@ The Old Republic

What the hell was I watching? It was like a dirty crossbreed between SW (somehow, I have no slightest idea which bit) and LOTR. I had absolutely no feeling of Star Wars in it, good thing they had blasters, lightsabers and the original music in it to remind me it was actually supposed to be a trailer of a Star Wars game. I know Im the only one on the island of dislike with this but I cant see how this title is any relevant to Star Wars. I never liked KOTOR series either, since I couldnt immerse myself into the universe in which I thought I was going to be in since it had the SW opening sequence, but it wasnt what I got after all.

Seriously, give me old school Galactic Civil War MMO or shooter for once. Where have gone the days of SotE, Jedi Knight and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter...

@ The Force Unleashed 2

Now when I just started to steam out about not having my good ol' cannonfodder, the stormtroopers, gaining any attention for a good while, here comes a title that reminds me of the good ol' days of Dark Forces and Jedi Knight series. Altho I've got no idea whats the story behind this one since I never played first T.F.U to start with. And while I deeply appreciate that theres actually a Galactic Civil War title coming out again, I just dont get too excited about this guy (presumably protagonist?) saying "Vader cant stop me now". What, is the outcome of the upcoming battle going to be something else than this fella getting his pie handed to himself by the Lord of the Sith?

I dunno, TFU2 seemed nice, but then again like The Old Republic trailer it didnt show the game itself. It only showed a cinematic movie about some dual saber wielding "dude" slashing stormtroopers and some droid that reminded me of Acklay. But, if I have to choose between these two titles, I'd definitely follow TFU2.

Have to disagree regarding The Old Republic trailer, I thought it captured the feel of an ancient Star Wars universe very well, and it definitely felt like Star Wars to me, the action beats and camera editing and mood nailed it for me. Obviously there are a few things that are off, such as having highly visible effects for powers such as Force Push etc, but these are elements and visual cues from the game, so obviously those are going to be in there and throw you off a little, but then this is a trailer for that game. Other than those elements I think it kicked arse. It will not make me any more likely to buy the game (played Knights of the Old Republic and loved it, but don't have the time or inclination to dedicate to a MMORPG), but as a piece of entertainment in and of itself? Very watchable. Each to his or her own.

With The Force Unleashed they've definitely made the lead character just too powerful, and it comes across that way very much in the trailer, as it sucks the drama out of every scene because there is just no tension, but I have to say it does work quite well in the game and it is all kinds of fun smashing the game ennvironment and enemies to bits with the Force.