Star Wars 1313
 

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Dare I say it...?

I actually have a feeling this game might turn out ok!

They seem to have a good idea, and another Bounty Hunter game is something i've been waiting for since... Well, since Bounty Hunter back in 2002!

If they go about this the right way, I think this could end up being a good, fun game!

The only aspect I'm disappointed with is the lack of space. It seems it will be all set on Coruscant.

As I said in the other thread, I suspect this will tie in to the live action TV series, especially now that it has been revealed to be about bounty hunters which have long been rumoured as a major element of the TV series.

Yeah, could be, DP. Anyway, I'm always going to keep an eye out for a game where you get to play a Bounty Hunter. But damn, so many buzz words!

Tbh, I've always wanted a game set in the Star Wars crime world, like Coruscant or Nar Shaddaa, so I'm cautiously optimistic with this. The third-person, platforming and "playable cinematic gameplay" wouldn't on my dream list of features, but at this point, anything coming from LucasArts that isn't **** is welcome.

Also, it's a cool title, I like it.

So basically the announcement last night was, "Yes, we're making a game. It's Star Wars and has people in it."

I'm still very worried and I want more info.


Tentative Predicted Game Score: 7.4

Pros
1. Odds are it'll be the first Star Wars (and Lucasarts) game to be rated M.
2. It seems to be set on one of my favourite planets.

Cons
1. I was expecting a retelling of Star Wars in a medieval fantasy setting.

They'll show some gameplay on Monday thanks to E3.

Looking forward to seeing what they show at E3...I'm trying to be optimistic even if it is difficult to do so with LucasArts right now.

Looks promising

A mature themed Star Wars game from LucasArts? Am I seeing this right?

Guess we'll have to wait 'til E3 for more details.

I've made the picture clickable for a bigger one. It makes a nice wallpaper. :)

I'm liking the sound of this.

Though I wonder if this is just going to be Assassin's Creed: Star Wars Edition. Or possibly Uncharted..

Relevant: First look at 1313 in GameTrailers' Preliminary E3 shenanigans

Dare I say Star Wars: Mass Effect? it looks RPG'y... :)

After the recent record of games, this at least looks like a different direction, and a good one.

I think I am excited.

Could be interesting, but it could also be crap. That said, I am looking forward to seeing the announced gameplay footage. :)

This will be great if done correctly, very much looking forward to this one!

So, if done correctly, this sounds like it would be a bit like GoW in the Star Wars universe.

Watch the protagonist turn out to be a Jedi, and be pulling the strings on some very important central plot points. That's what I'm going with until demonstrated otherwise.

They've already said otherwise:

They say a lot of things, the revolving door Lucasarts management aren't the brightest bunch.

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A new direction to the franchise? Mature themes and storyline?!

One can only hope!

It's being internally developed so, for me, this cast a shadow of doubt. Still, ILM and Skywalker Sound on it might guarantee exceptional cutscenes and outstanding sound effects. :rolleyes:

Well, I won't jynx this: it's the first SW title I've been really excited for in years! I hope it doesn't get screwed down the development path, I really do. I'll follow this closely.

PS: so the image below is Coruscant. Heh, from a quick glance it looked like an Imperial-subdued Utapau.

Or this might involve Mando fellating. I sure hope Karen Traviss' ego is still bruised and she doesn't have anything to do with this.

She shouldn't. After she ragequit, I believe she said she never wanted to do anything Star Wars related again.

I like how everyone is equating this game to other games XD

I personally equate it to Dead Space without the monsters and such... but we do have dark industrial areas, over-the-shoulder gameplay, platforming which I'm assuming will be light with more of a shooter element to it. They've said it'll have the cinematic elements throughout the gameplay and they're aiming to have players not know the difference between a cutscene and gameplay... which is pretty much exactly what Dead Space 2 pulled off pretty well.

Hmm, almost all of the cinematic action beside shooting and running was done through QTEs on DS2. Which is fine, I'm not sure the game would go well along with wall-running and pulling other stunts.

Which may happen on 1313. That's the difference I see between those games. :)

shooter or RPG I wonder... Or neither....?

Maybe it'll be a Kinect enabled game and you'll have to dance your way out of trouble. So...a dancer, maybe?

Won't get my hopes up, but this looks interesting.

There were actually very fewQTE's in DS2 and when they happened it wasn't during the most cinematic elements of the game... when I mean cinematic elements, I'm talking about parts of the game where the camera wasn't locked over-the-shoulder and really threw you around.

Interessant. I dig the idea of full-body motion capture, but I wonder if it'll be anything like L.A. Noire. Also, the part where they mention that players won't know if its gameplay or a cutscene, because it'll be seamlessly blended.

IIRC, LucasArts was the first video game developer to use cinematic cutscenes in video games with Maniac Mansion.

I'm just hoping there's going to be appropriate allotments of chest-high walls to all Coruscant residents by the time it comes out.

I hope not, my disappointment with that game shortened my life by several years.

I was talking about the mo-cap. :p

I'd say neither. They are categorizing it as a third-person action adventure game.

The part where the player loses all control/input could be a minor clue. The only way it could be "seamless" is if the game is essentially one long cutscene with the occasional QTE. Would not surprise me in the least if LA put out a game like that.

That explains the use of the Unreal engine.

I know I keep referring to it, but it's the best example in my mind of what they could be talking about... but Dead Space 2 did this constantly, not just with action but with your interaction with other characters. It would seamlessly go from the standard in-control over-the-shoulder view and then fluidly switch to a more cinematic character dialogue scene.

Plus it doesn't have to be big over the top cutscenes, it could spawn more subtle moments like entering a new area and then suddenly you see an Imperial shuttle crash land into the side of this huge chasm leading down into the depths of Coruscant, all the camera has to do is still be positioned behind the player but quickly point up and to the left or right or whatever to catch this event happening.

I mean, I can understand the fear that people have about gameplay + cutscenes = quick time events... but I've seen plenty of examples of games moving away from this in interesting ways.

But yeah... all of these techniques are used heavily in Dead Space 2...

Not what I expected, but it looks, and sounds interesting so far.

If it changes perspective and takes away player control, it's not seamless. Half-Life 2 is the only game I know that does anything like what they are talking about, because it doesn't actually have cutscenes, it just gates you into an area where some stuff is going on. You're free to wander around ignoring it as you please though. The dreaded "cinematic" buzzword implies the exact opposite of that sort of approach.