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RE: Empire at War expansion pack: Forces of Corruption (E3 Announcement)
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Rogue and Aragorn put it best-- off-the-wall storylines are fine and even great if done properly-- I'd just like to have a clear-cut word on their canoncitiy. If they'd make use of the Infinities lable outside of comics it'd make everything alot easier. Hell, I'd absolutely love a Civilization III-style turn based game which would allow you to rewrite SW history from the very beginning. I'd just like it if they made it clear it was non-continuity.
It's an incredibly easy fix, really-- just print that little logo on the box, and it kills all continuity complaints.
As for the actual content of the expansion-- I still fail to understand why LA is so skittish about trying new things nowadays. It seems like since Jedi Outcast we haven't gotten any game that treads new ground. Must every game take place in those same four years?
Sigh. It's the same problem with all the LFL-licensed materials of late, really. Well, except for Dark Horse.
EDIT: Duh, there's KotOR. Forgot about that one. Still, that's about the only exception.
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JediIgor
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5/9/06 8:42pm
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Thanks Aragorn, I'll keep that in mind, I actually cooled off a little bit since they hinted they might make the storyline all intricate and retcon it very well... but if they fail they will get a can of whoopass, hopefully they will release it before the end of the summer so we can rally together all the EU fans if need be  .
With that being said, still anyone interested in EaW do post in that forum, I for one was pretty disappointed with the gameplay (as opposed to Rebellion, which was awesome! ). I kind of think they've been dropping the ball ever since Prequels came out.
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Errant_Venture
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Igor I personally lost all faith in the capabilities of LFL and LA ever since the prequals came out with a few exceptions. In general I find their products to be of ever decreasing quality trying to ride the hype of the PT (which sucked too) and they lack original ideas. I do wish that they'd get off the OT timeframe and do original games with original characters.
And after spending years following the EU and incorporating game canon I just gave up and said frack it as there was no point in fighting.
But for the idealist yeah you'd get more support from the Lit forum as most of us just care about the entertainment of a game. We all want original content but we don't worry about continuity so much anymore. And tell them no more battle of hoth please.
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FlareStorm is right. Not every game needs be continuity-hypnotised. And you don't know who the "crime lord" really is. Perhaps a fake. It's the "how" he takes the supership that matters. Remember, In the Isard's Revenge book, Isard and a small strike team was all thatw as needed to temporarily steal the Superstar.
And if it's set in the New Republic era, this is all the better.
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Excellence posted:
Remember, In the Isard's Revenge book, Isard and a small strike team was all thatw as needed to temporarily steal the Superstar.
'Cause they were allowed to. Wessiri made sure it was open for the taking in order to capture Isard, remember?
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Yeah, I wonder how the dude's gonna steal a ship that has a more intensive crew requirement than the bloody Death Star. 
But in other news, look at the pretty lady!
That screenshot alone will make me buy it. Eclipse? Pah, this is better.
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Aww, it's a baby one.
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. . . 
Well . . .
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>>>Aww, it's a baby one. <<<
You know, that retcon could have solved everything.
Newborn: 8km
Child: 12-12.8km
Young Adult: 17.6km
Adult: 19km
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Aragorn327
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...brilliant.
/sign petition
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"If LA took such care about maintaining continuity within the SW universe they would've taken greater care during the following games: Battlefront, Battlefront II, any game that features the battle of Hoth among others. "
Hell, there is no way you can have continuity with the films in any strategic level game in which the Empire can win.
And heck, it might be fun to become the Don Corleone of the Galaxy.Looks as though Lucasarts is trying for some GTA/Godfather The Game style "play as a criminal" vibe.
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Aragorn327
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Hell, there is no way you can have continuity with the films in any strategic level game in which the Empire can win.
Incorrect--played TIE Fighter? While not an RTS, it demonstrates an excellent use of multiple battle fronts. The Rebels may have been pulling off some victories on screen, but they lost in a hell of a lot of other places. It's certainly possible for an Imperial campaign that fits in with the films.
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Hah! Baby Executor. I love it.
And yes, TIE Fighter is a stunning counterexample. Y'know, being the best game ever produced. Ever.
Though it does cheat sometime. That makes me angry.
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How is it a baby Executor when it (from this perspective) dwarfs the DSII? Looks more like Great Grandpa Executor
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In fact, if that SD on the bottom right is level with the Ex (which it seems to be, if you compare the size of the bridges) it's possibly around the right size.
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