...Or why I'm excited about Star Wars again!
For those of you who may not know me (but are getting to know me via this blog), I am a longtime gamer. Board games, Consoles, Pen & Paper, and Computer games - I have played them all and will continue to play them all for as long as I am able. Now computer games for me have always been a bit hit or miss, not because the games themselves are inferior (far from it), but rather because of the resources necessary to often play the new games. Anytime a ground-breaking game comes around, it usually requires a new processor, graphics cards, and memory upgrade, none of which are very cheap. On top of that, a new graphics card will be middle-of-the-road quality after a year or two and obsolete in less than 5 - not a very solid investment and one area that consoles are superior in, since a console is all but complete from the moment you open it. Plus if you find the right console (Super Nintendo, PS2) you have a wonderful library of games for a very long time (the PS2 is still selling strong, almost a decade later).
That being said, every so often a game comes along that makes me look at upgrading my computer to prepare for it. And now, that game is Star Wars: The Old Republic. What is it about this game that has me so excited? First of all: It's freakin' Star Wars!!!!! I mean, it is one of the best, most complete universes out there with a rich sense of history, tradition, strong iconic characters, and so on. Secondly: It will be a collaborative effort by the company BioWare and Lucas Arts.
Check out the E3 trailer here: (awwww....yeaahhhh!)
I'm a huge BioWare fan. My love for the company starts with a computer game series that I picked up at Costco (the first Baldur's Gate) and then played through the sequels and expansions for the next year. I've never had a game hold my attention for that long, but the series itself had so much depth, so many story lines, that I just kept playing through, trying to find every nook and secret possible. Whenever I see a BioWare logo, I know that I'm getting a strong story-based game with wonderful characters (just ask any fan about Minsc).
Later BioWare teamed up with Lucas Arts to create one of the most iconic games for the Xbox (and, in my friend Chip's opinion, one of the main reasons to own an Xbox): Knights of the Old Republic.
Once again, you had a great character centered, story driven game set in the Star Wars Universe. Glorious, doesn't even do the game justice. *I'm currently playing through the game as I write this*
And now, that wonderful team has once again joined to create a new Massively Multi-player Online game (MMO): The Old Republic. My faith in BioWare is so strong, I know that this game will be great. Looks like it may be time to get back into MMO's, a particularly addicitive genre. But I'll talk about that later, as this blog is getting long enough.
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