Printable View
You don't like stories? Fuck you, then.
I liked the gameplay too, but it's because it's not stressful and you can take it at your own pace, and most of the time it's not too challenging so you can just watch the pretty lightsaber fights. There are a few challenging spots, but not many.
The reason why the game is so good is because of the story. But you're one of those Star Trek snobs that turn their noses up at Star Wars anyway, right?
I like books and movies. Game stories not so much. I'd rather just "play the game", you know?
It does not sound like a game I would like, based on that.
Also: Star Trek games are the worst thing in the entire world.
I agree only to the extent that 99% of game stories are completely abysmal, including Mass Effect. Not so with Kotor. It as an effectively compelling rendering of any boy's fantasy of becoming a Jedi, with real, actual humor that works, and characters that are interesting.
Just go play the damn game, and don't quit before cool things happen.
No, because it's good.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I'll give it a borrow and give it an honest shot. Enough people seem to like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowutopia
Well the story sequences shape your character and give you access to different abilities, so you can't really just tap a button to pass everything. It's turn-based combat based on behind-the-scenes dice rolls, so unless you're normally into roguelikes I don't think playing this game solely for the battle system and item customization would be the greatest thing. It's a good RPG combat system (pretty much just a 3D version of Baldur's Gate, IIRC) and much better than most console RPGs, for however you feel about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
Looks like I'll have to give another MMO a shot. Maybe this one will hook me.
Listen, I can't even look at an RPG these days, but I would still play through Kotor again. I never bothered finishing Mass Effect, either.
I hate MMOs but if anyone can make one that I'll play, it's BioWare.
Even if it is using the shitty Star Wars license.
New info.
Quote:
The BioWare doctors are taking the stage to talk about the game.
Keep refreshing this page, because it gives us traffic. Oh, and because I'll keep typing in what these guys are saying!
Dr. Ray's talking about the "fourth pillar" they're adding to other important elements like character development and combat. The fourth pillar is storyline. They want to embed lots of plot lines into the online experience.
Dr. Greg: "It's going great. The game is playable" right now. They want it to be "pick up and play" accessible. Been peeking at the WOW playbook, apparently.
Now they're showing an actual trailer of this business.
"A tenuous truce exists between the Republic and the Sith Empire." Sounds like the two factions in the game, perhaps? That was followed up with "Which side will you choose?" So yeah, sounds like the factions. That trailer was all CG, no gameplay or anything.
Lead designer James Ohlen is up now. They're really harping on storyline here. He says TOR is the first truly story-driven MMO, "allows players to carve out their own epic stories."
This is set 300 years after the first two KOTOR games. There's a new Sith Empire hassling the Republic.
Yeah, Republic and Sith Empire are the two factions. Multiple classes within each faction, of course. Ohlen says each class has its own storyline associated with it. He's talking about Luke, Han and Leia's personal stories in the original trilogy. He wants TOR players' stories to come together and resonate with each other in the same way.
He's talking about player choice dictating your tendency toward the light and dark side--doesn't sound like that alignment is tied into your choice of faction.
Art director Jeff Dobson hits the stage to talk about the game's visual style.
He points out this is 3,000 years before Darth Vader, so they want to make it look familiar but still pretty unique. The shots of builings and landscapes they're showing so far look similar to scenes from the other KOTOR games.
"Like concept art come to life" is the quality and style they're going for.
He's talking about wanting the quality of their graphics to come through regardless of the hardware you're running on. More shades of WOW.
Gameplay trailer showed...a lot of Jedi running around with lightsabers fighting each other and some monsters. Scene of a lady standing on a balcony on Coruscant. A Jedi fighting one of the green monsters from the arena at the end of Attack of the Clones. The combat looks pretty back-and-forth, MMO-style.
Quick Q&A starting. Footage shown a minute ago is pre-alpha.
What platforms? "Only talking about PC today."
No details being given on subscription models or release dates. Rodriguez says "much more focused on delivering a quality game." Dr. Greg follows up with "sometime in the future."
"What about the future of Star Wars Galaxies?" No response to that one. An open beta may happen at some point, though.
Looks like the general presentation is over; now we're breaking up into roundtable Q&As with these guys. If you guys have any specific questions, post 'em in the comments and I'll try to ask them when my turn comes.