This game was great back in the day. The first thing I did as Darth Vader was throw an endless amount of wookies off the side of a cliff while laughing hysterically about it. Jedi Fallen Order might be a better game, but you can't throw wookies off the side of a cliff in hilarious fashion, so Force Unleashed gets the nod in that category at least.
The force unleashed physics were just amazing and way ahead of its time. The only other game that compares is gta 4. I don't really agree that Jedi Fallen Order is a better game because they are just hard to compare to each other. One game is a linear action hack n slash and the other is a semi open metroidvania/ souls like with a very different approach to combat and a heavy focus on puzzles and exploration.
@@xgrillsenx exactly, fallen order is practically a souls/sekiro inspired action adventure while force unleashed is just a power trip that isn’t meant to be taken incredibly seriously imo. while it would have been fun, any crazy force powers in fallen order would definitely clash with the more methodical combat and take away the melee focus. force unleashed just wants to make you feel like a god hence the name, both serve their purpose greatly and shouldn’t be compared that much. pretty sure gta iv uses the same engine as the force unleashed too
Pulling a Star Destroyer from orbit and crashing it into the planet through sheer will and strength in the Force will never be topped in any Star Wars game. It was such a great moment that was hype af.
I just think the Wii/PS2 version is wanxiousay superior than the Steam/Xbox/PS3 version that everybody plays today. I fell in love with TFU in my childhood, but was only able to play the PS2 version of the game. Almost a decade later I finally got a PC good enough for games and imediatelly bought the Ultimate Sith Edition on Steam, anxious to see how the "superior" version of the game that I was kept from looked like. My disapointment was imediate when I saw myself faced with a very clunky gameplay that gives you way less control than It actually wants you to think. The PS2 version of the game is way closer to the gameplay of The Force Unleashed 2, both camera and overall movement gives you way more to work with, and despite the graphical limitations of the console the lightsaber combat still looked better. Playing It on PSX2 through emulation is still the legitimate way to experience the game.
I loved this game back in the day, I remember the boss fights being so big and epic and I loved how you can do anything with the force, especially since you are not a jedi so you don't have to hold back and show restraint
Juno Eclipse is a much more fleshed out and interesting character in the TFU novel, which I reccomend. They explore the bombing of Callus and the guilt she holds as an imperial officer. Great read. Love this game as well, I dearly miss when this game and these characters were in the spotlight. Galen Marek is my favorite star wars character.
Yes! Both novels are great! My favorite Juno moment in the first book is when both she and Starkiller are looking at something on their ships console, and Starkiller leans in really close next to her head and she basically has a thought like "Oh no he's hot!" Made me laugh so hard, she was such a great character.
There was no nostalgia for me. I only bought the game as a general fan of Star Wars a year ago and I loved every minute of it. It is an absolute classic.
Goddamn SW: Force unleashed is such a blast from the past. I remember spending Saturday’s at my buddies house and we played this game for hours. God this was such a sick game I loved it.
I've played only the ps2 version of this game, and find it impressive how different an experience it is from the more powerful hardware's one. Honestly though, apart from the lack of holding the lightsaber backwards (which is badass), it was a very good game.
It is impressive to see the differences in versions like personally the wii/ ps2 version always caught my eye back in the day even after playing the 360 version
@@MayorHairBear Then I suggest you to take a look at any of those! They're great! Personally, I'd emulate the psp version, as it has more content than other releases and seemingly runs flawlessly. Otherwise, if you own a Switch, the Wii version got released there as well recently.
The Force Unleashed revived my interest in Star Wars, immensely. I remember back in 2008 when my older brother told me that he downloaded the demo of the game and was disappointed by it. That delayed me ever attempting to play the game until 2011 when marketing for the Force Unleashed II was fresh in mind the year before. I instantly started collecting action figures ever since then.
While I agree that Jedi: Fallen Order did indeed take what was great about these games and improve upon them, it did unfortunately pass on some of the things that made The Force Unleashed experience so great. For me, the destructible environments were a big part of the fun, and Fallen Order's newer game engine could have taken the opportunity to really capitalize on, and polish up, that whole physics system. Also, flinging enemies around and general manipulation of NPCs seemed more free in The Force Unleashed than it did in Fallen Order. I hope the sequel takes these things into account.
Fallen order is more comparable to the Jedi academy games then the force unleashed. Force unleashed is about the force. Fallen order is about the lightsaber combat. What I think would really want is a new force unleashed. Even if they do add some force unleashed style moves in Jedi survivor it'll still be wayyyy less powerful then Starkiller
Well, in Jedi Survivor you have way more TFU moments, like that CIS Droid Ship in Jedha that Kal and Merrin face together. I belive the third game will get feats even more impressive than that, which I fully support. Who knows, we may finally get a capital ship being wanked off the skyes of Tanalorr for the final act.
yeah, she's barely a character in the game. her "romance" with Starkiller comes out of nowhere, at least in the PS3 version. I remember the Wii version had way more interactions between the two and their relationship made more sense. in general it was way better.
So a friend of mine played the shit out of this game back in the day. He did the new game plus so much his health bar was like, past the middle of the screen it was crazy lol
This game goes back to my earliest days of being a Star Wars fan. Somehow Star Wars escaped my attention until 2008, when I was 9. I remember a friend brought over Battlefront II to my house and after he left I just had to know more so I asked my dad. He showed me all the movies up to that point in release order. Not long after that this game came out and The Clone Wars tv show came out. I have been obsessed with Star Wars ever since.
Force unleashed felt amazing to play, has the best Version of telekinesis in any video game, it was game changing for its time and how the physics and telekinesis felt..... you could Force blast a door and it would bend like sheet metal and picking somone up felt so realistic thanks to the euphoria ragdoll physics engine, plus the lightning was pretty sick
I loved this game it's takes me back when I was a teenager this game is still great and makes u feel powerful. I want to say your channel is awesome keep up the good work 👍😊👍
Beautifully constructed video. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of the older Star Wars games, I grew up playing Star Wars Rogue Squadron and I have yet to find a game that mirrors it in anyway remotely enjoyable. I tried Star Wars Squadrons but it was overly flight simulator like for my taste.
Loved this game and still do! There has rarely been a SW game where you could actually feel like you were as powerful as a Sith! As much as games like Fallen Order are great they never let you feel as powerful as The Force Unleashed!
Dude, I came across your channel yesterday and I had to comment. From your writing, editing, voiceover, and depth in your videos, you're right up there with the greats. Keep it up dude you're making high level content and your audience is there, we just have to find you. Glad to be one more subscriber here and I can't wait to go through the rest of your videos!
Disney dropped the ball on losing this fantastic story, gotta love it when big corporations buy a franchise to try and juice it for money instead of making more really quality content
I still think that this and kotor are my favorite Star Wars games of all time. I remember when I got this game on the Wii for Christmas 2008. I tore through the game and remember bringing down the star destroyer before having to go to sleep.
You mentioned how there really isn’t much on the making of force unleashed, I think you would be interested to know that Sam Witwer (Starkillers actor) and David W Collins (proxy actor) did a play through with developer guests making appearances. It’s really worth watching there are a few episodes
I once played this game at a friend’s house back in my childhood. Said friend is no longer with us but when I see this game I think about him and the memories we shared playing this and other games but this was a big one
This game NEEDS a remaster! Imagine pulling down the star destroyer in 4K! This game was the best especially the powers he has and the different t lightsabers you can use
I loved this game growing up, I remember getting the xbox 360 and this one of the first games I got, such a classic and tbh one of the BEST single player star wars games besides fallen order
The force unleashed brought me into the starwars universe. I was aware of starwars before, but this made me care. It showed me the power of the force and interesting characters
I still love this game and remember it fondly. I found this game ( PS2 version) at my local library back when they allowed us to borrow video games before they got rid of it. It was a cloudy Saturday morning too, I saw it and borrowed it immediately. Soon as I got home I went to my room and played it all day. I was so hooked with the story playing as Starkiller feeling so powerful it was amazing. I ended up reaching my favorite level the Death Star level before calling it a day and finished the game the following morning. Lol I've never done that with any other game I borrow or played and just played it so much I reach the final level before calling it a day Last year I felt nostalgic about The Force Unleashed I looked it up and watched the playthrough much to my surprise it was the PS3 version that didn't include some stuff from the PS2 but other than it was mostly the same and still good. I've never played Force Unleashed 2 but watched the entire gameplay and to me, it was boring and didn't feel the same as the original. What a shame this isn't canon anymore. Starkiller is the man
Gotta love when a game entices you to keep playing either all the way through or almost in one sitting, it's a sign of a special game and The Force Unleashed is definitely that type of game. The sequel on the other hand, yeah don't bother 😂
If we wanna talk about underrated, its your whole channel. The layout and professionalism is top notch. I just found you through the gow series and hype around the new one and I'm hooked on all of them. Thank you for all the vids and hope to see you grow.
Honestly a freedom fighting wookie game would’ve been fucking sick. Especially now since they could really animate his body movements and face to move in a way that speaks without words
I'm a big fan of hack n' slash games, and I love the videos you've made on God of War, and some of the less talked about games like Dantes Inferno and The Force Unleashed. Any plans to make any videos on Devil May Cry or Bayonetta?
Thank you mate, I'm glad to hear that you're loving the videos! I definitely plan on covering both Bayonetta and Devil May Cry I'm just not sure as to when, I'm sure they'll be in a poll in the near future though or a hack and slasher of some description!
It does say a lot about Force Unleashed that it took 11 years to be bested as a single-player action/adventure with Fallen Order. With Jedi Survivor around the corner 2 things I would love to see from Forced unleashed - collecting actual costums rather than just different color schemes/ponchos & the special ability lightsaber crystals
Oh absolutely, The Force Unleashed held a firm grip on that title for a long ass time! I agree, Jedi Survivor needs to look a little more at TFU to help fully reach that series potential!
Sam Witwer has a youtube channel and he actually did a whole playthrough of the Force Unleashed and talked a lot about the behind the scenes stuff with his co-workers on it. If I remember correctly, even the director was on at some point.
I just finished playing this Game 2 days ago and still holds up for a Decent Amount especially the Rag Doll Physics and Destroying shit but some parts were Annoying
30:03 the only thing I’ll remember is how annoying the constant tie fighters are and resetting of the Star destroyer so I have to pull it again and again and again.
the force unleashed 1 used to have almost a 9/10 rating on metacritic but overtime the game has been review bombed by communities since about 2016 onward when a bunch of youtube videos were made about it calling it rificulous for things like starkiller defeating both vader and sidious and pulling down a star destroyer
I love this game, but you're right. The combat is kinda like most hack & slash of the time. But It does remind me of the later trilogy of Ninja Gaiden. I love those games to. The ninja aspect just makes it more bad@ss to me.
Oh really! That's a massive shame, I remember back in the day not knowing that you had to stop in between to take out the Tie fighters and tried to tank the damage 😂
New subscriber here. I love the game and I love the video. Personally for me the game still holds up to this day because the gameplay is so simple and fun. One thing I especially love about it is the fast and arcade-y movement of Starkiller. Playing him feels so quick if you use the sprint. The rag doll enemies are also a great choice because you feel so powerful throwing them around as you like. Even though many don't like it, I personally also loved the quick time finishes for the boss fights. It always felt more rewarding to beat a boss with a special cutscene than in games where they simply disappear. What's also interesting is the fact that the PSP version (that I played when I was young) was basically a different game with another level design and animations/graphics due to the lack of hardware. They did a great job however with the implementation of a few side modes to compensate for the slimmed down campaign. The horde mode, the lightsaber duels and the movie fights were great fun once I grew tired of playing the story again and again. Sad how empty and heartless the second game feels in comparison even if the combat got improved. I look forward to your video about that game tho.
29:42 - I would absolutely call those controls a boss battle. I rage quit so many times because my thumb sticks wouldn’t turn the right way and I kept getting hit by TIE bolts and dying
i remember how much i played this game on the wii and recently learnt that there are like 4 different versions of the force unleashed 1 depending the console
I recently played The Force Unleashed for the first time, and I agree with your video. It's hard to avoid comparisons to Jedi: Fallen Order (which was so excellent). If you fight through a little jank especially in the PC version, it's still a really fun "what if" scenario set in the Star Wars universe. Great video!
I have so many memories of the wii version of this. I had a book of cheats that I would put in each time and go to the Jedi temple and kill troopers as anakin.
@@MayorHairBear I know people wanted the PS3 version, but graphically that version hasn't held up well either, too blurry. The only content missing from the Wii version is the Sith DLC.
There’s a series on RUclips of sam witwer and one of the game directors playing this and it’s really interesting to hear how they basically had to combine 3 different physics technologies to make this work. The director said that if anyone asked him about doing that, he’d tell them to not do it cause it’s such a pain lol.
I've never seen any of your videos before but that was actually a pretty fun look back at a game that I've never played. I remember people going wild over the star destroyer part and I might have remembered this wrong but did it get patched so it was easier? Still, I think it looks like a pretty damn fun game so I think I'll need to check it out - I kinda miss this era of LucasArts where it was really just anything goes as long as George says he likes it! One bit of feedback I do want to give is just that I don't really understand the conclusion about how the game has aged! It looks like you enjoyed the game quite a bit on replay and the story seemed pretty engaging so I'm not really sure what element of it has become outdated. Your main issues look like issues which were raised at the time (weird story beats, somewhat button mashy combat, short) and I think the parts that make it great (Jedi power fantasy, the star wars feel, fun factor) are all basically just as valid in 2022. It still looks extremely playable and fun to me so I wouldn't be afraid to just come out and say - yeah Force Unleased is still absolutely great haha Definitely going to check out some more of your stuff to keep me company through some boring work days! Thanks for the video!
The Force Unleashed is still very much playable and enjoyable to play to this day where I believe the game has aged is particularly in its combat or at least feels more noticeably out dated compared to offerings I've experienced since then. With that being said it's still a great time to play and if you were to ask me about the game not in the context of a RUclips video where I may be a bit more critical I'd simply say I had fun. Glad you enjoyed the video mate, I just finished your Lord of the Rings behemoth the other day. Love and respect your work my friend, a true inspiration!
@@MayorHairBear that's cool man! I'm definitely a big advocate of this era of games so it's good to see someone giving more attention to it and telling it how it is! Thanks for the compliment about that video my dude - it was a lot of work but it's great to hear other people enjoyed it!
I love the force unleashed, when I was small my dad let me play it since my ps2 had broken and couldnt play revenge of the Sith, he would keep starting a new game for me so I could keep playing as vader, although not as good a game, I still love the second one as well
There is a cool detail when you use force grip on storm troopers. If you don't throw them and levitate their bodies near stuff then they will grab it sometimes. I replayed both games some months ago. Some stuff didn't age well and you can see it was a console game that was ported to PC. Still some stuff looked great like there some details in environment if you use your powers or something. Both games can be done in 15hours. For it's time they are great games and even today easy to enjoy.
The Force Unleashed was what introduced me to Star Wars and gaming over a decade ago. I was 6 at the time, and my uncle decided to introduce me into gaming, and now I'm 17 turning 18 onto the 10 of September. Those were the times...
Kinda wish you has used the ps2 port as I feel it looks the best of the ports and plays the best. Love that dark and stormy night of an invasion instead of the attack during the day though honestly cinematics is the only thing I think ps2 version looks better at though combat also weighs on me to xbox/ps3
I did think about checking out the PS2 port but I ultimately decided against it because it wasn't the version I grew up with. I played the 360 version back in the day and for better or worse that's what I wanted to revisit again today
I grew up with the PS2 version and used to play the shit out of it, but now as an adult and recently played the PC Ultimate Sith edition, the PS2 version aged poorly in term of graphic and the cutscenes have always look so bad even by PS2 standard at the time, they all had dead eyes with stiff animation. I just enjoyed the destruction physics and enemy behavior much better on the PS3/PC version, also it has the grab finishing move like God of War games, whereas the PS2/Wo version doesn't have.
I recently replayed it and did a fresh new run, from Apprentice to Sith Master, DLCs too. It's better than I remember. The graphics aged as gracefully as a ps3 title can in today's age, atmosphere, story, settings, characters, Dialog, fun... It had it all. Comparing it to modern SW games, they are nice and all but the soul, the real soul of star wars, the love for the franchise in every single instance, that's what newer games can't capture for some reason.
I do have to say....Having a the middle name of Galen was always weird.(my middle name) But years ago when this game came out I was finally not ashamed of my name.
I have the ps2 version of this game and, even today, is still one of the best titles that I ever played, along with Battlefront (I and II) and Final Fantasy XII.
Oh boy, I remember being so damn excited for this game to come out back then. The idea of playing as a Sith and hunting down the remaining Jedi was such a badass idea to me. It's not a perfect game, but I love it. Also Pr0xy is my favorite droid in Star Wars. Ever.
i watched all your video from this chanel, and what can i say...i wish for you to get manny subsc. from now on because your videos show the hard work puted in them..And now about this game...this is one of the best star wars game...the Force and the lightsaber gameplay is verry fun...btw in the future will you play the prince of persia series, or metro series?
Thank you mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! And to answer your question, yes Prince of Persia and Metro are on my list of games I need to revisit!
One thing that always stuck with me with this game was what how innovative it was with how people used the force. Being able to make force shock waves, ignite objects with force lightning, imbue force lighting into your lightsaber, turn invisible, create lighting shields....so many abilities that I believe showed the untapped potential of power in star wars that it seems like the modern era is really afraid to tackle or get into.
The thing is I have a special connection with The Force Unleashed. This game is an old childhood memory of mine, from playing it on the Wii when I was about 9 years old and then getting the HD version some time later. I've come to realize that Starkiller is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars characters because of the journey he takes and his complicated character development. One thing I will say is that Starkiller is more interesting than Cal Kestis. With that, The Force Unleashed is possibly my most favorite Star Wars game of all time, on par with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. While I will understand why KOTOR is considered the best by the time I finally play that, The Force Unleashed is mostly going to top it when it comes to persona preference.
@@MayorHairBear To be honest, while Jedi Fallen Order is good, I think it’s a little overrated. Everything including the story felt pretty basic to me.
Replaying this game recently, the stiff controls and ridiculous amount of stuns and staggers from enemies really killed it for me. Sometimes you feel like a god of the force, other times you struggle just to jump on a platform without instantly sliding off to your death. When i was younger i could overlook this sluggishness, but having played so many tighter and more responsive action games since then, it's hard to get past the issues in this game. It's a shame! This game has some of the best physics-based interactions i've ever seen; the world bends, flexes, shatters, and collapses under your powers in a really enjoyable way, and throwing stuff with the force is just so goddamn fun.
Even back when this game came out I found it pretty flawed It gets super grindy and repetitive at the end, and for a game touting just how powerful you are there's always some kind of common minion enemy that essentially only really has one weakness and all of your other Force powers are useless Once I beat the game and fully upgraded starkiller literally all I would do is just replay that first level and just destroy everything, or I would just replay the Vader level
Solid games, and despite the upgrades, I prefer the first to the sequel. The Sith edition is one of the rarer 360 games. This video did make me feel old though! Has it really been out long enough to be considered nostalgic? I was in uni when this came out 👴🏻😂
I like how Starkiller is meta-fictionally and figuratively what Luke Skywalker 'could' have become had he kept the name 'Starkiller' and had he been brought up under Vader. It's the what-if story of what would have happened had Luke been mercilessly bullied by his Vader since birth. It's Joseph Campbell's monomyth subverted. He also shares emotional similarities to Kylo Ren - both prone to outbursts - but Starkiller's redemption was executed way better, and was much more satisfying. The irony of Vader and the Emperor also inadvertently creating the Rebel Alliance is also not lost on me.
With how popular this game was and it’s sequel, it’s time we get a video game where you play as Darth Vader. I don’t think we’ll ever get a movie or D+ show so a game would be perfect. Play as Vader hunting down all the Jedi. Maybe play segments as Inquisitors. Hopefully in Jedi 2 (whatever Fallen Order sequel will be called) Vader has a heavy presence hunting down Cal. BUT WE NEED MORE VADER AND AFTER THIS GAME I DONT KNOW WHY THEY DIDNT CAPITALIZE ON IT
This game was great back in the day. The first thing I did as Darth Vader was throw an endless amount of wookies off the side of a cliff while laughing hysterically about it. Jedi Fallen Order might be a better game, but you can't throw wookies off the side of a cliff in hilarious fashion, so Force Unleashed gets the nod in that category at least.
Oh 100% The Force Unleashed wins in pure hilarity no question 😂
The force unleashed physics were just amazing and way ahead of its time. The only other game that compares is gta 4. I don't really agree that Jedi Fallen Order is a better game because they are just hard to compare to each other. One game is a linear action hack n slash and the other is a semi open metroidvania/ souls like with a very different approach to combat and a heavy focus on puzzles and exploration.
@@xgrillsenx exactly, fallen order is practically a souls/sekiro inspired action adventure while force unleashed is just a power trip that isn’t meant to be taken incredibly seriously imo. while it would have been fun, any crazy force powers in fallen order would definitely clash with the more methodical combat and take away the melee focus. force unleashed just wants to make you feel like a god hence the name, both serve their purpose greatly and shouldn’t be compared that much. pretty sure gta iv uses the same engine as the force unleashed too
Exactly! On the Wii this game was the best
Pulling a Star Destroyer from orbit and crashing it into the planet through sheer will and strength in the Force will never be topped in any Star Wars game. It was such a great moment that was hype af.
The rag doll, AI and destruction simulation turn this game into an S-tier for me. I’m happy to see more videos giving it the praise it deserves
Euphoria physics engine, same as GTA 4!
Right there with you.
I thought the boss fights were really good and quite challenging back in the day
fr we need another game where you feel like the boss
I just think the Wii/PS2 version is wanxiousay superior than the Steam/Xbox/PS3 version that everybody plays today. I fell in love with TFU in my childhood, but was only able to play the PS2 version of the game. Almost a decade later I finally got a PC good enough for games and imediatelly bought the Ultimate Sith Edition on Steam, anxious to see how the "superior" version of the game that I was kept from looked like.
My disapointment was imediate when I saw myself faced with a very clunky gameplay that gives you way less control than It actually wants you to think. The PS2 version of the game is way closer to the gameplay of The Force Unleashed 2, both camera and overall movement gives you way more to work with, and despite the graphical limitations of the console the lightsaber combat still looked better. Playing It on PSX2 through emulation is still the legitimate way to experience the game.
I loved this game back in the day, I remember the boss fights being so big and epic and I loved how you can do anything with the force, especially since you are not a jedi so you don't have to hold back and show restraint
The bosses were so awesome back in the day!
Juno Eclipse is a much more fleshed out and interesting character in the TFU novel, which I reccomend. They explore the bombing of Callus and the guilt she holds as an imperial officer. Great read. Love this game as well, I dearly miss when this game and these characters were in the spotlight. Galen Marek is my favorite star wars character.
Galen Marek needs to make a return to the Star Wars ethos, he's my favourite character as well!
Yes to all of this!
Yes! Both novels are great! My favorite Juno moment in the first book is when both she and Starkiller are looking at something on their ships console, and Starkiller leans in really close next to her head and she basically has a thought like "Oh no he's hot!" Made me laugh so hard, she was such a great character.
That was a great moment?
There was no nostalgia for me. I only bought the game as a general fan of Star Wars a year ago and I loved every minute of it.
It is an absolute classic.
What did you think of the story now that it's not technically canon with the Disney lore?
@@stephenthedude4383 that the story of this game is better than the entire new trilogy
Goddamn SW: Force unleashed is such a blast from the past.
I remember spending Saturday’s at my buddies house and we played this game for hours. God this was such a sick game I loved it.
Oh the memories do come flooding back don't they!
This, Jedi Academy, and Revenge of the Sith are my favorite SW lightsaber combat games.
Jedi Academy has to be at the top for me but 100% close second goes to Fallen Order and Revenge of the Sith
I've played only the ps2 version of this game, and find it impressive how different an experience it is from the more powerful hardware's one. Honestly though, apart from the lack of holding the lightsaber backwards (which is badass), it was a very good game.
It is impressive to see the differences in versions like personally the wii/ ps2 version always caught my eye back in the day even after playing the 360 version
@@MayorHairBear Then I suggest you to take a look at any of those! They're great! Personally, I'd emulate the psp version, as it has more content than other releases and seemingly runs flawlessly. Otherwise, if you own a Switch, the Wii version got released there as well recently.
@@andrewstencel the wii version of this game was the first time i didn't feel punished for upgrading to the wrong console
@@johnnydjiurkopff the PSP and Wii versions are the best versions.
The devs consider the PS2 the definitive version of the story. I’m pretty confident it’s the one the novelization is based off of as well
The Force Unleashed revived my interest in Star Wars, immensely. I remember back in 2008 when my older brother told me that he downloaded the demo of the game and was disappointed by it. That delayed me ever attempting to play the game until 2011 when marketing for the Force Unleashed II was fresh in mind the year before. I instantly started collecting action figures ever since then.
While I agree that Jedi: Fallen Order did indeed take what was great about these games and improve upon them, it did unfortunately pass on some of the things that made The Force Unleashed experience so great. For me, the destructible environments were a big part of the fun, and Fallen Order's newer game engine could have taken the opportunity to really capitalize on, and polish up, that whole physics system. Also, flinging enemies around and general manipulation of NPCs seemed more free in The Force Unleashed than it did in Fallen Order. I hope the sequel takes these things into account.
Thank you the ragdoll effect of fallen order was meh, when characters collide into one another u don't get that collision physics.
Fallen order is more comparable to the Jedi academy games then the force unleashed. Force unleashed is about the force. Fallen order is about the lightsaber combat. What I think would really want is a new force unleashed. Even if they do add some force unleashed style moves in Jedi survivor it'll still be wayyyy less powerful then Starkiller
Two totally different styles of games. Ones arcadey ones soulslike, one is force based, while the other is melee.
Well, in Jedi Survivor you have way more TFU moments, like that CIS Droid Ship in Jedha that Kal and Merrin face together. I belive the third game will get feats even more impressive than that, which I fully support. Who knows, we may finally get a capital ship being wanked off the skyes of Tanalorr for the final act.
After reading the novelization, I realized how dirty they did Juno
She is so interesting in the book
yeah, she's barely a character in the game. her "romance" with Starkiller comes out of nowhere, at least in the PS3 version. I remember the Wii version had way more interactions between the two and their relationship made more sense. in general it was way better.
@@sunsetman22 The book gives her scenes without Starkiller and focuses on her struggles and past
So a friend of mine played the shit out of this game back in the day. He did the new game plus so much his health bar was like, past the middle of the screen it was crazy lol
This was mine and probably lots of other kids favorite Star Wars game growing up, It was such an awesome addition to Star Wars at the time
This game goes back to my earliest days of being a Star Wars fan. Somehow Star Wars escaped my attention until 2008, when I was 9. I remember a friend brought over Battlefront II to my house and after he left I just had to know more so I asked my dad. He showed me all the movies up to that point in release order. Not long after that this game came out and The Clone Wars tv show came out. I have been obsessed with Star Wars ever since.
This video deserves so much more attention! So well put together. Great job!
Thank you!
Force unleashed felt amazing to play, has the best Version of telekinesis in any video game, it was game changing for its time and how the physics and telekinesis felt..... you could Force blast a door and it would bend like sheet metal and picking somone up felt so realistic thanks to the euphoria ragdoll physics engine, plus the lightning was pretty sick
When I played this game when I was young I never knew you could choose between a good and a bad ending. I always went for the good side ending.
I loved this game it's takes me back when I was a teenager this game is still great and makes u feel powerful. I want to say your channel is awesome keep up the good work 👍😊👍
Thank you mate, I appreciate that! 🙌
Beautifully constructed video. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of the older Star Wars games, I grew up playing Star Wars Rogue Squadron and I have yet to find a game that mirrors it in anyway remotely enjoyable. I tried Star Wars Squadrons but it was overly flight simulator like for my taste.
For how relatively small your channel is, this is some very high quality content! Love this video!
Thank you mate, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Loved this game and still do! There has rarely been a SW game where you could actually feel like you were as powerful as a Sith! As much as games like Fallen Order are great they never let you feel as powerful as The Force Unleashed!
Dude, I came across your channel yesterday and I had to comment. From your writing, editing, voiceover, and depth in your videos, you're right up there with the greats. Keep it up dude you're making high level content and your audience is there, we just have to find you. Glad to be one more subscriber here and I can't wait to go through the rest of your videos!
Thank you so much mate, I really do appreciate the kind words and welcome!
I had so much fun with this game back in the day, but you reminded me that i literally remember nothing of the plot except the opening level
one of my favorite games of all time. i played it countlessly on the psp
I Love the force unleashed so much i played the first and second game the character development is so good
That clip you showed of Jedi academy was hella weird to see bc that’s EXACTLY how I created my first character to look, even the orange saber lol
Disney dropped the ball on losing this fantastic story, gotta love it when big corporations buy a franchise to try and juice it for money instead of making more really quality content
Spot on big fella, couldn't agree more 🙌
Honestly I see no reason why this can’t be canon. As much as we all talk about starkiller being op he actually isn’t that bad.
@@jacobcasey5202 hes pretty over powered man
@@roguetoa9787 not really seeing as how sidious raised like a thousand ships in TROS
@@jacobcasey5202 well thats TROS its garbage
This game was my first experience with the Star Wars Expanded Universe and to this day I still find it fascinating and interesting
Oh Starkiller and his expanded universe is really compelling!
I still think that this and kotor are my favorite Star Wars games of all time. I remember when I got this game on the Wii for Christmas 2008. I tore through the game and remember bringing down the star destroyer before having to go to sleep.
The Force Unleashed is still one of my fondest Star Wars memories along with Battlefront, Kotor and Jedi Academy!
You mentioned how there really isn’t much on the making of force unleashed, I think you would be interested to know that Sam Witwer (Starkillers actor) and David W Collins (proxy actor) did a play through with developer guests making appearances. It’s really worth watching there are a few episodes
I'll have to suss that out, thank you for the recommendation mate!
I once played this game at a friend’s house back in my childhood. Said friend is no longer with us but when I see this game I think about him and the memories we shared playing this and other games but this was a big one
Those types of memories are really special and add so much to our gaming experiences. Thank you for sharing mate! 🙏
I always loved picking up a stormtrooper, then dangling them over another stormtrooper and they would grab onto them and drag them into the sky lol
The amount of fun I had to this day doing that is astonishing 😂
The game was awesome back in the day it gave you a feeling of unlimited power, and a good story. Pretty decent video keep up the good work
Glad you enjoyed the video mate!
This game NEEDS a remaster! Imagine pulling down the star destroyer in 4K! This game was the best especially the powers he has and the different t lightsabers you can use
I loved this game growing up, I remember getting the xbox 360 and this one of the first games I got, such a classic and tbh one of the BEST single player star wars games besides fallen order
Couldn't agree more 🙌
The force unleashed brought me into the starwars universe. I was aware of starwars before, but this made me care. It showed me the power of the force and interesting characters
I still love this game and remember it fondly. I found this game ( PS2 version) at my local library back when they allowed us to borrow video games before they got rid of it. It was a cloudy Saturday morning too, I saw it and borrowed it immediately. Soon as I got home I went to my room and played it all day. I was so hooked with the story playing as Starkiller feeling so powerful it was amazing. I ended up reaching my favorite level the Death Star level before calling it a day and finished the game the following morning. Lol I've never done that with any other game I borrow or played and just played it so much I reach the final level before calling it a day
Last year I felt nostalgic about The Force Unleashed I looked it up and watched the playthrough much to my surprise it was the PS3 version that didn't include some stuff from the PS2 but other than it was mostly the same and still good. I've never played Force Unleashed 2 but watched the entire gameplay and to me, it was boring and didn't feel the same as the original. What a shame this isn't canon anymore. Starkiller is the man
Gotta love when a game entices you to keep playing either all the way through or almost in one sitting, it's a sign of a special game and The Force Unleashed is definitely that type of game. The sequel on the other hand, yeah don't bother 😂
This showed up in my suggested and I am so grateful. May the algorithm be in your favor!
I'm glad the suggested videos brought you here my friend!
If we wanna talk about underrated, its your whole channel. The layout and professionalism is top notch. I just found you through the gow series and hype around the new one and I'm hooked on all of them. Thank you for all the vids and hope to see you grow.
You're far too kind mate but thank you! Glad you're enjoying the content 🙏
Honestly a freedom fighting wookie game would’ve been fucking sick. Especially now since they could really animate his body movements and face to move in a way that speaks without words
100% and that's a great point! We have the technology to create emotion and "words" without words 😂
I'm a big fan of hack n' slash games, and I love the videos you've made on God of War, and some of the less talked about games like Dantes Inferno and The Force Unleashed. Any plans to make any videos on Devil May Cry or Bayonetta?
Thank you mate, I'm glad to hear that you're loving the videos! I definitely plan on covering both Bayonetta and Devil May Cry I'm just not sure as to when, I'm sure they'll be in a poll in the near future though or a hack and slasher of some description!
But tell us about Force Unleashed 2 Mayor!
I can't wait to hear you talk about it
In due time my friend 😂
This game is an absolute banger. Definitely "my star wars era" I still get chills during the young galen ctuscene
It does say a lot about Force Unleashed that it took 11 years to be bested as a single-player action/adventure with Fallen Order. With Jedi Survivor around the corner 2 things I would love to see from Forced unleashed - collecting actual costums rather than just different color schemes/ponchos & the special ability lightsaber crystals
Oh absolutely, The Force Unleashed held a firm grip on that title for a long ass time! I agree, Jedi Survivor needs to look a little more at TFU to help fully reach that series potential!
Sam Witwer has a youtube channel and he actually did a whole playthrough of the Force Unleashed and talked a lot about the behind the scenes stuff with his co-workers on it. If I remember correctly, even the director was on at some point.
I can still hear the “I LIED” in the clip shown 😂😂😂
It's so iconicly funny 😂
I just finished playing this Game 2 days ago and still holds up for a Decent Amount especially the Rag Doll Physics and Destroying shit but some parts were Annoying
I love that in the legends canon the Rebellion was formed based on a failed plan by vader lol
30:03 the only thing I’ll remember is how annoying the constant tie fighters are and resetting of the Star destroyer so I have to pull it again and again and again.
13:19 Same, I can't wait for the Kenobi show. I had this game on both xbox 360 and Nintendo DS.
It’s like 6 am here and I just randomly stumbled over your account and man am I looking forward watching all your other videos - really good stuff 🙌
Thank you mate, I hope you enjoy the content when you get around to it! 🙌
I would give anything to see Starkiller fight Kal Kestis
He would fling him across the room like a stormtrooper
That would be amazing 😂
That would be the Star Wars equivalent of the Hulk slamming Loki into the floor
Subscribed because you hit me right in the childhood.
Welcome mate, enjoy many more hits to the nostalgia 😂
the force unleashed 1 used to have almost a 9/10 rating on metacritic but overtime the game has been review bombed by communities since about 2016 onward when a bunch of youtube videos were made about it calling it rificulous for things like starkiller defeating both vader and sidious and pulling down a star destroyer
I love this game, but you're right. The combat is kinda like most
hack & slash of the time.
But It does remind me of the later trilogy of Ninja Gaiden. I love those games to. The ninja aspect just makes it more bad@ss to me.
Oh Ninja Gaiden was a great series! I completely forgot about those games... might need to revisit them soon as well
I remember spending hours trying to bring that star ship down. I remember finding out it was bugged in some versions which absolutely makes sense.
Oh really! That's a massive shame, I remember back in the day not knowing that you had to stop in between to take out the Tie fighters and tried to tank the damage 😂
I played through this game so much when I was younger. I felt like fallen order didn’t have that cool overpowered starkiller feeling.
New subscriber here.
I love the game and I love the video. Personally for me the game still holds up to this day because the gameplay is so simple and fun. One thing I especially love about it is the fast and arcade-y movement of Starkiller. Playing him feels so quick if you use the sprint. The rag doll enemies are also a great choice because you feel so powerful throwing them around as you like. Even though many don't like it, I personally also loved the quick time finishes for the boss fights. It always felt more rewarding to beat a boss with a special cutscene than in games where they simply disappear.
What's also interesting is the fact that the PSP version (that I played when I was young) was basically a different game with another level design and animations/graphics due to the lack of hardware. They did a great job however with the implementation of a few side modes to compensate for the slimmed down campaign. The horde mode, the lightsaber duels and the movie fights were great fun once I grew tired of playing the story again and again.
Sad how empty and heartless the second game feels in comparison even if the combat got improved. I look forward to your video about that game tho.
Welcome to the channel mate, glad you're enjoying the content!
I was straight up addicted to the Force Unleashed on the Wii and the Lego games on my Gameboy Advanced lmfao
The Lego Star Wars games are pure childhood nostalgia!
"Now, PULL IT OUTTA THE SKY!"
Always gets me amped up!
29:42 - I would absolutely call those controls a boss battle. I rage quit so many times because my thumb sticks wouldn’t turn the right way and I kept getting hit by TIE bolts and dying
i remember how much i played this game on the wii and recently learnt that there are like 4 different versions of the force unleashed 1 depending the console
It's crazy isn't it and depending on who you ask, the best version is always different!
Gained a sub with this one, gonna watch all you other videos now
Hell yeah mate, welcome to the channel and enjoy!
I recently played The Force Unleashed for the first time, and I agree with your video. It's hard to avoid comparisons to Jedi: Fallen Order (which was so excellent). If you fight through a little jank especially in the PC version, it's still a really fun "what if" scenario set in the Star Wars universe. Great video!
100% jank aside, still a great Star Wars journey. Glad you enjoyed the video mate!
Annndd here we.... Go!
Still my favorite channel buddy, just keep dropping those bangers..
Thank you mate, I appreciate the support as always! 🙏
I have so many memories of the wii version of this. I had a book of cheats that I would put in each time and go to the Jedi temple and kill troopers as anakin.
I never played the Wii version, but I'm having fun with it on Switch, while the graphics are worse, the combat seems more liberating.
That's awesome mate, the combat does look a bit more fun on that version!
@@MayorHairBear I know people wanted the PS3 version, but graphically that version hasn't held up well either, too blurry. The only content missing from the Wii version is the Sith DLC.
There’s a series on RUclips of sam witwer and one of the game directors playing this and it’s really interesting to hear how they basically had to combine 3 different physics technologies to make this work. The director said that if anyone asked him about doing that, he’d tell them to not do it cause it’s such a pain lol.
I do recall seeing that now that you mention it, gotta love Sam Witwer!
Great channel man, Keep it up!
Thank you mate, appreciate the love!
I still love it now. And I still play it from time to time.
Still a good playthrough, just for me the childhood nostalgia is why I would keep coming back more so than the game itself now.
I've never seen any of your videos before but that was actually a pretty fun look back at a game that I've never played. I remember people going wild over the star destroyer part and I might have remembered this wrong but did it get patched so it was easier? Still, I think it looks like a pretty damn fun game so I think I'll need to check it out - I kinda miss this era of LucasArts where it was really just anything goes as long as George says he likes it!
One bit of feedback I do want to give is just that I don't really understand the conclusion about how the game has aged! It looks like you enjoyed the game quite a bit on replay and the story seemed pretty engaging so I'm not really sure what element of it has become outdated. Your main issues look like issues which were raised at the time (weird story beats, somewhat button mashy combat, short) and I think the parts that make it great (Jedi power fantasy, the star wars feel, fun factor) are all basically just as valid in 2022. It still looks extremely playable and fun to me so I wouldn't be afraid to just come out and say - yeah Force Unleased is still absolutely great haha
Definitely going to check out some more of your stuff to keep me company through some boring work days! Thanks for the video!
The Force Unleashed is still very much playable and enjoyable to play to this day where I believe the game has aged is particularly in its combat or at least feels more noticeably out dated compared to offerings I've experienced since then. With that being said it's still a great time to play and if you were to ask me about the game not in the context of a RUclips video where I may be a bit more critical I'd simply say I had fun. Glad you enjoyed the video mate, I just finished your Lord of the Rings behemoth the other day. Love and respect your work my friend, a true inspiration!
@@MayorHairBear that's cool man! I'm definitely a big advocate of this era of games so it's good to see someone giving more attention to it and telling it how it is! Thanks for the compliment about that video my dude - it was a lot of work but it's great to hear other people enjoyed it!
I love the force unleashed, when I was small my dad let me play it since my ps2 had broken and couldnt play revenge of the Sith, he would keep starting a new game for me so I could keep playing as vader, although not as good a game, I still love the second one as well
God this game was great, I grew up with the Wii, PS3, and 360 ones, good times. Even got the Switch port
Oh the nostalgia is strong with this one! How is the switch port?
@@MayorHairBear Pretty good, I believe it's a port of the Wii version
@@chrisdiokno5600 Yeah I thought it would be the Wii version, I do wish I had a switch from time to time 🤣
On my first play through I didn’t listen to The Emperor And Tunneled Visioned Vader and I was so Sad when I got the bad ending
That's exactly what I did in the sequel 😂
Just imagine this game with a God of war style remake or reboot. Man that would be incredible
That would be amazing!
So much nostalgia with this game on the wii. Hope it gets remade or we see starkiller become a cannon inquisitor.
I've got to suss out the wii version, people are raving about it!
@@MayorHairBear I love it, I think it's worth it.
There is a cool detail when you use force grip on storm troopers. If you don't throw them and levitate their bodies near stuff then they will grab it sometimes.
I replayed both games some months ago. Some stuff didn't age well and you can see it was a console game that was ported to PC. Still some stuff looked great like there some details in environment if you use your powers or something. Both games can be done in 15hours. For it's time they are great games and even today easy to enjoy.
The Force Unleashed was what introduced me to Star Wars and gaming over a decade ago. I was 6 at the time, and my uncle decided to introduce me into gaming, and now I'm 17 turning 18 onto the 10 of September. Those were the times...
Kinda wish you has used the ps2 port as I feel it looks the best of the ports and plays the best. Love that dark and stormy night of an invasion instead of the attack during the day though honestly cinematics is the only thing I think ps2 version looks better at though combat also weighs on me to xbox/ps3
I did think about checking out the PS2 port but I ultimately decided against it because it wasn't the version I grew up with. I played the 360 version back in the day and for better or worse that's what I wanted to revisit again today
I grew up with the PS2 version and used to play the shit out of it, but now as an adult and recently played the PC Ultimate Sith edition, the PS2 version aged poorly in term of graphic and the cutscenes have always look so bad even by PS2 standard at the time, they all had dead eyes with stiff animation. I just enjoyed the destruction physics and enemy behavior much better on the PS3/PC version, also it has the grab finishing move like God of War games, whereas the PS2/Wo version doesn't have.
I recently replayed it and did a fresh new run, from Apprentice to Sith Master, DLCs too.
It's better than I remember.
The graphics aged as gracefully as a ps3 title can in today's age, atmosphere, story, settings, characters, Dialog, fun... It had it all. Comparing it to modern SW games, they are nice and all but the soul, the real soul of star wars, the love for the franchise in every single instance, that's what newer games can't capture for some reason.
I do have to say....Having a the middle name of Galen was always weird.(my middle name) But years ago when this game came out I was finally not ashamed of my name.
I played this game on the wii man it was amazing it was all I played when I was a kid
I've heard the wii version is a great time
I have the ps2 version of this game and, even today, is still one of the best titles that I ever played, along with Battlefront (I and II) and Final Fantasy XII.
Oh boy, I remember being so damn excited for this game to come out back then. The idea of playing as a Sith and hunting down the remaining Jedi was such a badass idea to me. It's not a perfect game, but I love it. Also Pr0xy is my favorite droid in Star Wars. Ever.
It blew my mind back in the day. I tried to play it recently I just couldn't get into it.
i watched all your video from this chanel, and what can i say...i wish for you to get manny subsc. from now on because your videos show the hard work puted in them..And now about this game...this is one of the best star wars game...the Force and the lightsaber gameplay is verry fun...btw in the future will you play the prince of persia series, or metro series?
Thank you mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! And to answer your question, yes Prince of Persia and Metro are on my list of games I need to revisit!
One thing that always stuck with me with this game was what how innovative it was with how people used the force. Being able to make force shock waves, ignite objects with force lightning, imbue force lighting into your lightsaber, turn invisible, create lighting shields....so many abilities that I believe showed the untapped potential of power in star wars that it seems like the modern era is really afraid to tackle or get into.
The thing is I have a special connection with The Force Unleashed. This game is an old childhood memory of mine, from playing it on the Wii when I was about 9 years old and then getting the HD version some time later. I've come to realize that Starkiller is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars characters because of the journey he takes and his complicated character development. One thing I will say is that Starkiller is more interesting than Cal Kestis. With that, The Force Unleashed is possibly my most favorite Star Wars game of all time, on par with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. While I will understand why KOTOR is considered the best by the time I finally play that, The Force Unleashed is mostly going to top it when it comes to persona preference.
Yeah The Force Unleashed is amazing, a true childhood classic. Yes I think Fallen Order is the superior game now, but Cal has nothing on Starkiller!
@@MayorHairBear To be honest, while Jedi Fallen Order is good, I think it’s a little overrated. Everything including the story felt pretty basic to me.
this game helped me a lot to fill the plot holes in the movies regarding darth vaders motives
Replaying this game recently, the stiff controls and ridiculous amount of stuns and staggers from enemies really killed it for me. Sometimes you feel like a god of the force, other times you struggle just to jump on a platform without instantly sliding off to your death.
When i was younger i could overlook this sluggishness, but having played so many tighter and more responsive action games since then, it's hard to get past the issues in this game.
It's a shame! This game has some of the best physics-based interactions i've ever seen; the world bends, flexes, shatters, and collapses under your powers in a really enjoyable way, and throwing stuff with the force is just so goddamn fun.
Even back when this game came out I found it pretty flawed
It gets super grindy and repetitive at the end, and for a game touting just how powerful you are there's always some kind of common minion enemy that essentially only really has one weakness and all of your other Force powers are useless
Once I beat the game and fully upgraded starkiller literally all I would do is just replay that first level and just destroy everything, or I would just replay the Vader level
Starkiller could be brought into the new canon as Vader's first Inquisitor attempt
...the Wookie with a translator droid hanging around his neck like it was C3PO in the Knights of the Old Republic video- game...?
Solid games, and despite the upgrades, I prefer the first to the sequel. The Sith edition is one of the rarer 360 games. This video did make me feel old though! Has it really been out long enough to be considered nostalgic? I was in uni when this came out 👴🏻😂
Someone help this old person to their seat 😂
@@MayorHairBear I remember when this was aaallll bits! 8-bit, 16-bit, 32 if you were really lucky 👴🤣
I like how Starkiller is meta-fictionally and figuratively what Luke Skywalker 'could' have become had he kept the name 'Starkiller' and had he been brought up under Vader.
It's the what-if story of what would have happened had Luke been mercilessly bullied by his Vader since birth. It's Joseph Campbell's monomyth subverted.
He also shares emotional similarities to Kylo Ren - both prone to outbursts - but Starkiller's redemption was executed way better, and was much more satisfying.
The irony of Vader and the Emperor also inadvertently creating the Rebel Alliance is also not lost on me.
Am I the only one old enough to get that Proxy is basically Cato from The Pink Panther movies?
Galen Marek is my favourite SW character of all time.
He's so compelling and bad ass isn't he!
@@MayorHairBear Definitely. Sam Witwer does a good job of making that character come to life for me.
With how popular this game was and it’s sequel, it’s time we get a video game where you play as Darth Vader. I don’t think we’ll ever get a movie or D+ show so a game would be perfect. Play as Vader hunting down all the Jedi. Maybe play segments as Inquisitors. Hopefully in Jedi 2 (whatever Fallen Order sequel will be called) Vader has a heavy presence hunting down Cal. BUT WE NEED MORE VADER AND AFTER THIS GAME I DONT KNOW WHY THEY DIDNT CAPITALIZE ON IT
I completely agree we need a standalone Vader game!
Crazy to remember a time before Star wars was a bankrupt shell of its former self.
Oh shit. The dude on raxus prime is the direct inspiration for maul in clone wars.