E3 2009 Coverage
Star Wars: The Old Republic
By Shaun Hatton - June 2nd, 2009
While EA’s press conference started out with a whimper and the discussion on their desire to continue to expand on their tween girl market share, things gradually segued into talk about more hardcore titles. When the Star Wars “Throne Room” composition blared over the speakers towards the end and a collection of cosplayers-as-Jedi took to the stage, complete with shiny toy lightsabers, I knew we were in for a treat.
What followed was discussion on Star Wars: The Old Republic. The MMO, which is a combined BioWare and LucasArts effort makes me yearn for an alternate reality where the prequels didn’t completely destroy my love for Star Wars while at the same time resurrecting that very love. In this trailer, we see beautiful cityscapes destroyed by starfighters and a confrontation between Jedi and Sith — CORRECTION: HUNDREDS OF JEDI AND SITH — and I’m left wondering why the so-called Jedi in Attack of the Clones had such a hard time fighting a clumsy collection of boney droids.
I think what excites me most about The Old Republic is not that it’s Star Wars, but the fact that it seems to be basing its design aesthetics from the movies while expanding upon those designs to create something new. I could go on, but I will settle for watching this trailer again and wishing that Dark Empire was what got made into a trilogy rather than the prequels.
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What a great trailer. As I mentioned in the forums, that is good enough to make me forget the prequels ever existed.
I want to say how good looking this trailer is, and comment about the leaking drool out of my mouth.
But then I have to remember that it’s just a cg cutscene and has no real resemblance on what the actual game play of the game will be.
Certainly sets a good tone for the game though, a nice story and setting. If the gameplay can capture this, I ‘m definitely in.