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Posted by USS Vanguard (Member # 130) on :

Just wondering, since this question works a lot better than what's your favorite Star Trek Game (although they 've begun to get better).

I personally am still a giant fan of the old Tie-Fighter. 5 years old and still jolly good fun.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

I'll have you know I still save my old "piett.tfr" gamesave file (every time I switch computers) containing all my experiences, from cadet to general, up to the last campaign in "Tie Fighter: Collector's Edition" which ties (no pun intended) together "Tie Fighter", "Defender Of The Empire" and "Enemies Of The Empire". Ooh, those burning A-Wings...

I still haven't finished the game, after five years, and the windows-files of today refuses to give me enough memory to play it again. Besides, it's hard to go back to 640x480 after you've played 1024x768 in "X-Wing Alliance"...

Otherwise I think "Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight" did more for the genre than DF:I did, although I loved that too. "Surrender Immediately!!!" "You Are In Violation Of Imperial Law!!!" (They never had time to finish that last sentence)

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

I liked Jedi Knight but I have yet to play Mysteries of the Sith. I have it but haven't played it yet.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Then I envy you for not having played it yet. I hope you have some sort of 3d-card 'cause those games look so much better, and runs faster too.

The Obi-Wan game coming up soon looks really sweet, with a totally revised model build-up and animation system (plus nicer sabres) so should you pick it up, I hope you finish MotS first, for the difference inherent may kill old motsy right in your arms.
I think I'm starting to experience that with Diablo 2 vs. 1, I'm afraid.

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

Does Voodoo3 count?

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

X-Wing: Alliance rules (gotta love taking out two VSDs and an ISD single-handedly; not to mention knocking out the Executor's shield generators...). Jedi Knight rules. DF ruled in its day. MotS would have been good if they'd used another character, 'cause that AIN'T Mara.

Still waiting to get my hands on "Rebellion"...

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Posted by USS Vanguard (Member # 130) on :

Don't bother I heard it wasn't all that great (and neither was its follow up Force COmmander), maybe Lucasarts should leave RTS to Blizzard...

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Rebellion is turn-based, IIRC. And CNET seemed to think it was pretty good...

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

Rebellion was real time, a la Pax Imperia.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

CNET would give a favorable review to Massively Multiplayer Solitaire.

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

(Double post)

[This message has been edited by Altair (edited August 29, 2000).]

Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

"Tie Fighter: Collector's Edition" and "X-Wing Alliance" are the best!

I really love the TIE Defender and the Missile boat.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

*imagines defender with lasers and ions firelinked*

It was great that they didn't give you a lightsabre in the beginning of JK. I almost got goosebumps the first time I switched it on in Kyle's father's house. (Not the lawyer)

I also remember the first time I dropped down from an air vent, sabre ready, on a group of four stormtroopers passing by. Took out everyone in one big "secondary-fire"sweep, only two of them was quick enough to turn around. Limbs everywhere!

First time I played JK I went for "Good Jedi" and didn't touch any npc's.
Second time, well let's just say a whole new world opened up. Starting with that cranky bartender!
Yeah, the dark side can be seductive, allright...

What of you, Vanguard? And isn't your name from "Tie Fighter" also? Along with the ISDs Ardent and Implacable?

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Posted by USS Vanguard (Member # 130) on :

Well, my favorite would have to be Tie Fighter, and yes one of Thrawn's command ships was the Vanguard. Of course Jedi Knight would be a close second, although I was slightly dissapointed with MotS (although I loved the sniper rifle).

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Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :

i think TIE fighter was the best game ever! From the first minute i saw it and played it i was hooked. only my copy was corrupted, and i was stuck on the one level where you have to save the TIE defenders and one of the ferries wouldn't go to hyper.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Bummer.

Damn those LucasArts cronies for kicking Obi-Wan for the PC. I think we'll have to wait long for the next Jedi-game to come forth...
But a sequel (or prequel? ) for "X-Wing: Alliance" would be good, the good background story of it was very entertaining, you felt you had goals.
Man, that YT-2000 Otana flew, I had fantasized about a revised "Falcon" before I saw it, with the cockpit in the middle, and I sure got a handful.
The fantastic shields and turrets who could either shoot boresight or track targets really surprised me.
You could also man the turrets ANH-style, and defend your craft while docking with a ship or station during combat.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Star Wars Insider said that the Obi-Wan game is dead completely, or 'halted indefinitely.'

My favorite Star Wars game has got to be Star Wars for the NES. Side-scrolling madness rocks!

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Jedi Knight ruled, the cutscenes were excellent, and the gameplay completely immersed me in the Starwars world. You can really see the torture of being a dark Jedi in the last Dark Path scene, where Kyle sees the hologram of his father telling him how proud he was of him, and destroys it.

Mysteries of the Sith was excellent too, with attention to detail, like the droid popping out of the wall at the entrance to Kappa the Hutt's palace, but that game could really have done with cutscenes to improve the atmosphere.

Tie Fighter was excellent, I really liked the feeling of becoming important within the Empire, and the vocal mission briefings were a nice touch. While the graphics in X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter and in-flight game were far superior, the lack of a story line and vocal mission briefings made the atmosphere a bit thin, so to speak. I haven't played the extension game for X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, but I heard it's pretty good.

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