This game was an amazing concept, but what was actually brought to life falls far short of anything great...
But that's not the case. The gameplay gets repetitive and downright annoying. You have to collect the damn holocron cubes for bonus stuff, and getting to them (though at some points require some good innovation) can be a pain in the ass. Making rediculous jumps from platform to glitchy platform is so not what you want in a serious game, but thats all you get. The sword play is just an endless series of smashing the square button. You can throw in a couple more buttons for some difficult to execute and almost not worth it combos, but your just as well of killing everything you see with lightning and a quick blow with your saber. There's really no skill required to be a jedi in this game. The idiot AI in this game is no competition anyway. They do the same things over and over. They're so predictable. Thats why I don't see what the point in the Euphoria program is.
The graphics in this game suffer miserably. Though the landscapes are kind of cool in some spots they're really nothing eye-catching. Sometimes they're so bland that you cant tell the walls from the floor. Everything blends together, and that added with the impossible camera can get extremely disorientating. You really have to fight this most all of the game. There's a definate frame rate issue that is constant as well. Objects randomly disappear and reappear as you move past them. Some enemies disappear after being thrown. Its just weird. The cutscenes are goofy looking, because the character rendering makes the people look like they're made out of playdough. They're expressions are distorted and its a bit distracting.
The story is the only redeeming thing here(mostly because its Star Wars, right?), but even its not that wonderful. Its cool to see what happened between the third and fourth episode, but I was just a well of not knowing. People say this is the best Star Wars game ever. Thats not so. YOu want to play a good starwars jedi game then hunt you up a copy of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. NOw, those are some great games for LucasArts to be proud of. Give me an adventure with Kyle Kartan anyday!!
I'm not trying to totally rip this game. I just was SO disappointed, because they had us expecting so much. This is just a typical overhyped game. Its like Mercs 2 in a galaxy far far away. Nothing great. Its worth playing just because its StarWars and the story's worth checking out. But leave your overinflated expectations at the door. Otherwise, your in for a big let down.