Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Comments by Tom Bramwell

Nice to come back & read a good review of a stonking game and a half-decent thread with a few enjoyable rants, it even staggered on about halfway down before petering out into surrealism, all in all, a fine job chaps well done.

RL is without a doubt a superb game. Its beauty is that despite being seriously difficult in places it appeals also to people who are not normally fans of the genre and is quite forgiving of shiteness (you just don't get medals). Above all, as someone said, it's the atmosphere that sucks you in. This has displaced monkeyball and Luigi on my machine for the time being, and will do for a while to come. And now I've finally got my RGB cable, it looks even better - 'cept now I can see the jaggies...

Best sitcom ever: Young Ones (followed closely by League of Gentlemen).

Jaffa Cakes: you may be able experience the ultimate pleasure in Scandinavia too if you get 'Lu' biscuits (a Danone brand I think) - they sell jaffaesque cakoids under the name 'Pims' - but be sure to get the orange ones!

"After spending millions on CGI to create Jar Jar, the pod race sequence, Naboo, the end battles etc etc"

For me that was part of the problem - everything had that tacky fake CGI look to it, from the aliens to the space ships, all of which were horribly bright, gleaming and reflective. I prefer the models and muppets from the original trilogy, which had that nice "one not very careful owner" look to them.


"And every time Anakin yells 'Yippee!'"

Eugh, don't get me started...

"I prefer the models and muppets from the original trilogy"

Agreed. I just rounded off my return trip to the original trilogy last night and had this view reconfirmed. However you could also see where the series was heading in Episode VI with those bloody Ewoks and all the 'light relief'...

I'm pretty sure the day will come in the not-too-distant future when the current obsession with CGI effects will look as cheesy as the old Ray Harryhausen plasticine dinosaurs. A classic film will never earn that status on effects alone, there's got to be a bit more to it, Episodes IV & V had that but none of the others imho...

I prefer the models and muppets from the original trilogy

Ooooh, you're going to HATE Yoda come Thursday...

Yeah, I heard, he's all CGI isn't he? & the review I read said he was the best thing in it... Oh dear...

He is all CGI. It doesn't look the same as Muppet Yoda.

Personally I don't see the problem. In ESB you know Yoda is being fisted by a puppeteer. In AOTC you know he was animated by a, er, animator. It looks different, but it isn't a problem (to me, at least).

Despite my gaming anti-fanboy stance, I have to say that George Lucas 'OWNS' me. I am, therefore, a Star Wars fanboy, and proud of it.

How can you remain objective about a film series that changed your life???

otto: And now I've finally got my RGB cable, it looks even better - 'cept now I can see the jaggies...

Do the better looks from the RGB outweigh the jaggies? Even if its a close thing could you say as £20 means a lot to me

/me clutches wallet, snarls

A crappy SCART lead - anti-aliasing on the cheap.

A crappy SCART lead - anti-aliasing on the cheap.

exactly, but is the loss in quality worth it (and vice versa)

terminal - you want my honest opinion? No. Keep the 20 quid and save it for SSBM. Right now I'll go and take cover before Whizzo ssuellid & super stu get here and tell me how wrong I am ;)

You are very wrong. ;-)

After all your eyesight is priceless...

eek! /cowers

well there certainly is a difference not disputing that, but a difference you can wait until Christmas or your birthday for and put the 20 quid towards another game instead. At the end of the day the game's as much fun without it.

Yeah you're right otto, especially if you've not experienced RGB goodness you can't really miss it can you?

Thanks otto, I probably will put it towards SSBM, but I know that once I get an RGB cable/see a friend use one, I'll probably never go back.

Thing is, its not quite that simple as I have my DVD player using up the sole RGB slot on my telly (and very nice picture it gives too), but my GameCube is fine for me at the moment

Is it just me or are the 2 star destroyers you have to take out in the Battle of Endor much easier to kill than in Razor Rendezvous? also the handy way the game slants you so you can fly past whilst hammering the shield gens on both makes me miss with my torpedoes

Well I'm still trying to take out the SD in Razor Rendezvous, it's a total bitch, for some reason my proton torpedoes aren't making any dents in it. :P

'Well I'm still trying to take out the SD in Razor Rendezvous, it's a total bitch'

I've managed it several times now. :o)
Have you found the proton torpedo upgrade yet? And the shield and laser upgrades as well? Makes it a hell of a lot easier.
I can email you if you'd like pointers as to where they are......

Yeah where are those buggers? >:(

you know where to find me ;)

If you weren't a StarWas fan/freak, would you be that bothered about buying the game/seeing the film anyway?

Well I definitely wouldn't call myself an SW "fan" or "freak" ;)

But I bought the game and enjoyed it. And I'll go & see the film.

I'd call myself a freak, but thats nothing to do with starwars...

as a demonstration of my mature attitude to life...

I got the 200th post!!!

Woohoo!!! ;o)

I got to see the film yesterday Wahooooooooooooooo!

I take it you liked it, Nem?

Seeing it on Saturday. And I'll probably see it again in LA (oh, and Spiderman too!) ;o)

Jesus action figure.

Ive seen spiderman it's quite good. Special effects are ace.

It was superb start to finish; highly recommend watching it. Thank the Lord it wasn't TPM all over again!

saw a rip of spiderman last nite. great film imho, cant wait for the extras packed dvd version :)

It's a good time to go to the cinema indeed!

Spidey is the next on my list!

Coolio, gentlemen.
Really looking forward to both.

Though as I'll be in LA I won't be able to post what I think of either for a week or so.

Don't miss me too much, guys ;o)

So Jesus, I cunningly detect from your last few dozen posts that you're going to be in LA next week. Am I right? And what would that be for pray? ;)

He actually went as far as to say he was going to E3 here, so there's no real need to weasel it out of him.

Wasn't so much a case of trying to weasel it out of him, as giving the poor guy a break - he's been saying it so many times with no-one picking up on it, I thought he deserved some recognition ;)

Oh I see. Well he's an ass because he's going to E3 and I'm not so I won't do him any favor. ;)

Otto -

Thanks for picking up on that ;o)

To be honest, it's my first time going so I'm quite excited!

Also, I was fishing for 'oh, Jesus, we'll miss your words of wisdom' which is what happened when you buggered off for a week...

Guess I'm not up to your level of stardom yet, eh? ;o)

I will certainly miss the words of our lord Jesus Action Figure but I'm not gonna tell him cos I'm so jealous that he's going to E3 :p

As what, exactly, are you going to E3? Fanboy? Press? Developer? Publisher? Populace? Saviour doesn't count, they don't let those in anymore.

"pants" was usually posted skalmanxl.

StarStriker - you have a problem with that? You'd rather we all spoke American and said it "sucked"? Pants makes a lot more sense I'm sure you'll agree. ;)

Don't worry, we're all just sitting here with a bemused look on our faces.

"WHITT A BIG BOUNTY ON YOUR ASS" - what if you don't like coconut?