The Force Unleashed - 4 New videos (PS3 Version)

dachiefsman - 495 days 10 hours ago

looks pretty damn good.

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LoveSpuds - 495 days 10 hours ago

Sorry to say it but this game looks pantaloons! Looks like a mindless button masher from this footage, will deffo be waiting for some reviews methinks.

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Webswinger93 - 495 days 8 hours ago

I get less and less impressed by this game everytime a new video comes around. I mean how can a stormtrooper take like five blows from a lightsaber?
It does look kinda fun though but I don't think it's a game that will keep me amused very long.
This game had such potential but now it only looks like a repetetive button-masher...

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Whoooop - 495 days 8 hours ago

This isn't what I was expecting gameplay wise...

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Irwin - 495 days 8 hours ago

maybe a rent for me yo

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okcomputer - 495 days 8 hours ago

I dont know what you guys are complaining about. Force unleashed has always been billed as a god of war/ninja gaiden type action game with amped up force powers and an amazing physics engine. Thats exactly what I see in those videos. If you want to call it a "mindless button masher" without even knowing anything about the combo system or the controls, thats your opinion, but this game has always been billed as a third person action game, so I dont know what you were expecting. It looks great to me.

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Kyur4ThePain - 495 days 8 hours ago

Sorry, meant to reply further up.

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Cajun Chicken - 495 days 8 hours ago

Psi-Ops crossed with EOE (Eve of Extinction)?
Count me in.

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Sharpshell - 495 days 8 hours ago

Force powers are awesome though there is some danger that sending every object in the level flying might get repretitive, but I don't like the looks of the lightsaber attacks, it annoys me every time I see a ST take a direct blow and not get cut in half... but what will make or break this game is story. If the story is as Epic as its source material then it will be awesome, if not, then it wont be worth playing.

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Elmer Fudd - 495 days 8 hours ago

wooks kind of weird

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ThaGeNeCySt - 495 days 8 hours ago

lol the star wars version of Too Human

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The Wood - 495 days 8 hours ago

too human

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AclayPS3 - 495 days 8 hours ago

I'm not impressed with the gameplay in The Force Unleashed a lot... I think that there needs to me more melee attacks or a lot of cool combos with the Light Saber or something.

While watching these videos, I just thought of something... the gameplay in this game reminds me of Infamous somewhat because of the use of electrical powers and picking up objects with powers and whatnot... but the major difference between the gameplay to me is that Infamous is Open World while The Force Unleashed isn't... but so far I've been more impressed with Infamous and Open World games are almost always fun.

And when the guy was fighting that big robot, it did make me think of Too Human too.

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stuntman_mike - 495 days 8 hours ago

its supposed to be rpg lite from what ive seen looks like a slash-em up hopefully the story and other levels will be more interesting.

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blackparade man - 495 days 8 hours ago

Yea i agree, but if they were to make it that one swipe would cut a guy in half it would be to easy and hardly a challenge at all.

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tako2000 - 495 days 8 hours ago

Well, isn't it to be obvious that StarWar:FU is a button smasher action game with all the footage we saw before this game play video.

and of course, combine sword attack and force move should dish out some kcik-ass movement. Plus there is finishing move to bigger enemy and boss I assume, what's not to like?

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juuken - 495 days 8 hours ago

It looks alright to me. I did like some of the physics there.
Still too early to judge the game? :/

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AcidHorse - 495 days 8 hours ago

I mean when you hit the stormtroopers there is a second long dramatic pause. Game looks pretty boring. Anyway, don't lightsabers cut through stuff? From the looks of the video the light saber is just punching the stormtroopers.

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Farsendor1 - 495 days 7 hours ago

they got the lightsaber totally wrong

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Figboy - 495 days 7 hours ago

a part of me wishes the word "repetitive" wasn't in the vocabulary of most of the gaming populous.

i mean, games by their very NATURE are repetitive!

and not just video games either:

Basketball: the teams run back and forth down the court over and over and over and over again trying to score points until the time runs out.

Football: the teams throw a football in an attempt to get it into a goal on the other end over and over and over again.

even in games like Clue, Monopoly, Tetris, Life, etc, the gameplay mechanics and rules are the same.

what MATTERS is if those gameplay mechanics are enjoyable to begin with.

first example being God of War. it's combo combat. all you do in this game for the most part is kill wave after wave of enemies.

another example: Ninja Gaiden. it's combo combat with an extreme difficulty level. all you do is kill wave after wave of enemies.

Devil May Cry: ditto.

Heavenly Sword: ditto.

Halo: first person shooter. you kill wave after wave of enemies from the first person perspective.

Resistance: ditto.

does this stop any of those games from being FUN? no.

here's my thoughts on what make a game fun, and what we connect to as gamers with what we consider a "fun" game:

1) controls: without tight controls, the game would be unplayable. destroying fun (see: Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness for an example of SH*TTY controls that ruined what could have been a great game).

2) visuals: don't always have to be groundbreaking, or the best in the industry, but art design goes a long way. examples of games with excellent art design: Bioshock, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Okami, Shadow of the Colossus, Team Fortress. all very different games. all arguably showcasing some of the best graphics in the industry in terms of art design.

3) sound: simple, the sound should match the game. end of story. i'm not a real nitpicker for sound, but i know when the audio enhanced the mood of a game (see; Silent Hill series for excellent use of audio, MGS4 is another).

4) game design: this is a take on the "gameplay" category, but gameplay is a bit broad and vaguely used these days. a game with quality game design, and featuring the above qualities will probably be a pass. there's also individual team's talent. for example, i don't know if Insomniac could make an MGS4, or Kojima Productions could make a Super Mario Brothers, but there's no denying that they are two of the best development houses in the industry.

why is it that we forgive certain games for having some things, but condemn another for having those EXACT SAME ELEMENTS? (see; the recent brouhaha over Killzone 2 and other new FPS titles seemingly borrowing gameplay elements from Call of Duty 4)

the answer is the above four elements i listed.

why is it that having an over the shoulder camera in Gears of War is considered "new and fresh," even though Resident Evil 4 implemented it first, but when Uncharted uses the same elements, it's "ripping off Gears of War?"

why is it that God of War, Ninja Gaiden, and Devil May Cry can have the same, "enter a room; doors close/get sealed off; enemies appear; kill enemies; unlock door; proceed; rinse repeat" formula, but Heavenly Sword gets nitpicked for following that same tradition?

ALL GAMES ARE REPETITIVE.

what matters is what developers do with those repetitive elements to make them fun.

The Force Unleashed is looking like every other combo bases action/adventure title, and as long as taking out enemies is genuinely as fun as it seems in this video, who gives a flying fizzle if it's "repetitive."

yeah, play through Gears of War, Resistance, Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, God of War, Devil May Cry, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime, and try to tell me those games aren't repetitive either.

in Gears, the primary gameplay mechanic is still shooting hordes of enemies while stop and popping out of cover.

in Resistance, the primary gameplay is still point a gun at enemies and killing them.

in MGS4, the primary gameplay is still sneaking around avoiding combat, or stealthily executing your enemies.

in Legend of Zelda, the primary gameplay is still wandering from dungeon to dungeon, collecting keys and fighting foes.

etc, etc.

does that stop ANY of those games from being a god damn good time? hell NO!

controls. visuals. audio. game design. if those core elements click, you will have a great time with a game more times than not, even if you ARE doing the same thing over and over again.

this constant complaint about "repetition" is quite ridiculous, ESPECIALLY when referring to video games.

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rhood022 - 495 days 7 hours ago

As far as the lightsabers cutting the Stormtroopers in half or whatever, you can't beat the various saber mods for the PC Jedi Knight titles. It wasn't uber realistic, i.e. that every swing cut off a part, but it was rewarding when you got a great swing in and an arm or hand went flying.

As far as TFU goes, not much to complain about. I will know more after the demo hits. But just going by the videos, I'm not a big fan of the life bar over the characters' heads. I hope you can turn that off.

Also, a while back I got my nephew a few of TFU Star Wars figures and in one of the cases was some code for the game called "Super Saber." Going by the details it might be possible that this code would allow some sort of lightsaber dismemberment.

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ToastMan018 - 495 days 7 hours ago

im a huge star wars fan so i was already sold the moment this game was announced lol it looks pretty damn fun and the fact that its apart of the main story arc makes it even better for me

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wrshredder - 495 days 7 hours ago

looks like a fun game. I guess the demo includes the same surroundings as in these videos..
Bit dissapointed in the use of DMM however.. I hope other levels contain more of that stuff.

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M0rt3n - 495 days 7 hours ago

I must say I loved the Jedi Knight series and the epic lightsaber battles. And this game reminds me of those times. But I must say that a few chopped off limbs would give this game the little extra. Even the old Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast had limbs being cut off. Would love to see it in this game as well.

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cicciogatto - 495 days 6 hours ago

graphics are quite good, but i think camera is always too distant from the apprentice,
and why the hell he "freezes" when the light saber hit someone??! it remembers me street fighter animations...

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djroberts - 495 days 5 hours ago

I'm just happy it's not another FPS with a lightsaber. I much prefer this style.

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devilhunterx - 495 days 5 hours ago

I am buying it.

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AshleyRiot - 495 days 4 hours ago

Looking great. Awesome sound effects too. DAY1 for me :)

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Common Sense - 495 days 8 hours ago

Why is his saber always on or unsheathed?
He might accidentally cut himself.

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Silogon - 495 days 8 hours ago

Clunky is a word thatcomes to my attention when I seen those videos. Clunky and kind of bland and boring. This, like all Star Wars games aside from the snes ones, will suck.

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IzKyD1331 - 495 days 8 hours ago

storm troopers seem to be invincible, either that or its just on hard difficulty

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rawd - 495 days 7 hours ago

Yawn

bring back KOTOR for F sakes

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dkgshiz - 495 days 6 hours ago

Your an idiot. The main platform this is being developed on is the PS3. PS3 is more powerful, its the Cell what do you expect?

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 495 days 4 hours ago

I wish they would remake Star wars Knights of the old republic.
Nothing is more fun then a Star wars RPG.Custom lightsaber ftw..

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XGamer - 495 days 4 hours ago

The first for the apprentice where he has to destroy everyone per vader, Vader himself is the very first level, so yes he gets to become much more powerful.

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DFresh - 494 days 12 hours ago

The game looks amazing.
But I really hate those health bars on top of the other storm troopers doesn't make it look that realistic also what's w/ collecting those green orbs this isn't Devil May Cry.
PS3 Version is gonna be way superior and I can't wait to play the demo this Thursday.

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