulio	Posted: Jul 30 2009, 11:09 AM
Space Owl! (L.R. 364/400) Group: Admin Posts: 12,633 Member No.: 2 Joined: 23-February 06	So much for the 'watered-down experience' for PCs, eh? -------------------- Every future claim I make in the past is TRUE! http://rasylver.deviantart.com/#BLOCK^_^DATA##BLOCKv_vDATA#

DesRed85	Posted: Jul 31 2009, 01:12 AM
Major Poster Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Member No.: 55 Joined: 27-August 06	I probably assume that Suey fellow either got demoted or re-assigned to another position that does not involve Q&As and interviews. -------------------- *"I don't think being interactive gives you fantastic power to change the minds of people and make them do things they'd never think of doing otherwise."* -David Cage (Quantic Dream)#BLOCK^_^DATA#(59):(1111):(Yukyo):(Yukyo);#BLOCKv_vDATA#

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