* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. - Done
* Star Wars: Force Unleashed - Done
* S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Coming Soon
* Windows vista. - Coming Soon
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
I have been waiting for this game for along time and now I have finally played this game and let me say that it’s not a disappointment.
Before I get stated I would like clarify what my expectations were how I was looking at this game. When I was reviewing this game I was look at the Jedi Knight games as a point of comparison. I loved the Jedi knight games as they generally had a substantial story solid, Game-Play, amazing soundtrack and great graphics.
The Force unleashed does have a solid story, amazing soundtrack and good graphics.
Unfortunately the game-play feels slightly gimmicky at times.
But we are getting a head of our selves lets look at the story.
The story Happens between episodes 3 and 4 in the Star Wars saga
Darth Vader finds a young child with a particularly strong force powers while hunting for a Jedi. The child grows up and is become Vader’s secret apprentice and is instructed to hunt down Jedi and kill them. Along the way the plot twists and turns and the ending concludes nicely.
Graphics this is one of the best looking Star Wars games to date with full face expressions and detailed textures. This really helps you get immersed in the world.
Along with the new graphics comes some technology that takes destructible environments to a whole new level. Now let me expand on this point if you have been following the development of this game you will know that the game has this system for destructible matter called Digital Molecular Matter or DMM. This allows objects in the world to break part more realistically like glass shatters, wood splinters and metal bends. This means that you can force push a stormtrooper into a metal door and the door bends according to the speed and angle you bushed him at. This mechanic in game is not use as often as you might have though. However when DMM does happen it is fantastic effect.
Sound with this game is top notch with Mark Griskey taking over from John Williams in the music department. The Foley artists in this game have given us some real gems in regards to sound effects. Especially with all the metal sound in this game. A final thing to say about the sound in the voice acting is very well done with just the right mount of drama to make you feel that these people are actually real people.
Now with out further a due let’s look at game-play. Now let’s start with the bad elements about force unleashed the game is littered with quick time events. While I don’t hate them as much as Yahtzee from ‘Zero Punctuation’ does they are slightly anticlimactic after you have had a huge boss fight only have to watch a small part of the screen waiting to press a button. It would have been nicer if you could have if you could have chosen what way in which you were able to finish off an enemy. The next thing that’s annoying is that all of the cut scenes are unskippable this is all very well when you playing it through on the first time. But when you are replaying the level it is very annoying to sit through the same cut scene again. And the learning curve for the combos is about an hour. However with this be said the force power are awesome in this game and really feel like you are actually bashing around an enemy such as stormtrooper. Also the a mount of ways to kill your opponent is a nice to have.The collectables in this game i.e. ‘Holocrons’ actually are easy to find unlike other games such as Tomb Raider. Using your lightsaber is with a doubt extremely fun to use after you have unlocked your first couple of combos. Over all the gameplay feels good but slightly gimmicky.
To Conclude while The Force Unleashed does not quite match up to the Jedi Knight Games it does get awfully close. If Lucasarts had spent some extra time polishing up the game and tighten up the quick time events I would have been abetter game. But despite all this it is a good game.
4/5
Announcement Trailer
Launch Trailer
Before I get stated I would like clarify what my expectations were how I was looking at this game. When I was reviewing this game I was look at the Jedi Knight games as a point of comparison. I loved the Jedi knight games as they generally had a substantial story solid, Game-Play, amazing soundtrack and great graphics.
The Force unleashed does have a solid story, amazing soundtrack and good graphics.
Unfortunately the game-play feels slightly gimmicky at times.
But we are getting a head of our selves lets look at the story.
The story Happens between episodes 3 and 4 in the Star Wars saga
Darth Vader finds a young child with a particularly strong force powers while hunting for a Jedi. The child grows up and is become Vader’s secret apprentice and is instructed to hunt down Jedi and kill them. Along the way the plot twists and turns and the ending concludes nicely.
Graphics this is one of the best looking Star Wars games to date with full face expressions and detailed textures. This really helps you get immersed in the world.
Along with the new graphics comes some technology that takes destructible environments to a whole new level. Now let me expand on this point if you have been following the development of this game you will know that the game has this system for destructible matter called Digital Molecular Matter or DMM. This allows objects in the world to break part more realistically like glass shatters, wood splinters and metal bends. This means that you can force push a stormtrooper into a metal door and the door bends according to the speed and angle you bushed him at. This mechanic in game is not use as often as you might have though. However when DMM does happen it is fantastic effect.
Sound with this game is top notch with Mark Griskey taking over from John Williams in the music department. The Foley artists in this game have given us some real gems in regards to sound effects. Especially with all the metal sound in this game. A final thing to say about the sound in the voice acting is very well done with just the right mount of drama to make you feel that these people are actually real people.
Now with out further a due let’s look at game-play. Now let’s start with the bad elements about force unleashed the game is littered with quick time events. While I don’t hate them as much as Yahtzee from ‘Zero Punctuation’ does they are slightly anticlimactic after you have had a huge boss fight only have to watch a small part of the screen waiting to press a button. It would have been nicer if you could have if you could have chosen what way in which you were able to finish off an enemy. The next thing that’s annoying is that all of the cut scenes are unskippable this is all very well when you playing it through on the first time. But when you are replaying the level it is very annoying to sit through the same cut scene again. And the learning curve for the combos is about an hour. However with this be said the force power are awesome in this game and really feel like you are actually bashing around an enemy such as stormtrooper. Also the a mount of ways to kill your opponent is a nice to have.The collectables in this game i.e. ‘Holocrons’ actually are easy to find unlike other games such as Tomb Raider. Using your lightsaber is with a doubt extremely fun to use after you have unlocked your first couple of combos. Over all the gameplay feels good but slightly gimmicky.
To Conclude while The Force Unleashed does not quite match up to the Jedi Knight Games it does get awfully close. If Lucasarts had spent some extra time polishing up the game and tighten up the quick time events I would have been abetter game. But despite all this it is a good game.
4/5
Announcement Trailer
Launch Trailer
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