Star Wars Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition- Has Arrived!!!

Got this a few weeks ago from across the pond and I enjoyed it actually but what Tefal has said is spot on. It looks quite pretty (lack of AA makes it like GTA IV on the PC though), the levels are absolutely massive (which is probably why it's 30GB to install), the gameplay is quite good but it does feel like a bad console port. Probably worth a purchase if you're a Star Wars fan but I wouldn't play it a second time. I have a few screenshots here if anyone is interested.
 
Bumhug said:
Was tempted to get this on the 360 when it came out, didnt get round to it though. Might get it for pc but for some reason cant find anywhere selling it
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The main high st game specialist is the only place to buy it right now. £24.99 until friday then back up to RRP £29.99.
 
Steveo1982 said:
I ended up buying the 360 version when it was released being a huge star wars fan and paying something like £33 so having to pay another £24 quid for 3 extra maps isnt worth it imo.
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Same!! I bought it for £18 in the summer for X360 (bought it on release for PS3 for full price as well! and it was much worse than the 360 version :rolleyes:) still bought it again on PC as could not stand the horrible screen tearing and glad I did as the PC version looks much clearer & sharper as the textures are very crisp my screenshots being 90% compressed jpegs do not give the full picture ;)
 
Arthalen said:
So, since its a console port really, Gamepad or Keyboard & Mouse control??

Mass Effect played wonderfully on Keyboard & Mouse thanks to the efforts the developers put in. this looks like one of those that hasn't had the extra efforts put in :/
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All are fully customizeable but X360 gamepad is best although it supports (with the patch) just about any PC gamepad now. KB + Mouse takes some getting used to but is reasonable. They have put extra effort into the graphics as they are much better than the consoles but its really a 1:1 multiplatform game with PC getting full monty graphics & no FPS or screen tearing issues the consoles were plagued with so its by far the best version.
 
Tefal said:
This is the most shocking console port I've ever played.

No in game menus (not even gfx) no in game menu mouse support, instead you have to use the "[" "]" and backspace keys.


As for the boasted physics they are utterly appalling with physics objects disappearing with 5 seconds even if they are still in the process of breaking, they just fade away

the level where you play as darth Vader in the begin makes this very apparent.



By comparison this game makes COD:mw2 look like a perfect Pc game..
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So obviously the US retail "version" you bought did not come with the manual which explains all the controls did it or how the gamepad easily controls everything as that's the original design.

Worst port ever you must be joking its nowhere near perhaps your version was incomplete or something as an incomplete leaked version does contain a lot of bugs..................

Compared to dire ports like Saints Row2, Mercenaries2, or R6V2 this is technically a long way ahead & only lacks graphical options but that does not mean much anyway. The 1.1 patch gives you a high/low option but I doubt any new PC built in the past 3 years will have much trouble with it on max graphics with a reasonable graphics card anyway as long as you do not use AA it will be a breeze for most systems.

The opening level is just a tutorial to see the physics in action play some other levels where you have upgraded your force powers then see how they react when you blow a starship window out and watch everything get sucked out the room or how you use force powers to bend objects & or launch enemies into them. Yes I agree totally they are not what the hype said but equally I have to disagree that they are appalling as there not at all and are defiantely more advanced than other PC physics engines.
 
AWPC said:
So obviously the US retail "version" you bought did not come with the manual which explains all the controls did it or how the gamepad easily controls everything as that's the original design.

Worst port ever you must be joking its nowhere near perhaps your version was incomplete or something as an incomplete leaked version does contain a lot of bugs..................

Compared to dire ports like Saints Row2, Mercenaries2, or R6V2 this is technically a long way ahead & only lacks graphical options but that does not mean much anyway. The 1.1 patch gives you a high/low option but I doubt any new PC built in the past 3 years will have much trouble with it on max graphics with a reasonable graphics card anyway as long as you do not use AA it will be a breeze for most systems.

The opening level is just a tutorial to see the physics in action play some other levels where you have upgraded your force powers then see how they react when you blow a starship window out and watch everything get sucked out the room or how you use force powers to bend objects & or launch enemies into them. Yes I agree totally they are not what the hype said but equally I have to disagree that they are appalling as there not at all and are defiantely more advanced than other PC physics engines.
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Ahh great a game pad control everything!

That's wonderful as i don't own a ****ing game pad as i have a pc with a mouse attached to it.

played the later level **** still fades away very very quickly.
 
AWPC you sound like you work for LucasArts! :p

It does look worthy of a purchase, but for the right price. I'd probably pay up to £19.99 but no more than that. 29GB is still massive to me though, I only have a 250GB HDD to begin with. Tefals comments have put me off slightly though, not that I was going to rush out and buy straight away anyway. Maybe if I see it in a sale perhaps, but there's still other games on my wish list that are higher at the moment. :)
 
AWPC said:
So obviously the US retail "version" you bought did not come with the manual which explains all the controls did it or how the gamepad easily controls everything as that's the original design.

Worst port ever you must be joking its nowhere near perhaps your version was incomplete or something as an incomplete leaked version does contain a lot of bugs..................

Compared to dire ports like Saints Row2, Mercenaries2, or R6V2 this is technically a long way ahead & only lacks graphical options but that does not mean much anyway. The 1.1 patch gives you a high/low option but I doubt any new PC built in the past 3 years will have much trouble with it on max graphics with a reasonable graphics card anyway as long as you do not use AA it will be a breeze for most systems.

The opening level is just a tutorial to see the physics in action play some other levels where you have upgraded your force powers then see how they react when you blow a starship window out and watch everything get sucked out the room or how you use force powers to bend objects & or launch enemies into them. Yes I agree totally they are not what the hype said but equally I have to disagree that they are appalling as there not at all and are defiantely more advanced than other PC physics engines.
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You make it sound so shiny when in fact it's simply meh.

Yes the graphics look nice but the force powers are underwhelming after you've tried them the first few times. The saber combos are simply ridiculous. The menus blindingly remind me why i hate badly done console ports.
 
I too have been considering getting this, though the poor reviews it received on any platform have put me off.

Also, I completely agree with other posters about using JKII/III for comparison. If it plays half as well as those two then it's probably worth a try...
 
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