Here's a thought: why don't you NOT do what you just did?

[trinityvixen]

I'm only three bosses into the game, but just in case, a cut-tag for minor spoilers in The Force Unleashed as I nitpick it.

So. Turns out, the Emperor has not been lobotomized, totally knows what I've been doing, and has Vader kill me. Only he doesn't, see, he just lets the Emperor think that so I can then go out and undermine the Emperor, safely disguised by the fact that I should be dead.

On the one hand, this plot development? AWESOME. Vader himself starting the rebellion? I love it! On the other...couldn't we have come up with this idea before I killed a mess of powerful Jedi? You'd think we could have used them to battle the Emperor--or at least used them to force a conflict with him sooner...

Also, having been responsible for the deaths of Jedi is bound to make me unpopular with the laymen, 's all I'm saying.

Okay, okay, so it's not much of a nitpick and there appears to be actual story to this hack-and-slash. Not that it's much of a hack-and-slash. I've been killed far too many times now for that. I was telling people that there's no shame in dropping a game down into easy mode, so no one shame me if I end up doing that, all right? Seriously, if it hadn't progressed straight into ugly mode when I spent AN HOUR trying to beat one boss, I would have dropped the difficulty right there and then. But you don't kill me over and over (and over and over and over) again that many times for that long without really pissing me off to the point that I won't drop the difficulty out of spite. Because victory was that much sweeter, you COCKFACE.

Comments

Re: the apprentice sux.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

So Starkiller doesn't suck so much as he's a terrible cheat, is that it?

Re: the apprentice sux.

[arcfox7.livejournal.com]

Yes he's a terrible cheat. So much I can't wait to finally unlock him so I can use him. I don't know why he wasn't in Yoda's story mode. He pissed me off because he actually made me learn how to block/guard. I've always believed the best defense is multiple attacks in a full frontal assault. From Street Fighter to Mortal Kombat to DOA to Soul Caliber, I have avoided the use of the block/guard button for a long time and prefer just all out attack. I used to get hell for it from some guys I would get together and play tournament style Soul Caliber 2. I've always considered they were just jealous/sour grapes that I was kicking their ass. But the apprentice made me go and practice blocking because he was better at the attack thing than me because of his cheap ridiculous powerful attacks that are so quick to get off.

Re: the apprentice sux.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is? While playing the apprentice, I have to freaking block all the time. I am not used to doing so either, so it's no walk in the park. I guess it's supposed to teach us something about playing a more balanced game?