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So says Ridley Scott, but it was never the intention of the script writer for him to be so, and Harrinson Ford doesn't see him as one. Not only that, him being a Replicant totally ruins what this movie is about, a guy who has forgotten what its like to really live, to be human, who in the end comes to rediscover his humanity through people who are not human at all. His character works because, in the end, they are both searching for the same thing, and only through them can he find it. That's what makes the movie so powerful. Otherwise its just a sci-fi action flick with a cliched plot twist.

I'd like to buy this in the US, I really would. Just not an option for any of us here, hell, anyone outside of Japan.

Hurin's house.

Well, its based on the manga, not the anime, so that is a plus. And he's not directly involved, just his production company is.

The real winners are those who waited and didn't go with either format. Now we get to wait for Blu-ray player prices to drop over the next year, and we can transition over without any worry.

I want to push that thread for a sticky. I've discovered several wonderful anime series because of it, and I am sure others have as well.

The show was a convoluted mess. I don't know exactly what else there is to say about it. This stuff is never as hard to remake as they make it seem to be. And in the process, they hose it all up.

Talking game engine, LB.

I don't think that was ever in question. A level 1 toon is not going to be able to say, take on a level 60. Or even a level 5 for that matter.

Which all totally work. It doesn't have to be force-user exclusive, you just have to be very particular what other classes you stick in the game. a Republic soldier is not going to be able to take on a Jedi, but a Mandalorian could. Hell, even the more skilled bounty hunters. I'm sure you could expand upon this even further, cybernetic beings and the like. Droids. But again, you have to be careful, these classes have to balance out to an extent. No Jedi Masters, no Sith Lords, no cannon fodder foot soldiers. Knock out the extremes at either end.

But somehow games like Everquest and WoW got away with wizards and warriors, rogues and rangers, yet a Star Wars MMO couldn't? Hell, the reason why we even has these classes is because the KotOR games were based on a pre-existing fantasy game engine. KotOR is ready-made for MMO.

For the record, Tobi helped me work out the issues with the mkv, the problem now is one of frame rate. Things are a bit herky jerk when the camera pans. Not quite sure how to fix that issue yet.

And not one of the games you listed could be made as an MMO. You are correct, they tried adding this single Jedi class into a game filled with non-force users. The idea is to have a game based around and focused on force users. Jedi Sentinels, Guardians, Consulars, Weapon Masters, Watchmen, Masters; Sith Sentinels, Guardians, Consulars, Marauders, Assassins, Lords... Jedi civil war, Jedi vs Sith, hell, you can even throw the Mandalorians in there. This is where the Star Wars MMO money is. 10 million people don't play WoW to play a castle guard, or a foot soldier. People don't want to play grunts. These KotOR classes fit very neatly into the fantasy archetypes that almost all of the MMOs use.

I'm pretty sure somewhere there is a quote from Bioware saying that are indeed working on a Star Wars game, but no details were given beyond that. As far as SWG goes, people want to play Jedi. That's a fact. This is a serious problem when based in the saga timeline. You aren't going to get millions of users and seriously compete if you are forcing players into playing storm troopers, rebels, and bounty hunters.

LucasArts says: "Yes, we are working with BioWare. We've announced that we're working with the developer on a project, but it has nothing to do with Knights of the Old Republic."

I'm hearing all sorts of wonderful things about Windows Server 2008...

Going by Hindu mythology, Varja seems to be a weapon of the gods.

Totally underwhelming. It certainly looks like Lucas was able to work in all that *great* dialog he couldn't cram into Attack of the Clones into this movie. I wonder if there will be any stepping in poo scenes? Maybe Cate Blanchett will let one rip during a particularly tense scene, and her little soviet minions will have to stifle their giggles. Wow, man, that trailer just destroyed the excitement I had about this thing.

A new Star Wars MMO stuck in the saga timeline would be a disaster. When you lock yourself into a period of time that already set in stone, you really lose alot of freedom with what you can do in the game. They paid the price with Galaxies and the Jedi mess, I don't see them trying for it again. And speaking of Mass Effect, just announced that its coming to PC in May. Yet another reason why I can put off buying a new console system.

KotOR had one planet removed from it during development, and its pretty seamless. TSL was a rushed, buggy mess, and was missing a ton of content that actually still exists in the game code (which is so close to being restored by TSLRP Gizka team). The two should not be lumped in together.

Beam cannon... Mmmmmmm

Why does Vajra sound familiar?

TheForce.net is reporting unconfirmed rumors that the KotOR game Bioware is developing is NOT an MMO, and that a Star Wars MMO is being developed by another company. I think its safe to say there is some sort of KotOR game being developed. I wish we could get something official on this stuff, one way or another. Even if it were just "We are working on a Star Wars title."

I've been trying to convert this release for 3 or 4 days to DVD, and failing miserably.

Before the dark times... before the retcon.