Later this year, you'll be able to give those mutated teddy bears a taste of the dark side.
IGN has the scoop on the first bit of paid DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Due for release "later this year," the unnamed content will have you taking the fight to the Ewoks on Endor during Return of the Jedi.
Keep those eyebrows down, sirs. Much like the DLC Hoth mission in the original Force Unleashed, this content takes place in an alternate version of the Star Wars timeline, which allows for this kind of main storyline betrayal. Do take note though that even though this content takes place in bizarro world, Starkiller will have powers similar to the ones he possesses in the core game.
LucasArts Singapore's Gio Corsi says this content will be about as long as the other bits of downloadable content for the original game. And like those paid downloads, this content will feature achievements and trophies as well.
No word on price just yet, but I'd imagine we'll hear more about this rather soon.
IGN has the scoop on the first bit of paid DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Due for release "later this year," the unnamed content will have you taking the fight to the Ewoks on Endor during Return of the Jedi.
Keep those eyebrows down, sirs. Much like the DLC Hoth mission in the original Force Unleashed, this content takes place in an alternate version of the Star Wars timeline, which allows for this kind of main storyline betrayal. Do take note though that even though this content takes place in bizarro world, Starkiller will have powers similar to the ones he possesses in the core game.
LucasArts Singapore's Gio Corsi says this content will be about as long as the other bits of downloadable content for the original game. And like those paid downloads, this content will feature achievements and trophies as well.
No word on price just yet, but I'd imagine we'll hear more about this rather soon.
Finished this game today. I just rushed through it and wasn't enjoying any part of it at all. I figured I started so might as well finish it. If it weren't for the damn achievement points it would have been out of my 360 a lot sooner.
Considering the game takes place in really dull by the numbers space-age interiors and enemies they are taking the piss making the first interesting(ish) location paid for DLC.
The game's shit and doesnt have the 'mess around with the force' stuff or the cool different places or people from the Star Wars universe that made the first good and I traded it in after completing it in a coulple of days so I shant be bothering with this.
Shame really as I was really looking forward to this (the main game not the DLC) but they seemed to just fall back into the "it says Star Wars on the box so it will sell so fuck putting any effort in" mindset.
Why do they keep cramming MORE fucking Starkiller down our throats? He's not an interesting character, hes a fucking emo little git. STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME CARE ABOUT A CHARACTER THAT HAS A ONE DIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY!
" Soo..... They just added probably the thing I like the least about the original films to a game that looked terrible from the beginning? Still looks like a skip and I'm still waiting for Lucasarts to get their head of their ass and give us a new Raven Jedi Knight game. "
" I have just realised something. George Lucas is a motherfucking diabolical genius. Returnn of the Jedi's Ewoks were introduced in order to make the films more child-friendly, in George's own words. He wanted young fans of the Star Wars series to have a fluffy, loveable icon they could hug and associate with the films, and ultimately, form a lasting relationship with. At the time, some of the fans criticised his decision, but little did they know that it would come back to play right into George's hand. Fast forward 30 years. George understands that the boys and girls who once loved and adored those little teddy bears are now cold, world-despising, cynical engines of hatred, their adult lives nothing more than shells as they parade one foot after the other into the abyss. He knows that they want nothing more than to take as many on their damned voyage as they can with them, and he knows that the first in line are the cuddly icons of their youths. George engineered this scheme 30 years ago, knowing that one day, he could exploit his fans' disgust of all things child-oriented. If there is a reason for anyone to buy The Force Unleashed II, it is to slaughter some god-damned teddy bears. I feel as if my very existence has been rendered redundant by this newfound knowledge. I've figured it out; there's nothing more left. Hats off, you crazy bastard. "
" I have just realised something. George Lucas is a motherfucking diabolical genius. Returnn of the Jedi's Ewoks were introduced in order to make the films more child-friendly, in George's own words. He wanted young fans of the Star Wars series to have a fluffy, loveable icon they could hug and associate with the films, and ultimately, form a lasting relationship with. At the time, some of the fans criticised his decision, but little did they know that it would come back to play right into George's hand. Fast forward 30 years. George understands that the boys and girls who once loved and adored those little teddy bears are now cold, world-despising, cynical engines of hatred, their adult lives nothing more than shells as they parade one foot after the other into the abyss. He knows that they want nothing more than to take as many on their damned voyage as they can with them, and he knows that the first in line are the cuddly icons of their youths. George engineered this scheme 30 years ago, knowing that one day, he could exploit his fans' disgust of all things child-oriented. If there is a reason for anyone to buy The Force Unleashed II, it is to slaughter some god-damned teddy bears. I feel as if my very existence has been rendered redundant by this newfound knowledge. I've figured it out; there's nothing more left. Hats off, you crazy bastard. "
My sentiments exactly. So many people hate the ewoks and Jar Jar Binks. So... why not make a game where you get to beat the shit out of 'em?
So they release a super-short PS3/360 game that's light on overall content, and now they're putting out DLC for it. I wonder how many stages they intend to add this way before they're done.
Well, Lucas ruined Star Wars 11 years ago, might as well dig a deeper grave for TFU with releasing DLC that probably should have been in the retail game.
"Why do they keep cramming MORE fucking Starkiller down our throats? He's not an interesting character, hes a fucking emo little git. STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME CARE ABOUT A CHARACTER THAT HAS A ONE DIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY! "
I can understand you not being a big fan of Starkiller since he is pretty one-dimensional, but I wouldn't call him emo. Never mind that I think that term gets overused, but he really doesn't sulk through the whole game, he doesn't dress in dark colors or wear makeup, he doesn't really seem emo at all.
Honestly, I feel like Starkiller is what Anakin should have been. I tend to prefer quiet rage to overt whining. Unfortunately, quiet rage is more subtle, and subtlety is one concept that George Lucas has absolutely no grasp of.
You know what? They should just make a Force Unleashed game that follows bad Starkiller working for the Emperor doing bad shit around the galaxy.
That would be immensely more interesting than the lame-o 'WHERE'S JUUNO' crap and could make for some (good) ridiculous situations. And it'd be non-canon so they could just blow everything up.
Remember when they used to put all of the game in the same box?
After the speeder bikes, the ewoks were the best thing about RotJ - they were clever, resourceful and had ickle-wickle furry faces that you could just give them snuggly-wuggly hugs forever and ever and ever ...
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