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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:28:26 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Did this month go by faster than the others? It seems like just a few
> >> days ago we were doing the June iteration of this thread. I barely got
> >> in any time to play video games too. How am I supposed to make a list
> >> of games I've played when there's no time to play the games?!?
> >
> >It didn't seem fast to me. 
> >
> >
> >> Anyway, you all know the drill. Play the games, then tell us about
> >> them, in as much or as little detail as you like. 
> >
> >Duo Lingo's Spanish (Yo soy un hormigo.) since I finished its math. 
> >Geez, I forgot so much from both. :( I also played a few other thinking 
> >iOS games like XOXO (got too hard so I gave up and uninstalled it), 
> >Propel, Sapan, etc.
> >
> >In PC's Windows, I started playing Star Wars: The Old Repubilic since I 
> >never played it before as a SW fan. I kind of like Sony's Galaxies (RIP) 
> >back then like in 2003 when it was free or something.
> >...

> SW:TOR and SW:Galaxy are such different experiences though.

> (although SW:Galaxy went through so many revisions where they
> radically updated the gameplay that maybe isn't true with the later
> versions? I only tried it when it was fairly new).

> I preferred SW:TOR, but that's because it's possible to play the game
> solo. It's not a very /good/ solo game, but it was fun to go through
> the story, revisit some familiar locals, and whack at things with a
> laser sword. 

Ah, I am still in the beginning on the dark side (it's fun to be evil!). 
I loved Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Jedi Academy, X-Wings, TIE Fighters, 
X-Wing Alliance, etc. I haven't played more for weeks and still in the 
tutorial! Geez, this game is huge too. :(


> You could play SW:Galaxy solo too, of course, but... why? It was a
> game very much designed around the community; if you didn't interact
> with the MMO aspects of the game, there really was very little to do.
> The quests and stories were dull and generic. TOR was an epic quest,
> but its multiplayer aspects were mostly about gathering loot in
> dungeon-runs. Galaxy was about 'living' in the Star Wars universe.

It was OK. Thanks goodness it was a free week/trial/whatever back then 
for me.


> Not saying the one was better than the other (although, as mentioned,
> I always preferred the game with the stronger narrative) but they're
> such different games that if you're going into SW:TOR remembering
> SW:Galaxy, you should temper your expectations. ;-)

Maybe SW:TOR is better for me. I want actions!
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