Posts Tagged 'Star Wars'
Blizzard and Bioware's MMOs: Telling Stories From Opposite Directions
There’s a lot of presumption out there that MMORPGs can’t or don’t tell stories like their single-player counterparts. Me, I think it’s nonsense. Maybe that was true in the past. It isn’t now.
In fact, I’ve been amazed at how much they’ve evolved from oldschool monster-clubbing. Somehow, some way, MMOs started telling stories. Final Fantasy XI has character-focused missions bound together into a grand narrative, Age of Conan has its early-game switches between single-player and multiplayer, and Guild Wars has its hub-and-instance structure. Dungeons and Dragons Online actually has a narrator. Storytelling’s gotten big, and storytelling choices has become key to differentiation within the genre.
Even World of Warcraft (WoW) has evolved into a story-focused game.
Blizzard and Bioware's MMOs: Telling Stories From Opposite Directions
There’s a lot of presumption out there that MMORPGs can’t or don’t tell stories like their single-player counterparts. Me, I think it’s nonsense. Maybe that was true in the past. It isn’t now.
In fact, I’ve been amazed at how much they’ve evolved from oldschool monster-clubbing. Somehow, some way, MMOs started telling stories. Final Fantasy XI has character-focused missions bound together into a grand narrative, Age of Conan has its early-game switches between single-player and multiplayer, and Guild Wars has its hub-and-instance structure. Dungeons and Dragons Online actually has a narrator. Storytelling’s gotten big, and storytelling choices has become key to differentiation within the genre.
Even World of Warcraft (WoW) has evolved into a story-focused game.
Star Wars Galaxies is no more
It’s the end of an era. The once mighty MMORPG that allowed you to essentially live in the Star Wars universe has come to an end. The servers have been shut down permanently, ending SOE’s contract with Lucasarts. Honestly, I’m
Star Wars Galaxies is no more
It’s the end of an era. The once mighty MMORPG that allowed you to essentially live in the Star Wars universe has come to an end. The servers have been shut down permanently, ending SOE’s contract with Lucasarts. Honestly, I’m
Star Wars: The Old Republic Finally Gets a Release Date
You’ve probably been waiting a long time for this, so I’ll just say it. The release date has been scheduled for December 20th, 2011 for the US, and December 22nd, 2011 for Europe. Speaking at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo in
Star Wars: The Old Republic Finally Gets a Release Date
You’ve probably been waiting a long time for this, so I’ll just say it. The release date has been scheduled for December 20th, 2011 for the US, and December 22nd, 2011 for Europe. Speaking at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo in
Sequels That Should Have Been: Jedi Academy 2
When I was a kid, Star Wars was the coolest thing in the world. I had all the toys. I memorized all the movies. I read the Expanded Universe novels where Luke was a badass and a Tuskan Raider became
Sequels That Should Have Been: Jedi Academy 2
When I was a kid, Star Wars was the coolest thing in the world. I had all the toys. I memorized all the movies. I read the Expanded Universe novels where Luke was a badass and a Tuskan Raider became
Star Wars: The Old Republic Special Reveal At Comic-Con
You’re going to have to work for it, though, and by “work” I mean “click a couple of things”. Bioware is teasing some super special reveal for The Old Republic at Comic-Con, which will only occur if they get 200k
Star Wars: The Old Republic Special Reveal At Comic-Con
You’re going to have to work for it, though, and by “work” I mean “click a couple of things”. Bioware is teasing some super special reveal for The Old Republic at Comic-Con, which will only occur if they get 200k
The Old Republic is Massively Massive, Other Details
In fact, ‘Massively Massive’ very well could be what the M’s in “MMO” stand for in Bioware’s upcoming game, judging from the two interviews VG247 has conducted with The Old Republic’s lead writer, Daniel Erickson. You can read the interviews
The Old Republic is Massively Massive, Other Details
In fact, ‘Massively Massive’ very well could be what the M’s in “MMO” stand for in Bioware’s upcoming game, judging from the two interviews VG247 has conducted with The Old Republic’s lead writer, Daniel Erickson. You can read the interviews
Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer Melts Brains
Today? Today we saw a pretty lame show from Microsoft. Too much talking, not enough showing, not many big guns to speak of in terms of software. EA had lots of big, big guns–you know, like the Gun Club! But
Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer Melts Brains
Today? Today we saw a pretty lame show from Microsoft. Too much talking, not enough showing, not many big guns to speak of in terms of software. EA had lots of big, big guns–you know, like the Gun Club! But