#STAR WARS DARK FORCES

[ryunumber]

Kyle Katarn from the Star Wars Expanded Universe?

(At maximum I'd guess ryu 3, as Max the rabbit from Sam & Max does show up in one of the Jedi Knight games. But I assume most Star Wars characters have shorter routes.)

Thanks!

Kyle Katarn has a Ryu Number of 2.

[mamuzzy]

I'm probably one of the few tumblr users who still remembers Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games (Prove me wrong!). I really love Kyle and Luke dynamics and couldn't resist to redraw this scene from Jedi Academy.

[retrocgads]

USA 1997

[magnetarbeam]

Joke headcanon: Kyle has the title of Jedi Battlemaster because of his ability to carry like ten different heavy weapons on his person at all times. Nobody knows how he does it

[hardcoregamer]

Battling the dark forces of the universe with a lightsaber, blasting away at the scum and villainy of the underworld, there’s a Star Wars game for just about anyone. There are so many that the amount of content could overload the memory unit of even the most advanced astromech. Well, just take a moment to clear your mind before taking your first step into a larger world to locate the top Star Wars game.

[themuskrater]

Am I just ranting about old Star Wars games now? I guess so

STAR WARS: DARK FORCES

This is the first game in the very confusingly titled series of Kyle Katarn games. You play as Kyle (of the previously mentioned Katarn fame), a former Stormtrooper turned mercenary for the Rebellion, taking on missions to uncover a hidden Imperial plot. The first mission of this game is actually the original Legends version of Rogue One, you're tasked with stealing the Death Star plans and getting them to Princess Leia. After that, you're uncovering a new Imperial super weapon project: The Dark Troopers. You may know these from the Mandalorian season 2, they're the big robots Luke Skywalker beats the shit out of. However, since you don't have a lightsaber, they're much more intimidating in this game.

Released 1995 for MS-DOS. For a game that literally pre-dates Windows, this is great. Holds up incredibly well, the 2D spites are so charming, the level design is really good, the game is fully voice acted, it balances it's difficulty well. And if you play the remastered version, it has full controller support that's integrated really well. If you don't understand how impressive that is, keep in mind this game predates the thumbstick. The game is great, almost no notes.

...except...

FUCK LEVEL 3

WHO'S IDEA WAS IT AT LUCASARTS TO MAKE ME WADE THROUGH SHIT FOR HALF AN HOUR WHILE I TRIAL AND ERROR MY WAY THROUGH THEIR STUPID PUZZLE AND PLATFORMING

For context, level three consists of wading through pitch black sewers while you look for a hidden weapons facility supplying super weapons for the Empire. It is technically very impressive that a 1995 Doom clone has swimming mechanics. This game is so wildly ahead of its time, it's actually insane how many industry leaps it makes.

However when you use those very impressive swimming mechanics to make me SWIM THROUGH A RIVER OF SHIT SEVERAL TIMES JUST SO I CAN HIT THE RIGHT SWITCHES TO PROGRESS THE LEVEL, SUDDENLY I'M NOT AS ENTHUSED ABOUT YOUR OUTSTANDING MECHANICS

Also, this is the weapons dealer you're sent to find, his name is Moff Rebus and...yeah. I mean, give them credit, he definitely looks like a guy who would hide his lair deep in a river of human feces

Anyways, great game, love it. Just wanted to make this post to have an excuse to complain about the shit river. But unlike Shadows of the Empire, I actually had good things to say about this game too.

[gachanoxone]

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[supermuffin]

Когда скучно на парах, но есть тетрадь и карандаш.

[mvfm-25]

" The total Star-Wars experience! "

PC Zone Magazine n24 - March, 1995.

[legends-expo]

A couple of our team members and their friends were at DragonCon last weekend! If you were there too, did you get any Legends books signed or wear any Legends cosplay?

This fantastic Kyle Katarn cosplay is by Chris Calhoun.

Photo by @thereallucasmccoy

[blade-liger-4ever]

Okay, because I'm a nerd who wants to figure out a different lighsaber for my favorite Legends character, I present you with this:

I'm asking because ever since I saw this picture, I usually associate Kyle with green.

Lemme know your thoughts, peeps!

[sunyot]

Cinematic Moments - Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015

[brutalgamer]

Gamescom 23: Nightdive strikes again, developing a remaster of Star Wars classic Dark Forces

The original Dark Troopers will once again menace Star Wars fans, as a full remaster of Dark Forces is on the way from Nightdive.

[retrocgads]

USA 1997

[magnetarbeam]

You know, if there had ever been a Dark Forces V, I'd have wanted it to follow Kyle and probably Jaden through the Yuuzhan Vong War.

[fpsprotag-poll]

Round 1