starmark2k Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 yeah i know the game is still months away from release but from the various forums i've been to alot of people intend to buy it. If i know this then Dev teams must know so they are proberly already thinking about possible Expansions and sequals. so form what we know about the game what Expansions do you think there will be and do you think there will be a sequal and when will it be based? Personally i don't think they will make a 'Republic at War' based around the clone wars, instead i think they will make a 'true' sequal or expansion and bace it after ROTJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I want an expansion that takes us beyond Return of The Jedi and show us a time that only the books cover. Maybe they can even consult Lucas as to what he wanted the after RoTJ period to look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Uhhh...let's bring Lucas in only if it's absolutely necessary! I've seen what the man can do to movies; let alone to video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Good point there haha. Yeah he does have a tendency to kinda screw things up slightly... even though the whole star wars concept was his idea lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Uhhh...let's bring Lucas in only if it's absolutely necessary! I've seen what the man can do to movies; let alone to video games. "Wah, Lucas ruined my star wars". Grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Nah, I found the comment very amusing and to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Well, the fact of the matter is, the man can't write dialogue or plot. What his strength is, and always was, was directing, and imagining the raw concepts of his world. These are the reasons that the original trilogy ruled, and the prequel trilogy was God-awful (Episode 1), sub-par (Episode 2), and tolerable/kinda good (Episode 3): the original trilogy was basically imagined and directed by Lucas - he only glancingly participated in the dialogue, and only supplied the skeleton for the plot stories. It's no coincidence that The Empire Strikes Back - the best by far - had a dialogue that he didn't even touch, at all. Contrast this with the weaker Prequels, in which Lucas had complete dialogue and story-writing control. Blehhh. Compare the love scenes in Attack of the Clones to the love scenes in The Empire Strikes Back. I'm not sure if EaW will even have a sequel, honestly, or even need one. For one, the logical sequel material - which would naturally be in the Clone Wars era - is already being made in a popular fan conversion mod: Imperial Assault 2. For two, if they play their cards right with EaW, it will become like one of those iconic Blizzard games, like Starcraft or Diablo II - one of those addictive, moddable, different sorts of games that are still popular 5-10 years after they were made; a lucrative cash cow for our dear friends at Petro. Besides, I'm sure that after they gain major noteriety for EaW, their driving desire will be branch out into other projects, and not merely to cower behind their first design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 ...if they play their cards right with EaW, it will become like one of those iconic Westwood games, like Command and Conquer - one of those addictive, moddable, different sorts of games that are still popular 5-10 years after they were made...Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Don't go around fixing too much, Andrew. Blizzard is a perfectly good example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmaster_821 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 ...if they play their cards right with EaW, it will become like one of those iconic Ensemble games, like Age of Kings - one of those addictive, moddable, different sorts of games that are still popular 5-10 years after they were made... Now its truly fixed. Seriously, if E@W catches on like any of the previously named games, I will be very very happy. My prediction is they do the sensible thing and do a Clone Wars x-pack. But, in the galaxy mode, it would lead to awkward situations. Who would control the Coruscant? The Emps or the Reps? How would the Empire or the Rebellion even fight one another? I guess they could do a timeline sort of thing, so that the Republic turns into the Empire, but even that wouldnt work, since elements of the Confeds and Reps went to both sides. Maybe you get an announcement that Palpy has declared himself Empereor and killed all the Jedi and a group of Jedi/Senators are fighting him, which side will you chose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Don't go around fixing too much, Andrew. Blizzard is a perfectly good example. Meh, I'm just a big fan of the Command and Conquer series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 The Clone Wars pretty much "ended" when Palpatine was ready for it to end. But there was a definate end to it -before- the Republic became the New Order. I assume that the (Republic) campaign would end in the same manner as the movies: the eradication of all Seperatist forces, and if there was a cutscene, maybe it would show Palpatine's little Senate speech. "Ordnum mus sein!" Oops, wrong speech. Similar leader, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmaster_821 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Yep. He's also vaguely Napoleanic. I was thinking more on the scope of things outside of the campaign. The x-pack would be no fun if it were divided completely between two different storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Napoleanic?? Howso? We don't see him crafting any revolutionary liberal law codes, nor did he become a dictator (ironically) in the name of liberty. Besides his Sith conspiracies, he was your run-of-the-mill wartime demagogue, who used people's fear to coax them into his authoritarian vision of government with the promise of "safety" and "order." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Windu Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 In regards to Lucas and the post-RotJ time frame I have a few things to say. 1. The Prequel triology is better than the Originals. Yes, I know most of you are old farts but really, A New Hope and Return of the Jedi are far worse than The Phantom Menace could ever be. 2. There is no post-RotJ. The thing is, Star Wars is about one thing - the life story of Anakin Skywalker and the events surrounding his life. Simply put, after his death there is no more story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 The Empire Strikes Back - the best by far - had a dialogue that he didn't even touch, at all. I think you have your facts mixed up. But this isn't the place for this debate. Head over to the Star Wars section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 In regards to Lucas and the post-RotJ time frame I have a few things to say. 1. The Prequel triology is better than the Originals. Yes, I know most of you are old farts but really, A New Hope and Return of the Jedi are far worse than The Phantom Menace could ever be. 2. There is no post-RotJ. The thing is, Star Wars is about one thing - the life story of Anakin Skywalker and the events surrounding his life. Simply put, after his death there is no more story. In responce: 1. This is really a matter of opinion. I do like the prequels but, only ep. 3 has a chance of surpassing the originals, at least in my opinion. Two was good, but one wasnt. I think some elements of one were good, but it wasnt great. 2. There is a post RotJ.... look at the novels, and video games such as the Jedi Knight series. You really cannot make this argument because George Lucas himself has approved some story lines that take place after RotJ. For example the New Jedi Order books. Now to be honest I hate this series with a passion, but it is still George Lucas approved. And you have to remember it is his Star Wars, he can do whatever he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 In regards to Lucas and the post-RotJ time frame I have a few things to say. 1. The Prequel triology is better than the Originals. Yes, I know most of you are old farts but really, A New Hope and Return of the Jedi are far worse than The Phantom Menace could ever be. 2. There is no post-RotJ. The thing is, Star Wars is about one thing - the life story of Anakin Skywalker and the events surrounding his life. Simply put, after his death there is no more story. 1. Huh? Episode 1 was just a sci-fi children's movie ("Oh, how cute! It's Jake Lloyd!"). How on Earth can the prequels be better than the originals? Quality acting (Harrison Ford, Mark Hammil, Carry Fisher) + original dialogue + graceful storytelling = great film. Mediocre acting (Jar Jar? Hayden Christensen) + contrived, hokey dialogue + contrived, hokey storyline = practically the entire prequel trilogy. Even Revenge of the Sith - which was pretty decent, except for Lucas' abominations that he had the audacity to write as love scenes - pales in comparison to something as engaging as The Empire Strikes Back, or hell, even Return of the Jedi. 2. Star Wars is about a universe. Aren't you forgetting the original trilogy's centering on Luke Skywalker, and not Anakin? Even then, it wasn't simply about either of the Skywalkers; Lucas primarily wrote, and succeeded very well in writing, a good vs. evil story set in a science fiction universe. Magnifying it to one particular character would be just like saying Middle Earth is about hobbits, or Star Trek is about Klingons. As for your Latin, laws are not silent in a time of war. We still have rights, regardless of what Bush and Alberto Gonzales fantasize about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmaster_821 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Lucas mentioned in an interview that he was going for a cross between Napolean and Cesaer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Naja/popcorn- I sincerely pray for your souls. You don't **** with Windu simply because you can't **** with him. He's un****able. When you try to **** with him, he drags you down to the depths of evil and you will lose your sanity against his "arguments". Your souls are at stake, your sanity is at stake, you don't want to lose it! Run fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naja Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 *runs, laughs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Windu Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 popcorn - yeah it is obviously a matter of opinion, as are all things. I just like the prequels more but then I never really got into the originals. Naja - I know that Lucas has approved a post-RotJ universe, and yeah, the OT does focus more on Luke than Anakin. However, the entire saga really is about Anakin - it begins with his 'discovery' on a backwater planet and ends with his death. Incidently, Star Wars is Fantasy, not Sci-Fi. Also, you're the first person to comment on the latin - well done Luke - you know you love argueing with me. BTW that post of yours is mighty funny when you substitute various words for the ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmark2k Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 popcorn - yeah it is obviously a matter of opinion, as are all things. I just like the prequels more but then I never really got into the originals. Naja - I know that Lucas has approved a post-RotJ universe, and yeah, the OT does focus more on Luke than Anakin. However, the entire saga really is about Anakin - it begins with his 'discovery' on a backwater planet and ends with his death. Incidently, Star Wars is Fantasy, not Sci-Fi. Also, you're the first person to comment on the latin - well done Luke - you know you love argueing with me. BTW that post of yours is mighty funny when you substitute various words for the ****. Star wars was origanally suppose to be made up of 9 episodes but as GL left doing the prequals for so long Episode 7- 9 are never going to be made unless someone else tries to do it (Although this is unlikly). So how can all of star wars be about anakin if Vader/anakin dies in episode 6, It's more acurate to say that it's about the skywalker family line. Also Star wars is Sci-fi hense all the strships, Even the force has a Science fiction element to it with the symbiotic Metacloreans(SP). So it is more Sci-fi than Fantasy. Anyway this has become way off topic and should be discussed in the Star wars movie forums... This is about the E@W's possible Expansions and sequals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Because there's almost 20 years between Ep. 3 and 4 that can be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcorn2008 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Naja/popcorn- I sincerely pray for your souls. You don't **** with Windu simply because you can't **** with him. He's un****able. When you try to **** with him, he drags you down to the depths of evil and you will lose your sanity against his "arguments". Your souls are at stake, your sanity is at stake, you don't want to lose it! Run fools! Why didnt you warm me ahead of time!!!??!?!?! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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