Diego Varen Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Anyone played Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II recently? I installed this last night, because I remember liking this game a lot in the past and I wanted to play it again. My thoughts on the game in 2008 are below. I've just finished playing the light side version of this game, without cheating (well, except for the health/armour cheat) and despite the fact the game sometimes crashes after saving and the live action cutscenes have black pixels on them, it's still a great game after all these years. Why? - Storyline: Brilliant. Certainly put a lot more effort than the two sequels. - Graphics: Not as good as the next two games, but at least it isn't off-putting like Dark Forces (I still can't play that, because the graphics for that game gave me a headache). - Levels: Each of them get better with each playthrough. - Villians: A lot more interesting than Desann, Tavion or the Disciples of Ragnos, that's for sure. Jerec scared me (okay, I was seven or eight when I first played the game) and each of the Dark Jedi were great characters. I remember liking Yun and Sariss a lot. So has anyone else played this recently? I'm tempted to play the dark side again (I used to think the ending for that was quite good) and of course, play Mysteries of the Sith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Coincidentally, i'd just exited the game when I saw this thread. . I still play quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacTavish Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Never played it before, but I did play Jedi Academy and it was pretty good. Is Dark Forces II better or worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That was pretty much covered in the forst post, the graphics were better in JA, but the storyline was naff. JKs story rocks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKA-001 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 but at least it isn't off-putting like Dark Forces (I still can't play that, because the graphics for that game gave me a headache) If you won't play Dark Forces, then you don't deserve to own any of its sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vougalot Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I replayed this recently, as I do about once a year now. This game has a special place in my heart. I adored it as a teenager and thought it was the most amazing thing in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I love that game, I played it as a really little kid, I still play that game about twice a year maybe more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 DF2 was actually what got me really into starwars I want to play it again so bad, but I'm redoing my computer in the next day or two so i don't want to install it just to beat the first level. I love that the cutscenes are actual movies/actors instead of completely digital too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I really miss live action/pre rendered cut scenes... I know a lot of people hated them but I always looked forward to them, cheese and all. I still play JK. It's my favorite game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I own it, but haven't played it in awhile. Dark Forces (original) was what got me into SW gaming. I didn't mind the live action stuff either. The graphics, though, were a bit too angular for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Recently? No. The graphics were pretty ace back in the day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 They can look even better now: http://www.jkhub.net/project/show.php?projid=242 Awesome game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Down Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I can't get it to work on XP, the movies always lag for me. Even when running it in compatibility mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I re-installed it a couple months ago and played through it twice - once light and once dark. Both endings still easily outclass any of the endings in the previous two games, as does the entire game itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thats odd, i get that black pixels problem too. Anyone played Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II recently? - Graphics: Not as good as the next two games, but at least it isn't off-putting like Dark Forces (I still can't play that, because the graphics for that game gave me a headache). Go to Nar Shaddaa, look into the sky and move the view around abit. First and only time I've felt physically sick while playing a game. Still class though, i remember all the crafty hiding places of the npc's and that sneaky gran hiding round the corner after the bar ready to box my face in. My single almost lifelong question about that game however was why did the gran at the beginning turn into a Tusken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I haven't played DF2 recently, but I did replay Mysteries of the Sith not long ago. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 My single almost lifelong question about that game however was why did the gran at the beginning turn into a Tusken. Wut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyri Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Gran gets shot in the cutscene, dead tusken on the table. Think that's what he meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan7 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Never had the joy of playing it... SW:Phantom Menace was the first SW game I played... From the way you all talk about it; I want to have a play and those screenies prime posted looked pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It is a classic of classics. Definitely one of the all time great SW games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I concur. One of the better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hey prime, thanks for that link. when i finish reformatting my computer (software conflicts, my dvd drive isn't being recognized as soon as windows starts) i'll have to download that and play this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Down Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Man, I really wanna play this again with that model pack! Anyone have a solution to get rid of the black pixels problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Gran gets shot in the cutscene, dead tusken on the table. Think that's what he meant. Indeed. I never accepted it as a mistake because it's the first thing you see so they can't say no one testing the game didn't notice it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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