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Affilliation
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (OMFG!!!)
I don’t know why I haven’t run into this before!
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a game slated for November 2007 (this year) developed by LucasArts. Apparently, it’s going to be released in multiple platforms (though the PC doesn’t seem to be on the list so far). It appears to be an action game set in the time line between Episode III and Episode IV.
To me, being on semi-familiar ground is great, particularly since I don’t know anything before Episode I and I stopped after the Thrawn Trilogy. The setting is already pretty exciting since you get to see some of what Darth Vader has been up to since he became… well… Darth Vader. So, who do YOU play? His secret apprentice, of course!
Story wise, this is all well and good. But it’s a game, so it does have to actually play well. I don’t have much details on game play yet, but LucasArts seems to be doing a helluva good job at the visuals!
They teamed up with ILM and Natural Motion to create the “Digital Molecular Matter” graphics engine (DMM), and the job they did with the physics is amazing. They also made a “Euphoria” engine which models a person’s behavioral and instinctive reflexes and reactions (like grabbing on to something for deal life when falling).
When I saw these demos, all I managed to say was OMFG!!!!! Those engines are astounding!!!
Then I tried my best to keep my composure. After all, they’re just demos, who knows if the final product will deliver the same quality? Well, given that Metal Gear Solid 4 has the potential to be at par graphically, I think it’s believable that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed can hit its graphical objectives.
So far, it seems to have everything going for it already, so I am praying that the game play will do its graphics justice.
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