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[majik13]

Battlefront was great for its time. i wish we had 3 by now. If this is just a stripped down arcade then, I am currently not very interested.

 

[DocSeuss]

This could not look more generic. Get rid of the HUD elements and it'd take me a lot longer for me to even recognize this came out of Star Wars.

Generic? Those buildings are straight-up Star Wars.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

The status of First Assault—like the status of Star Wars 1313 and other projects that LucasArts is currently working on—remains unclear today.

I hope we see both, this especially though. Looks great and would immediately drag me back into the world of competitive multiplayer.

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

Graphically it looks nice but man does it just scream CoD, still will most likely pick it up because I am interested to see how weapons from that universe will handle in an FPS.

 

[Tecl0n]

I'll take it....i'll take anything.

 

[VeryGooster]

If it is anything like Republic Commando it will be awesome

I don't hear mention of this game enough. Loved playing it.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

If anyone is craving an FPS Star Wars game, play this:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-mod-galactic-warfare

 

[vazel]

If anyone is craving an FPS Star Wars game, play this:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-mod-galactic-warfare

Does anyone actually play that?

 

[Cidd]

Another shooter yawn..

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

If it is anything like Republic Commando it will be awesome

Don't expect this. Battlefront was always battlefield with star wars. Back in the days I was disappointed that the hoth level was pretty small actually. Loved to play as wookie and shock trooper.

 

[wwm0nkey]

They should seriously just say "If this does well we will make Battlefront III" in their press release and when they start releasing trailers. I seriously see that working lol

 

[RoKKeR]

If anyone is craving an FPS Star Wars game, play this:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-mod-galactic-warfare

I was wondering if this still had an active online population.

 

[stryker1138]

Don't expect this. Battlefront was always battlefield with star wars. Back in the days I was disappointed that the hoth level was pretty small actually. Loved to play as wookie and shock trooper.

Battlefield 3 had a linear campaign mode right?

 

[Jarmel]

That looks so impressively unimpressive. I couldn't even tell that was Star Wars initially.

 

[Respawn]

I totally thought that was a PC mod from the screens.

Same here. Reminds me of the SW COD mod.

 

[bill0527]

Unfortunately, Disney doesn't have anyone that is passionate about games.

They are sitting on a gold mine with LucasArts, and they don't even know it, or possibly worse, know it but don't care about it.

When they bought the Lucas Empire, they were interested in the films and characters, and not much else. I really wish they would find someone passionate about the Star Wars IP and gaming and give them a chance to see if they can make Star Wars gaming great again.

 

[DominoKid]

looks like a regular ass shooter to me. lame.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Battlefield 3 had a linear campaign mode right?

Sry, haven't played a single battlefield campaign.
But I can't see battlefront 3 anywhere near republic commando.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Cancelled. They are currently working on some story arcs though, one of which is the order 66 arc.

Check this thread,

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=49751796&posted=1#post49751796

Shame... can't complain too much, given it's 5 seasons deep, but it was the one good thing going for the prequel era. (Like you say, though, way too much filler.)

 

[wwm0nkey]

Unfortunately, Disney doesn't have anyone that is passionate about games.

They are sitting on a gold mine with LucasArts, and they don't even know it, or possibly worse, know it but don't care about it.

When they bought the Lucas Empire, they were interested in the films and characters, and not much else. I really wish they would find someone passionate about the Star Wars IP and gaming and give them a chance to see if they can make Star Wars gaming great again.

Wrong, they wanted to licence out Starwars more to game developers, with them we might actually see Battlefront 3 and not see it canned 3 times.

 

[Orayn]

16 players might be enough if there were tons of bots and each player was in the role of a squad leader. Too bad that's not what this game is going for.

Spoiler

Next-gen Battlefront III, please. Make it happen, Disney!

 

[Jarmel]

I want my Jedi Knight. How hard is it to get one of those going?

 

[Hot Coldman]

Just make Street Fighter vs Star Wars for next-gen

At this point licensing deals like that are the only thing we can hope for

 

[Akira_83]

lol @ 8vs8

didnt even battlefront 1 and 2 have more?

 

[IHaveIce]

Daaaamn I need this.

And what? 1313 is in development limbo? Shit. Is this all Disney's fault?

 

[tamaster92]

I'd buy this just to get battlefront 3

 

[Lavalamp1138]

Forget you guys I think it looks cool! I'm particularly interested in that AA gun in the first pic and the fact that they are being flown around in a gunship in the second pic.

 

[VeryGooster]

Daaaamn I need this.

And what? 1313 is in development limbo? Shit. Is this all Disney's fault?

Seems like a Lucasfilm decision. Maybe Disney pressure?

 

[dzelly]

The Graphics are surprisingly good for an XBLA game.

 

[Sheroking]

Daaaamn I need this.

And what? 1313 is in development limbo? Shit. Is this all Disney's fault?

Actually, I could see Disney having a huge problem with an M-rated Star Wars game when they're planning a multi-billion dollar cycle of Star Wars films.

 

[Square Triangle]

Republic Commando 2.0?

 

[smr00]

Quite possibly one of the most bland looking shooters i have seen. Granted i am just judging it by 2 screenshots but it just looks so vanilla.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Those screens looks pretty good, very modern FPS though.

Now excuse me while I go play Battlefront 2 PSP on my Vita and weep due to this and Battlefront 3 probably never happening...

 

[AppleMIX]

Meh, looks alright. I still don't get why people have this obsession over Battlefront tough.

 

[MisterHero]

Nonono, 1st-person will never do. What will happen to my Jedi acrobatics?

 

[Cat Party]

In my opinion, there hasn't been a good Star Wars shooter since Jedi Knight II. I'll take anything if it's good.

 

[Neuromancer]

It'd be nice if this game wasn't going to be a grind/rank up/unlockathon, and had bots.

Looks like Battlefield in space.

It totally does.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

I want a Republic Commando sequel.

This could suffice though.

 

[shandy706]

Star Wars games to be NeXtbox exclusives.

 

[FoneBone]

If (as rumored) everything LucasArts was doing pre-Disney acquisition is now on hold, what exactly are they working on? Are they even still a going concern? Disney doesn't exactly seem eager to stay in the AAA console business.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Wait... is Clone Wars cancelled, or just moving to Disney?

Cancelled. Whatever, for what they were trying to do with that show, it was probably time to end it anyways. Six seasons for an animated series ain't nothing to gawk at though. That's a helluva run.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Looks decent

 

[FoneBone]

Daaaamn I need this.

And what? 1313 is in development limbo? Shit. Is this all Disney's fault?

Likely. Disney's not big on AAA development, they want to focus the Star Wars brand on the next trilogy, and they probably also want to keep it family-friendly (not exactly a good fit for an M-rated project).

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Lol-Taku! amirite guys. lol. amirite. guys? guys?

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Despite the leaked information about the downloadable title, its status is still unknown and is presumably in 'development limbo', similar to what we've heard about Star Wars 1313.

The fuck Lucasarts?! Get your shit together.

 

[FoneBone]

If (as rumored) everything LucasArts was doing pre-Disney acquisition is now on hold, what exactly are they working on? Are they even still a going concern? Disney doesn't exactly seem eager to stay in the AAA console business.

OK, actually I see the article addresses this. Kinda suprised the OP didn't mention it, as it's a pretty big deal:

Last September, when executives at LucasFilm—the parent company of LucasArts—found out that Disney had signed an agreement to purchase the company, things got murky. LucasFilm froze all hiring and new game announcements, our source says. They had planned to announce First Assault and launch a closed beta by the end of September—which explains the Xbox listing leak on October 1—and First Assault was supposed to be out this spring.

So since September, employees at LucasArts have been working on the game with no knowledge as to whether or not it will actually come out. According to our source, LucasArts is "bleeding talent" as employees wait to see what executives at Disney and LucasFilm want to do with First Assault and other games the studio is working on.

 

[SniperHunter]

who is developing this? I feel bad about all these cancellations man...Star Wars 1313 looked awesome

 

[Jarmel]

OK, actually I see the article addresses this. Kinda suprised the OP didn't mention it, as it's a pretty big deal:

This is not good. Not good at all.

 

[Nirolak]

who is developing this? I feel bad about all these cancellations man...Star Wars 1313 looked awesome

LucasArts.

They went around a few years ago and picked up a lot of high end talent to make quality Star Wars games, and it was going well, but then Disney bought LucasFilm and basically is choking off the division.

 

[SniperHunter]

LucasArts.

They went around a few years ago and picked up a lot of high end talent to make quality Star Wars games, and it was going well, but then Disney bought LucasFilm and basically is choking off the division.

terrible....any chances Star Wars 1313 will see the light of day?