Adaptation April 2021: Star Wars: Republic Commando – Part Two: Band of (Clone) Brothers

Sev talks in his sleep and it scares Scorch. He says that no computer can stand up to his L33T haxor skills.

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Adaptation April 2021: Star Wars: Republic Commando Part One of Two

The Most Lethal Weapon in the Galaxy… Your Squad”

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Developer: LucasArts| Publisher: Electronic Arts K.K.| Released: February 17, 2005| System: Xbox (played on Xbox 360)| Originally Played From: March 3, 2019 – March 22, 2019

SW: RC is a cult classic, squad-based, single-player first-person shooter wherein you play as a squad of Republic clone troopers. The game takes place during the prequel trilogy.

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Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 Final Thoughts and Trivia

I came into this review with some confidence, but coming off of File #2, I related to the complaints about the Outbreak games more than I ever had before. However, there’s still something about Outbreak, isn’t there? It has a challenging survival aspect that only Resident Evil can. Classic RE, that is. As the horror genre evolves, it left the survival aspect behind.

Playing with AI characters is an… experience. Sometimes, it’s like herding cats because of some characters’ item preferences (David died in my successful run of “End of the Road” because he prefers weapons and ammo to health items). Some characters simply aren’t around for most of the scenario, presumably to simulate splitting up. One particular annoyance unexpectedly emerges from some characters’ generosity; some offer up poor items, or offer items at inopportune times. For what it’s worth, characters seem to assert their personalities more in 2. Continue reading Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 Final Thoughts and Trivia