Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[Professor Puzzles]

It's not even a proper hive. WHERE ARE THE BEES?

[makkuwata]

It was Luke's adolescent perception. Tatooine may well have been a remote desert planet, but if you're going to have a spaceport on such a world it might as well look bustling and badass. Another case of people trying too hard to hate the wrong aspects of the special editions.

[TehStu]

I can hand wave Luke's line as easily as the retcon, but I appreciate I'm in the minority there.

[Glasgowchivas]

[Fury4k]

It was Luke's adolescent perception. Tatooine may well have been a remote desert planet, but if you're going to have a spaceport on such a world it might as well look bustling and badass. Another case of people trying too hard to hate the wrong aspects of the special editions.

Yep that's the indepth thinking that went into the special editions that make people love them so much.

[Harsin]

I thought a CGI jawa doing a comedy acrobatic routine on a dinosaur really helped the sense of the threat when they enter Mos Eisley

[TehStu]

Mos Eisley was supposed to be a fucking shithole, a fucking shithole. Now it looks like they passed a city ordinance on a local council vote of 3 to 2 for adding 1% to local sales tax in order to pay for mops, buckets, and Mr Sheen.

[Jumble Jumble]

Wait, do we think ME is the only spaceport on Tatooine?

[TehStu]

Mos Espa, Anchorhead, etc. We all played SWG, right?

[glb]

If, or rather when, Episodes 7-9 return to previously seen locations, will they go to the OT version 40 or so years on, or the SE version 40 or so years on? Not sure which is considered definitive. Would be nice to see Mos Eisley have a new space lounge or shiny food court, because maybe a local developer stepped in and tried to spruce it up a bit.

It's a quiet day at work.

[TehStu]

Mos Eisley Vision Statement: Hive of scum and villainy.

Lest we forget.

[jonamok]

Mos Eisley Vision Statement: Hive of scum and villainy.

Lest we forget.

I think they already achieved: Most Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy.

The ME council need to shoot further in their updated vision and mission statements.

[Comrade]

[Broker]

FUCK YOU GEORGE

[SeanR]

Mos Eisley: Droids welcome

[makkuwata]

He was the founder of a universe that inspired a generation, he hired the right people to see it blossom, he had the business savvy to see it become a cultural touchstone...and here we all are.

Most of what came after 1983 was terrible, but I almost feel like a dick saying that anonymously on the internet cause it sounds like the overwhelming backlash had a genuine impact on him and he'd suffered depression and such throughout his life.

These days I guess he only has his billions of dollars and loving kids,

[MDY]

[Hanzo the Razor]

He's been wearing that T-shirt to wind up fanboys since they were filming Indy 4. Not literally of course.

[Alex W.]

If I were George I'd constantly be using that to get my way.

"This pizza was supposed to come with free garlic bread."

"I don't think that..."

"Fine, fine. Oh, what's this? Now R2D2 is all CGI and speaks in text slang. It rhymes you know."

"You can't do that."

"Maybe I'm too hungry to think straight. Maybe C3PO is a Gungan now. Maybe some garlic bread would make me feel better."

"You monster."

[Sponge]

I don't get the excitement, the gameplay looks total gash.

[jonamok]

I imagine it's about teh feels.

[macosx]

I don't get the excitement, the gameplay looks total gash.

[SeanR]

wtf is up with that post?

[edit]

oh man, this opera update is fucked, youtube videos don't play properly, and embedded YT links get scrollbars and metatags

wish I'd screenshot'd it now.

[edit]

oh wait, it's still happening:

[Sponge]

So I should play it wearing a helmet with the blast shield down?

I guess that might improve the gameplay actually, yeah.

[Ivanho]

I don't get the excitement, the gameplay looks total gash.

Yes its a prettier version of Rogue Squadron, but thats not a bad thing. I would imagine that sitting in the pod and playing with the music & sound effects would still bring a smile to the face of even the hardest Lucas detractors.

[Pob]

Do you mean Rebel Assault? It looks 1% as good as Rogue Squadron. Its basically the original Star Wars arcade game with fancy graphics.

[Sponge]

Yeah Rogue Squadron was not an on rails shooter like this.

[JoeK]

Oh maaan, Lando Calrissian's in NCIS tonight . He's still got the swagger.

Damn filthy turncoat.

[Ivanho]

Oh it's an 'on rails' job. I d assumed it was free flight with invisible walls.

[Sponge]

Not even that, the overall movement looks like it's pre-set (along with all the fancy manoeuvres and events) - there are plenty of times when the ship/bike is not even facing the direction of travel/movement properly. You aren't flying the ship, you're moving the targeting reticle.