All posts relating to the Star Wars franchsise.
Here’s Palpatine holding a shotgun in lieu of a trailer. Yes, I wonder how his hand passes through the handle too. No, I honestly don’t care, either. Because if they don’t care, then why should I?
So I might watch it, I’ll nod, I’ll go on with my day, and we’ll see what happens next. And that’s really all there is to it.
And then I’ll go back and watch the good movies… yes, even two of the prequels. Because Clones sucked.
Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/limited-run-games-to-re-release-star-wars-for-nes-and-game-boy/
So the first wave of Limited Run Star Wars re-releases come in the form of three games; Star Wars: Bounty Hunter for PS4 (basically a disc version of the PS2 emulated game you can get on PSN) and the Star Wars 8-bit game for NES and Game Boy. While Bounty Hunter is getting a basic game case like most PS4 disc games, the cart games are being re-released in these action figure-like packages… which seems really, really stupid.
Here’s the deal, kids; both games are available for dirt cheap in their original cartridge formats. And while the NES Star Wars is a pretty decent game despite a few flaws, the Game Boy version of the same game is an unmitigated disaster. Still, if you wanted these games to play, you can still easily find them for 20-30 bucks… slightly more complete in box, which includes, among other things, a genuine honest-to-god instruction manual that taught you how to play the game.
No such thing appears to be included with these things… but I guess we’ll have to wait and see when the order goes up.
And I get it. These are “collector’s items” for the collectors… the ones who want to display these on a shelf, unloved and unopened… but even in that regard, this is just lousy. Whatever happened to the good ol’ fashioned cardboard box with paper instructions?
I don’t know… we’ll see on Friday and maybe I’ll lose my mind and pick one of these up.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-arrives-on-steam-and-gog-as-may-the-4th-sale-begins/
Red Letter Media letting us know that no matter how many nameless stormtroopers get killed off, they’re never really gone.
Yeah, in retrospect, this is souring me on the teaser even more.
In case anyone remotely cares… it’s the teaser trailer for the next and final chapter in the much-maligned sequel trilogy of thrown-together feature films with no cohesive thought behind it whatsoever.
I won’t say much here – I’ll save my thoughts for tomorrow’s DTM-Cast episode. The only thing I will say that after the time wasted on The Last Jedi and the less than enthusiastic impressions of Solo, my reaction is simply… meh. For what it’s worth, there’s a good chance I’ll probably watch it with my older bro, but in terms of excitement, optimism, or anything resembling an emotional response or the slightest hint of interest… meh.
Oh well… let it play out and see where it goes, I suppose.
Something a little bit different; a late-night excursion in my X-Wing on the Rebel’s secret Pilot Proving Ground. Do I succeed? Well, no, but I did get a promotion. That counts for something, right?
I’m trying to experiment with different formats to see what works best for me as well as anyone else concerned.
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT!
The old one.
I don’t remember where I found this image; probably a message board somewhere, but when you look at that image and the information it reveals… it paints a pretty grim picture in regards to the current state of Star Wars gaming.
The truly sad thing? For all the arguments made regarding “quantity over quality”, a good chunk of the quantity above actually ended up being quality products while the two games below… well, neither quality or quantity qualify in any regard.
I guess I found something to ramble about.
If there was a Darth Vader facepalm, I would use it.
I mean, come on. They’re not even using actual lightsabers; they’re just props that glow in the dark. Where’s the limb cutting and decapitation?
That’s more like it.