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Factor 5 Talks Rogue Squadron III 17

Posted by simoniker from the taking-a-wookie-lookie dept.
Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the Planet GameCube interview with Julian Eggebrecht of Factor 5, developers of Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. The interview covers the multiple-vehicles-in-one-mission gameplay of this promising Gamecube sequel ("There is a mission in which you get out of an AT-ST, run to an AT-AT and capture that"), deals with the important issue of whether you can shoot Ewoks ("Ewoks? Why would you want to shoot them? They are so cute... Let me put it this way: If you could shoot them I am sure it is a bug and not an intended feature"), and also mentions the game's movies will be in DivX, using Factor 5's own console DivX utilities.
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  • Is it just me... (Score:4, Informative)

    by lightspawn ( 155347 ) on Monday June 16, 2003 @01:10AM (#6209643) Homepage
    or are there waaay too many SW games to keep track of?

    Playstation:

    Star Wars Demolition
    Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles
    Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace, The
    Star Wars: Dark Forces
    Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault II

    PS2:
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    Star Wars: Galaxies
    Star Wars: Jango Fett
    Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
    Star Wars: Racer Revenge
    Star Wars: Starfighter
    Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Gamecube:
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    Star Wars: Rebel Strike
    Star Wars: Rogue Leader
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    PC:
    Star Trek: Dominion Wars
    Star Wars Chess
    Star Wars Episode I Insider's Guide
    Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
    Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace, The
    Star Wars Episode I: Racer
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Star Wars: Behind the Magic
    Star Wars: Dark Forces
    Star Wars: Droid Works
    Star Wars: Force Commander
    Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
    Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Clone Campaigns
    Star Wars: Galaxies
    Star Wars: Gungan Frontier
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
    Star Wars: Pit Droids
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
    Star Wars: Rebellion
    Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
    Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
    Star Wars: Starfighter
    Star Wars: TIE Fighter
    Star Wars: X-Wing
    Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
    Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
    Star Wars: Yoda Stories

    That's just the latest games; there are SW games for consoles as far back as the Atari 2600, and the original Arcade game in 1983.

    How am I even supposed to figure out which ones are worth buying?

    This is more ridiculous than the street fighter games.
    • I might go along with you, except that those games cover many gaming genres: Third-person action/adventure, FPS, puzzles, space combat, rail shooter, real-time strategy, racing, etc. Further, your PC list covers a much bigger time period than the others (in what I assume was an effort to pad your post and make your point) - anyone shopping for games today (in a CompUSA for example) wouldn't find half the games in that list.

      Further, the differences between generations of Star Wars games are quite signific

      • your PC list covers a much bigger time period than the others (in what I assume was an effort to pad your post and make your point) - anyone shopping for games today (in a CompUSA for example) wouldn't find half the games in that list.

        Probably more like 80%.
        A pet peeve of mine is that classic games from,say, 5-10 years ago are nowhere to be found (except a certain auction site) even if they have no problem running on today's hardware. Want to buy an old game? Sorry, we don't have a way to sell it to you,
        • I used to work at a new and used computer store where you could trade in your old games for credit towards new or used ones. The storefront itself, in Naperville/Aurora, IL, is a fantastic place to visit. There are so many games there that are fun, and will run on almost any hardware that you can spend hours in there. No, I don't work for them anymore, but yes, I am putting a plug in here for them.

          For the longest time I had a 486, even when everyone else had a P2, so it was my only recourse for games a
    • Take into effect that some of those are the same game just on a different console and it will bring that list down to almost half. Then take into effect the expansion packs which don't count. Then take out the token 'insider' which is not a game but just a PC 'title' and there really isn't all that much. Considering the fanbase I am surprised there isn't one based on every character in every movie.

      <sarcasm>
      You could have a "Dress Up: Princess Leia" for the little girls even.
      </sarcasm>

      If any Lu
    • Included a star TREK game by mistake. I really should remember to only post while in the depressive stage.
    • There were a bunch on the N64, too: Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Episode I Pod Racer Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
  • So this game is kinda like Rebel Assult 1 +2. Not only do you get to fly around but shooting people on ground is included. I just hope that Factor 5 does each piece correctly, I wouldn't want a game that does 5 things poorly versus one thing perfectly. The multiplayer sounds cool, but the gamecube still needs to get online! It would be so much cooler if you could have giant multiplayer battles. Oooh, just thought of it makes me quiver.

  • Dude ... (Score:3, Funny)

    by torpor ( 458 ) <ibisumNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Monday June 16, 2003 @02:15AM (#6209892) Homepage Journal
    ... if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently.

    They're missing out on a HUUUUGE market segment here, but then again maybe this is something for Quake models...
    • "if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently"

      Guess you've never been here before [idleworm.com]

      Warning, requires flash to work.
    • ... if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently.

      I'd like to see Star Wars: Ewok Autopsy.
      That would combine my love for cheesy alien autopsy stuff *and* my desire to cut ewoks into pieces. If there was a Jar-Jar expansion, they could charge me full price for it.
  • As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer [ign.com] this time around.

    I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.

    Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.
    • Actually, the "technology demo" would be Rogue Squadron II (Rogue Leader), not III. It was shown at Nintendo's Spaceworld show, when the GameCube was first officially unveiled. Except for perhaps the old Zelda demo (the non-cel-shaded one that had Link in a swordfight with Ganondorf), the Rogue Squadron II demo ruled the show. There was even a playable level - "Endurance," which actually made it into the final game as an unlockable bonus level.

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