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[Game On] Jedi Knight 3: Light Swordz

RetotheMixRetotheMix Registered User regular
edited September 2007 in Games and Technology
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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a Star Wars first-person shooter/third-person action computer game released in September 2003. It was developed by Raven Software and published, distributed and marketed by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in the rest of the world.

It was released for PC, MAC, and the XBOX

The game is powered by the same version of the id Tech 3 used in its predecessor, Jedi Outcast, containing modifications to the Quake code to give a third-person view and new lightsaber effects (Jedi Knight II had these 3rd person effects as well). Players have the ability to construct their own lightsaber by choosing the hilt style and blade color. After completing certain objectives, new saber styles become available including the ability to wield two independent sabers in a style known as Jar'Kai, or the double-bladed lightsaber.

In multi-player mode, one can play online with thousands of others. Hundreds of mods are available, and new maps are constantly created to make the game more entertaining. Servers range from mp, sp, and base damages that can be manipulated to create imbalance. Saber block, hit sensitivity, and a variety of other features can change so one will not ever experience uniformity among multiplayer servers.

Pictures of the Jedi awesomeness:

http://www.jediknightii.net/jk3box.jpg

http://www.techimo.com/images/img2/starwars/image011.jpg

http://www.techimo.com/images/img2/starwars/image001.jpg

http://www.techimo.com/images/img2/starwars/image015.jpg

http://www.generations-starwars.com/IMG/jedi_academy_character_selection.jpg

http://www.armchairempire.com/images/Reviews/pc/jedi-knight-jedi-academy/jedi-knight-jedi-academy-4.jpg

http://www.armchairempire.com/images/Reviews/pc/jedi-knight-jedi-academy/jedi-knight-jedi-academy-2.jpg

http://www.xbox365.com/gdb/images/EpuAZFZkuFBTSxckxf/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight_Jedi_Academy_41_250.jpg

Personally I go straight for the multiplayer (I hear single is good to) where skill is based on timing, aim, use of powers and knowledge hard to master moves. I don't know of a PA clan or server - just trying to revitalize a classic. It's cheap to buy for everyone but mac people who pay 40 instead of 25. Sooooo yeah.

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Boooo!

    Dark Forces 2 for life!

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    Light swords

    I mean really

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I always liked JK2 better, but then I rarely if ever played multi, so there's that. JK2 had a much better story in SP mode.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    rayofash wrote: »
    Boooo!

    Dark Forces 2 for life!

    don't be hatin'


    Also the best part about these games is doing a force-jump/force-pull-3 combo. It only works in SP, but dear god it's fun to launch stormtroopers into orbit.

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  • Xenocide GeekXenocide Geek Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    i just made a post about this piece of shit game.

    please, do not defile the Jedi Knight name by calling it JK3.

    if you must, call it Jedi Academy.

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  • Pajama_ManPajama_Man Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    rayofash wrote: »
    Boooo!

    Dark Forces 2 for life!

    Thats right...

    Jedi High School ftw!

    ...hhhmm wonder if mp still works for JK.

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Pajama_Man wrote: »
    rayofash wrote: »
    Boooo!

    Dark Forces 2 for life!

    Thats right...

    Jedi High School ftw!

    ...hhhmm wonder if mp still works for JK.

    Works just fine for me.

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  • RetotheMixRetotheMix Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Xenocide Geek wrote: »
    i just made a post about this piece of shit game.

    please, do not defile the Jedi Knight name by calling it JK3.

    if you must, call it Jedi Academy.

    In all honesty I played JK2 much more - if youd like this could be the JK2 and Academy thread... but when I recently went to buy a new copy of JK2 for pc or.. god help me.. mac it seems to be out of production. Although I kinda remember it to be cdkey free.. ahem... if anyone has their copy and can verify to servers existing, ill work a little harder to get a copy.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Xenocide Geek wrote: »
    i just made a post about this piece of shit game.

    please, do not defile the Jedi Knight name by calling it JK3.

    if you must, call it Jedi Academy.

    I loved this game.

    I think perhaps it was riddled with "new-fan-service" what with dual sabers and whatnot but it wasn't a BAD game.

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Goddamnit! You made me think they announced a JK3 and you'd just fucked up the thread title and put a game on in for no reason. :x

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  • SushisourceSushisource Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    -SPI- wrote: »
    Goddamnit! You made me think they announced a JK3 and you'd just fucked up the thread title and put a game on in for no reason. :x

    Same here

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  • FireWeaselFireWeasel Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I don't know why but I abhorred this game. I wanted to like it so bad, but...couldn't.

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Sushisource wrote: »
    -SPI- wrote: »
    Goddamnit! You made me think they announced a JK3 and you'd just fucked up the thread title and put a game on in for no reason. :x

    Same here

    I thought the same thing. I came in thinking 'I hope he isn't refering to Jedi Academy.'

    I need to find my Outcast disks. I never beat that came.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Going to throw out the obligatory Knights of the Force link. The mod looks fucking awesome. The demo was great, and the full release looks like it could be hitting very soon, which is exciting. :^:

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  • VoodooVVoodooV Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Title should be changed, Jedi Academy is NOT JK3

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Jedi Academy by itself? Whatever.

    Jedi Academy with Movie Battles installed? Oh you better believe I'd participate in that kinda "Game On".

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    VoodooV wrote: »
    Title should be changed, Jedi Academy is NOT JK3

    Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy...

    Dark Forces isn't a Jedi Knight game, it's a Dark Forces game...

    Or is there another one I'm missing?

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    VoodooV wrote: »
    Title should be changed, Jedi Academy is NOT JK3

    Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy...

    Dark Forces isn't a Jedi Knight game, it's a Dark Forces game...

    Or is there another one I'm missing?

    Dark Forces
    Dark Force 2: Jedi Knights
    Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast
    Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

    As you can clearly see, it is not a JK game because the 'Knight' isn't plural.

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  • Pajama_ManPajama_Man Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    rayofash wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    VoodooV wrote: »
    Title should be changed, Jedi Academy is NOT JK3

    Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy...

    Dark Forces isn't a Jedi Knight game, it's a Dark Forces game...

    Or is there another one I'm missing?

    Dark Forces
    Dark Force 2: Jedi Knights
    Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast
    Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

    As you can clearly see, it is not a JK game because the 'Knight' isn't plural.

    Actually, the title was Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2; As well Outcast being called Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast. None of the games had a plural "Knights" title.

    But hey, If I had it my way it would of been...

    Dark Forces 4: Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Outcast 2: Jedi Academy

    (Sans Mysteries of the Sith)

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  • Xenocide GeekXenocide Geek Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    the game was really a stand alone expansion. seriously.

    i don't think they ever marketed it as a JK3, or anything like that.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    Xenocide Geek wrote: »
    the game was really a stand alone expansion. seriously.

    i don't think they ever marketed it as a JK3, or anything like that.


    Fine. But the plot was lame and it was written badly.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    No one argues that the plot was lame. I think the main appeal of Jedi Academy was for all the people playing Outcast who were saying "Man, I wish I could have a saber staff or dual sabers"

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  • Xenocide GeekXenocide Geek Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    No one argues that the plot was lame. I think the main appeal of Jedi Academy was for all the people playing Outcast who were saying "Man, I wish I could have a saber staff or dual sabers"

    and then they add them, and they're stupid.

    that's not what makes me angry - what makes me angry is they had to totally change the way you parry an attack, and damage values for single sabers and crap

    it was PERFECT in JK:O. why'd they think, "oh, let's change it." argarhargh.

    damn you, jedi academy.

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  • Bendery It Like BeckhamBendery It Like Beckham Hopeless Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I just logged off movie battles 2.

    I play this...

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bendery wrote: »
    I just logged off movie battles 2.

    I play this...
    Right on! It's Movie Battles or bust for me (I used to enjoy Outcast as well, but Academy was a big turn off until Movie Battles II rolled around).

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    apotheos wrote: »
    Xenocide Geek wrote: »
    the game was really a stand alone expansion. seriously.

    i don't think they ever marketed it as a JK3, or anything like that.


    Fine. But the plot was lame and it was written badly.

    this was 'Star Wars Babies', right? When the kids go to jedi school? Yeah, i found it fun to play, as long as i didn't actually try to think or care about why.

    Who was the dude that posted the tweaks he made to singleplayer for one of the JK games, that made it a hardcore limb-removal sim? If i could find my copy, i'd be all over doing that, as it sounded badass.

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  • RetotheMixRetotheMix Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Going to throw out the obligatory Knights of the Force link. The mod looks fucking awesome. The demo was great, and the full release looks like it could be hitting very soon, which is exciting. :^:

    Holy Shit that looks baller - I can't wait.

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  • j0hnz3rj0hnz3r Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Sushisource wrote: »
    -SPI- wrote: »
    Goddamnit! You made me think they announced a JK3 and you'd just fucked up the thread title and put a game on in for no reason. :x

    Same here

    :x oh you got me, you sneaky rat.

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Pajama_Man wrote: »
    rayofash wrote: »
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    VoodooV wrote: »
    Title should be changed, Jedi Academy is NOT JK3

    Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy...

    Dark Forces isn't a Jedi Knight game, it's a Dark Forces game...

    Or is there another one I'm missing?

    Dark Forces
    Dark Force 2: Jedi Knights
    Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast
    Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

    As you can clearly see, it is not a JK game because the 'Knight' isn't plural.

    Actually, the title was Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2; As well Outcast being called Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast. None of the games had a plural "Knights" title.

    But hey, If I had it my way it would of been...

    Dark Forces 4: Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Outcast 2: Jedi Academy

    (Sans Mysteries of the Sith)


    Oh yea.

    I need to find my disks, I want to play Outcast.

    Edit: Yay! I found my disks for Outcast!

    And if anybody is interested, I have JK installed.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2007
    No new JK game since 2003 is like no sex since then... :(

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  • FireflashFireflash Montreal, QCRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    THe fighting mechanics are okay in JKA, but it still annoys me that it has some typical fps controls when using your saber. It looks retarded to see the characters strafing in all directions without any slowdown while performing their moves.

    I want a good lightsaber game where your feet are actually anchored to the ground instead of magically gliding everywhere. Something like console action games like Devil May Cry. Something where you can't be running circles around your opponent while doing combos that wouldn't allow for such movements.

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  • VoodooVVoodooV Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Fireflash wrote: »
    THe fighting mechanics are okay in JKA, but it still annoys me that it has some typical fps controls when using your saber. It looks retarded to see the characters strafing in all directions without any slowdown while performing their moves.

    I want a good lightsaber game where your feet are actually anchored to the ground instead of magically gliding everywhere. Something like console action games like Devil May Cry. Something where you can't be running circles around your opponent while doing combos that wouldn't allow for such movements.

    I've been saying this about KOTOR for a while now, that instead of how stupidly easy the game is now. That they actually implement some real fencing techniques to lightsaber fights.

    I remember watching some video clip where Nick Gilliard, the guy who did all the swordfighting choreography for SW talking about how swordfighting is like high-speed chess. why can't developers implement a lite version of that in RPGs that involve swordfighting.

    or is that just a case where too much realism = not fun

    I just wish KOTOR was more difficult, really

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    VoodooV wrote: »
    or is that just a case where too much realism = not fun

    That is very often the case... including here.

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