Am I the only one who didn't enjoy
Dark Forces 2/Jedi Knight 1? The levels were extremely long and boring. I watched someone play it in one of those AGDQ events and even there the player took a very long time just to beat the first stage. I think it was the first FPS that allowed you to use a lightsaber and jedi powers, it was pretty cool but ultimately the level design killed my interest in the game.
Dark Forces 1 on the other hand was very good.
WelshMegalodon wrote:
What's the verdict here on Empire at War? I remember liking it back when it came out, but can't really get into it these days.
From what I've read it was very weak. The previous Star Wars strategy game,
Rebellion (
Supremacy in the UK), was much better, even if it had worse UI and graphics. In fact Rebellion does a lot of things that's still unique to this day. It's very character driven and every match plays out completely different from the other.
For instance, take a look at the espionage system. You can:
- Spy enemy planets to see all agents, troops and buildings in there;
- Counter-espionage your own planets to see if there's an enemy spy infiltrated and incoming fleets;
- Sabotage any building or ship;
- Abduct / assassinate enemy characters (the latter only as Empire);
- Incite revolts in enemy planets and subdue them in your own;
- Diplomatically convert neutral planets to your side;
- Recruit new characters;
- Set up decoys during missions to make them harder to be foiled by the enemy.
Spies aren't just a nuisance, they're a real threat as even capital ships and the Death Star can be sabotaged by them, so counterintelligence is super important. Some characters can secretly be traitors as well, failing missions on purpose. And each of them has a small chance of being force sensitive for extra benefits.
That's just the character system. Each side has different military units and plays differently from each other. Rebels generally have better starfighters while Empire has better capital ships, and so on.
Again, the UI is bad and scare away many new players. But if you're willing to sit down and learn all its mechanics, you'll find quite a deep and enjoyable game.
Incidentally I just finished playing Rebellion yesterday. I like the game very much and can talk about it all day.
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xorthen wrote:
You guys are some hardcore MOFOs and masochists.
This is the biggest compliment you can give to people on this forum.