LucasArts shows the power of next-gen Star Wars

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LucasArts has released a 'Force-power' video shown at this year's E3 that provides indication on the direction the company is taking with technology that'll be employed in its new Star Wars project.

The company is keen to point out that the footage on display is pre-rendered and not a tech demo, but nevertheless the prospect of physics tech that lends a whole new dimension to the use of Force powers - as seen in the video - is mouth-watering. LucasArts is confident that the Star Wars game will look as good as what we're seeing here - in fact, it reckons it may even end up looking better than this in the end product.

Currently, the Star Wars project, which is being developed exclusively for next-generation consoles, remains unnamed, but LucasArts has stated the it's set between Episodes III and IV and "represents the first entry into a new series of Star Wars titles." The company's also said that the game "places a strong emphasis on unleashing the Force" and that the Jedi use of Force lightning in the video "will all make sense as you learn more about the game...".

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Currently, the Star Wars project, which is being developed exclusively for next-generation consoles, remains unnamed, but LucasArts has stated the it's set between Episodes III and IV and "represents the first entry into a new series of Star Wars titles." The company's also said that the game "places a strong emphasis on unleashing the Force" and that the Jedi use of Force lightning in the video "will all make sense as you learn more about the game...".

The lightning bit at first made me think of a post Vong war setting given the new understanding of the force that grows after the war. The mention of between III & IV though discounts that as the Vong war takes place 25-30 years after IV which leads me to think that either Lucasarts are going to ignore things entirely, have a dark jedi or have the main character have visited Zonoma Sekot (though the only jedi listed as going there before this time period are Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker and we all know they couldnt do it in the game, well maybe Obi-Wan but he is meant to be hiding.
Itll be interesting to see what they do but

Difficult to see. Always in motion is future.

[markymark1]

Ahhh, Be good this game will! Impressive are those that create such graphics!