The Force Unleashed demo - my experience
In my previous post (best phrase ever), I mentioned that I had and intend to play the The Force Unleashed demo. Well, to be blunt… IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME. The story basically goes like this: Darth Vader has an apprentice, and the Emperor cannot know about him. The latter part explains why this guy was killing everyone no matter where he went. Only one mission is in the demo, but you can experience almost everything the game has to offer (I shouldn’t say everything, since it’s a demo, and they wouldn’t want to spoil the game, right? ^^). One surprising feature is that you can level up. Yes, you read that right. The more you use your force powers, the better your guy (I’ll just call him “character”) can use them, and eventually more powers are available for you to play with.
Now, what about the combat? Highly addictive, expertly done, and not at all boring. Not only can you kill soldiers with your light saber, you can use a combination (otherwise known as a “combo move”) of your light saber and two force powers: lightning and push. Just like in a fighting game, this requires a number of button combinations. I suggest you play through the demo first, and then play it again but with fighting these combinations in mind:
4 Square
1 Square + 2 Triangle
2 Square + 2 Triangle
3 Square + 1 Triangle
1 Square + 1 Circle
2 Square + 1 Circle (Personal favorite)
3 Square + 1 Circle
The graphics be noted as well. The explosions are magnificent. In fact, I’ve never seen a game that had such good looking explosions (they’re on par with World in Conflict). The Force Push’s physical manifestation is undebatably awesome and gives the Star Wars universe more of a hard-core sci-fi feel. They remind of those cannons the Geonosians used, only cooler and a better color (they’re a mix dark blue and a lighter blue, sort of like cyan).
Finally: my favorite part of the game? I can cut a freaking AT-ST in half. Literally.
All in all, a must buy. If you would like to try it, then you can download it from the PlayStation Store. It’s over a gigabyte (1000 megabytes), so make sure you have something to do while you wait!!
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