Star Wars video games

*Andrew NDB* · 09-28-2023, 02:06 AM

What has been your Star Wars video game experience?

So little by little I've been getting through Jedi: Fallen Order for the past few months. It's a bit fun and the visuals are pretty great, though it seems to be falling into the model of "the illusion of exploration" or choice. It's getting harder and harder to press on in it.

Other games I've played, most as a kid:

* X-Wing. Fairly barebones but I totally dug it. At the time it had better graphics than Wing Commander but far less immersion or story.

* TIE-Fighter. Now this got pretty good! And the story drew me in. Vice Admiral Thrawn is a big part of things, and he even develops the TIE Defender program like Star Wars: Rebels borrowed. I remember well the novella that came in the box, "The Stele Chronicles," about a TIE pilot. Great stuff.

* X-Wing vs. TIE-Fighter. Not so great. No story, just multiplayer. Blah.

* Rebel Assault. Kinda bleh. Might have been a good arcade game. You're flying ships but stuck on a rail and can't really move around, just shoot at stuff.

* Knights of the Old Republic. I only started playing it years after it'd been a thing and didn't play it for long. It showed a lot of promise. I may try it again.

And that's about it, beyond dabbling in ROMS with Super Star Wars, Super Empire Strikes Back, Shadows of the Empire, but not very seriously.

The Force Unleashed games look interesting to me. Never tried. To those that've played them, are they better and more involving than Jedi: Fallen Order?

09-28-2023, 02:06 AM	#1
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,579	Star Wars video games What has been your Star Wars video game experience? So little by little I've been getting through Jedi: Fallen Order for the past few months. It's a bit fun and the visuals are pretty great, though it seems to be falling into the model of "the illusion of exploration" or choice. It's getting harder and harder to press on in it. Other games I've played, most as a kid: * X-Wing. Fairly barebones but I totally dug it. At the time it had better graphics than Wing Commander but far less immersion or story. * TIE-Fighter. Now this got pretty good! And the story drew me in. Vice Admiral Thrawn is a big part of things, and he even develops the TIE Defender program like Star Wars: Rebels borrowed. I remember well the novella that came in the box, "The Stele Chronicles," about a TIE pilot. Great stuff. * X-Wing vs. TIE-Fighter. Not so great. No story, just multiplayer. Blah. * Rebel Assault. Kinda bleh. Might have been a good arcade game. You're flying ships but stuck on a rail and can't really move around, just shoot at stuff. * Knights of the Old Republic. I only started playing it years after it'd been a thing and didn't play it for long. It showed a lot of promise. I may try it again. And that's about it, beyond dabbling in ROMS with Super Star Wars, Super Empire Strikes Back, Shadows of the Empire, but not very seriously. The Force Unleashed games look interesting to me. Never tried. To those that've played them, are they better and more involving than Jedi: Fallen Order? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]