I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been....not especially impressed with Lucasarts since about 1999. Yes, they've absolutely put out (both developing and publishing) some solid titles in that span. But before the prequel era, Lucasarts was an absolute powerhouse of a company with very, very few bad titles to their name.
So in light of that, what sorts of titles would you love to see come out of Lucasarts in the future? (Whether as developer or publisher, doesn't matter)
For me:
Knights of the Old Republic III
I know it was cancelled in favour of The Old Republic. And I'm thrilled to bits about TOR, I'm absolutely itching to play it. But I still really wish for a KOTOR3. The first game was a masterpiece! The second was a rough, buggy mess, but made infinitely better (and into a very solid game) by mods like the Restored Content Mod. How thrilling would it be to see another KOTOR game?
TIE Fighter
Certainly one of the most popular SW/flight games ever. I'd be happy if they simply made in Win7 compatible and sold it on Steam. But I'd be absolutely over the moon if they made a whole new, modern engine TIE Fighter game.
Jedi Knight III
Loved Dark Forces, loved Jedi Knight, loved Jedi Outcast. Academy....not so much. It was a solid game, and technically improved on JO in pretty much every way, but there was something about it was just a bit disappointing. I put it up to that Kyle Katarn was not the central character/player character. Whatever the reason, LA/Raven didn't feel the need to title it JK3. And dangit, I want a new Jedi Knight game! Game engines have come a long way in the 8 years since Academy was released. How about a new one?
The Force Unleashed III
Probably happening anyway, but I thought I'd throw in the one thing I want from it more than anything else: a story that isn't over in 5 hours. Both TFU games have been fun, but both were also so frustratingly short that I wanted to frisbee the discs out the window when I finished each of them. As it stands now, the length of the first two combined still adds up to shorter than I like my games to be, but it would at least have been a respectable length. I want TFU3 to be at least that long.
A Clone Wars era FPS
Like Republic Commando, but not awful. RC absolutely had some great ideas, but it was buggy, sloppy, a technical disaster, and (IMO) a very frustrating game to play. I'm looking for a solidly built game, not dumbed down for console compatibility, to fight through the Clone Wars on as many exciting worlds as possible.
An Imperial era FPS
Exactly like what I just described above, but playing as a Stormtrooper instead--putting down Rebel scum
Rebellion/Empire At War fusion
I loved Rebellion, but it was more bug than game. Empire At War was great in concept, but a bit flawed in execution. I'd love to see a game that brings the two together, ideally with as few bugs as possible.
So in light of that, what sorts of titles would you love to see come out of Lucasarts in the future? (Whether as developer or publisher, doesn't matter)
For me:
Knights of the Old Republic III
I know it was cancelled in favour of The Old Republic. And I'm thrilled to bits about TOR, I'm absolutely itching to play it. But I still really wish for a KOTOR3. The first game was a masterpiece! The second was a rough, buggy mess, but made infinitely better (and into a very solid game) by mods like the Restored Content Mod. How thrilling would it be to see another KOTOR game?
TIE Fighter
Certainly one of the most popular SW/flight games ever. I'd be happy if they simply made in Win7 compatible and sold it on Steam. But I'd be absolutely over the moon if they made a whole new, modern engine TIE Fighter game.
Jedi Knight III
Loved Dark Forces, loved Jedi Knight, loved Jedi Outcast. Academy....not so much. It was a solid game, and technically improved on JO in pretty much every way, but there was something about it was just a bit disappointing. I put it up to that Kyle Katarn was not the central character/player character. Whatever the reason, LA/Raven didn't feel the need to title it JK3. And dangit, I want a new Jedi Knight game! Game engines have come a long way in the 8 years since Academy was released. How about a new one?
The Force Unleashed III
Probably happening anyway, but I thought I'd throw in the one thing I want from it more than anything else: a story that isn't over in 5 hours. Both TFU games have been fun, but both were also so frustratingly short that I wanted to frisbee the discs out the window when I finished each of them. As it stands now, the length of the first two combined still adds up to shorter than I like my games to be, but it would at least have been a respectable length. I want TFU3 to be at least that long.
A Clone Wars era FPS
Like Republic Commando, but not awful. RC absolutely had some great ideas, but it was buggy, sloppy, a technical disaster, and (IMO) a very frustrating game to play. I'm looking for a solidly built game, not dumbed down for console compatibility, to fight through the Clone Wars on as many exciting worlds as possible.
An Imperial era FPS
Exactly like what I just described above, but playing as a Stormtrooper instead--putting down Rebel scum
Rebellion/Empire At War fusion
I loved Rebellion, but it was more bug than game. Empire At War was great in concept, but a bit flawed in execution. I'd love to see a game that brings the two together, ideally with as few bugs as possible.
as it was I tried borrowing a friend's PS2 copy and could not get the hang of it. I thought the story and characters looked really cool, I'm almost tempted to find cheats to get me through the levels so I wouldn't have to put up with the controls and I could just watch the pretty cinematics!
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