Category: Star Wars Musings

All posts relating to the Star Wars franchsise.

So When's That TIE Fighter Review?

With the old X-Wing and TIE Fighter games having graced GOG.com and now with proper means of recording footage of these games on hand, the question that has hung in the back of my head is when the eventual reviews for these games – but primarily TIE Fighter – will eventually grace the interwebs.

More than likely it’ll be later than sooner.

Here’s the thing with TIE Fighter. It’s a big game; not necessarily in terms of size (though it has plenty of that), but also in terms of my own personal history with the game. It’s one of the few PC games that I can safely say I’ve spent more time playing than most others. And while back in the GameFAQs days I would’ve been more than content to do a quick rubbish review, when it comes to the video version, I want to give it a little more care.

It’s a big game, a personal favorite, and something that I’d want to give it proper reverence.

I don’t know when or even if this video review will be out. It might not even be a review; it could be something else entirely… but when it’s on the verge of being unleashed, I will most definitely let you know.

X-Wing and TIE Fighter Grace Steam… Now It's Their Turn To Bitch About Missing CD Versions

For those who didn’t get the game on GOG.com for whatever ungodly reason, Steam just got the X-Wing series recently. This includes X-Wing, TIE Fighter, X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance, considered widely to be some of the finest space combat simulator games ever conceived and one of the best reasons to be PC gaming back int the day. However, in regards to the first two games, you’re only getting the original DOS versions and the updated Windows release; the middle of the road enhanced CD-ROM Collector’s Editions – considered to be the definitive versions – are not included.

Naturally, Steam users would be iffed.
Meanwhile, GOG.com just announced that they uploaded those very same versions of the game after quite a bit of complaining on the part of users. So for roughly the same price, you could GET THREE versions of two classic space sim games… and it doesn’t include DRM. And if you already bought the games when they were first released, then you get the new versions for free. (Note: If you don’t see three versions of X-Wing or TIE Fighter on your shelf, you might have to refresh your account, which you can do by clicking this link.)
So, screw you, Steam. HA!
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Okay… back to WWE 2K15.

He Actually Said This

“It’s a very, very, very hard thing to do. You have to say, ‘I have to move on,’ and everything in your body says, ‘Don’t. You can’t.’ These are my kids. I sold them to the white slavers that take these things and, and… heh, heh, heh…”

-George Lucas on selling Star Wars to Disney
 He has since apologized for the remark

(2020 Update: He probably shouldn’t have apologized in hindsight, but whatever…)