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UncleGramps 06-08-11 03:19 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
So there are plenty of CG trailers, but have they shown actual gameplay yet?

RocShemp 06-08-11 06:35 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by UncleGramps (Post 10808353)
So there are plenty of CG trailers, but have they shown actual gameplay yet?

Yeah. But it wasn't impressive.

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flashburn 06-08-11 07:49 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
I'm sure there will be at least a few fairly hands on demo videos that show up. Hell they showed gameplay at LAST years E3.

flashburn 06-08-11 08:05 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
Three hours of footage here:
http://betacake.blogspot.com/2011/05...ours-long.html

For as long as it lasts. EA/Bioware is taking down this stuff almost as quick as it's posted.

edit: Whoops, that one is really old.

Here are some upcoming features:
# G4TV LIVE HANDS ON DEMO
WHEN: JUNE 8TH AT 3PM PT / 6PM ET / 24:00 CEST
Quote:
G4's E3 2011 LIVE show on Wednesday focuses on EXCLUSIVE HANDS ON DEMOS and INTERVIEWS from the G4 stage at the convention center. Coverage begins at 6pm ET and runs through 9pm ET, with a special E3-themed episode of Web Soup at 9pm ET. We’ll have LIVE HANDS ON DEMOS of Batman: Arkham City, WWE 2012, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Tekken X Street Fighter, Resistance 3, SSX Deadly Descent, plus a FIRST LOOK AT HORDE MODE for Gears of War 3 and many more.

# IGN LIVE SHOW
WHEN: JUNE 9TH AT 11AM PT / 2PM ET / 20:00 CEST
Quote:
And as we've done in years past, we'll be running IGN's Live Show throughout E3. GameScoop! founder and editor extraordinaire Daemon Hatfield has put together an impressive list of games -- 49 in total -- for you to see firsthand. Developers from studios around the world will play their games with IGN editors, and you'll get to watch from the comfort of your own home.

Groucho 06-08-11 08:08 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
RobV, please turn off autoplay on the video you're quoting in post 48.

flashburn 06-08-11 08:10 AM

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RocShemp 06-08-11 10:20 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
I'm not convinced by this. It looks like a half-assed single player game that was made into an MMO for no apparent reason. This should've been another single player game. Oh well... :shrug:

flashburn 06-08-11 10:21 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
Waaaah it's an MMO, waaaaah. Same ol' shit from some of you guys. It gets tiring.

fumanstan 06-08-11 10:24 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
This is why I always thought clamoring for game play clips is bit silly. Some games, MMO's included, are just boring to watch :lol:

Groucho 06-08-11 10:26 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 10808684)
Waaaah it's an MMO, waaaaah. Same ol' shit from some of you guys. It gets tiring.

:thumbsup: I'm not going into the Call of Duty threads and complaining that it's not a 2D platformer.

UncleGramps 06-08-11 10:26 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
Okay, now I see why they've been focusing on the pre-rendered cutscenes. :lol:

RocShemp 06-08-11 10:29 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
Don't get me wrong. I wanted it to look good (proving my fears unfounded) but it doesn't. And I think we all suspected as much when all the ads were (admittedly awesome) CGI trailers and some scant clips of gameplay seen in developer interviews.

This game instead looks like they tried to shoehorn a single player game into an MMO. It looks like an uncomfortable middle ground.

Cusm 06-08-11 10:42 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
I never played SWG, but I still do not see how a raid could work well in the SW/sci-fi vein. I played WoW and raiding worked well in that setting, but SW seems an odd fit. Is there healing, Tank? I have sworn off MMOs since I broke my WoW addiction, so I will try and skip this one, maybe try the free demo.

flashburn 06-08-11 10:46 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 10808692)
This is why I always thought clamoring for game play clips is bit silly. Some games, MMO's included, are just boring to watch :lol:

Yeah, totally. Anyone who has played an MMO realizes this. This game is nothing more than WoW with a Bioware/Star Wars touch on it, exactly what I (and others) expected it to be. With each class supposed to have their own 50-100 hour unique storyline quest, I'm really looking forward to it.

flashburn 06-08-11 10:47 AM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Cusm (Post 10808723)
I never played SWG, but I still do not see how a raid could work well in the SW/sci-fi vein. I played WoW and raiding worked well in that setting, but SW seems an odd fit. Is there healing, Tank? I have sworn off MMOs since I broke my WoW addiction, so I will try and skip this one, maybe try the free demo.

There are roles, just like any other MMO. I think it's flexible due to talents, or whatever they are calling them, just like WoW, so a Jedi can be a tank, dps, or a healer. There are also more specific classes for those roles, I think there is some type of Medic class, and there is a tank oriented class.

Cusm 06-08-11 12:13 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 10808734)
There are roles, just like any other MMO. I think it's flexible due to talents, or whatever they are calling them, just like WoW, so a Jedi can be a tank, dps, or a healer. There are also more specific classes for those roles, I think there is some type of Medic class, and there is a tank oriented class.

I just have more trouble seeing how I could be immersed in this type of game set in a Sci-fi environment than a D&D/fantasy environment as I have not played one in this setting before.

RocShemp 06-08-11 12:16 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Cusm (Post 10808883)
I just have more trouble seeing how I could be immersed in this type of game set in a Sci-fi environment than a D&D/fantasy environment as I have not played one in this setting before.

Try playing Mass Effect and you'll see Bioware is very capable at making an immersive sci-fi RPG. I actually like that franchise better than their Dragon Age games.

Groucho 06-08-11 12:24 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 
That autoplay video is giving me fits. :gah:

RocShemp 06-08-11 12:25 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 10808899)
That autoplay video is giving me fits. :gah:

What are you doing still going to page 2 of this thread? :p

Groucho 06-08-11 12:28 PM

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40 posts per page. :)

Rob V 06-08-11 01:01 PM

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^^ Better?

RocShemp 06-08-11 01:03 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 10808917)
40 posts per page. :)

Well that explains it.

Groucho 06-08-11 01:17 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Rob V (Post 10808989)
^^ Better?

:banana:

mhg83 06-08-11 01:57 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by Cusm (Post 10808723)
I never played SWG, but I still do not see how a raid could work well in the SW/sci-fi vein. I played WoW and raiding worked well in that setting, but SW seems an odd fit. Is there healing, Tank? I have sworn off MMOs since I broke my WoW addiction, so I will try and skip this one, maybe try the free demo.

I heard the wookie race makes a good tank.

mhg83 06-08-11 06:46 PM

Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
 

Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 10808703)

This game instead looks like they tried to shoehorn a single player game into an MMO. It looks like an uncomfortable middle ground.

That's what has me most interested in old republic. I played WOW for about two months. After the 50th quest of collecting items or killing a set number of monsters, it just became boring to me. There wasn't much of a story to pull me in. I've heard that there are no fetch quests in O.R.


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