JKII: Jedi Academy

[Quirinus]

True. Also, because the non-core Force powers were optional, there were no in-game use of the Force to advance, such as Outcast's using mind trick on an officer to open a locked door.

Which is preferctly understandable, but I was disappointed that they did not include certain shortcuts to the missions that you could attempt if you had a Force power. For example, they can have a locked door which a player can circumvent via a long detour in the ventilation shafts, or, if the player chose mind trick, provide the option for the player to cast mind trick on the guard ala JO. What about a flaming obstacle which you could only survive if you had Force protect? Or a little Force jolt to a reluctant blast door, or.......

The possibilities are endless.

[Geoffrey S]

Played the original Dark Forces to death. For quite a while I was heavily involved in the mod-making community, and some made really impressive levels renewing an aging game. I think it's one of the best games of its 2.5D type, and really captured that Star Wars feel.

Jedi Knight... it and Mysteries have aged very badly, but I was impressed at the time. I had a lightsaber! I was a jedi! For me it fit in with the Star Wars feel infinitely better than Jedi Outcast, which while containing some decent bits was largely uninspired, with the lack of charm of the newest episodes combined with a complete lack of interesting level design. Again, certain mods show just how much more can be gained from the engine.

Edit: oh, but I do hate the series' reliance on cheap plot devices, superjedi machines or whatever which miss the mark entirely. Dark Forces is the only one that did this well, with a very nice buildup to the first encounters with Dark Troopers.