Purkake Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) So Lucasarts finally decided that they needed more money. Press release from Joystiq: LucasArts has announced that the "Ultimate Sith Edition" of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will hit this fall on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac, bringing with it two new levels in the Star Wars Infinity canon. One, set on Tatooine, will see Vader's apprentice hunting down and battling Obi-Wan Kenobi, making a stop at Jabba the Hutt's palace along the way. For the other, which takes place on Hoth, the apprentice has become the master, and -- wearing the Vader-esque armor seen above -- scraps with Luke Skywalker himself. The Hoth mission will be exclusive to the Ultimate Sith Edition of the game; the Tatooine mission, however, will be offered as paid DLC on PS3 and 360 for owners of the less-than-ultimate original game. Additionally, the new edition will include all previously released DLC for The Force Unleashed on disc, including the Jedi Temple mission and various player skins. It may seem strange to be launching a second edition of the title (and DLC) nearly a year after it was released, but The Force Unleashed remains the fastest-selling Star Wars game of all time (and has sold move than six million copies to date). Check out the gallery below for more first screens from the Ultimate Sith Edition. Trailer Edited July 25, 2009 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 What a load of horse-Sith. This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is, it doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majek Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 And here i was thinking i won't ever play this... and now it's coming to PC Damn, i will have try it at least. 1.13 killed off Ja2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213374U Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Multiplayer? - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyDogMeat Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Didn't this game get mediocre reviews? I was hoping for the next Dark Forces/Jedi Knight type game but it sounded like a flop. Don't think two new levels are going to turn this into a purchase for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) Didn't this game get mediocre reviews? I was hoping for the next Dark Forces/Jedi Knight type game but it sounded like a flop. Don't think two new levels are going to turn this into a purchase for me. The reception was pretty lukewarm, but I'm still interested in some pretty lightsaber fights and Euphoria Engine powered force powers. It does suffer heavily from the dreaded quick time events, though. Edited July 26, 2009 by Purkake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syraxis Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 So Lucasarts finally decided that they needed more money. Hey Lucasarts, I've got a guaranteed money making idea for you: It starts with K and ends with III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Even the Gametrailers review is down on it. I guess I'd be happy with just a PC demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 The big thing about TFU was that the developers ended up changing thigns so that stormtroopers could stand up to several lightsaber slashes. Also it was short, and one of the arguably most badass things you could do on paper, got turned into a mediocrity (yanking a death star down from the sky). The boss fights were pretty awesome, but the battles with the mobs on the way there felt boring and often ended with you doing your best to stay away from the heavy guy while kicking the crap out of the peons. If they'd done it with a God of War style (here's a billion enemies, they can't kill you alone, but there's a billion of em!) fighting situation rather than, say, prince of persia minus the acrobatics, I'd have loved it. But as it is you come out feeling a little bit under powered, due to the aforementioned lightsaber thing, and then the fact that there are more "anti-jedi" stormtroopers around than should be plausible. There are two stormtrooper types SPECIFICALLY desinged to nullify one of your attack styles... (force lightning, and your saber's inherent breaker) and they're usually paired TOGETHER meaning that you're basically left with only having your push powers and those rarely work very well. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUIX Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I am really just interested in how the guy manages to hold his lightsaber reverse handed and not slice of his own ear. "For ourselves, we shall not trouble you with specious pretences- either of how we have a right to our empire because we overthrew the Mede, or are now attacking you because of wrong that you have done us- and make a long speech which would not be believed; and in return we hope that you, instead of thinking to influence us by saying that you did not join the Lacedaemonians, although their colonists, or that you have done us no wrong, will aim at what is feasible, holding in view the real sentiments of us both; since you know as well as we do that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Caliban Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I was interested in this game when it came out, but forgot about it soon after. What's the price on PCs? I am really just interested in how the guy manages to hold his lightsaber reverse handed and not slice of his own ear. The Force. "When is this out. I can't wait to play it so I can talk at length about how bad it is." - Gorgon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niten_Ryu Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 TFU was step down from Jedi Outcast in just about every single way. Especially removing "one hit, one kill" mechanic was really bad choice. I usually try to ignore storyline issues when game mechanics take higher priority but force powers in TFU were just ridiculous. Let's play Alpha Protocol My misadventures on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I might pick up the PC version if I see if on sale. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure79 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Yeah, the game isn't as fun to play as it might look. There are too many regular troopers that are immune to your force powers, lightsaber combat is not deadly in the least and most annoying of all, there seemed to be no recovery time when you get knocked down leading to enemies hitting you just as you stand up only to knock you down again. Also you had to go through a loading screen just to upgrade your force powers. I felt the game worked best when you were running down long corridors and using your force lift and push powers to slam objects into enemies. There are also some enjoyable combos you can pull off with your force powers, such as lift then electrocute, or electrocute an object then throw it at an enemy like a bomb. The best thing about the game was the story and presentation and the boss battles were pretty good for the most part. Except for that stupid Star Destroyer sequence where the in game prompts actually gave you wrong information. I was glad I rented it, because it was a pretty average game. Really a step down from JK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I should pick up the standard edition sometime in the future. It should be very cheap by now. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I think SWFU is as close a definition to "mediocre" as you can get now. It works, it looks alright, it plays alright but it never becomes anything special. I was bored to tears after the first levels, but I finished it just because I wanted to see the ending.. which was anticlimactic and pointless. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I've already watched the entire 'story' of this game on Youtube. Saves me from trudging through the actual game, I guess. Yay for Youtube! The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramza Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I've already watched the entire 'story' of this game on Youtube. Saves me from trudging through the actual game, I guess. Yay for Youtube! I did exactly the same thing with RE5. Youtube is really cool for that... "Ooo, squirrels, Boo! I know I saw them! Quick, throw nuts!" -Minsc "I am a well-known racist in the Realms! Elves? Dwarves? Ha! Kill'em all! Humans rule! -Me Volourn will never grow up, he's like the Black Peter Pan, here to tell you that it might be great to always be a child, but everybody around is gonna hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Rorie Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I actually really enjoyed playing this. It was fun, although having the second boss in the game be the toughest one was probably a bad call. Matthew Rorie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I didn't like how the levels would repeat themselves, meaning you go back to same planets twice, I mean there's so many planets they could have used instead they just concentrate on like 4 and the visuals got so repetitive for that Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lare Kikkeli Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Good 3rd person action games are pretty rare on the PC so I'll probably get this, can't remember the last one I enjoyed was (maybe Assassins Creed?). Unless it has some really ****ty DRM that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'll give it a try. Probably won't play longer than 30 min, and then sell it back. But maybe, just maybe it's fun. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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