Re: SW Force Unleashed 1 & 2 rant

@ivrognard I played them back then, and I agree that those old games were good. I don't know how much of the goodness comes from fond memories though. I remember playing X-wing and TIE Fighter, I broke at least 2 joysticks. I remember playing Jedi Knight and how awesome was that the lightsaber could be used to light a dark corridor. I remember almost stopping playing KOTOR, because the NPCs said tutorial things like "Press E to open the container!". So yeah, I played a lot of them. My favorite is and probably always will be the Star Wars Galaxies.

I actually started Jedi Academy about a month ago, but it had a soft crash early in the temple. The cut-scene didn't continue, maybe I'd need to start it in compatibility mode or something, I didn't google it back then. I will probably give it another go, I have a long winter holiday coming. I also tried SWFU2 again, but it has a consistent CTD around the end of the rebel ship level. Mind you, I don't have problem how the action goes in SW FU and FU2, it works well enough. It is the issues I listed annoyed me.

BR,

Tango

@unqlTango For old games, i prefer to use the GOG store. They are specializing in reviving old games, making them work on modern OS. So that is my to go store for old titles. A lot of big publishers dump their old catalogues there, as they know that those people will work hard to bring back to life those games and making them a cash cow. Indies and AA also like the store as it's relatively well curated. 

Disney has a lot of the SW catalogue there and the community can help if any problem arises. Sadly, other platforms are using the original releases (Steam, Origin) so those are bound to have problems with the most recent OS. 

@ivrognard I solved it by installing a mod. Now it looks better (HQ textures), runs in 1080p and has a lot more options, animations, game mechanics, etc. 🙂

I returned force unleashed (xbox 360) to gamestop, it's the only game I ever did that with.

It was because of the invisible barriers. I never liked rail shooters, and Force Unleashed very much wanted you to go in specific directions and to not stray particularly.

I think that's fine for arcade games, but I felt like Force Unleashed should have been more. I guess the Jedi Knight series spoiled me. Dark forces especially felt like you could get out and explore in, something that's been increasingly narrowed. the house to house fighting in the city level was particularly inspired. (even if nowadays the sprites look like cardboard cutouts)

I actually blame EA for it. The first time I remember feeling railroaded was the end mission of Allied Assault. Granted, that was a fun exciting rollercoaster ride, but too many people took note of that design and decided to narrow focus. All you have to do is look at a strategy guide these days. Maps used to be fully interactive zones where you could mess about and just explore the scenery, nowadays the maps just seem like funnels towards the next cutscene.

@DAW085 that is also what COD did since its inception. Heavily scripted situations and so on.