If you've read this blog, you'd know I'm a huge Star Wars nerd, I love the (original) canonical universe and therefore I hold it to a high standard. I was distracted by a few other pursuits when I first tried this and it did not grab me ... but when I went to go write this, I realized I hadn't really given it a fair chance.
Now I have. It was great, not too embarrassed to say I might have shed a tear even in the drama, there was a "Micah-sized" double-cross that caught me completely unaware, I had chills when Darth Vader stepped around the corner when I was trying to flee the archives. Well done.
I guess the one complaint I have is with Darth Vader -- and in general all games like this that rely on you struggling hard with combat. First, it's Darth Frikkin' Vader, the most powerful dark lord next to the Emperor Palpatine -- he should cleave me ruthlessly and dispassionately. I should fight to barely survive and be thankful if I do. The terror I felt when seeing Vader was something of my own manufacture -- I parried his shit, I was on the offensive and as I took him down in 25% increments I was given a cutscene were it showed I was really struggling. I wasn't. He wins in the end, but in that Bushido 'one second oops your dead' way after I made him a clown.
If you are going to have a boss kick my ass, you should do it in a more cheaty way where it soaks damage or reacts quicker and has a moveset that make me seethe with frustration. Respect your big bads or you will develop a Superman problem (constantly needing to outdo yourself with the next bigger/tougher thing).
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