StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Okay people, there's an interview with Raven over at GamesDomain, which you can find here. There are some proper screenshots from the game!!! And some tasty tidbits of information... Go on...click it now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Great article! Thanks for posting it. At also clears up some of the questions about saber stances: GD: You added new saber stances too, as well as dual saber and saber staff stances. JZ: Yeah we kept all the old stances and added special moves for the new ones. Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SettingShadow Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Wow, those screens looks great, is that a Rodian? it IS a Rodian! I'm definanately gonna be one. Is that a proper kick?? It IS a proper kick! wow, this is getting better and better. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 No problem And as you say...it clears up a few little questions. So what are your thoughts, people? Anything you like/hate about what's just been confirmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarteX Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 ty hammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by Squater Wow, those screens looks great, is that a Rodian? it IS a Rodian! I'm definanately gonna be one. Is that a proper kick?? It IS a proper kick! wow, this is getting better and better. Thanks for sharing. Yep, that's a Rodian. Did anybody else catch hints that more actors from the movies would be back to give voices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad-x Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 That's a disgrace. No Kyle Katarn. Maybe if they hadn't screwed him up in JKII, they wouldn't needed to have dropped him! And that's a Twil'lek female, if I'm not mistaken. (looks like dancer from Jabba's palace.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by Rat Boy Did anybody else catch hints that more actors from the movies would be back to give voices? Yep, sure did. Personally, I'd like to see Wedge Antilles (played by Denis Lawson) make an appearance. We've had Luke, Lando and Mon Mothma...so I'd love to see some of the other main cast members make an appearance. Wedge is one of the few pilots who made it through all 3 classic movies, so he gets my vote. It also sounds like either Kyle or Luke could accompany you on certain missions...considering they are going for the Padawan style. I would imagine Kyle or Luke will make an appearance at least during the first few missions...until you're ready to go it alone. But that's just a theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 I only hope that they tweak the "back to back" saber fighting a little. I kept beheading the Trainer Jedi in the Jedi Academy mission with an errant lightsaber sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryudom Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 already mentioned... but... !! kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by ryudom already mentioned... but... !! kick Heh. That screenie is now my latest desktop wallpaper. Ooh yeah! I'm definitely playing the game as a Twi'Lek female first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Sweet! *runs off to read article and look at screenies * Thanks for the info Stormy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Kick only available with dualstaff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by Hèkx Nòxú Kick only available with dualstaff? Well, what they actually said was that you can kick in any direction with the dualstaff. It doesn't say you can't still use the standard kick with others. I guess that's one of the questions we'll have to ask some time down the line...hopefully if the Powers That Be can convince Raven to hold another chat, like they did with JK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff 42 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Cool interview and screenshots. However, I'm a bit leery of the fact that guns were not mentioned anywhere in the interview. I'm sure they'll still be in the game, but I hope they're not given short shrift by the developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'jais Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 I'm a bit disappointed that they decided to keep the red stance - hopefully they've tweaked the hell out of it for this game so it's actually balanced. Apart from that little gripe, it looks grrreat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Lain Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 It's great that they added actual kicking! But it's not so great that only the staff saber weilder gets to use it Everything else sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SettingShadow Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by C'jais I'm a bit disappointed that they decided to keep the red stance - hopefully they've tweaked the hell out of it for this game so it's actually balanced. Apart from that little gripe, it looks grrreat! Why? What's wrong with it? Sure it's much stronger than blue and yellow but I dont think its "all powerfull", I use all stances, yellow mostly. I dont find it impossible to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeTRiTiC-iQ Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 I'm worried about how they are adding even more special moves... Sword-Fighting isn't Pro-Wrestling, there is no reason why jumping upside down should cause unblockable fatal damage when a slash to the neck merely knocks off a few health points. The stances in JK2 were a good idea, but they didn't make sense. Since the weapon is a lightsaber, the damage should be identical no matter how fast the saber is moving, the differences should be attack speed and defensive abilities. Blue should be fast and weak defence, Red should be slow and strong defence, Yellow should be in the middle. Currently a super-slow attack is a one-hit kill when a series of super-fast attacks does little to no damage. If they want to keep the stance and special move system, they should address these issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryudom Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 uh the stances could have made sense kinda. i think that damage should be put up for all stances though, at least 2x. light stance is supposed to be glancing blows, so maybe too hits for that, unless you get a head shot *mmm locational damage...* anyawy the stances could work but the major variations in them should be defense breaking, speed, and reach. also... i really want locational damage heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydan Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 the only way i could see a slower attack making more damage is if theres longer contact with the target... but yeah. i was thinking that they should study the fights in the movies alot to get the right feel... if you watch anakin fight dooku, they are actually quite alot slower than the exchanges in JK2. the attacks/counter-attacks give some time to respond, and look very cool in the process. also, another nice touch would be a change in overall style depending on how many points are allocated to various saber skills. ani has very aggressive speedy style, with basic defence, whereas windu has a lazy, defensive style (according to the choreographer on the DVD). the closest to the speed of blue stance (IMO) is yoda, which would look ridiculous on any other character, besides the fact that all that spinning would make a person puke... so... in conclusion: slow down the counters/parries and add more style variation depending on what skill set you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by happydan the closest to the speed of blue stance (IMO) is yoda, which would look ridiculous on any other character, besides the fact that all that spinning would make a person puke... so... in conclusion: slow down the counters/parries and add more style variation depending on what skill set you choose. Heh...wouldn't it be cool if they included Yoda's race as pickable in SP/MP...at the right size and that kind of crazy, spinning, puke-inducing combat style? I'd laugh my backend off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryudom Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 ^would be cool if you could unlock in as a secret character in SP heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeTRiTiC-iQ Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 it would make a cool bonus to unlock after say completing the game on Jedi Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Originally posted by DeTRiTiC-iQ I'm worried about how they are adding even more special moves... Sword-Fighting isn't Pro-Wrestling, there is no reason why jumping upside down should cause unblockable fatal damage when a slash to the neck merely knocks off a few health points. The stances in JK2 were a good idea, but they didn't make sense. Since the weapon is a lightsaber, the damage should be identical no matter how fast the saber is moving, the differences should be attack speed and defensive abilities. Blue should be fast and weak defence, Red should be slow and strong defence, Yellow should be in the middle. Currently a super-slow attack is a one-hit kill when a series of super-fast attacks does little to no damage. If they want to keep the stance and special move system, they should address these issues. 1. Special moves aren't a problem unless they do a lot of damage and are cheap, and it doesn't sound like they are. 2. They have probably fixed most of the stance problems in JO, but if not, the advent of the two new sabers will overshadow the not-so-goodness of the red stance. You said yourself it was fine in MP, and since they are striving to make MP saber combat more like SP, I don't think there will be problems. 3. Velocity and speed of the lightsaber definatly should affect damage. Even if it is a searing blade of energy, if it's moving slow it isn't going to cut into someone's flesh very far unless they stand there and let it happen. If speed didn't matter for lightsabers, Vader would have been cut in half when fighting Luke, and they would be trying to prick each other with the sabers instead of swinging as fast as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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