Hiroki Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Actually I hate Star Trek...but I do not believe they fight things from other Galaxies. A foe from another GALAXY was unique. They've always been from another part of the our Galaxy, or Star War's Galaxy, in this case. This goes for all Sci-fi. A enemy from another Galaxy is unique. The NJO would make a crappy game series, because its just...eh, not game stuff. And it hardly is on the level of the Thrawn Trilogy, or anything like that. But I like it alright because it makes Star Wars darker, and it didn't have such a happy optimistic ending. Yeah, its nowhere near as good as some of the other EU books out there. But I wouldn't hate it so much to deny it the title Star Wars. Its just differant, and some like that. Its the Episode I/II of the Expanded Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master William Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 If there's an expansion pack to be released, I think it should feature even more maps and new classes. Who doesn't want to be a badass Mandalorian with a Jetpack and all their other effective gadgets? One map could feature Jedis vs Mandalorians, though as I know it, Mandalorians died out totally a while after KOTOR, but you get my point; badass soldiers with Mandalorian armor. Now, to introduce a Jedi vs Sith map... I'm not a Jedi fanboy, I do not want Jedis spammed everywhere, but a map for it would surely be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesdomain Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I have never seen many video games on consoles have expansion packs. I thought most if not all were sequels or prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevhision Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 NJO stands for what? I'd like to see a KOTOR expansion. Its never been done...making an expansion based off of another game in a different genre...how stupid does that sound? But it'd be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaebginn Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 NJO is new jedi order, a long book series that takes place thirty years after A New Hope. I like it, but some dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sounds Risky Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Oh screw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Instead of an ex pack they will probubly make a sequal game.NJO would be cool! And what's EU? and what's KOTOR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaebginn Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 KOTOR is Knights of the Old republic and eu is expanded universe (the books) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tFighterPilot Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 No... Anything that isn't the movies is EU, that includes books and games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yaeb just explained that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesdomain Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I think a sequel would be better than a expansion pack. That way everyone can get a version including X-box and Playstation 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainforest Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I don't think the game will improve by adding Y-wings, B-wings and TIE-interceptors. Those vehicles (I'll take them as an example) will be very much like other ones already in the game. The said it in an article: that piloting a vehicle will be more or less straightforward (much easier then in bf1942). New vehicles won't make a difference. I they want to improve the game, they should be thinking about making the maps we already have more detailed or bigger. Give the classes nicer waepons. Improving gameply (like making vehicles drive more realistic). You could base an expansion on the expanded universe, but this won't be as nice as the real game because the whole feeling of "I'm fighting the battle from the movies" is gone (hopefully you understand what I mean). I think the only thing that I would like is a battlefront 2 with basicly the same as the first version, but with better graphics and other stuff I mentioned before. Just to make the game up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Whoa whoa whoa it's a bit premature to talk about a sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by yaebginn omg, why do ya'll hate the NJO so much? cause they killed off alot of members? I can't speak for others, but for me: - The whole biotechnology thing has been done to death in science fiction over the past while. If they want a new set of villians, fine, but do they have to be so cliche? - Personally, I don't like the "alien invaders from another galaxy" idea. The SW galaxy is a huge place, and with the Unknown Regions there was plenty of opportunity for threats from inside the galaxy. - Such a radical departure from more traditional SW stories was unnecessary IMO. Again, the SW galaxy is a huge place, and there are so many potential stories in the more familiar vein. Not every threat needs to be galaxy-threatening. - Many poor and inconsistent characterizations. Mara, Luke, and so on were very different between books and from the movies in some cases. This is part of the problem of having so many writers. - Too many books. Some didn't advance the plot very much. The series could have been shortened by a lot. - Altering or attempting to alter movie canon. The whole Force/lightside/darkside arguments tried to change what was described in the movies. Why did they feel the need to do this? SW is more fantasy/myth than scifi. Magic doesn't need to be explained, it just is. So why does the Force? - Trying to outdo the movies. They made the Vong out to be a threat so much bigger than the Empire, and had them cause way more destruction. Could they not write interesting stories without making everything over the top? - Finally for me personally, it was just too much of a deviation from what I love in the movies. Turning Coruscant into a "jungle world" by biotech aliens from another galaxy who fly living ships that shoot lava at you just doesn't fit the bill. And this is why it will never work as a game. It is just too unfamiliar to a large percentage (majority?) of SW fans. KOTOR is a great example of creating an interesting story using the traditional SW elements to make something that fits into the overall myth. That's just my take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaebginn Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I can see why you would think that. But it gets boring if you've read all the SW books when all they ever do is fight the Empire. it gets boring when the Empire comes up with this new thing and you know the Republic is going to win with no one dying. NJO changed that drastically, which I am grateful. The Vong reminded me of the terrorists, calling us infidels and all. oh, speaking of whcih, ther eis this great t-shirt online that says 'American Infidel' on the front of the shirt, its awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 First, what's IMO mean? Second, Something with the unknown region would be interesting, but that gets rid of the whole point of the chiss. Third, a sequal that has everything the game has now and NJO would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainforest Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by yaebginn I can see why you would think that. But it gets boring if you've read all the SW books when all they ever do is fight the Empire. it gets boring when the Empire comes up with this new thing and you know the Republic is going to win with no one dying. NJO changed that drastically, which I am grateful. The Vong reminded me of the terrorists, calling us infidels and all. oh, speaking of whcih, ther eis this great t-shirt online that says 'American Infidel' on the front of the shirt, its awesome. No, I agree with Prime. You can't just make up something new (like in other games). Only if George lucas himself says this is how the story continues, I will agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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