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May 28, 2005

Star War games

Haiwatha Bray reviews four Star War games in The Boston Globe. And at last a reviewer represents my reaction to Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel: "...the games were giving me a strange new power — the ability to sleep with my eyes open." [Technorati tags: starwars games]

Posted by D. Weinberger at May 28, 2005 09:25 AM


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Unfortunately it would appear this reviewer went into playing KOTOR with the wrong mindset. There is a difference between saying "I prefer playing action games, and prefer to NOT play computer RPG's. I mistakenly picked up KOTOR thinking it was an action game instead of an RPG." and insinuating that it is not a good game using a catchy turn of phrase based on erroneous assumptions. Especially given the reviewer's later frustration with one of the more action oriented titles he reviewed, and the frustrations that can arise when "action" is confused with "rapid button pushing" and "combo memorization".

Maybe you don't care to play CRPG's, maybe this style of play, the third person over-the shoulder isn't for you. I personally found it one of the more enjoyable Star Wars games, as well as being on of the better RPGs I've played in a while. Mostly because it takes the mythos of the universe, and creates an interesting story, far more intersting than I have expected out of Lucas himself in some time. But also because I expect and enjoy the format of the CRPG, and do not try to saddle it with exterior expectations that belong to another genre of game, as this reviwer has done.

Posted by: Jeremy | May 29, 2005 04:03 PM


hola mi amor

Posted by: luis fernando | June 11, 2005 10:55 AM


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Posted by: lnW | June 16, 2005 08:40 AM


desearia jugar akel juego de star war ya que yo soi un fanatico de star war

Posted by: gonzalo inostroza | June 18, 2005 03:15 PM


star wars es lo maximo

Posted by: kevin | June 22, 2005 12:20 PM


hola quisiraque me mandes unas portales de tu video de estarwar si es pocible tu pelicula o tus fotos y juegos

gracias ha tu atencion
espero que me mandes ha mis mensajes
de mi correo electronico
chau

Posted by: jhon carlos | June 24, 2005 03:22 PM


i want to play

Posted by: stephen | December 17, 2005 03:19 PM


the star war game you have made is boring you should put in more action and more people. from brandon ransier

Posted by: brandon ransier | June 29, 2006 06:52 PM


i need another kotor to go with my 360
or a yoda game or the new one coming next year about vader. please no more games with troopers being the main characters. just make the battlefronts with wide assortment of jedis and siths. all with different endings to know more about them

thx

Posted by: dick | July 14, 2006 09:21 PM


i want to play.n to know how to play

Posted by: dodo | December 16, 2006 12:31 PM


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