The Force is Strong: Demo Impressions

GameXtract writes "So as many of you know, the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo was released not to long ago. I picked it up on my PS3, and began playing immediately. My first thought were that the combat was a bit dull, however, I've been wrong before. As it turns out, I was terribly wrong."

[thebigtarget1]

ya this actually looks like a cool game... it had better force powers and lets you play as the dark side. how cool is that?

[chaosatom333]

psi-ops was the prime example of how gameplay for lifting/throwing objects should be done but graphics weren't good.

In force unleashed, pretty good graphics, but clustered gameplay and not a smart A.I, left me puzzled.

i think they could have Picked a much better level that they gave us.

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Only thing bad about Psi-Ops was the story. Everything else rocked, you guy squish guys with huge objects... they would burst into some blood and guts. Good humorous AI, good gameplay.

[Surfman]

i just wonder what would be the life-time of the game... if its longer than 20 hours, ill buy.

[CViper]

thats asking a bit much isn't it? 20 hours..?

[TOSgamer]

I thought the demo was ok. But after playing bloody adventure games like God Of War and Ninja Gaiden the visceral satisfaction just wasn't there. It just felt kind of silly to be slashing people with light sabers and nothing would happen to them except that they fall back. I know being a Star Wars franchise they are going for a teen rating but honestly it just felt lacking.

[chanto23]

actually i read somewhere that the game can be finished in less than 6 hours!!!!...i read this on a review of the Wii Version of the game so i don't know if the 360/PS3 versions are the same

[ForROME]

Graphics are good, story seems good, its solid at this point if I had to guess what it will get I would say,

8.8 our of 10

[Jinxstar]

Looks fun.

[Baka-akaB]

Game is decent , shame the camera and targeting system is so lame ... i mean iron man lame ...

[arakouftaian]

It does have the Iron man Feling n that is ok for a lil kid but not for me I enjoy Ironman 100 more than this I did not fell the star war jeday power I even enjoy SW epi. 3 bud this one have soo much hype n is a flop but it will sale. Like any other SW thing does .

[Bubble Buddy]

I'll wait for the reviews to come in before deciding if it's worth a purchase or not.

[Closing]

Expect a lot of 7's across the board, and lower.

[Rageanitus]

From the looks the video it looks VERY similar to the gameplay mechanics of the previous star wars game from Ravensoft.... it bored me to tears.

Maybe its just the franchise and i've grown out of it.... btw since when did jedi's or even real life sword fighters put their sabre on their back facing upward.

[lsujester]

Well, I don't agree so much on the boring part, but as to the reverse sword question, I've seen a few couple demonstrations with reversed swords.

One thing to look at:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Not entirely the same, but the SW technique isn't total crap.

[aiphanes]

Some of the other levers they should in the trailer after you finsh the demo are pretty cool...This game could be a sleeper hit...

[ape007]

awesome game imo

I don't care for haters

day 1 buy,well done lucas arts

[arakouftaian]

i enjoy " StarW. epi3 " but not this one, u have to agree that is not a good one n it was not much fun, i did not even fell the power of the bad side n thats a bad thing, i wish this game was good but its no. is w/e.

[Roukuko]

gameplay is interesting you can like play the game so many different ways use saber force push combos, saber lightning combos, just grab stuff and throw it at people. I mean there is cool shiit you can do plus in the demo you level up and get a new skills, so i'm guessing there is a lot of moves you end up learning in this game probly a day 1 buy for me.

[kewlkat007]

...I'll eventually get it. I have JRPG's upon the horizon..

[rhood022]

After playing the demo a few times I eventually got the hang of the combat mechanics. The first time through though, it was a very clunky experience as I tried to balance "dash" and "attacks" and close the gap between myself and the enemies and take them out. The second and third times was all about the Force.

Overall, I enjoyed it and will be buying it. In fact, I probably will buy it on the PSP too for the one-on-one duels.

It's too bad that I let my curiosity get the better of me with the story. I broke down and bought the graphic novel. So I know what happens. But I can't wait to play some of the things I read and see it in next-gen goodness.

[lsujester]

So did the Apprentice have a torrid love affair with a Hutt and produce a litter of Force-strong slugs?

[rhood022]

More or less.

I don't want to spoil too much but you know the Greedo looking guy at the end of the demo with the jet pack? The one the Apprentice is fighting with? Well that guy is actually an Imperial Process Server.

The Greedo-guy tracked Starkiller down to serve him a court summons. The female hut was seeking child support!! That's actually the plot twist. The Apprentice is a dead beat dad trying to get out of his fatherly obligations so he has to kill everyone!

[Adamalicious]

I found the demo pretty meh. I'm planning to give it another try if I have time.

[Fade_Walker]

I hate the camera and the targeting system, and just like Soul Calibur IV the secret apprentice is WAY over powered.

But yet it's a demo and it could be several months old.

I still think I'm going to wait for a used one or a price drop Especially if the game is less then 10 hours long.

Plus I'm still waiting for my KOTOR III!!

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

Just finished my second play through of the demo...

Good: Graphics are good. Combo system is intriguing. Story is enticing.
Bad: PS2 animations, physics potential not fully used in this Demo. Camera is goofy (but it can be turned off).
Ugly: Movement seems rushed. Jumping is atrocious.

I will not be buying OR renting this.