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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Am I the only person who doesn't give a damn about cinematic trailers for games? I get that they're supposed to build hype, but if it doesn't show any gameplay I just don't care.

I can understand if the release is far off and there's probably only buggy alpha footage, but this complaint extends to games that are out. During the recent Steam sale there were several times I was checking out a game and the only videos on the store page were cinematics with no gameplay.

Okay, rant over.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Cool, no EA. I might actually buy

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    [–] 37 points 11 months ago* (6 children)

    I want to be enthusiastic about this. I really, really do... but Star Wars has just burned me so hard this past decade announcing exciting projects only for them to never be heard from again. Remember that High Republic game? That was announced years ago now, and we've not heard anything since.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Star Wars Eclipse was announced in 2021. It's a Quantic Dream game, they usually take their time, deliver a polished release and don't really talk about stuff until the release. I'd rather they take their time than release the shit everyone else does. That's probably the worst example to use of Star Wars stuff being bad recently.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Also there are rumors that that was effectively a recruitment video which would also push it to very early stages of development. Makes sense though probably better for a large project to get a bunch of people from the start and delay development a bit at the beginning than to delay development later due to fuckery.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    It's also par for the course with recent Quantic Dream announcements.

    The Kara tech demo was released March 2012 (over a year before the current game they were working on, Beyond: Two Souls released). And Detroit: Become Human gave us the corresponding game for Kara but didn't release until May 2018. So that's 6 years from announcement/introduction of a new game to it's release.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Forgot about that bit, but yeah makes sense then that we haven't heard shit since they are at best still polishing things up. If there's one thing I can give Quantic Dream it's that their games are generally well polished baring a few bugs (JASON!) or scattershot writing (beyond two souls).

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago*

    Well at least Sam Maggs isn't on this one.

    Hopefully it's a step in the right direction for Star Wars?

    EDIT: Before you riot, my distaste with her has nothing to do with her being a woman, and everything to do with her being needlessly antagonistic to people and her being a writer on such "banger" games as Anthem and Call of Duty Vanguard.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Honestly, this shows next to nothing.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, not very helpful. Comments were hyping up the director, never heard of the guy. I'll give it the same things I give to all the other Star Wars projects, hope and cautious optimism.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    never heard of the guy

    Director behind some of the best RPGs of all time. Baldur's Gate 2, KotOR, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect, Jade Empire.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    All I want is a convenient way to play KOTOR 1. An adapter version like they did with KOTOR 2, so I can play from the couch with a controller like when I was a kid.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Was expecting the remake to finally get to know the original game... The husband is a fan and I tried to play it but couldn't get over the graphics and gameplay. Don't know if I should force myself to go through or just wait.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago*

    They dont know how to make good movies or games anymore, so not hoping for much. It actually requires emotional maturity and love for the craft.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    It's always about bringing back the old Bioware names for star wars rather than the old obsidian Kotor 2 names. Kotor 2 raised the bar even with the rushed development. Raised it so high that the mega budget multiple single game story sized MMO with Bioware disappointed, Same with the book before the game. I don't get what about these suits and Bioware alumni seem so allergic towards Kotor 2. Mass Effect was a step back compared to Xbox era Bioware and a major step back comparison to Xbox era Obsidian. Besides David Gaider, if the name is a former major Bioware figure, my interest plummets

    Regardless, new studio. They probably don't even have a clear idea on what the narrative even is. Probably spin the wheels on asset generation, concept art, and narrative round tabling with a back and forth with LucarsArts/Disney canon approvers. Keep expectations low. 2030+. Don't expect risks. Bioware and the old Bioware alumni still directing games besides Gaider with Dragon Age 1-3 all seem obsessed with making Hollywood knock offs with very basic morality and basic heroes journey narratives. Pretty much covering up a new hope in new paint over and over again

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    If it's not D20 Star Wars RPG, we riot.

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  • [+] -8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I will only play this if there’s a Destiny 2 crossover.

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  • [+] -11 points 11 months ago

    LOL dead franchise

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  • [–] -2 points 11 months ago

    SWG was the last good Star Wars game. I’ll die on this hill.

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    [–] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Nice CG, but says nothing other than “New Star Wars game might come out someday.”

    Also this shot is straight out of Alien: screenshot-from-the-trailer

    Reference: screenshot-from-alien

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, but it's Malek's dreadnought so I'm hyped either way.

    ETA: loved the shot of the three-person party walking towards the wreckage. Definitely giving off old-school KOTOR vibes from that alone

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago

    Yeah, there’s a lot of small details that already show some promise: three characters in the party, the hyperspace engine is clearly based off the Ebon Hawks engines, I’m positive that is the Leviathan in the background and they showed a gizka if you look closely enough. I got enough Kotor vibes from it to warrant revisiting Kotor 1 & 2 in the near future

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago

    Nice CG, but says nothing other than “New Star Wars game might come out someday.”

    I mean, yeah, that’s fair. Trailers like this it’s best to keep expectations in check before seeing actual gameplay.

    That said, seeing as Casey Hudson is involved I’m definitely more confident about this than the Kotor remake. Time will tell.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Surprised this hadn’t been shared here yet. I’m cautiously optimistic

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This reminds me of the old Bioware CGI trailers which were stunning but of course, the finished game could never match them.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago

    Yeah, that’s what I’m expecting with this. As someone who’s played a good amount of Bioware’s games, I’m not putting much stock in the visual fidelity of the teaser trailer they showed here. Definitely interested in where the game takes place however

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I never know what to make with these kind of trailers. This told me nothing other than the name of a potential game. What do I do with this?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    To be fair that’s usually how these teaser trailers work. Something with more substance would have definitely been nice, but I imagine that’s a few years off at a minimum.

    There are a few very small details that stand out if someone has played the older Knights of the Old Republic games though

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure who that's fair to exactly.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago

    That’s valid. When the Star Wars Eclipse trailer dropped I didn’t really and still don’t know what to expect from it.

    If you haven’t played previous Kotor games, your party usually consists of three characters max at a time like shown in the teaser.

    From the swfotor website, it does say that the game is going to be an action RPG. Nothing else of substance has really been shared

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