@ryanwho: Commander Cody is the best Star Wars character ever, friend.
In any case, there may not be a main character in the Star Wars universe that fits the Trooper mold, but the Storm Troopers are iconic and some of the most famous antagonists in modern fiction, so I don't think it's much of a stretch.
I play RPGs as characters as similar to me as possible. If I were living in the Star Wars universe (barring being born with Force powers), I'd probably wind up a Trooper, so that's what I'll play as first. Yes, I'm a gigantic nerd that thinks too much about these things.
@bolognarock: I didn't say it was great (I do like it, though I prefer a bit more direction), I was just explaining it. It would be nice to have a few more narrative scenes in the game, but the story that exists is fairly strong, in my opinion. The way it's told is more easily debatable as weak to me.
Zoey's movie references and self-deprecating jokes are my favorite. Nick's also a sarcastic dick, which I like too, in a different way from Francis.
I want Zoey, Ellis, Francis and Nick for the ultimate team, though I think most people would put Louis in place of Nick. which I'd be okay with. Rochelle is clearly the worst.
And Ellis' buddy Keith, this one time, he was just fucking awesome.
The problem with the Half-Life story that some people have is that they "show" you the story rather than "tell" you the story. It's a classic film technique, but it's relatively new to games. The designers present you a scene, and you're left to your own devices to figure out what happened, just like real life. To find out anything about the 7-minute war, or whatever, you have to wander over to some newspapers posted on a wall, and an NPC will make brief mention of it for you. Explanations aren't given for a character's missing legs, or the switching sides of the Vortigaunts,or the motivations of G-Man but enough clues are given that you can fill in the blanks yourself. You know as much as Gordon Freeman does. I hope they start filling the blanks in a bit more in the future, but it's defiintely an interesting take on game stories, one you'll be somewhat familiar with if you've paid any attention to Left 4 Dead's plot. If your response to that is "what plot", then Half-Life probably isn't for you.
And you will miss out significantly story-wise if you haven't played the first.
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. In the meantime, your blogs will suffice. Anyone that gives more attention to Alan Wake and Enslaved are A-okay in my book.
If they ever go back to San Andreas again and decide they can't do the whole "state" thing, I hope they go with Las Venturas. Vegas is the most interesting locale in that game.
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