Old Republic Watch

I know it's pre-rendered CG, a cut-scene at best, but dayumn.

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  1. ajeyaJune 2, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Dang, looks like some Jedi are getting jacked there. This could be an MMO I'd try.

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  2. marinredwolfJune 2, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    Yeah. Of course, I'm skeptical, too. They've been playing up the whole 'strong storyline personalized based on the character you choose' thing (and apparently there are claims of how it will be the first 'all voiced' MMORPG). That sounds awesome, but in my experience and theorizing, it seems like strong story and interactivity are mutually exclusive in these sorts of games. Now, I've seen how I can be proven wrong in that with the phasing introduced in Wrath, but even then you have problems of being unable to do certain things with people who aren't in the same phase. So... I'm excited at the possibility, but I have yet to comprehend how they're actually going to fill all their growing promises. We'll see in a few years, I guess. ;)

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  3. kyn_elwynnJune 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    Well, it -IS- the fall of Coruscant to the Sith, the good guys gotta lose.. at least at first.

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  4. kyn_elwynnJune 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Alas, I'm gonna roll a bounty hunter. Maybe after a while a Light-Side toon of some sort, but for now my love is for the gal with the gadgets. And jet-backpack. And flamethrower.

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