Darth Malak was a Human male born on Quelii who took the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith during the Jedi Civil War. Born Alek Squinquargesimus and nicknamed Squint, he was—prior to becoming a Sith Lord—a famed Jedi Knight and military commander. Squinquargesimus befriended the Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick and, after taking the name “Malak,” assisted him in defeating the Jedi Covenant. During the Mandalorian Wars, Malak gained a reputation as a headstrong warrior who would recklessly charge into danger. He eventually drew closer and closer to the dark side, ultimately being seduced by Sith teachings imparted to him by his closest friend and fellow Jedi Knight Revan. After the final battle of the Mandalorian Wars at the Sith planet of Malachor V, the two twisted the allegiance of the Revanchists and the Republic forces under their command, building the foundations of what would eventually become a new Sith Empire.
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Seriously, there's a whole wide universe out there. Why are there so few RPGs that focus on space travel and alien planets?
While true, I prefer a serious space rpg and not one that’s goofy/humorous hard to explain
Outer Worlds felt like an incomplete game. Something was off. Not saying it was a bad game but it wasn't great. Probably the only action RPG that you couldn't even throw grenades in the game. Now Starfield can be that next big game in space
It's not a question that the game is incomplete, the devs sort of admitted it themselves. They said they didn't have the resources to balance the game for different builds, and so just made all items/ammo really plentiful so anyone could beat with whatever they had. If they can't do that, it's not a stretch to think there were other corners cut.
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Don't know what it was but OW didn't feel right. It was missing it's charm and felt incomplete. But I do think given a bigger budget and more development time it could be something special
I do wonder if Microsoft will have two developers working on fallout games at the same time. One being bethesda and other bring OW devs who did FONV
The Outer Worlds felt more like Borderlands than Mass Effect or any of the Star Wars games.
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Unironically yes. Not even worth calling it a space rpg.
I'd like to see Paramount invest in video game development, because I can totally see a Star Trek game being great.
Getting to explore the universe in a RPG Star Trek game that takes inspiration from Mass Effect and the Outer Worlds for it's RPG mechanics has huge potential.
As for the exploration part of the game having it take inspiration from No Man's Sky, the Outer Wilds and Freelancer would be great.
I think I'd prefer an original IP rather than one based on the existing property. That way the developers won't be constrained by the lore. But there is nothing wrong with using Star Trek as an inspiration.
I'll agree to this. New RPG stories set in space.
Course, Phantasy Star back then had futuristic weapons and space travel. I still want PS5. Well...both PS5s. Lol. But I'm talking about a sequel to the series and not the console. PS Online is fine. But I want the old series gameplay back. Loved traveling to the other planets. Was very innovative back then. Created a sense of wonder and exploration.
I think we need more games set anywhere away from medieval eurpean fantasy. Good Lord, I am really sick of elves, orcs and friends.
You said it. It's so much culture out there beside Euro-medieval fantasy...much more!
Well, we do have the perfect foundation for a space RPG: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
IMO, we need more good RPGs. I couldn't care less if they set in space, under the sea, in future, current times or in medieval times, or in prehistoric even.
I would take Mass Effect-like game set in Ancient Greece over another Dragon Age II. Or Dragon Age: Origins-like set in current time over Deus Ex: Invisible War and so on.
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Loved KOTOR. Malak was awesome.
Incredibly in-depth and an enticing read. Great article.