Dark Forces remake...kind of

CaptainRAVE · 17 Mar 2019 at 21:22

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...k-forces-looks-like-remade-in-unreal-engine-4

What I would give for this series (and many of the other great games from the era) to be remade with today’s tech. It looks fantastic.

x-st · 17 Mar 2019 at 21:24

That would be incredible if it ever happened...more so the sequel though, which is one of the best Star Wars games ever.

ShiWarrior · 17 Mar 2019 at 21:38

looks great !

Zefan · 17 Mar 2019 at 21:58

This has been about for a few years now, but I too only only saw it for the first time recently as I got it recommended on Youtube under the clickbait of Dark Forces.

AWPC · 17 Mar 2019 at 22:06

Disney will shut it down fast they are not fan friendly at all on stuff like this

Some small team made a great looking Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis then tried to get permission to release it for free & the Disney legal department told them to remove it & shut down the project or else :rolleyes:

Disney neglect the entire Lucasfilm back catalog as its not a money spinner like their other brands.

Random Guy Esq. · 17 Mar 2019 at 23:09

I'd definitely echo the calls for a remaster/reboot of the original DF games, but from what I have seen, the above has nothing to do with Dark Forces other than the Star Wars name.

DEL 707 · 17 Mar 2019 at 23:12

I always remember that damn elevator puzzle.
Was stuck on it for ages until an Uncle figured it out.

Minusorange · 17 Mar 2019 at 23:44

If only Dice had remade Original Battlefront 1 & 2 instead of what we got

Disney are apparently happy with EA destroying the gaming Star Wars franchise so I doubt we'll see a decent Star Wars game ever again

Random Guy Esq. · 17 Mar 2019 at 23:51

I'm still holding out a tiny modicum of hope for Respawn's effort. Very tiny.

HazardO · 18 Mar 2019 at 15:37

I loved the original when it came out. Also love one of the comments on the page relating to Disney issuing a "cease and de-sith" notice.

I really wish DICE had made a good single player FPS adventure with their star wars licence.

VincentHanna · 18 Mar 2019 at 15:43

That looks nothing like Dark Forces.

Someone should remake Dark Forces using the Unreal Engine 4 though.

Nasher · 18 Mar 2019 at 16:32

JK2 in VR, with proper controller support and melee similar to Blade & Sorcery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmni4d3Q0yw) would be amazing. Keep waiting I guess :/

'Wes · 18 Mar 2019 at 18:40

Disney will shut this down like they did with the KOTOR remake.

It's a shame.

Rroff · 18 Mar 2019 at 18:51

'Wes said:
Disney will shut this down like they did with the KOTOR remake.

It's a shame.

Yeah I dunno why people keep doing this, inexperience I guess mixed with a bit of naivety. The only way these kind of things stand a chance if with proper written legal agreement from the start - IIRC though currently Disney/Lucas will license, on a case by case basis, fan projects of this type for ~$250K if you aren't monetising it in any way and raise the funds separately through other means i.e. not kickstarted.

CaptainRAVE · 18 Mar 2019 at 19:42

Nasher said:
JK2 in VR, with proper controller support and melee similar to Blade & Sorcery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmni4d3Q0yw) would be amazing. Keep waiting I guess :/

Oh geez, that would reinvigorate my love if gaming again. Or VR xwing vs tie fighter.

No chance with Disney though.

Nasher · 19 Mar 2019 at 09:15

Rroff said:
Yeah I dunno why people keep doing this, inexperience I guess mixed with a bit of naivety. The only way these kind of things stand a chance if with proper written legal agreement from the start - IIRC though currently Disney/Lucas will license, on a case by case basis, fan projects of this type for ~$250K if you aren't monetising it in any way and raise the funds separately through other means i.e. not kickstarted.

Or they should do it in secret then just released the finished thing all in one go. To late once it's out on the wild internet, Disney will never get rid of it

MikeTheNative · 19 Mar 2019 at 09:24

Nasher said:
Or they should do it in secret then just released the finished thing all in one go. To late once it's out on the wild internet, Disney will never get rid of it

They won't but you can guarantee the people who released it will get sued to oblivion.

Nasher · 19 Mar 2019 at 09:26

MikeTheNative said:
They won't but you can guarantee the people who released it will get sued to oblivion.

Only if they actually know who they are and can pin it to someone.

MikeTheNative · 19 Mar 2019 at 09:27

Nasher said:
Only if they actually know who they are and can pin the project to someone.

Easy to say that when your head is not on the chopping block like the people who would be releasing it.

Devious · 19 Mar 2019 at 13:01

Looks ace.