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lieselstarwarsgamesTime to ride the bongo!
First off, we have to escape the giant gooberfish and oh no, the bongo has reverse Y-axis controls, which I hate (again, in case you don’t speak gamer, that means that you press up to go down and down to go up).
But hey, the minikits are back! I was worried that they had gotten rid of them, but nope, you can collect them in this level. Collecting them while you’re being chased by the gooberfish, however, easier said than done.
After the gooberfish gets eaten, we have a cutscene of the brief power loss in the cave (with cool lighting), then we’ve got to get away from the colo claw fish. Jar Jar screams “Meesa tolden you goin through the core was a bad idea!” to which Obi-Wan replies “Your constant optimism is really helpful, Jar Jar.” Poor Jar Jar, always getting put down both in and out of universe.
We get away from the colo claw fish and surface the bongo, then we get a cutscene of Nute Gunray capturing the queen and his mechanical chair short-circuiting. Why does he have that thing, anyway? He only uses it for one scene.
And wait, I’m getting a level summary now? With a TRUE JEDI meter that I apparently didn’t fill up? Wait, if they didn’t get rid of the True Jedi meter for level end screens, then why the fuck don’t they SHOW IT during gameplay? I wanna see it fill up as I collect studs!
I know I said I’d do shorter recaps for this game, but that was REALLY short, so let’s explore Theed some. We’re supposed to rescue the queen, but she can wait. Rescuing the queen isn’t as important as wandering around Theed and destroying public property. I even sliced up a statue of the queen – I’m sure I won’t get into trouble for that.
Of course, Naboo is GORGEOUS. I wish I could go swimming in the river, but apparently Jedi can’t swim, since they fall apart as soon as they jump in. Even Jar Jar can’t swim, wait, what? The guy lives underwater, you’re telling me that swimming in the river is beyond him?
Oh hey, there are puddles on the street that reflect the city – I love little details like that.
I found a building where Jar Jar can grapple his way to the top, where there’s a box of grenades waiting for him (yeah, Jar Jar should totally be trusted with those things, right?). Throw a grenade at the silver bars enclosing a Kyber Brick on top of another building, then Jar Jar can precariously walk across the beam that connects the two buildings and grapple his way to the Kyber Brick. Who’d have thought our favorite Gungan was so agile?
Oh look, the Jedi have another new ability – they can swing on vines now. I’m serious. There’s actually a spot where Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan can climb up a vine and swing on it Tarzan-style to reach a Kyber Brick on the roof. Now I want to see him doing that in the movie.
The streets are deserted since the Trade Federation has taken over, but we can still lightsaber all the food stands for studs. Huh, we’re probably taking the vendors’ hard-earned cash for ourselves, but who cares, right? After all, we’re here to save the queen . . . after destroying everything that isn’t nailed down.
I’ve found some more Kyber Bricks by solving puzzles I don’t feel like detailing out, but one puzzle for a minikit got frustrating. See, there are these six buttons on the ground and you need to Force-lift barrels to turn on the buttons. Sounds simple enough, except that the barrels have a tendency to tip over if they aren’t perfectly placed, meaning you have to Force-lift them all over again. I know physics engines in games are awesome, but sometimes they can get irritating.
Oh hey look, there IS a local hanging around! I talk to him and he tells me that he’s gotten himself locked out of his house and he can’t remember the password. He also says that he’s definitely NOT going into the Uru district to get it because “They don’t call me the most stubborn man in Theed for nothing!” The tutorial’s telling me that I need a protocol droid to open this kind of locked door and since I don’t currently have a protocol droid with me, this guy can just hang around his locked house for a while and continue being stubborn. Meanwhile, I’m going to bounce on awnings to get to the top of a tower and pick up a Kyber Brick.
Also, may I just say the view of Theed from the rooftops is spectacular?
Okay, okay, I’ve been at this a while, it’s probably time to rescue the queen, which will start a new level, so I’ll see you then!
First off, we have to escape the giant gooberfish and oh no, the bongo has reverse Y-axis controls, which I hate (again, in case you don’t speak gamer, that means that you press up to go down and down to go up).
But hey, the minikits are back! I was worried that they had gotten rid of them, but nope, you can collect them in this level. Collecting them while you’re being chased by the gooberfish, however, easier said than done.
After the gooberfish gets eaten, we have a cutscene of the brief power loss in the cave (with cool lighting), then we’ve got to get away from the colo claw fish. Jar Jar screams “Meesa tolden you goin through the core was a bad idea!” to which Obi-Wan replies “Your constant optimism is really helpful, Jar Jar.” Poor Jar Jar, always getting put down both in and out of universe.
We get away from the colo claw fish and surface the bongo, then we get a cutscene of Nute Gunray capturing the queen and his mechanical chair short-circuiting. Why does he have that thing, anyway? He only uses it for one scene.
And wait, I’m getting a level summary now? With a TRUE JEDI meter that I apparently didn’t fill up? Wait, if they didn’t get rid of the True Jedi meter for level end screens, then why the fuck don’t they SHOW IT during gameplay? I wanna see it fill up as I collect studs!
I know I said I’d do shorter recaps for this game, but that was REALLY short, so let’s explore Theed some. We’re supposed to rescue the queen, but she can wait. Rescuing the queen isn’t as important as wandering around Theed and destroying public property. I even sliced up a statue of the queen – I’m sure I won’t get into trouble for that.
Of course, Naboo is GORGEOUS. I wish I could go swimming in the river, but apparently Jedi can’t swim, since they fall apart as soon as they jump in. Even Jar Jar can’t swim, wait, what? The guy lives underwater, you’re telling me that swimming in the river is beyond him?
Oh hey, there are puddles on the street that reflect the city – I love little details like that.
I found a building where Jar Jar can grapple his way to the top, where there’s a box of grenades waiting for him (yeah, Jar Jar should totally be trusted with those things, right?). Throw a grenade at the silver bars enclosing a Kyber Brick on top of another building, then Jar Jar can precariously walk across the beam that connects the two buildings and grapple his way to the Kyber Brick. Who’d have thought our favorite Gungan was so agile?
Oh look, the Jedi have another new ability – they can swing on vines now. I’m serious. There’s actually a spot where Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan can climb up a vine and swing on it Tarzan-style to reach a Kyber Brick on the roof. Now I want to see him doing that in the movie.
The streets are deserted since the Trade Federation has taken over, but we can still lightsaber all the food stands for studs. Huh, we’re probably taking the vendors’ hard-earned cash for ourselves, but who cares, right? After all, we’re here to save the queen . . . after destroying everything that isn’t nailed down.
I’ve found some more Kyber Bricks by solving puzzles I don’t feel like detailing out, but one puzzle for a minikit got frustrating. See, there are these six buttons on the ground and you need to Force-lift barrels to turn on the buttons. Sounds simple enough, except that the barrels have a tendency to tip over if they aren’t perfectly placed, meaning you have to Force-lift them all over again. I know physics engines in games are awesome, but sometimes they can get irritating.
Oh hey look, there IS a local hanging around! I talk to him and he tells me that he’s gotten himself locked out of his house and he can’t remember the password. He also says that he’s definitely NOT going into the Uru district to get it because “They don’t call me the most stubborn man in Theed for nothing!” The tutorial’s telling me that I need a protocol droid to open this kind of locked door and since I don’t currently have a protocol droid with me, this guy can just hang around his locked house for a while and continue being stubborn. Meanwhile, I’m going to bounce on awnings to get to the top of a tower and pick up a Kyber Brick.
Also, may I just say the view of Theed from the rooftops is spectacular?
Okay, okay, I’ve been at this a while, it’s probably time to rescue the queen, which will start a new level, so I’ll see you then!
