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Star Wars: 1313, a 'Darker, Grittier' Star Wars Game

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-jar-jar-here dept.

MojoKid writes "When it comes to Star Wars, the gaming industry has a long history of cranking out titles of uncertain quality. For every brilliant title like Knights of the Old Republic, we've seen several clunkers and a few outright failures like Republic Heroes. LucasArts demonstrated a new Star Wars game at E3 this week, Star Wars: 1313 and despite the brand's uneven history, folks are cautiously optimistic. The 1313 moniker refers to a specific level of Coruscant which is a haven for criminals, bounty hunters, and crime lords. You take on the role of a bounty hunter looking for information on an unspecified criminal conspiracy who descends to 1313 in search of data. This will likely be the first Star Wars game to be rated 'M' for mature, and it focuses on the seedy underbelly of the universe."

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  1. Why? by bmo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't get it.

    >lucas arts

    George Lucas does not deserve any more money from this franchise, since he's driven it into the ground with episodes 1-3. The downfall of the franchise started with the fucking Ewoks, because Lucas decided it was better to have gewgaws to sell rather than have a decent story.

    I know I'm talking about taking the food off developers' plates when I say it, but there is a time when a franchise should die, and that was the end of the Empire Strikes Back.

    And Solo *always* shoots first.

    When the movie reviews are more entertaining than the movies themselves, it's pretty much proof the franchise is crap.

    To wit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfBhi6qqFLA

    And now, after some pretty crappy games, people still give Lucas the time of day and say "Well, this one might not be so bad."

    All SW fans at this point must be out-and-out bottoms, and their Lucas is their top and there is no longer a safe-word.

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    BMO