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MazaNaza

03-20-2002, 10:03 PM

Three words: oh...my...god! This is going to be one of the sweetest games to come out this year, and I'd urge everyone here to give it a try. Just one look at the new Trailer movie and you'll be wanting more, especially with the high quality experience that was the original Jedi Knight.

EBGames has a great deal, 49.99 plus free two-day shipping or overnight for 3.99 (and you get a t-shirt, in case you really, really want to tell the world just how much of a geek you are).

--> Norm

Hiro

03-21-2002, 07:43 AM

:D :D
Cool.

modena

03-21-2002, 11:18 AM

What site can I check it out at?

Chinpoko_Mon

03-21-2002, 12:58 PM

http://www.lucasarts.com/products/outcast/html/

modena

03-21-2002, 02:38 PM

thanks for the link

Showtime

03-22-2002, 03:35 PM

Thanks,
i think ive found my next distraction. :P
-jel

Cantacuzene

03-25-2002, 01:11 PM

Guess what folks? Fairlight has released this game yesterday :eek: and I shall finish getting it tonight. I'll post my initial impressions as soon as I can tear myself away from it.

MazaNaza

03-25-2002, 03:21 PM

Woah! Woah woah woah! Today? Now I am so enourmously angry that I ordered from ebgames. I could have gotten it by Wednsday? Aaarrgghhh...I think I shall die. :angry:

--> Norm

P.S. Oh yeah, there was no bitterness in that post. I'm happy for you Cantacuzene, honestly I am...

sbp

03-25-2002, 03:43 PM

MazaNaza

03-25-2002, 03:57 PM

Ah, so that explains it.

Cantacuzene

03-25-2002, 05:01 PM

I wasn't bragging, I was just saying. You can't convey emotion by typing, and if it came out that way its because I'm really really looking foward to this game.

MazaNaza

03-25-2002, 05:08 PM

No no, I wasn't offended by your words, but I was offended by the realization that the reason you were able to pick up JK2 early was because you pirated it. I've said before that I will not preach to people about piracy because no one seems to care, but it really is stupid when people pirate games that they themselves rave about and drool over. I can almost understand pirating a game that you don't feel to be worth 49.99, but when a company comes out with a great game, let's give them their due so that they'll continue to do so.

Cantacuzene

03-25-2002, 05:30 PM

I don't pirate every game that comes along. Dungeon Siege I am going to buy, because its great multiplayer and the company making it is new and needs money.

Jedi Knight is single player and I will beat it in 3 days of on and off playing. Its not worth the same to me as Dungeon Siege or Moh or Wolfenstien. Both Dungeon Siege and Jedi Knight cost $50.

I'm fully aware stealing is stealing is stealing and you know what? I bought some games the other day at Gamestop and they totally sucked ass, and since I opened them I cant return them: I was stolen from. My PS2 broke after I owned it for a few months, sony owes me 300$. I bought cds that had one good song on them, They stole 14$ from me.

I am more than willing to pay for quality. Not having multiplayer makes this game only half a game. I'd be more than willing to pay $25 for this game especially if it was on sale today.

MazaNaza

03-25-2002, 06:23 PM

Where does the whole thing about JK2 not having multiplayer come from? Unless something changed in the last day or so, I had read that it had full mp support. In fact, the trailer on their site (the new one of course) even has clips from multiplayer games. There have been entire articles on Gamespot written about he different mulitplayer modes in JK2 (i.e. capture the ysalimiri).

As for being stolen from, I'd agree with you except that you had the option not to but all of those things you listed. Buying a CD for one song is rarely a good idea, and you take a chance with any kind of entertainment you buy that you have never seen or tried. For example, you have no way of knowing if the new car you buy will be good or not in the long run; you can only base your decision off the opinions of others and the short test drive you yourself took (and playing a game completely though doesn't count as a test drive :P ). The fact that the car did or did not work out for you doesn't mean it's cool to steal your neighbor's.

As for the PS2, I would think that it's still covered under the Sony warranty. Most of their stuff, excluding digital cameras, has a 12 month parts and labor warranty.

Cantacuzene

03-25-2002, 07:17 PM

PS2 has a 90 day warranty. Shows how much Sony stands behind its product.

I didn't post this to start an arguement on warez so lets drop it please.

MazaNaza

03-25-2002, 09:00 PM

No problem man, my bad. I went back on my own word :D . After all, what's really important is what we all have in common: we think JK2 will be sweet.

By the way, you didn't answer my question about multiplayer. Does it really not have it?

Cantacuzene

03-25-2002, 09:58 PM

I hadn't heard anything about the multiplayer though that doesn't mean much, it could very well have it. Regardless, they aren't emphasizing it in their promotion so I imagine it will be so good I'll want to uninstall MOH:aa.

sbp

03-25-2002, 10:01 PM

Originally posted by MazaNaza
No problem man, my bad. I went back on my own word :D . After all, what's really important is what we all have in common: we think JK2 will be sweet.

By the way, you didn't answer my question about multiplayer. Does it really not have it?
http://www.lucasarts.com/products/outcast/html/features.html
http://www.lucasarts.com/products/outcast/html/faq.html#314

sbp

03-25-2002, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
I don't pirate every game that comes along. Dungeon Siege I am going to buy, because its great multiplayer and the company making it is new and needs money.

Jedi Knight is single player and I will beat it in 3 days of on and off playing. Its not worth the same to me as Dungeon Siege or Moh or Wolfenstien. Both Dungeon Siege and Jedi Knight cost $50.

I'm fully aware stealing is stealing is stealing and you know what? I bought some games the other day at Gamestop and they totally sucked ass, and since I opened them I cant return them: I was stolen from. My PS2 broke after I owned it for a few months, sony owes me 300$. I bought cds that had one good song on them, They stole 14$ from me.

I am more than willing to pay for quality. Not having multiplayer makes this game only half a game. I'd be more than willing to pay $25 for this game especially if it was on sale today. This is really reaching trying to justify stealing.

Since you bought sucky games, sell the games then. Ever hear of reviews?

Even if the game was $15, warez monkies wouldn't pay for it. Why pay $15 when it can be gotten for free.

Leon

03-25-2002, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by MazaNaza
Three words: oh...my...god! This is going to be one of the sweetest games to come out this year, and I'd urge everyone here to give it a try. Just one look at the new Trailer movie and you'll be wanting more, especially with the high quality experience that was the original Jedi Knight.

EBGames has a great deal, 49.99 plus free two-day shipping or overnight for 3.99 (and you get a t-shirt, in case you really, really want to tell the world just how much of a geek you are).

--> Norm

Right now at EBGames it's just $39.99 shipped free without the shirt. I think it's a better deal, since I never wear video game shirts. I still have my FF7 shirt from years ago...

Cantacuzene

03-26-2002, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by sbp
This is really reaching trying to justify stealing.

Since you bought sucky games, sell the games then. Ever hear of reviews?

Even if the game was $15, warez monkies wouldn't pay for it. Why pay $15 when it can be gotten for free.

I already said I don't want to argue about it, not on this thread anyway. I think the last thread we had in offtopic about warez covered all the bases nicely so go take out your anger on someone else if it what you need to do to feel better about yourself.

Cantacuzene

03-26-2002, 08:06 AM

Multiplayer includes deathmatch,

lightsaber-only deathmatch, and team capture the flag.

MazaNaza

03-26-2002, 08:46 AM

Yeah, my bad, it is 39.99 with the t-shirt (if you bought it last week). 49.99 was for the "special edition" tin that includes the original Jedi Knight and the Dark Forces expansion pack. My bad, my error.

MazaNaza

03-26-2002, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
Multiplayer includes deathmatch,

lightsaber-only deathmatch, and team capture the flag.

Don't forget the all-important capture the ysalimir! That looks kinda fun, if you ask me.

GraingerGuy

03-26-2002, 05:51 PM

Wow....this looks like a really cool game!

Speedfreak

03-27-2002, 04:41 PM

Yep. I completely love the old LA games. Tie Fighter, X-Wing, Jedi Knight, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. I would really really like to see another X-Wing/Tie Fighter. I spent soo many hours on that game.

Well, I can just be content with another Jedi Knight. :drool:

Chinpoko_Mon

03-28-2002, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
Guess what folks? Fairlight has released this game yesterday :eek: and I shall finish getting it tonight. I'll post my initial impressions as soon as I can tear myself away from it.

You can be sure, LucasArts will try to track down who leaked the game because they've kept such tight security on it. Not even Activision employees who worked on the game are getting copies of it. (It is common practice that all who are listed in the credits gets a copy)

The game has only left QA for less than 2 weeks. You can bet someone's gonna get a fat lawsuit on their hands once Lucas finds them.

BTW, I was fortunate enough to have participated in the multiplayer testing. 30 players on a LAN. Sickness, just pure sickness. Hope you all enjoy the game.

MazaNaza

03-28-2002, 07:43 AM

Oh man on man oh man, it's on it's way! It shipped last night! I'm excited like a little schoolgirl!

Cantacuzene

03-28-2002, 03:36 PM

after playing it for about 45 minutes here are my initial impressions.

1. The graphics are a bit less than wolfenstien and moh. I'd say he graphics are equal to a really really good Red Faction rather than MOH, which uses the same engine.

2. The game is very puzzly. You have to find shapes/codes to open doors to get to the next area. I don't know if this is good or bad, it all depends on what you like and what you were expecting.

3. The Storm trooper death animations rock, but one problem is that it takes a few shots to kill them and the first shots dont seem ti visibly effect them, but the shot that kills them sends them into a flying death animation.

4. This will be fun, once i get force powers and a lightsaber...

Showtime

04-02-2002, 11:43 PM

Just picked it up and im liking it a lot.
Frys had the collectors tin with two previous games and a neat lightsabre keychain for $60. The regular edition cost just over $35.xx so i got 2 instead. One copy per visit so i went to 2 different registers :P.

RainOfTerror

04-03-2002, 11:55 AM

Jedi Knight II is very cool ...

the graphics are pretty solid .. maybe MoH is a tad better .. could be .. opinions differ ..

and yes ... the game is pretty puzzly ... which in my opinion is VERY good ... you can shoot and blast away .. pure carnage .. seeing them flip through the air with the kill shot is brilliant to watch .. but the search for clues, puzzles and access codes adds to the game ... and certain routes are pretty hard to figure out ... so its not easy at all ...

the lightsabre rocks ... u can chop off arms and when you change from first person view to 3th person the light sabre effect really rocks ..

ingame screens : http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=2947
some m.p. screens : http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=3038

back to jedi multiplayer ;)))

Rain

Cantacuzene

04-05-2002, 08:40 PM

I finally beat Jedi single player. It was a bit more puzzly than I care for, but it was a welcome change from playing moh and wolfenstien before this.

Speedfreak

04-05-2002, 11:24 PM

I have 2 more levels to go.

ApltnHkyMutt

04-05-2002, 11:27 PM

I just got the game today!!! havent had the chance to install,
i hope its as good as people say :)

Cantacuzene

04-05-2002, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by ApltnHkyMutt
I just got the game today!!! havent had the chance to install,
i hope its as good as people say :)

If you lied the first, you'll love this one. If you didn't like the first you may still like this one.

Memo

04-09-2002, 11:15 AM

I just uh...acquired the game yesterday. It's pretty decent. It's fun but not like the coolest game ever...so far. I do like that it's a little bit more though provoking than other FPS though. What I don't like is that the hit boxes for the game seem to be messed up. My stupid lasers always miss, oh well.

Cantacuzene

04-09-2002, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by UT Memo
What I don't like is that the hit boxes for the game seem to be messed up. My stupid lasers always miss, oh well.

Some weapons are inaccurate. If you get if iff a storm trooper, it aint gonna fire straight.

coleslaw

04-09-2002, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by UT Memo
It's pretty decent. It's fun but not like the coolest game ever...so far.Just wait until you get your light saber and are able to use the Force! You'll change your mind then! :P

Leon

04-09-2002, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by UT Memo
I just uh...acquired the game yesterday. It's pretty decent. It's fun but not like the coolest game ever...so far. I do like that it's a little bit more though provoking than other FPS though. What I don't like is that the hit boxes for the game seem to be messed up. My stupid lasers always miss, oh well.

What coleslaw said.

When I started playing, I really didn't like it that much. All that changed when you get your lightsaber.

Cantacuzene

04-09-2002, 05:26 PM

I think the best level in the game is Cloud City, because there are no puzzles, just insanely fun lightsaber combat. It was definitly the only single player level ill go back and play again.

RUNNINGFROMTHELAW

04-09-2002, 10:34 PM

I like the concept of this game but I am not a fan of the actual adventure.

Cantacuzene

04-10-2002, 08:16 AM

Originally posted by RUNNINGFROMTHELAW
I like the concept of this game but I am not a fan of the actual adventure.

What does that mean? You like Star Wars but you dont like the plot of the game? Or do you like the concept of first person shooters but dont like this? Be more clear.

ApltnHkyMutt

04-11-2002, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by Cantacuzene

If you lied the first, you'll love this one. If you didn't like the first you may still like this one.

I never had the first, but ive had the chance to play the second now in both single and multiplayer... omg is this game sweet!

Hiro

04-11-2002, 12:16 AM

Great game...thumbs up

:thumb: :thumb:

it keeps true to the series that it follows.

Showtime

04-11-2002, 09:30 AM

played online and kept getting killed. me sux i think. if you find a sever that has team combat with or w/out jedi powers you'll get an idea of how fun it can be. Jump-attacking with a lightsabre is something to be seen. I havent solo'd it yet, no time, but game seems worth it just for the multi player.

MazaNaza

04-11-2002, 07:54 PM

Recommendation: master the back-stab. That move is the absolute god of JK2 once you get the timing down. It's a guaranteed kill if you connect, and for some reason they never see it coming (this works almost as well in multiplayer).

On a side note, there aren't a whole lot of things I've done in any game that are more fun then yanking four stormtroopers off of an overhead walkway using force pull. Man this game is great.

Bires

04-12-2002, 02:03 PM

How would this game perform on my system at 1024x768 ?

Also, is this is the kind of game that I'll finish quickly, because I see the point of one of the eariler posters - you get a lot more gaming *time* for your dollar with an RPG.

BTW: I loved both Dark Forces and Jedi Knight. I played through the first one twice, and JK three times (each time with a different video board)