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Rogue One writer Gary Whitta on EA's handling of the Star Wars license - "It has been catastrophically mismanaged.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I'll never understand the thought process in gaming where people dictate "less is more" so wrongfully.
If you don't want it, you don't have to buy it, but don't shit on it for the rest of the people who do.
As of right now, 6 years into this contract and we ain't got shit but one and a half Battle(field)fronts.
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JareBear: Remastered
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So you’d prefer just online shooters?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Lord knows there's a scarcity in those when it comes to EA.
When you define the market your shitty taste and lack of self-respect effects everyone else. Seems only fair that they get to clap back about it.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
that and han solo are actually the only movies i could stomach
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Fair statement, considering the golden opportunity they had with Dice/Disney and kinda let it all slip away at one point in time you have to stop.
I’ll give you that and before that contract we were spoiled with high scoring (80+) Star Wars games (Original Battlefront, Old Republic etc.)
I’ll give you that and before that contract we were spoiled with high scoring (80+) Star Wars games (Original Battlefront, Old Republic etc.)
JareBear: Remastered
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I wish. But I doubt it.
Still remember holo-grinding for my Jedi
It’s a shame how they butchered that wonderful game.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Preach brother!
Solarstrike
Gold Member
Why couldn't Disney tell EA to stop what they are doing then take whatever is completed, and say, give to a Studio like Monolith or even Ubisoft. Or even Machine Games. I'm sure there's a ton of other worthy studios. In regards though, sort of like how if you have an attorney who isn't serving your best interest(s), you can tell/write them to stop what they are doing and then hire someone else (or have the new attorney do it). I do not understand the logic involved with EA on this. The best resolve for Disney and Co. is to remove the entire Star Wars IP from EA. This in tern would allow EA to focus on it's own IP's and even make a new fucking Dead Space game. It's absolutely still horrible that an entire studio (Visceral) was shuddered when in fact, the reality it seems is mismanagement.
EA, let's get with the program here. You guys have an immense amount of talent. Stop messing things up will ya? Look at the IP's you own. Bring them back and focus. Let Star Wars go, you'll be happier for it.
EA, let's get with the program here. You guys have an immense amount of talent. Stop messing things up will ya? Look at the IP's you own. Bring them back and focus. Let Star Wars go, you'll be happier for it.
Gamezone
Gold Member
They are on a contract, and it`s probably difficult for Disney to break that.
spookyfish
Member
This. “Oh, we don’t even have to TRY! It’s Star Wars!! Just throw stuff out there and it makes money!!” Okay, Kathleen.
The toy aisles at Target and Walmart say differently. Nobody wants what they’ve produced. They’re moving toward having a toxic brand.
EVERY contract of this scale has an “escape clause.” Disney just hasn’t started caring—yet. With profits overall being 17% down they’re going to have to.
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Thiagosc777
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Star Wars has been catastrophically mismanaged by Disney. So, EA is just matching their level of quality.
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You hit the nail on the head. In GENERAL--movies, games, etc.--Disney has mismanaged the license. The sequel movies are an abomination, the spinoffs are dog shit, they put 0 effort into the games.
Crap company. Lucas should have never sold out.
Stitch
Gold Member
This was added in a reshoot. Many parts of Rogue One were changed or added in reshoots. Their original plan was that no lightsabers would show up in Rogue One.. Well but someone at Disney wasn't happy about that.I find your lack of faith.....disturbing.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Well, it was a great decision. One of the best scenes in Star Wars film.
lifa-cobex
Member
Surprised they didn't pump out anything more when the VR was at it's high point of interest.
That x-wing battlefront DLC seemed to go down well.
That x-wing battlefront DLC seemed to go down well.
He didn't "sell out" though. He sold the IP for a bargain price.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Hell no. The Last Jedi was a movie for kids, while Rogue One felt way more mature.
Bakkus
Member
Rogue One's script reads like a middle school fan fiction project. It also has probably the least charismatic characters i've ever seen on film. All of them. You're supposed to root for those? Supposed to feel any sympathy when they all die at the end?...
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MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Stopped caring about Star Wars ever since they wrote off Expanded Universe and changed things with the movies taking place after Episode 6. The fact Star Wars as a franchise is being handled poorly by others makes me have little hope left for the franchise. Shame loved the universe growing up.
I think Lucas shouldn't have sold it. It's really suffering now. Such a big and great universe it was.
I think Lucas shouldn't have sold it. It's really suffering now. Such a big and great universe it was.
Mr Hyde
Member
It was actually the films editor, Jabez Olssen, who came up with the idea with Darth at the end. He suggested it to the director, which loved the idea but was unsure if it would fly with the execs, which then prompted Olssen to pitch it before Kathy Kennedy.
Full story here.
https://www.fandango.com/movie-news...d-darth-vaders-big-moment-in-rogue-one-752029
JareBear: Remastered
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I have hope in Respawn to do this right
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Pimpbaa
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The IP would have been suffering more if Lucas still had it and was still making movies of the same quality as the prequel trilogy. Even at their worst, the Disney Star Wars movies are still considerably better than those.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I honestly don't really think so anymore. As bad as the prequel trilogy was, at least it tried to do something different. The Disney sequel trilogy is literally the original trilogy again except much much worse. If I had a choice between bad but different and bad but the same, I would definitely pick bad but different. At least I'll have something interesting to watch. The prequel trilogy was bad but it was a really interesting train wreck where I was constantly surprised by new ways of being bad. The Disney sequel trilogy has been both bad and deathly boring.
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Pimpbaa
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EP1 and 2 are completely unwatchable (EP3 is horrible as well, but just not as bad as those two). Dated and sterile CGI being used everywhere, cringe worthy dialog and acting, and nothing was as deathly boring as the politics (Palpatine's rise to power). I mean latter was something I wanted to see before the prequels came out, but I didn't know it was going to be such a slow burn till EP3. I'd rather watch Solo than watch either EP1 or 2.
Not really. They're basically bad in different ways. Lucas's shit was batshit insane bad, and Disney's shit was boring bad.
Hudo
Member
Man, I'd really like a new Jedi Knight. I would also love to see what other devs could do with the license. For example, I'd really love to see Platinum Games doing a "Sith Game". Or Retro Studios trying their hands on a new Rogue Squadron. Or Obsidian trying their hands on a Knights of the Old Republic III.
down 2 orth
Member
Damn, Gary Whitta wrote Rogue One? I remember when he was at PC Gamer.
bumleforce
Member
Star Wars has not had a good movie aince disney acquired it. Same with games
llien
Member
Given what Disney did to the franchise, EA was simply following the trend, chuckle.
The best Disney SW movie in my books.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I think if TFA was not followed upon by TLJ many more would put it at least on par with Rogue One.
squigglefizzle
Banned
If the guy who wrote After Earth is shitting on your property...
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Revolutionary
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Still cracks me up that Whitta went back and deleted all his negative Disney posts on GAF after he was scooped up by them.
MilkyJoe
Member
The first half of the movie was total garbage, but as soon as the rebel fleet turned up at that Maldives planet, that was the only real Star Wars we have seen since Jedi.
MilkyJoe
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LordRaptor
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$4 billion ain't a bargain price in my books, especially given $2 billion of that was in general Disney shares, so he ends up getting a cut of everything else - Pixar, Marvel, theme parks, TV, toys, etc - on an ongoing basis too.
He might have given up on something he created, but he made out like a bandit doing so.
Dirk Benedict
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Bkdk
Member
First from a business standpoint why release something that will be highly likely to bomb? Developers losing money will discourage them to develop even more games, and yes I sure rather play more EA’s online shooters because they are at lease more enjoyable to play, games like uncharted are games I’d rather just watch as I hate playing them. I’d rather the developer release anything that is more focus on gameplay and less focus on cutscenes and their so called emotional stories, even it turned out mediocre it’s still better than having one less game to play.
JareBear: Remastered
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That’s technically a mullet, right?
Bagofdicks
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Rogue One was probably the best of all the new star wars movies. That's not saying much though.