The many different versions of The Force Unleashed
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2021
- Today we delve into the strange amount of different versions of the force unleashed
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This is a star wars video about video games, but not jedi fallen order with cal kestis or battlefront 2 by ea and dice, the force unleashed, or even lego star wars the skywalker saga. I hope that game has characters from the clone wars, The Mandalorian, and the book of boba fett. I sure do love the prequel trilogy, sequel trilogy, and original trilogy as well. I hope we get the Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer soon starring Ewan Mcgregor and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker
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hey so it looks like we're getting a switch port too! It seems to just be a port of the wii version, including the dueling mods, so just refer to that section of the video but instead it's in HD.
I was wondering which version of the game it was. I guess porting over the PSP version would have meant they had to do extra work to get in the motion controls.
Wish they could make the dueling mode on switch an online vs mode where opponents can talk crap to each other as they fight🤷🏻😅
Thanks for the video. Always loved the Wii version the most so I'm glad it will get a HD port. I'll happily play the "next gen version" (lol) on my Steam Deck and the (imho) best on the Switch then. :)
might buy a switch for this lol
It’s the PSP version from what I’ve heard.
For years, I’d heard about how everyone _loved_ The Force Unleashed and its sequel. I never understood it, I thought it was fine but boring. That’s when I learned that the DS version was not, in fact, what everyone was talking about.
😭😭😂
ohhh, honey..
now imagine what people thought who only played the mobile version 🥴
@@Bloodhoven huh?
@@babeatriple the mobile editions of the game were even worse than the DS-Edition.
Extremely underrated video. I grew up with the wii version and had no idea about the ps2 and psp versions, wish I could've played those psp levels on the wii as a kid! Thanks for making this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Apparently the Wii version was rated higher than every other version!!!
Psp version was solid af, kept me on it for days
I've played through the Wii version of the Force Unleashed more than any other game in my life. That one Bakugan game for the DS is a close second
@@DukeTheRebel wii version made 8 year old me feel like a real jedi, that's about as good as it gets
The PS2 version actually had the same Jedi Temple stuff that the Wii had. It just didn't have the duel mode.
I was thinking the same. I had it on PS2 & player the Jedi Temple mission but after playing & completing the Xbox version a couple of months ago, I was brain washed to think that the many missions I played in the PS2 version was just a false memory in my head. PS2 version was definitely better than the Xbox version of the game.
PS2 version is the best version imo.
@@jamesh4616 honestly i got it on 360 years after playing the shit out of it on ps2 and it didnt hit the same
@@jamesh4616 what do you think about the switch version?
i can’t get past the rogue jedi on ps2
Fun fact: The developers of TFU were actually originally supposed to make the original PSP, PS2, and Wii copies of the game hence why you have all these different levels such as a more in depth cloud city and the multiple visits to the Jedi Temple. You also have more in depth lightsaber customizations allowing you to even collect lightsabers from already established characters which basing off memory, were just cosmetics which were fun if you wanted to play as your favorite characters like Obi-Wan or Anakin. In the middle of production however, Lucasarts wanted the dev team to focus on what was known then as next gen with the release of PC, 360, and PS3. They then had to push back the original deadline and split apart different teams to tackle each version of the game; what was then current gen and their next gen. Due to time constrains and them having to figure out new technology and programs for the next gen they were unable to put everything they originally had into the next gen which left out key story moments that is found in the older gen. Storylines such as Starkiller meeting his father in the Jedi Temple, exploring a more familiar cloud city. Technically speaking the 360 and PS3 versions are the definitive as it is the closest to their true vision of the game with how Starkiller is portrayed, the mechanics and flow of everything, but storyline wise the older gen expands on everything that was provided in the newer game. This information is provided in Sam Witwer's (The voice/mocap actor to Starkiller) streams he has done with some of the devs from the original 2 games where they talk about the creation of TFU and behind the scenes of the game while playing the original PC port of TFU1
Where can I find this stream? Sounds hella cool
I'm actually positive that the 360/PS3/PC version is the definitive in terms of story as well. Sure, the Jedi Temple segments were cut and later added as DLC (which I never knew until now), but the maps in the next gen version were better made, the combat was actually difficult to a degree, and the graphics and cutscenes were almost entirely different aside from the dialoge. Hell, the Kashyyyk mission is almost entirely different, with completely new cutscenes, dialogue and gameplay portions that weren't in the version versions. They also had you okay during the escape from the Imperial Medical Ship, as well as actually have you pull down the Star Destroyer on Raxus Prime, which was left to a cutscene in the other versions of the game.
On top of this, the second Nar Shadaa and Bespin missions were more or less combined into one, which was surprisingly better than the missions it combined from the old gen version of the game. Sure, there's no explanation as to how or why that one senator shows up at the end, and you don't explore Bespin a whole lot, but it's greatly shortening down 2 missions into a single, more coherent story that only focuses on the main plot points. Also, Rahm Kota's dialogue during the escape on Bespin is great, even if he doesn't actually do any fighting. Proxy being a boss was new, and fighting against "Darth Maul" was super cool.
Frankly, I'm disappointed the game had the same story, because the one thing I disliked was the relationship between Starkiller and Juno. The two barely interacted in person, and their relationship wasn't set up at all before the kiss, let alone before Darth Vader literally stabbing Starkiller in the back and branding Juno a traitor. The old gen version tries to fix that by adding in some stuff with the second Jedi Temple mission, but it still doesn't work. Especially when the cutscenes fail to really show much. The next gen version, however, somewhat sell the romance on a purely visual level as the facial expressions and animations are much better. Some of the dialogue, while the same, is also acted differently, thus lending Sligh more credibility to the romance. But it's still not great.
Now, I have never played the Wii version of Force Unleashed 2, so hopefully that's just the same game as the 360 version. Hopefully.
Uh no. The Wii and PS2 versions are the definitive versions and they stay true and faithful of how Starkiller is portrayed. The HD versions are overrated
Nope. The mechanics and flow are better on Wii and PS2
no
I love that I played the PS2 version of The Force Unleashed as a kid, it (and the Wii and PSP versions) are without a doubt so much better than the PS3, 360, PC version.
Yes
@Kristopher Prime I actually think the graphics of the PS2 version hold up even compared to the PS3. Granted the cinematics are great but as far as gameplay graphics goes I find some scenes better done in the PS2 version rather than PS3/Xbox. For example the planet Felucia. In the PS2 it's colorful, beautiful and a very lively planet. But in the PS3 and Xbox versions Felucia looks like a grey dead world.
I feel bad at this point because I got annoyed at a dude because I thought he was making shit up when we were talking about the game waaaay back, like bullshit you didn’t play the game when tf did that happen
Hell no. The HD Versions were much more polished games even if it lacked some of the content from the Wii/PS2 Versions
I would love to get my hands on the PS2/Wii versions, having only grown up with the 360 release. Since it's on Switch now maybe I can get one down the line for it
Ah man, memories. Was the lead concept artist on the PS2 version of this game ( and Wii, PSP also, more or less ) Never seen a team pour more love and effort into a game and we really tried to wring out every drop of performance the PS2 could muster. Great video, summed things up very nicely! From a time back when we would crunch a texture down to 256 colours, then wonder if we could get away with just 8 to save memory ;)
Damn seemingly no one saw this comment, that's pretty damn cool though. Did you played the games you were working on or is the magic gone when you know what's going on behind the scenes?
@@brotbrotsen1100 I don’t think I played it post-release, no. You play through so much of it over and over while in development that it would probably feel quite odd to sit down and try to experience it as a player might. That and you’re looking at everything thinking ‘Oh, that mapping is slightly off… that animation doesn’t quite clip at the point we wanted.’ :). I guess in a way that does sort of spoil it, but you have other kinds of memories you’ve built up of that game, experiencing the thing coming to life through iterations. I think most developers would say that hearing someone else played your game and enjoyed it is every bit of the satisfaction they’d need from a game and more than makes up for not being able to play it through with fresh eyes.
@@SafetyRabbit Nice hearing that perspective, thanks for that.
Thank you for this!
I was 12 in 2008, I grew up on the DS version and didn't play the official version until I was 20. Last night I beat the Switch release, which is the Wii/PS2 version.
Experiencing a beloved childhood game through yet another lense has been incredibly cool!
Can I just say your work on Felucia was phenomenal? I loved it, it was gorgeous. It looks pretty bad on the PC/360/PS3, and is an example why I consider that generation to be visually worse off than the one that came before it!
Having Vader's armor come off as you fight him was such a satisfying touch that is much appreciated. And fighting the Emperor with a lightsaber feels so much better!
The PS2 version was actually the first version of the game. It was in development hell for a while until the 360/ps3 came out. Lucasarts finalized the 360/ps3 games and then offloaded the PS2/PSP/Wii/DS to other devs to finish up the mess they were. Thats why the Old gen versions of the game had the jedi temple missions whereas it was DLC for the newer gen consoles. Overall good video tho. I came here because I wanted to see what all the different versions were like since I bought the Force Unleashed 1 for DS/PC/Xbox and FU2 for PC/Xbox. Might buy the switch version since I love this game so much haha.
It's weird having someone finally addressing this. I remember playing the ps2/psp/wii versions and being confused as to why they were so different to the ps3 version I saw at a friend's house
I thought the ps2 version was still awesome
I played the absolute hell out of the psp version when I was a kid! It was probably my favorite game back then. Years later, I looked up the game online and was so confused because it was nothing like I'd remembered. Then I found out about the other versions and felt as if I'd been slightly cheated.
It's good to know that it's considered the "best" version I guess? I really need to get an emulator running and play it again.
Tbf I think all version of the game are worth a play, it's just pretty good all around.
My story with TFU is just like that :D
Played A TON of PSP version, then got confused by PC/PS3/360 one.
Nowadays, I think that playing multiple versions give you more complete view of the story and characters.
Fun fact: I actually grew up with the DS version of The Force Unleashed and the Wii version of The Force Unleashed II. I later got the game for Xbox 360 almost a decade after the game's initial release because the first console I ever owned aside from a handheld was an Xbox One.
That felucia level was annoying 😂
same, probably my most played game on DS maybe beaten out only by Pokémon Pearl.
I remember as Starkiller on the Wii version you could choke enemies by grabbing them with the force and turning the nunchuck upside-down, when I bought the game years later for PC I kept looking for that ability for hours and was quite disappointed when I figured out you couldnt do it...
I have to admit. for a long time, the only version I was familiar with was the DS version. It wasn't until years after playing it that I got a copy for the xbox 360.
Scott the Woz vibes, especially “boy do I have the console for you”
Great video. Should be better known.
I've actually met with The Force Unleashed when I played it on PS2 and I loved it. Years later I knew there was more versions of it (the PS3, Xbox360, PC version) and I absolutely hated it. Like, it was the same game, but shorter, uglier and with those ambient shots on cinematics that were no more than animated concept art with a PNG space ship flying throught it. I'm sorry xD
I can completely understand you because I feel the same. xD
Same here, got it originally on PS2 and loved it but then I got it on PS3 and I was hella confused. No cheat codes for cool character skins, less missions, less fleshed out character development for Starkiller. I didn't hate the PS3 version, I was disappointed it had less content than the previous console.
@@Fireyaidan I'm absolutely certain I remember cheat codes for skins on PS3 but it might be Mandela effect
@@tristankendrick2582 They had it it just wouldn't save
Been wanting to make this video for a while! The PSP version of the game is absolute best version ever. That’s the one they are bringing to Switch also. The duel mode alone is going to make it worth it.
They are bringing it to the Switch?😳
YES❤❤
Are you sure its the psp version? Would make much more sence if they Just ported the wii version
@@eribo1990 it is the wii version not the PSP version
@@eribo1990 I think it’s a blend of the 2 it seems.
gotta thank UA-cam recommendation today, actually enjoyed this and laughed a couple times. this is a really good video/review and you do a great job covering everything of the game and each of the ports, and explaining everything. couldn't of asked for a better review!
You feel like discount Scott the Woz
I loved how you would do special moves and combos on the ds. Felt really intuitive for the time! Most games that were made on all consoles had really bad ds ports. But I always felt like this one was really fun!
Same! That version was my childhood!
Randomly got this in my recommended, glad I gave it a shot.
Great game, had no idea it had this many wild ports.
Good video too, earned a sub for sure.
Love the vid! and I'm incredibly happy that there's at least some acknowledgement of the PSP Game's superiority as a functional video game but not enough people know about it let alone post footage to youtube. and fun tidbit, the order 66 mode does have clones. they are the same as in the beginning Kashyyk level, the stormtroopers are the 501st clones wearing Phase 3 Storm/Clone armor! the helmet was all but forgotten about until its return with Hunter from Clone Force 99!
Writing and delivery = Scott The Woz but exclamations are whispered
Yoooooo I cannot believe I found a gem of a channel! I am so hyped to see more of your videos!
I was never into the force unleashed much but its cooling seeing all the weird ports it got!
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Absolute 10/10 recommendation from UA-cam here, great video and can't wait to watch the rest of your videos! The I feel just like Luke Skywalker part had me in stitches 🤣
I like your flair and your video topics seem mad interesting to me. Gonna sub and binge a few!
Weird version histories of a Star Wars game I haven't yet played but am interested in? Thanks UA-cam recommendations, this is right up my alley. Great vid!!!
When I was a kid I had it for the Wii and a friend of mine had it for the Ps3. I understood that the graphics and physics were different, but back then I didn't know there were differences in content. Right now I'd still say the Wii version is my favorite, since it has a big amount of nostalgia for me. And I'm really glad this version is getting ported to the Switch in April. Maybe I'll play it again after like 10+ years.
I also tried playing The Force Unleashed 2 on the Xbox One like 3 years ago, but it didn't do it for me. I somehow got really bored with the Gameplay and stopped playing after some hours.
I had the force unleashed 1 and 2 on the Nintendo Wii as well
I just subbed, this is high quality content that deserves more subs.
Just got this video in my recommended. Never seen you before but good videos, subbed.
The Wii version WAS SICK as a kid.
Great video! This was a lot of fun, kinda makes me want to pick some of these up again
ive been kinda binging unleashed videos over nostalgia and was happy to find ur channel
Amazing video! You took a topic most people had little to no knowledge or care for, and were able to be entertaining, persuasive, and informative enough to convince your audience to stay. I wouldn't be surprised if you had super high viewer retention for this video.
Anyway, awesome video, and I'm now subscribed
I love this video so much idk why exactly but you’ve earned a new subscriber, the amount of effort is insane
Bruv this video is great! 100% just earned a new sub and I'm excited to see what you come out with in the future.
This video was very refreshing, nice to see a small creator have such a great quality of video
Thanks Jordan, great video! Never give up!
Great video, subbed!
I discovered this the hard way...through a confused conversation with a close friend talking about characters I'd never heard of.
My man you got yourself a subscriber not only for the good video, but you have a lego set I had to give to my cousin. Good taste you have.
I grew up with the PSP version and I'm so glad I did. that Order 66 mode kept me entertained on *many* long car rides. it truly was an incredible game and I can only hope they remake it one day
Just discovered your channel via this video! Loving the content keep up the good work!
This is part of the reason why I'm obsessed with collecting everything I can about the game, including the books and shit. I love the Xbox 360 and DS versions, and always remarked how different they were not just gameplay and style, but in the story department, too, and after finding out that the Wii and Playstation versions are different too (with being able to use 2 lightsabres in the former) I just knew I had to try and get them too, despite not owning a Playstation. It's just a one of a kind thing you don't see anymore.
Thank you so much for this video, I always wanted to know more about the different versions of the game
I owned the DS version of this game. Was definitely one of my favorite games in my small DS library I had when I was a kid. You earned a subscriber from this great video!
My first encounter with TFU was watching my brother playing it at his friend‘s house for a few hours on the 360. Then my best friend told me he bought it for his PS2 and invited me to play it. Suffice to say, my expectations were totally shattered.
Great content dude
Searched this up because of my find memories of the PSP port - I'm very happy you gave it the recognition it deserves!
Every so often the UA-cam algorithm will give me a gem. Subscribed asf
I had the psp version and let me tell you, it was VERY impressive.
How are you only sitting at 5k subs bro? Super underrated channel, a lot of great editing and time put into your videos.
What an amazing and high quality video!!!
Grew up on the wii version and started playing the 360 version today and was mind blown by how different it is, it feels like a completely different game
The algorithm sent me. Love the editing, love the humor, love Force Unleashed. 10/10 video
The rabbit hole goes a bit deeper. Initially this game was supposed to be an RPG where you would chose whether to support or attack different factions as you progressed. I'll never forget the bug "Attack button is the same as the talk button". Which was closed as will not fix, since they ditched the RPG idea altogether and when for 3rd person action/adventure.
After nearly 2 years of testing we were losing our minds on the PS2 team. And we would issue ourselves challenges like. Finish the game without using your lightsaber. lol
Great video Scott!
Thank you for this I love this game!
Great video! I had no idea the PSP verison even existed tbh. You earned yourself a new sub. You really remind me of Scott the Woz too lmao
Finding this video made my day good stuff
The reason I love this game so much is bc it feels like the force is right at your fingertips
Bro I played the ds one as a kid and that game was so fun, I didn’t even think twice about the touchscreen controls lol, you could combo up the moves by swiping over multiple powers. It was tight
The slight nod to the book was great
Awesome video bro
God, you're so good at these videos. You remind me of Scott the Woz
I'm so glad someone made a video about this because I remember seeing gameplay from other consoles and being so confused as a kid
Very cool video !
Awesome video!! I grew up with the PS2 version and never realized how much I missed out on untill now!
Only had the PSP version and didn't know how much was different. Wii/PSP versions being similar I'm used to researching with games from this gen like James Cameron's Avatar the Game or Medal of Honor Heroes type situations but as vast as this though is something else. Always tried to see how far I could get in the additional modes though. Great video.
Man there's something refreshing about this video, it really reminds me of 2007 UA-cam.
You are really underrated. I loved this video, reminded me of Scott the Woz
Glad to see this video made. I had the game for the psp first and years later got it for the 360 and I knew there it felt and looked different but couldn’t go back and play it because I had lost my psp
the fact that I played the Wii version and I just bought the Xbox 360 version today and was looking for a video to say if there was any differences and this popped up, it was very helpful so thank you
The ps2 version was actually the first version of the game so nothing was "removed" just different variants for different platforms.
This video feels like a budget ScottTheWoz
I think back then, i had the same Lego House you have in the background! Epic
Quick and To the Point, I liked your video. I needed to know after the Nintendo Direct what version difference were in console releases. Subbed.
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I remember the Spiderman 2 and 3 movie games being like this where it was a completely different game on certain platforms
The Force Unleashed novel is the best version of this story told. The games were a cool way to draw people into the Force Unleashed multi-media campaign.
I had no idea there even was a novel. Do you know what version of the story the book leans towards? Or is it kind of a mix? (e.g, did Starkiller find Kota on Bespin or Nar Shaada? Go to Bespin early or later?)
awesome job i had no idea about these other ports
Thank you youtube recommendation system for showing me this masterpiece
i first played this game on the Wii because my mums friend gave us one, me and brother would play it every single day and we loved it, then we sold our wii and I went to my friends house and we played this game on his Xbox and i realised that it was very different and I was confused at first but then realised why.
great video you did a good job at explaining and summing all this up
Your channel is about to blow up.
I sure hope so!
your chrono trigger music made me anxious for some reason lol
I always loved how the krome studios version (ps2,psp,wii) had more levels and they were longer. There is also a lot of story points and some plots that are canon to the TFU story that are completely cut out of the 360/ps3/pc version. Like Starkiller find Kota on Nar Shadaa where he fell in the intro to Starkiller, but in the 360 version he finds him on cloud city which makes for a 10 minute level. On the krome version, he finds him on nar shadaa and is about a 20 minute level and he goes to cloud city to help Kotas friend, and imperial senator thats been captured by mandalorian criminals and taken over the city. All of that is cut on the 360 version. Even on the 360 version of cloud city, its not in the same area and isnt even almost as fleshed out. Also, the jedi temple levels put together are longer and better than the jedi temple DLC in the 360 version. I will say though, the Darth Starkiller DLC make up a lot for what didnt come out on the 7th gen versions. One of the only things that wasnt in the krome version that was in the lucasarts version is a fight between darth maul (proxy) and starkiller. That part of raxus prime 2 doesnt fit the story at all, and proxy trying to achieve his programming to kill starkiller is a plotline that never made sense or was interesting. And I feel that bringing a darth maul hologram to fight was a little forced. I just find it funny how as a base game, the PSP version has way more content than literally every other version.
I actually played the PS2 version and liked it a lot and this was the version that I was accustomed to and how I remember it. When I went back 2 years ago and finally played the other version of it (360/PS3) I was taken aback from how much I personally felt was missing. Yeah the graphics weren’t as good and didnt have the other “features” but for me it was more fun and longer.
EXACTLY what happened to me.
The Wii variant is awesome. 👍
Bro i was literally just playing skyward sword like 1 hour ago and now your using it as background music lol that’s so funny
Ok. How can you radiate so much Scott the woz energy. It’s phenomenal. You’re kinda too similar but this is the only vid I’ve seen of you. Really great video. Being compared to him is not an insult.
Nice use of the Og Ratchet and Clank sound track I’ve played most of the versions of force unleashed growing up I remember still loving the da version
I’m not going to lie, clicked on the video because you looked a lot like Yakko and I honestly got you guys mixed up but I ended up staying for the simplistic yet really entertaining video you have made. You have gain a subscriber! Keep up the good work!
surprised you don't have 1 mil views with this level of quality
Maybe one day :)
very convenient that i just started streaming this as a throw back series and yesterday i was talking about how the WII revision is basically a different game.
Im glad someone's talking about it. I played the force unleashed when I was like 5 on the Wii, I played the PC version last year sometime, and was blown away by the start of the game. Completely changed
Yep the difference was day and night.
Ok I’ll leave now
@@zwillscoopchannel9689 lmfao, cheeky 😂 the whole layout changed 😘
@@hiimjosh1655 ya but real talk why is the first mission day on the Xbox version but night on the Wii version?
i never had a playstation or xbox growing up, i only had the wii. the wii version of star wars the force unleashed was one of my favorite childhood games and i used to love how you actually had to move your arms to swing your lightsaber.
Bro I played force unleaded for the first time on ps2 when I was very little and replayed it on the ps3 when I was older. I thought my memories of the ps2 were a fever dream. It’s crazy I was right all these years.
Welp, it’s coming to Switch! :)
yep!
Master Skywalker, There's too many of them, What are we going to do!
Man i remember being hyped for the force unleashed, watching a bunch of promo videos about the physics and AI, only to get it on the wii.