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[Darkmakaimura]

There hasn't been many Star Wars role playing games throughout history and this is especially true as of recently.

Knights of the Old Republic series is of course one exception but those games go quite a ways back now. Both games in the series are probably the best Star Wars games ever made. So why isn't we're not getting more. I guess we do have the upcoming Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic by Casey Hudson which is probably the most anticipated game as far as I'm concerned.

Bonus....

Somebody was talking about Star Wars Scoundrels. They mention why not make Han Solo game. I thought at first because Harrison Ford would never lend his voice and who are they going to get who sounds like him.... and then I remembered the newest Indiana Jones game and how well the VA mimicked Ford. So we know now just can't be done.

 

[Gonzito]

We are getting a new one soon. It looks really promising

 

[amigastar]

KOTOR 3 would be awesome.

 

[Embearded]

I think the most franchise recognizable element is the lightsaber which if not implemented right makes the game a worthless highly licensed piece of forgettable shit.

If there is anyone out there with a good script and ideas for a game that doesn't need or correctly use lightsabers, they should stay away from making it a Star Wars game.

Outlaws is a good example of a game that didn't have to be star wars.

 

[March Climber]

You've arrived too soon. Go back into cryostasis for 3-5 years and you'll get your RPGs.

One is Fotor, one is an X-com style game, and the last one is a narrative RPG.

Until then please join everyone on Star Wars Burnout Galactic Racer in a few months.

 

[clarky]

Did you sense a disturbance in the force as well?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

We are getting a new one soon. It looks really promising

Soon as in sometime by 2030? Because if you are referring to Fate of the Old Republic, it's a long way off.

KOTOR 3 would be awesome.

It would be but instead we're getting Fate of the Old Republic. It's not a sequel and sounds like it's going to be more of a remake but Casey Hudson is involved so it could be good.

 

[adamsapple]

We're getting FoToR in the near future so let's see...

 

[Hudo]

We are getting the Kotor Remake by Saber Interactive and Fotor by the OG Mass Effect guys.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

We are getting the Kotor Remake by Saber Interactive and Fotor by the OG Mass Effect guys.

Is KOTOR remake still happening? I thought it got canceled?

 

[RAIDEN1]

Is KOTOR remake still happening? I thought it got canceled?

Yeah that's what I thought, for all we know it could end up like Star Wars 1313 - Remember that?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Yeah that's what I thought, for all we know it could end up like Star Wars 1313 - Remember that?

Was that the one where you go underneath Coruscant? Yeah that looked good.

 

[amigastar]

Yeah that's what I thought, for all we know it could end up like Star Wars 1313 - Remember that?

I'm convinced 1313 would have been an awesome game. Something to remember but unfortunately we can forget about it

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I'm convinced 1313 would have been an awesome game. Something to remember but unfortunately we can forget about it

No I haven't gotten over it. I haven't gotten over the cancellation of Prey 2, the sequel to Prey (2006) that was unceremoniously canned.

 

[Fahdis]

Did you sense a disturbance in the force as well?

Sorry, it was just me farting while I was playing Lego Star Wars.

 

[Hudo]

Is KOTOR remake still happening? I thought it got canceled?

It changed hands from Aspyr to Saber Interactive. And it seems they've rebooted development. They've confirmed that they're still working on it in March.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

It changed hands from Aspyr to Saber Interactive. And it seems they've rebooted development. They've confirmed that they're still working on it in March.

Awesome but I bet that's years and years away. Still good to hear.

 

[amigastar]

No I haven't gotten over it. I haven't gotten over the cancellation of Prey 2, the sequel to Prey (2006) that was unceremoniously canned.

You haven't gotten over it,what does that mean? Are you mourning about it in some special way ?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

You haven't gotten over it,what does that mean? Are you mourning about it in some special way ?

Yes.

 

[amigastar]

Yes.

How? Do you write threatening letters to the supposed publisher

Spoiler

jk

 

[Darkmakaimura]

How? Do you write threatening letters to the supposed publisher

Spoiler

jk

No I don't do threats. I just bitch about it a lot online.

 

[BennyBlanco]

More of these franchise owners should treat their IP like Warhammer. We have games in just about every genre and they're coming out all the time. Yeah they're not all great but there are a a ton of good ones. It keeps the IP fresh in people's minds and surely makes them good money.

 

[IDKFA]

Soon as in sometime by 2030? Because if you are referring to Fate of the Old Republic, it's a long way off.

There was a tiny update a few days ago. They're just got some more ex Bioware people on the team. They also have a target of before 2030.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic developer Arcanaut Studios has quietly added more ex-BioWare and KOTOR talent to the team

New Star Wars RPG Fate of the Old Republic is being led by Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson, and his studio has added more ex-BioWare talent to the team.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[amigastar]

More of these franchise owners should treat their IP like Warhammer. We have games in just about every genre and they're coming out all the time. Yeah they're not all great but there are a a ton of good ones. It keeps the IP fresh in people's minds and surely makes them good money.

Man, Total War Warhammer III is such a fantastic game.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

More of these franchise owners should treat their IP like Warhammer. We have games in just about every genre and they're coming out all the time. Yeah they're not all great but there are a a ton of good ones. It keeps the IP fresh in people's minds and surely makes them good money.

Warhammer 40k has really been on a roll. Most of the newer games coming out are really good. The freaking Rogue Trader game is amazing.

 

[phant0m]

More of these franchise owners should treat their IP like Warhammer. We have games in just about every genre and they're coming out all the time. Yeah they're not all great but there are a a ton of good ones. It keeps the IP fresh in people's minds and surely makes them good money.

Star Wars used to kind of be like this before Disney got their grubby, litigious little paws on it.

There were a lot of SW games from the mid 90s through 2010ish across a ton of genres (FPS, RPG, RTS, Racing, FlightCade, the list goes on)

 

[phant0m]

Warhammer 40k has really been on a roll. Most of the newer games coming out are really good. The freaking Rogue Trader game is amazing.

That's because GW has been licensing it to teams of dudes that just fuckin' love Warhammer, not a bunch of corpos/suits that want to extract maximum value from the license.

Are they ALL amazing games? Not really. But you can tell in all of them there is great respect for the lore & universe.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

That's because GW has been licensing it to teams of dudes that just fuckin' love Warhammer, not a bunch of corpos/suits that want to extract maximum value from the license.

Are they ALL amazing games? Not really. But you can tell in all of them there is great respect for the lore & universe.

Yeah it makes me happy they're strict that way. Make sure these video games represent Warhammer 40k at its best.

 

[Nankatsu]

 

[amigastar]

Exactly what came to my mind when reading the thread title, lol.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

KOTOR 3 would be awesome.

I'm still surprised we never gotten a third entry. Instead we got a cash grab MMORPG

 

[Joramun]

Why?

All the chars will be black trans or lesbians.

They'll also be lecturing you about immigration, multiculturalism and the environment.

Fk that shit

 

[balls of snow]

Because they made SW Old Republic which has 6 KoToR sp storylines in it.

 

[Dazraell]

Is KOTOR remake still happening? I thought it got canceled?

It still lives, but it's not the same project as originally announced. They cancelled original version which was made by Aspyr, but later on it went to Saber and all rumors tied to it seems to imply they started it from the ground up

 

[CashPrizes]

Surprised no one has mentioned Eclipse, which we will hopefully see again soon. Quantic Dream has been working on it for the last 7 years or so since Detroit: Become Human wrapped (which I loved), and it is probably near ready for an actual gameplay reveal.




Also, the Old Republic character campaigns are great. It is like 8 Mass Effect games in 1 package. With really well done Star Wars tropes. I am sure the tacked on free to play business model has enshittified certain parts of it but I am pretty sure you can just mainline the stories. I recommend the Imperial Agent and the Sith Warrior, lots of fun Sith back stabbing and good cast of crew mates.

 

[Ozzie666]

There hasn't been many Star Wars role playing games throughout history and this is especially true as of recently.

Knights of the Old Republic series is of course one exception but those games go quite a ways back now. Both games in the series are probably the best Star Wars games ever made. So why isn't we're not getting more. I guess we do have the upcoming Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic by Casey Hudson which is probably the most anticipated game as far as I'm concerned.

Bonus....

Somebody was talking about Star Wars Scoundrels. They mention why not make Han Solo game. I thought at first because Harrison Ford would never lend his voice and who are they going to get who sounds like him.... and then I remembered the newest Indiana Jones game and how well the VA mimicked Ford. So we know now just can't be done.

Scoundrels is a really good book for that time inbewtween espisodes 4 and 5. It's a real bare part of the timeline, Outlaws should have been a Han game or Dash Rendar, anything but what we got.

I'm to the point where I can live with recasting the big 3 if not 4 if you count Lando. Voices are easier to replace too. Just give me more story driven games that matter to the canon timeline like Jedi Fallen order.

 

[IDKFA]

It still lives, but it's not the same project as originally announced. They cancelled original version which was made by Aspyr, but later on it went to Saber and all rumors tied to it seems to imply they started it from the ground up

If that game gets completed, we could have a KOTOR remake and the new Fate of the Old Republic, all before 2030.

Hopefully they're both absolute bangers.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I don't really think there's any WRPG studios I'd currently trust with the Star Wars IP personally.

 

[Denton]

Outlaws is a good example of a game that didn't have to be star wars.

The fact that it is and lets me enjoy those beautifully made classic SW environments is the best thing about it.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Scoundrels is a really good book for that time inbewtween espisodes 4 and 5. It's a real bare part of the timeline, Outlaws should have been a Han game or Dash Rendar, anything but what we got.

I'm to the point where I can live with recasting the big 3 if not 4 if you count Lando. Voices are easier to replace too. Just give me more story driven games that matter to the canon timeline like Jedi Fallen order.

Oops I meant Outlaws.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Surprised no one has mentioned Eclipse, which we will hopefully see again soon. Quantic Dream has been working on it for the last 7 years or so since Detroit: Become Human wrapped (which I loved), and it is probably near ready for an actual gameplay reveal.




Also, the Old Republic character campaigns are great. It is like 8 Mass Effect games in 1 package. With really well done Star Wars tropes. I am sure the tacked on free to play business model has enshittified certain parts of it but I am pretty sure you can just mainline the stories. I recommend the Imperial Agent and the Sith Warrior, lots of fun Sith back stabbing and good cast of crew mates.

I guess you didn't hear about the recent news on Eclipse?

It looks like it's pretty much as good as dead.

 

[SCB3]

The lack of SW games in general is bad, I've been playing and platinuming them all, on the Lego Complete Saga atm and yea I want more games

 

[Zamana]

SW license is very very restrictive on what you can do. No blood, no over the gore and many more stuff that will make a developer not touch it.

The recent best action-RPG is Star Wars Outlaws and I'm pretty sure that the potential of this game didn't really come out because of the IP limits. You can't kill animals/creatures in this, they just stop your bike like stones lol.

SW has to be widely accepted, kids to adults so it's really hard to make a good, deep, mature RPG.

Imagine giving CDPR or Larian this IP, they will go bonkers without the restrictions but it's impossible, Disney will never allow it to go adult and that's fine, it has already lost much of its magic and is slowly becoming a mass market space opera slop.

 

[Guilty_AI]

You'll be much more disturbed when one does come out

 

[Embearded]

The fact that it is and lets me enjoy those beautifully made classic SW environments is the best thing about it.

Good to hear that you like it.
Personally I can't find a reason for it to be a SW games.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Official site. Broadsword and Lucasfilm bring you the next evolution in MMO Gameplay: Story.

www.swtor.com

Play and you will be flooded with story and "RPG".

 

[Hudo]

Forget Star Wars. What about Star Trek? I would love a Mass Effect-style Star Trek game. Especially when you consider that Star Trek was one of the inspirations for Mass Effect in the first place. The format lends itself really well to Star Trek's "let's warp to this planet and beam to the surface and do some shit" mode of storytelling. Have some space battles against the Borg, Romulans or the Cardassians (or Klingons, if they decide to be retarded again). Be an absentee father to a child you had from having interspecies relations with some woman on a planet you visited. Argue with Q about morality. Find out that a Star Fleet admiral is actually a corrupt, traitorous dipshit you have to kill. Find out that your coffee mug is actually some metaphysical life form, because why the fuck not, and argue with your android crew mate about the meaning of life. Lots of cool shit.

 

[corgiix3]

I find it interesting how no matter how low the popularity of star wars can get over the years people are still hoping for more games about it. Even when they hate the new movies and shows lol

 

[Chuck Berry]

I find it interesting how no matter how low the popularity of star wars can get over the years people are still hoping for more games about it. Even when they hate the new movies and shows lol

Because most of the games are good or better and are enough to fill the void.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Forget Star Wars. What about Star Trek? I would love a Mass Effect-style Star Trek game. Especially when you consider that Star Trek was one of the inspirations for Mass Effect in the first place. The format lends itself really well to Star Trek's "let's warp to this planet and beam to the surface and do some shit" mode of storytelling. Have some space battles against the Borg, Romulans or the Cardassians (or Klingons, if they decide to be retarded again). Be an absentee father to a child you had from having interspecies relations with some woman on a planet you visited. Argue with Q about morality. Find out that a Star Fleet admiral is actually a corrupt, traitorous dipshit you have to kill. Find out that your coffee mug is actually some metaphysical life form, because why the fuck not, and argue with your android crew mate about the meaning of life. Lots of cool shit.

I agree but there actually was sort of one. It was the Star Trek Video Game based on the soft reboot movies. It even has the voices of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, etc.