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JKIII Strongly Rumored! -Loaf - Mar 30 04:20pm |
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Jedi Knight 3 is at 60%, and is planned for an Autumn(ish) release date! Here is the buzz from JKii.net:
You know those moments when a simple day is turned into pure excitement? That about sums up my feelings when I went to the mailbox today to grab my issue of Gamestar, Germany’s Number One gaming mag. So I take a look at the cover to see a female Twi’lek wielding two lightsabers! “What the hell” was naturally my first thought before I see the words next to it: Jedi Knight III Revealed. World Exclusive. So, where to start? Right, with the story. At the end of Jedi Knight II, Kyle saves Jan from Desann’s claws, and the galaxy from the Doomgiver. Six years later: Kyle is now an instructor at Luke Skywalker’s famous Jedi Academy. Thus, for the first time in the Dark Forces series, you don’t play as Kyle Katarn! Instead, you create a character for yourself. Create? Yes, similar to a role-playing game you choose your characters gender, race (Humans and Twi’leks are confirmed so far) face, hair cut and clothing! And the customization doesn’t end there: you also choose a saber handle, colour and whether you want to use one or two sabers! Later on, you will also get a Darth Maul-style double-bladed saber. Talking of sabers: Raven Software is trying to put a lot more emphasis on the Jedi’s favourite weapon. While there will still be conventional weapons (even more than in JK II), the current estimate says that around 70% of the game will be spent using a saber. And those 70% look spectacular for sure: according to the article, it will be quite common to face of against several Dark Jedi at once. This is where a new feature of JK III comes into play: you can now combine your force powers! For example, you can fight one enemy with one of your sabres, and at the same time throw the other saber at the next foe! Of course, Raven is adding new force powers to keep the experience fresh for us long-time fans of the series. Other than in JK II, you will now once again be able to choose what skills to advance in one of three levels. And you can choose if you want to follow the path of the light or dark side! This being more than a little touch, Raven promises that the last few levels of the 30-hour campaign will be different for the two sides; same goes for the final cutscene. Which brings me right to the next cool new feature: missions! For the first time ever in an action-game, you will be able to choose which mission to tackle next! There will be a few key mission you have to do at a certain time, but otherwise, you are free in your decisions. Gamestar expects you to spend the time between missions in the Jedi Academy, from where you start on your missions. As I said there will be key point missions, as well as boss fights and side trek missions will allow you to improve your character, and maybe even pure vehicle missions! While JK II placed several levels in the same location, JK III will mostly be one mission in one location. These locations will be a merry mix of places from the movies, books, comics and new stuff. Examples of locales you will visit during your quest are Tatooine and Hoth (including a little ride on a Taun-Taun!)! Raven promises that the levels will often be twice the size of their JK II counterparts, and filled with life: on Tatooine, you will have to fight of Tusken Raiders, which are busy hunting Jawas (poor little guys always get beat up)! The game will once again use a heavily-modifed Quake 3 Team Arena engine, as well as all of Raven’s own enhancements to it! Despite its Age, the screenies sure look spectacular! The multi-player part will also be enhanced, and rumours speak of vehicular combat! All I can say is "YAY!!" Note: See the comments linked to this post for Hekx Noku's Screenshots. Edit by doobie: Sorry Loaf, I had to edit the subject, the game hasn't actually been announced, just a butt ton of rumors going around... once we heard a confirmation from Raven or Lucasarts, THEN it can be "announced" (aka wait til E3) |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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Ur right buzz its not hard to fake those pic's. But i also have a gamemagazine and it says JK3 is coming out to and the post in the magazine was from lucasarts so i guess its really coming (i sure hope so) for it rocks. (well if u see JK2 then JK3 must be a pretty one.  |
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Loaf - Ex-Student 
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dude, its at 60%.
If you have the lord of the rings the two towers game, and have watched the making of video, you'll see that the early game they gave to the film stars was nowhere near the same as the one it finished as. I suppose the last of their worries is the HUD... _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Buzz - Student 
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It wouldn't take a genius. It would just take someone with some photoshop skills to combine elements of SWG KOTOR and JK2. Now if there were a 5 second video clip, that would take a genius. Where are the screenshots showing the HUD? Where are the screenshots showing the other weapons besides the lightsaber. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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heh thanks Bindo 
The should be true, i mean it'd take a genoius to fake those screenshots.. plus it would be stupid for a games magazine to waste its front cover on some rumour. They only do it on real news. _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Iceman - away- - Student |
WOW I've been waiting for this day to come. I knew it would come.... and no I'm not psychic. Commmander Loaf I'm with you. |
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Buzz - Student 
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One magazine article and a few screenshots does not a game make. Only rumors. I think you guys are getting far too excited and planning ahead for something which I'm betting isn't even true. I'll back down from my theory of you all being a bunch of gullible nerfs when I see proof. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Spawn - Ex-Student 
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It sure as hell better be true. _______________ I know the break down everything is gunna shake down some day I know the break down tell me again am I awake now you can find the reason that no one else is living this way... Spawn |
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Shadow Warrior - Student 
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(There's not sensible, sense-making message here, since I'm too lost for words at the news) _______________ - Shadow Warrior |
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Loaf - Ex-Student 
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JavaGuy, nice cut and paste of the JKII preview there  _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired 
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Rockin!
-rh _______________ Back from the dead... |
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Jigsawcity - Ex-Student 
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aiyo... we r the jedi academy. Don't tell me non of u has ever gotten sik even fura day of JK2... JK3 is the future... i even dunno if i'll be able to run it on my rig. But we goza embrace the future know wut i meann? _______________ Turmoil, pain, dissention... Can you feel it? That is why I am here. It is you who take my hand, and lift me up above those who envy. |
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JavaGuy - Student 
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"I'll have to sell one of my livers!" -- Homer J. Simpson
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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Well lets see.
My PC is quite slow. My modem is 56k. My mum only earns £150 a week. I can't get a job (age). I'm still getting JK3. _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Rahn del Sol - Student 
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"Its not going to be pretty, but it'll show who the genuine players are here."
Actually, it'll show who the players are that have the money to buy the game, and a computer that'll run it well. Heck, my old rig sometimes struggles with JKII. And I'm not exactly in a position to upgrade anytime soon  _______________ http://steamcommunity.com/id/citizen059 |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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well Bubu, theres a few possibilties:
¬ We spilt the JA into two groups (JK2 and JK3) ¬ We ignore everyone with JK2 ¬ We exclude JK3 ¬ We pack up and become Irish Travellers Its not going to be pretty, but it'll show who the genuine players are here. _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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JavaGuy - Student
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My wife is _not_ going to be happy about this...
Edit: http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/Archives.200105/ "Lucasarts was our first stop for the day and luckily we were able to get into their booth which was not open to the general public. The first game we checked out (and one of our picks of the show) was Jedi Knight III:Outcast. Despite the fact that what we say was apparently only 3 months work the game looks stunning. Compared to a rather shaky looking Obi-Wan on the Xbox Jedi Knight III really stood out. The Quake III engine has been to put to great use to model some highly detailed Death Star like environments. In the demo we saw Kyle Katarn show off his new ability of tossing his lightsaber at enemies, force push some Stormtroopers off high ledges and use the Jedi Mind trick to control weak-minded fools. We can't emphasise how good Jedi Knight: Outcast looks and hopefully the story will be as strong as its predecessors. We did learn that there will not be a split in the storyline and that Kyle will essentially follow the "light" side of the force. However he does retain a few of the powers that those who have turned to dark side can use. In one particularly impressive sequence the Lucasarts staff member who was demoing the game spawned three computer allies to take on another Jedi in a room with a mirrored floor. Watching five characters dualing with lightsabers on this surface was breathtaking." _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. This comment was edited by JavaGuy on Mar 30 2003 05:05pm. |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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as promising as this looks, you can't get all the people in the academy to buy it. i know many poeple will, but you can't just announce: "ok, from tomorrow we switch to a different game so... go buy it now!"
it's.... our future.... i see..... meetings..... lots... of meetings..... confusion..... unrest.... it is all.... so clouded... hmmmm........ _______________ make install -not war |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student 
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YAY !!!!
YAY² even !  _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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SS/ph00d - Student 
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Awesome, im definately getting JKIII and we should continue the JA, that'd be awesome
Shiiiiizzzzzaaaaaaaa _______________ -ShadowSith: CTF/gunner specialist. |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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well i never go on Lucas Forums. Thanks to Hekx for those pics. _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Psycho - Ex-Student 
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Im still not convinced and will never be unless Lucasarts release a Demo, or posts an Article about it at their own site! _______________ ---->66.165.90.207:28070!One of the best public servers evah!! |
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Undead - Ex-Student 
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yeah but i already seen all this on lucasforums _______________ RIP Vlad |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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Here are the image links:
http://www.jediknightii.net/jk3_screenshots.shtml --edit-- fixed stupid html JK2.net uploaded em all to one place Enjoy _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer This comment was edited by Loaf on Mar 31 2003 07:36am. |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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Here is the link to the Front Page of the mag:
http://www.gamestar.de/cgi-bin/heft.mpl _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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Loaf - Ex-Student
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OMG!! This game is gonna be sweet a hell! Man, looks like we'll be reforming the JA now!
Yeah Dude!!!! _______________ The Notorious Conversation Killer |
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