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Star Wars 1313 E3 Impressions

Star Wars 1313 Proves That You Don’t Need to Be a Jedi to Be a Badass

 At this year’s E3, LucasArts gave us a first look at their gorgeous new game, Star Wars 1313. It was only a short gameplay trailer, but it quickly became one of the most exciting reveals at E3. Star Wars 1313 is a third-person shooter that follows the life of a bounty hunter; instead of the usual Jedi. As this game is technically only in its alpha stage, almost nothing is being said about the story aside from the fact that it takes place in the galactic capital Courescent and takes place between episodes 3 and 4. Coruscant is a world, entirely made up of one huge city. It is a city so large it had to build over itself. The city-planet contains thousands of levels, each with a number; and the lower you go, the more dangerous it gets. This game takes place in the seedy crime filled underworld of level 1313. Since Star Wars 1313 is about bounty hunters, chasing the worst villains and scumbags in the galaxy, LucasArts aims to make it the darkest, grittiest Star Wars game ever. This will be the first mature-rated title in the franchise.

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Dragon’s Dogma Review: Capcom’s Ambitious Attempt at Fantasy Roleplaying


Dragon’s: Dogma: Capcom’s Ambitious Attempt at Fantasy Roleplaying

Dragon’s Dogma is an action role-playing game some may find “aught” of use. In Capcom’s first ever take on this genre; they’ve employed the talents of masterminds behind titles like Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 4 to front the game’s development. Through Dragon’s Dogma’s gameplay and overall looks; you can see Director Hideaki Itsuno and producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi had their creative hands all over this. Dragon’s Dogma is an open world fantasy game which features hacking, slashing, and a bit of survival horror. (Version reviewed on Xbox 360)

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