Recently, I have been playing around with the demo for SWTFU. The premise behind this game is that you are Darth Vader's secret apprentice. The game is set between episodes III and IV and details how you hunt down and kill some jedi masters. What makes this game so exciting for Star Wars fans is that you get to use various dark side of the force powers to kick ass during the game.
As a Star Wars nerd, and a huge fan of Kotor, you can imagine that I was really looking for to this game. Unfortunately, the key word there is "was".
After playing the demo, I have to say that I am disappointed. At first, I couldn't pinpoint why I found the game boring. Eventually, I realised what it was - the game seemed to lack depth.
For the demo, all of the powers had been unlocked (although I don't know what level the powers had been set to). However, when running around killing stormtroopers, it really didn't feel like I was a powerful jedi. In fact, the tactical combat options seemed very limited. Each combat scenario resolved itself in the same way - either run in and lightsaber people using various combos or use force grip to throw something at them. Force lightning was available but quite frankly, not only did it look crap, it also seemed pretty feeble.
To be fair, I don't know if this is a case of poor demo or a case of poor game. Possibly, once you level up your skills, the game opens up in terms of options. Possibly.
Either way, my enthusiasm for this game has taken a dive.
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