The Force Unleashed 2 carries on its "tradition" of alternate universe DLC in the upcoming Endor bonus mission. This mission will let you kill Ewoks, fight Leia in a lightsaber duel, and thanks to IGN we can now see how you'll kill Chewbacca and Han Solo. Because obviously the best fan pleaser is to let them unceremoniously destroy two of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe.
In the DLC missions for the original The Force Unleashed, you got to kill Boba Fett, Obi-Wan and Luke. Which was still ok, because Boba Fett is a bad guy, Luke was one of the series' biggest whiners until we saw Anakin in the prequels, and nobody cosplays as old Obi-Wan.
Killing Han and Chewie? That's not very cool or fun. That AT-ST model was not in the movies either. But it's ok, because as long as you say it's non-canon you can ruin anything. Nerd rage!
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THERE'S NO GODDAMN CONTINUITY IN THEIR OWN GODDAMN GAME nonetheless to the entire Star Wars "Canon" at all. What is the point of this fucking piece of shit series other than to shit all over the classic movies. The only time I take personal affront to something is when a piece of my childhood is shat on. FUCK THIS SHIT!
The next mission is when he buttrapes my childhood and gets the Transformers, Smurfs, Thundercats, and my friend from 3rd grades mom who made the best little snack sandwiches when I went over during summer vacation to piss on my corpse.
I mean it's got to be disheartening to all the star wars fan to see something like that actually play out in the game. I mean heck I not a big star wars fan but even that put a frown on my face.
oh well D= in the first game they made me kill my beloved Shaak Ti with her sexiest outfit ever and it WAS cannon, so i guess this isn't as bad as that.
I'm not going to rage, but that was some seriously weak ass shit right there. I would pay money to see a version where Chewbaca scratches "Starkiller's" eyes out when he pops the hatch followed by Han moseying over to pop some caps in his ass to finish him off.
I'm as much a fan of canon-shattering as anybody - but that didn't look fun. At all.
Fighting Chewbacca was just fighting an AT-ST variant followed by a Simon Says segment. Fighting Han was just an extension of that same Simon Says segment.
No strategy, no incredible fight, no dignified presentation of two of the most iconic characters of not just Star Wars, but all time - weak. Utterly, utterly weak.
I'd rather be playing Teras Kasi. At least there, I get to FIGHT Han and Chewie - not just watch them get horribly mutilated in a faux God of War fashion.
Everytime I see any kind of news for this game I want to cry. This game could have been so great. When I played the demo I thought they were going to deliver the Star Wars game I always wanted. Instead we got this piece of crap. The whole game is hardly worth $10.
The graphics were sharp, and wiping guys out as the duel lightsabre wielding Starkiller was a blast. Even the basic premise of the story was fine. I don't understand how the hell they fucked it up so badly. Who knows if they'll get to take another crack at it after this mess.
"No strategy, no incredible fight, no dignified presentation of two of the most iconic characters of not just Star Wars, but all time - weak. Utterly, utterly weak."
Speaking of Han and Chewie, how about a "Han Solo Adventures" 3rd person game. Cover based shooter, smuggling missions with branching story, 2 player co-op as Han and Chewie.
I love Star Wars and I'm a big fan of alternate universes (just like how the new trilogy is from an alternate universe where everything is terrible). I like the idea of a game set in an alternate canon of the movie, since you are taking a path of the dark side where you pretty much fuck up everything. It's just that killing chewbacca and Han Solo seems very boring and should have been more exciting.
Lucas pretty much fucked up the Star Wars canon with the new movies anyway (Anakin built C-3PO, SAY WHUUUUUUUT?).
While I admire the idea of getting to play through a non-canon scenario, I can't help but feel like they put it in the WRONG TRILOGY. Seriously, Han and Chewie? Oh boy is that ever a dream come true.
There's a third game planned, right? The devs can easily remedy this by giving Starkiller a fucking time machine and have him gut the prequel characters one by one. That'd be a sell for me.
Ah well, Starkiller can't kill the franchise anymore than Lucas did with those shitty prequels. Still, seeing Han and Chewie buy the farm like that made me unspeakably sad. ;_;
I third the comment about how they let you do it. You already kill a lot of characters from Episode IV and V in the first game's DLC, and there won't likely be a TFU3. So the fact that you can kill Han & Chewie is one thing, but this is just a lame "boss" battle with some cutscene in the mix.
Maybe if the fights reflected the strenghts of the bosses, like a Chewbacca fights in the treetops of Endor or something, it wouldn't be as bad? Or just do a mission where you go back in time to kill JarJar and all the gungans on Naboo, retroactively making the movies slightly less awful in another galaxy.
Just before the sequel was released, Xbox Live had a sale on the SW:Force Unleashed DLC packs. I picked them all up and was immediately disappointed, both as a Star Wars fan and as a person who like the Force Unleashed the first time I played through it.
The DLC had major difficulty balancing issues, plus the settings and stories were awful and way too short. I would have rather looked them up on YouTube or whatever.
:[| I do! I really do feel dirty! Canon shattering, whatever. Seeing Chewie get shot, and then Han impaled with a lightsabre? Gah.... That just makes me feel depressed and dirty. Dirty!Dirty!Dirty! "Must clean! Must scrub it off! Cannot be un-seen! urrgh! Why???" *silently weeps in corner*
You know, I can understand allowing the gamer to explore all possible avenues with this game... but killing the Mighty Chewbacca by ripping him out of a AT ST and then getting Han to shoot him then kill Han with condescension?... thats not evil...no ...That is LAME...LAME LAME LAME.
Will not be buying this game.
I've seen a few places complain about this... seriously why do people give a shit? I thought it was a slightly amusing throw away joke that has no impact on anything else.
I predict this event will be the first time licusarts will disavow a licensed product. Get this DLC before it is removed from the face of the alternate galaxy.
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Personally, I'd like this a lot more if you fought Han and Chewie at the same time, and in a guerrilla warfare sorta way. I'm thinking something like an MGS boss fight (Revolver Ocelot, The End, etc.), where the enemy uses evasion tactics and pop-shots with the occasional distraction.
I mean, I get the feeling that's how fighting Han and Chewie would play out, just based on their handling of the spy droid on Hoth, as well as their various encounters with Storm Troopers throughout the series.
Using the source material as reference for their combat behavior - crazy, I know.
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4:20 PM on 12.15.2010 | 
That... Can't... Happen!
You can't just kill friggin' Chewbacca and HAN FRIGGIN SOLO!
Goddammit >:(
I thought in the DLC you were going to Endor just to beat the shit out of some Ewoks
DAY ONE PURCHASE!!!!!
For Star Wars fans this is the equivalent of Santa getting shot in front of a schoolbus full of kids.
I mean it's got to be disheartening to all the star wars fan to see something like that actually play out in the game. I mean heck I not a big star wars fan but even that put a frown on my face.
oh well D= in the first game they made me kill my beloved Shaak Ti with her sexiest outfit ever and it WAS cannon, so i guess this isn't as bad as that.
Don't be silly, that's nothing like this... Santa's not real.
Move along.
Cannon: a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
Fighting Chewbacca was just fighting an AT-ST variant followed by a Simon Says segment. Fighting Han was just an extension of that same Simon Says segment.
No strategy, no incredible fight, no dignified presentation of two of the most iconic characters of not just Star Wars, but all time - weak. Utterly, utterly weak.
I'd rather be playing Teras Kasi. At least there, I get to FIGHT Han and Chewie - not just watch them get horribly mutilated in a faux God of War fashion.
The graphics were sharp, and wiping guys out as the duel lightsabre wielding Starkiller was a blast. Even the basic premise of the story was fine. I don't understand how the hell they fucked it up so badly. Who knows if they'll get to take another crack at it after this mess.
"No strategy, no incredible fight, no dignified presentation of two of the most iconic characters of not just Star Wars, but all time - weak. Utterly, utterly weak."
This.
How has this never happened?
Lucas pretty much fucked up the Star Wars canon with the new movies anyway (Anakin built C-3PO, SAY WHUUUUUUUT?).
There's a third game planned, right? The devs can easily remedy this by giving Starkiller a fucking time machine and have him gut the prequel characters one by one. That'd be a sell for me.
Maybe if the fights reflected the strenghts of the bosses, like a Chewbacca fights in the treetops of Endor or something, it wouldn't be as bad? Or just do a mission where you go back in time to kill JarJar and all the gungans on Naboo, retroactively making the movies slightly less awful in another galaxy.
The DLC had major difficulty balancing issues, plus the settings and stories were awful and way too short. I would have rather looked them up on YouTube or whatever.
I've not yet played FU2. Probably won't.
:[| I do! I really do feel dirty! Canon shattering, whatever. Seeing Chewie get shot, and then Han impaled with a lightsabre? Gah.... That just makes me feel depressed and dirty. Dirty!Dirty!Dirty! "Must clean! Must scrub it off! Cannot be un-seen! urrgh! Why???" *silently weeps in corner*
What the hell did I just see?
You know, I can understand allowing the gamer to explore all possible avenues with this game... but killing the Mighty Chewbacca by ripping him out of a AT ST and then getting Han to shoot him then kill Han with condescension?... thats not evil...no ...That is LAME...LAME LAME LAME.
Will not be buying this game.
You speak the truth good sir.
Don't worry President Ford, I will fight this will my wallet of justice!
Personally, I'd like this a lot more if you fought Han and Chewie at the same time, and in a guerrilla warfare sorta way. I'm thinking something like an MGS boss fight (Revolver Ocelot, The End, etc.), where the enemy uses evasion tactics and pop-shots with the occasional distraction.
I mean, I get the feeling that's how fighting Han and Chewie would play out, just based on their handling of the spy droid on Hoth, as well as their various encounters with Storm Troopers throughout the series.
Using the source material as reference for their combat behavior - crazy, I know.
Shame on you.