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I just watched Star Wars. Yay. Good film as ever.
Then I played Rogue Leader. Good game as ever. But. It really has not got a lifespan of a very long lifespanned game really has it? The game is excellently made, good fun and all that, but the mission structure means it becomes very repetitve after a few months.
To make Rogue Leader II a worthwhile purchase, Factor 5 should go back to the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter roots. Pick an alliegence at the start. Then you are a humble fighter pilot, assigned for recon and escrot duties, before building yourself up to Wing Commander or what have you, with lots of shiny medals. I feel a far more freeform game, under the umbrella of some outlying story (such as the actual Star Wars story, perhaps in 2 sections - Episodes 1/2 and the main IV, V and VI) would make the game far more interesting. Rather than having JUST defined missions, some random attacks by Imperial/Rebel forces could add some spice....if you know what I mean.
Just some thoughts. Anyone else?
Then I played Rogue Leader. Good game as ever. But. It really has not got a lifespan of a very long lifespanned game really has it? The game is excellently made, good fun and all that, but the mission structure means it becomes very repetitve after a few months.
To make Rogue Leader II a worthwhile purchase, Factor 5 should go back to the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter roots. Pick an alliegence at the start. Then you are a humble fighter pilot, assigned for recon and escrot duties, before building yourself up to Wing Commander or what have you, with lots of shiny medals. I feel a far more freeform game, under the umbrella of some outlying story (such as the actual Star Wars story, perhaps in 2 sections - Episodes 1/2 and the main IV, V and VI) would make the game far more interesting. Rather than having JUST defined missions, some random attacks by Imperial/Rebel forces could add some spice....if you know what I mean.
Just some thoughts. Anyone else?
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I just watched Star Wars. Yay. Good film as ever.
Then I played Rogue Leader. Good game as ever. But. It really has not got a lifespan of a very long lifespanned game really has it? The game is excellently made, good fun and all that, but the mission structure means it becomes very repetitve after a few months.
To make Rogue Leader II a worthwhile purchase, Factor 5 should go back to the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter roots. Pick an alliegence at the start. Then you are a humble fighter pilot, assigned for recon and escrot duties, before building yourself up to Wing Commander or what have you, with lots of shiny medals. I feel a far more freeform game, under the umbrella of some outlying story (such as the actual Star Wars story, perhaps in 2 sections - Episodes 1/2 and the main IV, V and VI) would make the game far more interesting. Rather than having JUST defined missions, some random attacks by Imperial/Rebel forces could add some spice....if you know what I mean.
Just some thoughts. Anyone else?
Then I played Rogue Leader. Good game as ever. But. It really has not got a lifespan of a very long lifespanned game really has it? The game is excellently made, good fun and all that, but the mission structure means it becomes very repetitve after a few months.
To make Rogue Leader II a worthwhile purchase, Factor 5 should go back to the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter roots. Pick an alliegence at the start. Then you are a humble fighter pilot, assigned for recon and escrot duties, before building yourself up to Wing Commander or what have you, with lots of shiny medals. I feel a far more freeform game, under the umbrella of some outlying story (such as the actual Star Wars story, perhaps in 2 sections - Episodes 1/2 and the main IV, V and VI) would make the game far more interesting. Rather than having JUST defined missions, some random attacks by Imperial/Rebel forces could add some spice....if you know what I mean.
Just some thoughts. Anyone else?
Definitely.
A more open-ended game would be great, and surely they've got all the great space battle scenes covered with the original game?
A more open-ended game would be great, and surely they've got all the great space battle scenes covered with the original game?
They've done Endor, and thats the only one I wanted to play.
They could easily create absoloutely epic space battles, and keep it in a far more open ended game.
I want to be a lowly Imperial pilot, with an Academy debt and my personalised TIE fighter.
They could easily create absoloutely epic space battles, and keep it in a far more open ended game.
I want to be a lowly Imperial pilot, with an Academy debt and my personalised TIE fighter.
The better not go delving in the Ep 1-3 universe for the sequel, I won't be best pleased if they do.
Fighting Tie Fighters is so much better than fighting the stoopid craft out of the new films.
Oh and more varied missions and co-op play would be nice.
Fighting Tie Fighters is so much better than fighting the stoopid craft out of the new films.
Oh and more varied missions and co-op play would be nice.
Alright, base a free form space arcade game with small RPG elements in the good Star Wars saga. Online play would be very cool.......
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
Leave it as it is, the game had about 30+ hours of play and to be honest thats more than plenty.
Battle of hoth is still a great level though. I keep on coming back to it.
I won't accept anything less than a kickass multiplayer mode.
If they managed to rush up the original in just 8 months then I'm sure they could do wonders with a sequel!
If they managed to rush up the original in just 8 months then I'm sure they could do wonders with a sequel!
cookie monster wrote:
> Leave it as it is, the game had about 30+ hours of play and to be
> honest thats more than plenty.
So you'd rather they stuck with the same formula again?
I'd rather have a game that kept me entertained for 30 hours, not one that did so for 15, then, while being good fun, was pretty pointless for the last 15 (unlocking stuff). I'd far rather they created a far more open universe, combining maybe both planetry and space battles. A mix of random UFO-esque battles and more defined 'epic' missions would be far better. And a great multiplayer.
> Leave it as it is, the game had about 30+ hours of play and to be
> honest thats more than plenty.
So you'd rather they stuck with the same formula again?
I'd rather have a game that kept me entertained for 30 hours, not one that did so for 15, then, while being good fun, was pretty pointless for the last 15 (unlocking stuff). I'd far rather they created a far more open universe, combining maybe both planetry and space battles. A mix of random UFO-esque battles and more defined 'epic' missions would be far better. And a great multiplayer.
Has a third instalment been confirmed or rumoured?
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