toms Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 an expansion by any other name... im not that impressed... looks like something that someone on the web has knocked up in photoshop... and i don't get what the stone effect has to do with the game. I always liked the Tie Fighter, X-wing vs Tie fighter box covers as they looked like a film poster. THe MotS cover was just cool. I would have thought they would want a cover that was something to do with the academy... im really not that bothered though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Sorry - but you want expansion? Look at the 3 hour gameplay of MoHSpearhead, or the upcoming MoH:Breakthrough which clocks ~5 hrs. Expansions offer a smaller extension of the original - a subset NOT a superset! JA is going to be longer than JO, and offer more features in just about every possible area. It is an evolutionary sequel, not an expansion. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 MoTS had as much, if not more, gameplay as JK, it had a superset of weapons, more new force powers than JA has compared to JO, improved engine, additional multiplayer modes, etc... i'd rather pay expansion prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Originally posted by toms MoTS had as much, if not more, gameplay as JK, it had a superset of weapons, more new force powers than JA has compared to JO, improved engine, additional multiplayer modes, etc... i'd rather pay expansion prices I'd rather pay expansion prices for every game I ever bought ... Have you played JK & MotS lately? I have, and the 21 JK levels vs. 14 MotS levels scale pretty well with gameplay. So I'd put MotS at ~66% as long as JK. Don't get me wrong - MotS is longer than most FPS games (non-exp pak) coming out today. And MotS didn't necessarilyt give more weapons and powers, just different. When I said subset, I wasn't precise in my wording - I meant subset of the game size and length. You would hope that it offered new or different weapons (and in a game with Jedi, new or different force powers) and tweaked the engine a bit. Another thing is that 1997/98 was a long time ago in terms of gaming. Games are shorter now in general, and I think that the scope of expansions has shrunk as well. Look at the Elite Force expansion pack - MP maps, tour of Voyager, and ... um ... that's about it. MoH:Spearhead was ~3 hours long (~37% of the original by my score) and MoH:Breakthrough is supposedly ~5 hours (~62% of the original ... at least closer to MotS scope). Each offering new MP games and maps. Still - look at the 'Expansion Pack Pricing' these days - MoH:Spearhead was priced at $35. Sure that's better than $50 for new games, but for a 3 hour SP game and some MP maps, and a requirement of owning the original? ... glad I waited ... I assume that MoH:Breakthrough will be the same. However - MoH:Pacific Assault is not an expansion. It offers a full stand-alone game, as long as the original, and completely self-contained. Like JA it is based on the same engine and builds on the features of its' predecessor while maintaining the styling and theme that made it successful. But then, maybe someone on the MoH boards is saying "an expansion by any other name... " as well ... For me - I don't care what the box (heh ... I typed 'boc' first time - nice ironic slip of the fingers, eh?) looks like (It'll end up in the trash anyway), or if they call it an expansion (I've already budgeted $50) or what else ... I just look forward to playing it sooner than later. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrobot Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Hmmm...it looks like Lucasarts is going with that logo...I opened up my PCGamer that I just got today, and on page 19 there's a Lucasarts ad for Jedi Academy that looks like the one in the original post in this thread... I can't remember any time when Lucasarts has changed a logo of a game after they've shown it in something as big as a PCGamer ad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Hmmm...it looks like Lucasarts is going with that logo...I opened up my PCGamer that I just got today, and on page 19 there's a Lucasarts ad for Jedi Academy that looks like the one in the original post in this thread... I noticed that too. They shoulden't have use the JO logo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Originally posted by SamFisher I noticed that too. They shoulden't have use the JO logo though. I don't think it is out of place. They have re-styled the JK logo, starting with Jedi Outcast, so far as I see it. The J and K each extend into parts of a saber hilt and blade. However, the separation of blades makes it look like a 'II', so perhaps they should have re-restyled it to join them, with the J and K just separated at the hilt. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3rr0r Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Originally posted by Rumor that, sir, is the correct box. "for display purposes only" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ack Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 The cover looks good... I'm just hoping that JA is better than its prequel... A lot better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 i still don't get what the marble/stone has to do with anything though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swat Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Err... The landscape of Yavin IV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ack Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 maybe its the wall on the jedi academy... maybe we are supposed to get a more "Valley Of The Jedi" feeling... Or a more prequel trilogy movie feeling... I dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Exactly - Jedi Temple wall illuminated by a blue lightsaber ... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I really don't care what the box art looks like. I mean, if it doesn't have My Little Ponies or something, I'll let most other things slide. Megatron would be cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Originally posted by Prime I really don't care what the box art looks like. I mean, if it doesn't have My Little Ponies or something, I'll let most other things slide. Megatron would be cool though I agree - given the box will only be a minor impediment between me and the game, falling quickly to the trash ... ... here's an idea: two Twi'lek females in the foreground in a saber-lock, talking. Kyle is in the background, slicing up Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids, Smurfs and My Little Pony [your fault, Prime ]. Twi #1 - what's the old dude hacked off about ... Twi #2 - the fossil's mad he isn't the star of the show anymore; AS IF he can even swing that saber anymore! Twi #1 - what-ever?!? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ack Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Originally posted by txa1265 I agree - given the box will only be a minor impediment between me and the game, falling quickly to the trash ... ... here's an idea: two Twi'lek females in the foreground in a saber-lock, talking. Kyle is in the background, slicing up Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids, Smurfs and My Little Pony [your fault, Prime ]. Twi #1 - what's the old dude hacked off about ... Twi #2 - the fossil's mad he isn't the star of the show anymore; AS IF he can even swing that saber anymore! Twi #1 - what-ever?!? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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