Video Games Jedi Academy

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by MamiyaOtaru, Aug 30, 2003.

  1. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2001
    Messages:
    2,372
    Likes Received:
    36
    Jedi Academy - Screenshots!

    A very cool game, same vein as Jedi Knight 2, which is rather obvious from the title: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

    You get to choose what your character looks like, what species, and (if human) what gender. Chhose your saber, and later how many of them :D (ie, lightstaff or dual sabers possible). Choose which force powers you want to upgrade (no control over core powers though, like jump): do I want choke or heal? Or both? Chhose what order you do certain missions. All in all faint trappings of RPG.

    Plenty of stormies to pick on, and baddied wielding light sabers (or two). Done with the same engine as Jedi Knight 2 really, though tweaked, and with more detail befitting today's faster computers (though mine isn't any faster unfortunately).

    My favourite new feature: Unlike JK2, your saber leaves marks on enemies[/ie], not just the wall. If you impale someone you've knocked to the ground, it kinda melts their whole torso. Dual sabers gives double the fun when impaling heh

    Screenshots to come.

    Old thread about Jedi Knight 2
     
    #1
    MamiyaOtaru, Aug 30, 2003
  2. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2001
    Messages:
    2,372
    Likes Received:
    36
    shot1: stabbing a storm trooper with both sabers after pushing him to the ground. His armor melted a bit..
     

    Attached Files:

    #2
    MamiyaOtaru, Sep 4, 2003
  3. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2001
    Messages:
    2,372
    Likes Received:
    36
    shot2: speeding along on a .. speeder. Guy on the other speeder wasn't quite as good a driver
     

    Attached Files:

    #3
    MamiyaOtaru, Sep 4, 2003
  4. MamiyaOtaru

    MamiyaOtaru President Bushman

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2001
    Messages:
    2,372
    Likes Received:
    36
    shot3: using both my sabers to good effect by taking out two sandpeople to either side of me
     

    Attached Files:

    #4
    MamiyaOtaru, Sep 4, 2003
  5. Novus

    Novus Gone

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2003
    Messages:
    1,386
    Likes Received:
    12
    Sounds cool. I've wanted to make my own Jedi for a long time. And JK2 was great. But, I'm still holding out for the PC release of KOTOR.
     
    #5
    Novus, Sep 4, 2003
  6. That guy!

    That guy! Expecting Father

    Joined:
    Apr 4, 2001
    Messages:
    3,024
    Likes Received:
    124
    I just beat this game finally! Well, I just started 2 days ago ^^; It wasn't long enough, I hope they're making a sequel to it! But, that would be a bit hard unless they let you transfer your character to the expansion..

    My favourite level was that swoop level where a bunch of dark jedi(I'm assuming they were since there was the camera matrix effect when they got dooshed) were coming after me. The whole thing reminded me of the motorcycle scene in FF7.
     
    #6
    That guy!, May 31, 2004
  7. BakaMattSu

    BakaMattSu ^__^
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2001
    Messages:
    4,871
    Likes Received:
    122
    I would've enjoyed the game so much more if it had any significant changes since JK2. It felt like an expansion, yet it sold as a standalone. With every game in the series, there was a wow factor.

    Dark Forces
    Wow Factor: An FPS Star Wars game at last! And done well, besides.

    Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
    Wow Factor: Goodbye sprites, hello glorious models. A real Star Wars soundtrack replaced the droning MIDI of Dark Forces. The first live footage filmed for anything Star Wars in a long time.

    Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
    Wow Factor: Not a whole lot. Mara Jade gets her first game appearance, perhaps. Some of the best nostalgic SW multiplayer action with the Cloud City map. Still, the game only carried an expansion price tag, so wow factor is forgiveable.

    Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Wow Factor: A superb engine boost with the Quake III engine gave some jaw dropping visuals when seen for the first time. Character models were no longer as blocky as Jedi Knight's were, and all other game elements had great overhauls, especially the lightsaber, which was now less clunky than in previous games, and actually *felt* like using a lightsaber and not just hammering around a large stick.

    Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy
    Wow Factor: Again, not a whole lot. The ability to wield a double-bladed saber, or two sabers. Character customization and player mission choice - but this is almost a negative considering how it turned the game into more of a smattering of sidequests rather than following a linear story. Basically, an enhancement of JK2, but it had a full price tag slapped onto it.

    I coasted through Academy in one evening, and I haven't really touched it since. It's a superb game, and I actually recommend it, but not with the full price tag I paid (unless, of course you don't already own JK2, which is about as good).
     
    #7
    BakaMattSu, May 31, 2004
  8. That guy!

    That guy! Expecting Father

    Joined:
    Apr 4, 2001
    Messages:
    3,024
    Likes Received:
    124
    Hey, the opening theme to Dark Forces is still a classic Star Wars song to me! I just wish they would create a remake of Dark Forces using the same engine as Outcast/Academy.

    One thing that's bothering me is hearing the male Rodian character speak Basic, you'd think it would be a bit more high pitched or something.

    Edit: I spoke too soon! http://darkforces.jediknight.net/
     
    #8
    That guy!, Jun 3, 2004

Share This Page