tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post4709618829607659997..comments2024-03-28T00:43:37.279-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Forgotten Classics: STAR WARS: Republic Commando (2005)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-41407622819979329142019-06-25T10:30:03.296-05:002019-06-25T10:30:03.296-05:00One of the more interesting things about the books...One of the more interesting things about the books is that they're basically an apologia for a Dark Side turn, which I don't think the writer really intended to do (and still doesn't understand that it's what she did).<br /><br />But...I mean, the series starts out with a kid in his first battle, his first major emotional experience, and ends with that kid selling out his adopted family to DARTH FREAKING VADER. If that ain't a Dark Side flip then I don't know what is.halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-6703407204346198362016-06-02T02:37:55.565-05:002016-06-02T02:37:55.565-05:00Yes, it's one reason why I don't put a rec...Yes, it's one reason why I don't put a recommendation or request for a review: the budget just won't allow it. Plenty of other YouTube videos about it though.Sabersonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304850400062201271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-35752485684071071592016-06-01T23:34:03.922-05:002016-06-01T23:34:03.922-05:00How far are you into the books? I'm very curio...How far are you into the books? I'm very curious to see your reaction to/review of them. Having read quite a few of the SW novels, I'm of the opinion that they're some of the finest work in the SW setting, and go a long way towards redeeming not the prequels (that's...not really possible, save for some very extensive editing), but the era. Traviss has done her work on soldiers, training, special operations, the relationship between civilians and the military, and applies it all to the Clone Wars. It's haunting. I'm sorry she had to end it as she did (the Mandalorians she made were over-written by the Mandalorians of the Clone Wars series, and were completely incompatible...and Lucasfilm gave them precedence over the novels), but it was a glorious series.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754098327755621483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-56198410507910429072016-06-01T09:21:38.219-05:002016-06-01T09:21:38.219-05:00I've always wanted to buy the Steel Battalion ...I've always wanted to buy the Steel Battalion game for the original Xbox...there is something about that control system that makes the younger me who played Battletech in the 1980's scream for joy. Pity it is way too expensive today.<br />Thanks for reading and commenting!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-21011156484375143242016-05-30T23:03:27.185-05:002016-05-30T23:03:27.185-05:00An interesting retrospective on an old video game....An interesting retrospective on an old video game. Pity that I never had the chance to play it mainly due to the fact that I never had the Original Xbox, though for my credit I was waiting for an opportune time to purchase it AND Steel Battalion at an optimal price. Still am to this very day.<br /><br />I would recommend that you take a look at it, but coupled with it's rarity and price and not limited to actually finding a workable controller ( http://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/4/f/c/4/fc40acd0-4713-012d-df4a-0050569428b1.jpg ), it might be a bit much for you. <br /><br />Still, it's something for those who, at the very least, recall fondly those Battletech Centers/Virtual World stores and the feel of actually piloting a giant robot.Sabersonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304850400062201271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-23427077055224295092016-05-30T19:23:39.303-05:002016-05-30T19:23:39.303-05:00You can pick up the game for PC on Gog.com. It'...You can pick up the game for PC on Gog.com. It's a download that runs on Windows 7-10.Coota0https://www.blogger.com/profile/15236011319610256712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-64981274060662621952016-05-29T18:25:00.911-05:002016-05-29T18:25:00.911-05:00Another excellent article about a famous yet obscu...Another excellent article about a famous yet obscure fps game. I look forward to your list of Top Ten "Good" elements of sci-fi.Nicholas Mewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823238401109164712noreply@blogger.com