The Register® — Biting the hand that feeds IT

Feeds

BioWare blows brains with intro cinematics for Star Wars MMO

Old Republic gets CG makeover

BioWare has bowled over E3 with a taste of its highly-anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Fans have been patiently waiting for this particular Star Wars title to appear since it was first announced in 2008 amid bold claims it would attract more players than World of Warcraft. Periodically, we've been reminded the game is still in production, however nothing has whet the palate quite like this.

And as the mouth-watering CG trailer for the Old Republic demonstrates, it's getting harder to differentiate between real video and computer graphics.

Check out the video below and let us know what you think. Make sure you fullscreen this bad boy and get that chin-strap fastened - it's quite a jaw-dropper. ®

Gameplay spoiler

After that amazing intro you are given your first quest:

Collect 10 rat tails

3
0

Nice video

But unfortunately, it seems chock full of Sith and Jedi, just like almost every other SW-themed game out there (Republic Commando being a notable exception).

I like the SW universe very much. I am unhappy with the fact that nobody seems to be able to make any other part of it interesting.

3
0

RE: Timeline #

This is set a few hundered years after KOTOR2 (I could look up the exact time, but it doesn't really matter)

That intro had more class and style - and lovable characters than the last 3 SW films put together.

3
0

One word comes to mind...

... DAMN!!!

3
0

Awesome, but...

...where's the gameplay, dammit?

2
0

More from The Register

Android is a mess and needs sprucing up, admits chief
Can Google really fix it? It isn't in control any more
New Lumia 925: This, loyalists, is the BIG ONE you've waited for
Nokia veep drills high-end master plan for El Reg
Android device? Ooohhhh, you mean a Samsung phone
Koreans nabbed nearly all the Q1 profits – more even than Google
Review: HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook
All roads lead to Chrome?
Borked your iDevice? Pay EVEN MORE to have it fixed by Applecare
Or scream at their hapless techies on their forums
Euro PC shipments plummet into bottomless pit of DOOOOM
11th quarter of decline, 20pc drop on last year - Gartner
Report: AT&T dropping Facebook phone after dismal sales
Turns out folks won't buy that for a dollar