Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Jesse James

Pages: 1 ... 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 [1229] 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 ... 1257
18421
TV-9D9 / Re: Clone SCUBA Trooper
« on: October 27, 2003, 06:53 PM »
I noticed some of these too, and I like the new Clone Fighter...

Moreso I liked the fighter that looked like an off-shoot of the Y-Wing design though, which was shown in the Clone Wars sketchbook that Matt brought back from SDCC for some of us...  It's a neat design, smaller, and almost resembles an interceptor type of fighter made by the same team that make the Y-Wing Fighter/Bomber.  

I'd love to see either of these "Republic Fighters" produced though as scale toys...  Pack in a new clone pilot with less goofy pose and I'd be really happy with these.

I'd take a Quarren soldier too at this point.  THose guys just look too cool to pass up. :)

18422
The Wookiee Arcade / Re: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
« on: October 27, 2003, 06:41 PM »
I nabbed this Thursday and I've been having a blast so far...

The walking levels aren't great, but they're not terrible either...  not nearly a "deal breaker" for the game to make it a flop IMO.

The level design's surprisngly unique and different...  A better mix of space and atmospheric engagements I'd say.  

Hopefully I'll have a full review up for all to read on the main page after I've gotten a little further into the game.  I'm having fun so far though, if not getting a little frustrated at the complexity of some of the missions.  (Good frustrated though...  It's a challenge, and a welcome one)

18423
The Wookiee Arcade / Re: rebel strike vs knights of old republic
« on: October 27, 2003, 06:38 PM »
I'd agree with Virex on the reasoning for buying a system...  Buy it not because of SW games only, but what you like in gaming in general.  Does it have more games than just SW that you'll play?

My reasoning for a Gamecube is that most X-Box games I can get on my PC and will play just as smoothly or even better on my machine.  Even Halo's now a PC port as well.

My Gamecube's got more games I want to play that I won't get anywhere else, so for me the choice was pretty simple, and the Gamecube's been a welcome addition to my entertainment stand I can safely say.

A lot of games are simply better on PC though...  For controls, for graphics (if you have a good PC), and for the fact there's just so much more to many games...  For me, Jedi Outcast for a console is a waste of money when you can play it on PC and get the large editing community's product that is out there to let you KEEP playing the game and playing something new with it.  

18424
Customizing Tips and Tricks / Rebel Strike... Good source.
« on: October 27, 2003, 06:34 PM »
If you get the chance to buy/play Rebel Strike for Gamecube I'm finding it to have a lot of inspiration for new custom projects.

An Imperial APC is one of the new vehicles seen that really sparks my interest...  Not too large, and not overly complex in design either (Very angular) so not a very difficult ship to make from scratch.  They're a great, and heavily used vehicle in the game so far, so they're definitely on my too-do list now.

Also, the game has given a new "look" to the Imperial Storm Commando...  The once simple "black" stormtrooper design  has been given a facelift...  

Typical EU contradiction but honestly I like Rebelstrike's design MUCH more.  It's at least more creative.  The look of the Storm Commando's is much more menacing now and is 100% unique/new.  Also even has rank indication though subtle red striping.  Features a new helmet, and completely new design though (less armor for sure, and different looking all together).  

There's a ton of other fun looking custom possibilities coming out of this game already though, so hopefully some others find inspiration from Rebel Strike like I have after this post. :)

18425
Saga '02-'04 / Re: Shmi the Mummy
« on: October 27, 2003, 06:27 PM »
I'd take another Anakin if it were sporting a soft-goods cloak and 14-16 points of articulation...  Preferably with heavy use of the ball/socket joint.

Could be a cool figure, but it's hard to say if Lucasfilm would be approving of a corpse figure of Shmi...  So far the closest we've gotten is the non-descript torso with Amanaman...  

I'd certainly not turn my nose to a new Anakin that had a bit more articulation and bit less pre-posed sculpt (Secret Ceremony Anakin's legs are bowed for some odd reason...  That figure should've been much more neutral).

18426
Power of the Force 2 / Re: COMMTech Question
« on: October 26, 2003, 06:43 PM »
I don't think any POTF2 came out wiith CT chips till after the E1 blitz with the reader...  So no wait, no worries...  :)  Sucked anyway.

18427
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Bachelor Parties
« on: October 24, 2003, 08:46 PM »
Last party I was at...

The night started with our table at the first bar winding up on fire (We were doing flaming Dr. Pepper's)...

The night ended with me waking up the next day in the tub with my pants on, a fleece blanket I'd never seen before, and no shirt, and with the water running.

I remember the in-betweens but I can safely say they're not PG-13.

And my buddy Dan's last B. Party he went to was NC-17 at best...  I mean, it was everything you'd ever heard and then they tacked a few things to push it even further.  Needless to say we kept the name of that place for Dan's B. Party when it comes around...  He insisited.  

18428
Other Toy Lines / Re: The Official 21st Century Toys Thread
« on: October 24, 2003, 03:22 PM »
I've bought some Joes for accessories to use for SW customs mostly, not much else though...  I tend to avoid Joes for customs.

I'm more impressed with the modern Joe line though...  I still prefer the accurate proportions of the vintage RAH but modern Joes are getting pretty heavy with the articulation. :)

In the "news" front though for 1:18 military...

-BBi's at some toy show going on right now and displayed an F-18...  OH YES!  at approximately 3 ft. long, this is one HUGE Fighter. :)  Come On Star Wars, compete with that!  I want a scale Y-Wing...  It still wouldn't even be this big.

BBI also displayed their LAV in packaging with a driver that has goggle outlines from the desert sands...  Very cool, and their new Abrams Tank with driver which also looks spot-on scale and DAMN good.

-21st Century was also recently at a con displaying things like their deuce and a half troop truck (The only WW2 item I was gaga over though because I can't collect planes much).  They did display multiple planes though, including the Messerschmitt in winter white which does look sharp, and I believe the new P-47?  

21st is still in the game, but when/where they show up is up in the air because I never truly accept 21st's timeline as the truth.  They say we should see some of the planes at Wal-Mart soon....  I'm more interested in figures though.  Where's my battle of the bulge fgures?  1st series resculpts?  Marines and Japs?  Come on!

-Dragon came out with new images of some U.S. Infantry that look pretty damn sharp...  I hate that Dragon won't go for articulation, and subsequently they don't get as much of my $, but I will buy a set of these.  Great sculpts as always from Dragon and will look  nice in a display I think.

Well, here's to hoping that 21st gets back in the figure game soon because they were putting out the top-notch figures for a while.

BBi's taken the reigns, but have some work to do to get perfection.  I think series one of theirs were better than series two (The marines) as the marines have awkward leg scupts that seem too close together.  They're close to having the BEST figures on the market though so I hope BBI keeps changing things to improve.  And I hope BBi jumps into WW2 here soon too!

18429
Joe Defender / Re: G.I. Joe Toys Thread
« on: October 22, 2003, 10:00 PM »
I'll tell ya, I buy a lot of these just for customs...  not expensive, but a little pricey, but WORTH it.

G.I. Joe figures just amaze me sometimes though.  The new Destro with his removable belt/holsters, and a great outfit...  I can't get over REcondo having 16 points of articulation either.

I don't like the sculpts, and that's the ONLY thing that keeps me from collecting this line all out...  If they made realistic looking characters (Sculpted them to have true-to-life proportions and such) I'd probably be die-hard for the modern Joe RAH line.

It's just impressive stuff out there otherwise though.  TONS of gear, tons of quality everywhere BUT the sculpt, and they're even increasing articulation on them.  Make Recondo's a standard and improve those sculpts and I'd be sold I do believe.

And I still nab one here and there just because I have to have it...  newest Cobra Commander for instance.  GREAT looking figure. :)  

18430
Other Toy Lines / Re: "Bigfoot" captured in PA!
« on: October 22, 2003, 09:54 PM »
hehehe, I saw these too...

Funny line, but damn they're expensive.  WAY overpriced even for TRU who have turned into how KB used to be...

I want the sasquatch though, because sasquatch is fun to say and I want to say "There's a Sasquatch in my Cantina claiming to be Chewie's cousin" or something.

I'm just so shocked at the  price.  Maybe they'll clearance?  They're not selling well it seems.

18431
The Prequel Trilogy / Re: The EU Character is...
« on: October 22, 2003, 05:13 PM »
Commando Clone units were mentioned in E2...  ARC's wouldn't be a surprise to me at all if they were to show in E3 at this point.

Why mention them if you didn't intend to show them at some point, ya know?  They were Yoda's personal command Clones it seemed in E2...  It all seems to jive and the ARC isn't a terribly "off" design for EU.  Lucas tends to not always like EU's style for his films so I'd be shocked if it were something like Durge or the Sith Chick.  ARC's just look like a clone with extra stuff because they're more "important" guys.

18432
The Original Trilogy / Re: TIE Fighters....
« on: October 22, 2003, 05:09 PM »
The Bomber translated into such a wonderful toy that I would agree you can't deny it's an impressive ship, especially since you can hold a to-scale one and just admire it.

The Interceptor was nice too, though the cockpit ball didn't look as nice...  Otherwise I think I'd have held it higher than the Bomber if for nothing more than it's more menacing look with the pronged Solar Panels.

Their "real world" translations ranked lower than some of the EU ships to me though because of the ease of which both can be shot down.  One good quad burst from an X-Wing can take either out, though the Bomber holds out a little bit more.

Flying bombers though is like flying space bricks.  Slow, not maneuverable hardly at all, and your mission designation is always NOT to defend yourself but rather to unload ordinance on a target who's likely to have brought all its guns to bare on you...  Just not a fun ship to be in.   ;D

18433
The Original Trilogy / Re: EP 7,8 and 9 still a possibility?
« on: October 22, 2003, 05:05 PM »
Add me to the "Let it end" list.

A TV series, maybe with a mix of CGI and whatnot, completely animated in some format though...  That's what I'd not mind (It'd be EU still, and just something fun to keep the series going).  if done right, this could be great really.

Kind of like the rave reviews Clone Wars is getting, but on a larger scale than just 3-4 minute segments.

3 new movies though?  With actors who are showing their age at this point?  Nah...  not interesting.  

Sure there's tons of story left to tell, but let the EU people tell it and save it for TV at the most, but not more films...  Anakin's dead, so the Lucas side of the universe is dead with it I think after ROTJ.

18434
The Wookiee Arcade / Re: rebel strike vs knights of old republic
« on: October 22, 2003, 05:00 PM »
They're substantially different games, so they're tough to compare without knowing what kinda game you like, ya know?

Rebelstrike's less thought and more action...  KOTOR is a larger game overall, with a deeper storyline and more thought than action.  

one's an RPG, the other's an arcade-style flight shooter.  

KOTOR is set way before even the prequals, Rebel Strike is set during the Galactic Civil War (From the Battle of Yavin to Battle of Endor).  

Neither's perfect, but neither's being given a negative review either too...

So it boils down more to if you like an RPG game, which KOTOR is, or if you like a flight/shooter game, which Rebelstrike is.

I'm not the owner of KOTOR as I don't own an X-Box, but it's coming to PC which I'll buy it then anyway...  Rebelstrike I'm buying HOPEFULLY this week.  Maybe tomorrow night, as it's in the store, but my free time to go over is limited.   :-\

18435
The Wookiee Arcade / Re: Jedi Knight 2 Outcast Help
« on: October 22, 2003, 04:55 PM »
I don't know that Jedi Outcast ever was released on Gamecube or not...  

I make it a rule to play FPS games on PC generally.  The format for using a gamepad and playing a FPS doesn't jive well with me (Though I used to love using a joystick and keyboard, but even that's faded IMO).

A good example of how mouse/keyboard is superior is the recent PC port of Halo.  The aiming/movement physics weren't really changed between the X-Box version and the PC port, and there's a VERY noticeable difference.  For PC users, it means the aiming in Halo is really simple.  They "dumb it down" (for lack of a better phrase), basically, for the consoles...  So now the PC version you just point guns in the general direction of enemies and can hit them.  There's little skill involved, and accuracy's all but forgotten.  

FPS's generally control better on PC though, and more "realistically", and with a little more skill involved.  Another good example of ports not translating well is the entire Medal of Honor series.  In PC, there's intense skill and speed involved in aiming...  It's a PC-based series actually.  But, the ports of MOH which just basically scripted a "new"/similar version of a game on the PC engine and ported it to the console's format has a really crappy aiming system that didn't translate well over to console.  Subsequently I give all the MOH console games pretty low ratings compared to Allied Assault, Spearhead, and Breakthrough.  

Of course, NONE of them are comparing to that last WW2 FPS game I played by the makers of Castle Wolfenstein...  Forget the title now all of a sudden but it's a REALLY intense game, and ran smooth as silk on my machine with pretty high graphics settings.

Anyway, back to the topic...

The PC version of Outcast is great, so I'd recommend nabbing it if you can Louie...  I don't think it was ported to the Cube, just X-Box...  But since we all have PC's it's still an option anyway. :)

Pages: 1 ... 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 [1229] 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 ... 1257