It’s E3 week so I’ll probably be talking about video games quite a bit over the next few days as there are lots of announcements and first-showings taking place. Stuff like the official trailer for Bioware’s MMO based on the Star Wars license:
It looks cool as hell, but I’m not going to allow myself to get excited about it at all for several reasons. First, I remember how excited I got over Sony’s attempt to turn the original Star Wars trilogy into a MMORPG and what a major disappointment it turned out to be. It seems like it would be a great fit, but in reality the standard mission types found in an MMO just seem silly and stupid when wrapped in SW imagery. Second, there’s no way in hell the gameplay is going be to anything close to what the trailer depicts. That’s probably asking a bit much, but I’d love to play a game capable of stuff like that. Thirdly, I never got into Bioware’s other Old Republic games. I only own one and I’ve never gotten more than 20 minutes into before growing bored with the mechanics and giving up.
So the trailer looks pretty cool and I would love to have a great Star Wars game to play, but I won’t be holding my breath for it. Still, I’d love to be proven wrong in my prejudices on this count.
Actually, I know the company that developed the game engine (Simutronics) that Bioware licensed, and it’s supposed to be outstanding. Graphics are tied into the game engine, but Bioware probably was able to customize, too.
This one very well may be a winner.
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED…er…whoops.
Scott, I’m hoping it defies my expectations, but with as big a disappointment as Star Wars Galaxies was… well, you know.
JRY, I thought the same thing while watching that trailer.
I loved the KOTOR games, so I’m kind of scared by this – if it’s awesome I’m going to have to make room in my time for a MMORPG addiction? Maybe it will suck and I can ignore it.
The folks at Shack News got a chance to see the game in action and they’re impressed:
So it sounds like if you loved KOTOR then this will be a must have.