Here are two concepts for possible Star Wars games: one lets you play as Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, spreading your dark influence across the galaxy and the other is an open-world smash-em-up in which you play as a Hulk-inspired Wookie. Which one would you green light?
This was apparently the situation over at LucasArts back in 2005 when the developer was tasked with coming up with a game to usher in a new Star Wars franchise, as the June issue of GamePro (via 1UP) explains.
The Wookie-based game was inspired by Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and in it, players would have been "running around, and you’d be able to grab the heads of AT-STs and throw them at stormtroopers. It was a very over the top-style superhero game,” LucasArts’ Haden Blackman told the magazine.
Unsurprisingly, George Lucas wasn’t too keen on the Hulk-Wookie game, and flat out rejected the idea, choosing instead to go with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
“He just looked at me and said, 'I just spent the last half hour talking to you about the importance of characters talking to each other, and you pitch me a game idea where the main character can't talk?" revealed Blackman.
Not to be a jerk or anything, but original trilogy aside, the dialogue in the new Star Wars movies is pretty much across the board unbearable. An all Wookie-voiced game with subtitles might have actually been a nice/welcomed change of pace.
Am I wrong?
Source: 1UP
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goodbiscuits
Wookies FTW! Too bad the movies suck.
ZORDONofEltar
Lucas doesn't know what hes talking about, he prob really wanted a Jar Jar game where he becomes a jedi.
ZORDONofEltar
Lucas doesn't know what hes talking about, he prob really wanted a Jar Jar game where he becomes a jedi.
CujoSWAoA
God I miss LucasArts from the 1990s...
Shabazzrael
You know what I'd prefer a Star Wars game that was focused on the aftermath of the Galactic Empire. Like the Vong War allowing you to finally play Luke Skywalker... or on the Solo Twins, or even go further to elaborate on Cade Skywalker. And not in the same tired style Episode 3 or Jedi Power battles but similar to the Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. But I dont want the half assed versions they put out with those two either. Make something much more depth maybe like an open world, or more lasting with better controls, like a 15 - 20 hr. game.
Theres clearly alot of good things they can do, and go with the series, and please, puh-leeeeeease no multiplayer. Id rather online Co-op than some over exhausting focus on a multiplayer scheme that takes away the effort and focus in making a solid series.
koolboricua
FU was pretty ok, it was enjoyable to an extend but it could have been better which y im kinda looking forward for FU2
AtticaB
Four Words: Star Wars Christmas Special.
If you think a lot of Wookie dialect is a good idea for any period of time, watch it. You will realize how bad it is.
Tim_1138
Yes. Yes, you are wrong.
Sack-Lion
If BioWare had decided to make KOTOR III instead of just TOR, we would actually have a good Star Wars game for this current generation of consoles.
ajac09
yes your wrong
TheFeedMack
why cant wookiees be force weilders
TheFeedMack
how about playing as his apprentice with openworld like ac2 big where u could use force to fly up and off cliffs and buildings
Dreadlocks88
Wow that would have been terrible, I actually like the first one problems aside. Don't get me wrong I want them fixed in the sequel but still nice game. I also must be pretty simple cause the dialogue in the prequel trilogy wasn't that bad to me, could have been better but unbearable? not really
jedimasterchief9
A good star wars game for this generation of console would be a nice change of pace.
Peatore
You won't like him when he is angry, so let the wookie win.
lutterman
Really? Its Wookiee, not Wookie. Just sayin.
Warden626
I'm with you on this one Jake, focusing a Star Wars game on dialogue is just highlighting the worst part of the prequel trilogy. Sure the story of SW: FU was good and frankly my favorite part of that game but a new take on the series would have been awesome.
Think of this for example, what if that first intro level you didn't play as Vader but rather a Wookiee Warrior fighting off Vader's forces. As you watch your people fall to the Imperial onslaught, you steadily get pushed back until finding a hooded figure instructing you to guard his home when the Dark Lord approaches. You watch in awe and terror as the great Jedi is struck down and the figure in black draws near you lightsaber in hand ready to strike only to have it pulled away from him at the last moment by a small boy...
More fun than watching Vader slash open some Troopers no matter how bad of a day manager he might be.
blueboykc
its weird i remember that driods name is ig 88 after all these years..and he was in the movie what? like 10 seconds?
Aldowyn
I dunno where, but I heard this a LONG time ago.
... And I kind of liked the Wii version of TFU, which is the only one I've played.
littleb242
A wookie game would have been lame, 'bout time Lucas did somthing right
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