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Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:04 pm
by squipple

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:09 pm
by RogueKnight
I'm sorry, but i just have to quote Fusion here....
Fusion wrote:....My immediate reaction was to yell a slightly different version of "Whack the Frog!" very many times....

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:50 pm
by Nova Hawk
Why would they make a 4th when they don't even have a 3rd??

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:25 pm
by obiboba3po
Nova Hawk wrote:Why would they make a 4th when they don't even have a 3rd??
my feelings
although those pics do look pretty neat..i guess its a cool concept but i have a feeling this topic wont last long

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:35 pm
by Hebes24
http://www.lucasarts.com/

If it's not here, don't believe it. I've seen about 10000000000 of threads about SWBF3/4/whatever. I'm really starting to get annoyed with them. Lucasarts will make an announcement if there's any more Battlefronts coming out in due time, I'm sure.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:38 pm
by obiboba3po
Hebes24 wrote:http://www.lucasarts.com/

If it's not here, don't believe it. I've seen about 10000000000 of threads about SWBF3/4/whatever. I'm really starting to get annoyed with them. Lucasarts will make an announcement if there's any more Battlefronts coming out in due time, I'm sure.
yes and in the end thats exactly how i feel regardless of my previous post lol. i said those pictures look cool but not that its legit. or anything.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:58 pm
by MasterSaitek009
There's nothing here to believe or not believe. It's concept art. It doesn't predict or promise anything. BFIII by the sounds of it was almost done, so concept art for IV wouldn't have been out of the question.

At the end of the day it, quite sadly, doesn't matter too much.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:07 am
by Grev
Nova Hawk wrote:Why would they make a 4th when they don't even have a 3rd??
Because Lucas wants to release 4,5, and 6 before returning and making 3, then he'd redo the first two games, and re-release them on Steam.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:40 am
by Fingerfood
This thread is full of, "What the [Soda]"s and, "LOL"s.

Those concepts are pretty neat though. But then again, concepts are always pretty interesting.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:12 am
by Darth Revan
couldnt it just be concpt for the game that got canceled?

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:22 am
by DarthD.U.C.K.
maybe, but i think these concepts are pretty bad
if they use these for a battlefront game i will definitelly not like it
a four wheeled vehicle on dagobah? citys on dagobah? cartoonstyle?
i dont want another starwars product that messes the whole saga up

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:46 pm
by trainmaster611
For the record, its not unheard of to have developers start work on a sequel to a game before they've even finished the original work. Although, its usually a risky proposition and generally reserved for extremely successful titles (like the COD series).

Although I'm somewhat skeptical, I wouldn't be that surprised if this really was the beginnings of some SWBF4 work. Afterall, its just a bunch of concept art.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:41 pm
by Lord Bardar
looks fake.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:50 pm
by Maveritchell
Lord Bardar wrote:looks fake.
:roll: That's professional-quality concept art. There's really no point to "faking" something like that.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:18 pm
by The Nasal Abyss
This is most likely part of the pre-production stuff Free Radical was talking about for Battlefront 4. On of the laid off employees said something like, "We were pretty much done with battlefront three, and were already started pre-production on the fourth."

Of course, this may not be true, but God, do I hope a third installment happens.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:38 am
by Achronos-117
Strange priorities right there.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:33 am
by Lord Bardar
Maveritchell wrote:
Lord Bardar wrote:looks fake.
:roll: That's professional-quality concept art. There's really no point to "faking" something like that.
could be photoshopped, you never know.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:23 am
by Maveritchell
Lord Bardar wrote:
Maveritchell wrote:
Lord Bardar wrote:looks fake.
:roll: That's professional-quality concept art. There's really no point to "faking" something like that.
could be photoshopped, you never know.
?
It is an original concept. What could it possibly be photoshopped from?

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:04 pm
by squipple
If you think about this concept art interpreted into actual maps, there are some goods and bads.

- The large tree (1st pic) looks great for a map. Can use as cover, weaving in and out of the roots, using it as pinch point through brush.

- The large tank really doesn't look like it could traverse the terrain of Dagobah. Although, maybe it can float? I also see only one real place for gunners on it, like an ATAT, so that means it'd either have to be powerful (which also means being slow), or carry a lot of troops for something like an instant CP takeover.

- Several of the other pics, although they look nice, don't reveal a whole lot of potential for good maps. At least, using the current format of the game. Doesn't mean they can't BE good, it's just the concept art doesn't show it.

- the Dagobah central building is a tower that looks to be about 15 stories tall. IF there's any such thing as modding for a game like this, that would surely mean three-dimensional AI pathing. :yes:

- The Dagobah town looks about the most promising as a map itself. I can't remember the modder, but a map somewhat similar to this was done in BF1. It was held way up in the treetops using kashyyk assets. If you fell off the edge, it was to your death.
This art also presents us with LADDERS. Something we haven't seen functional in a Battlefront before. Interesting to think how it would be implemented.

- Although it'd almost have to be required to be in a next installment to this series (since it's in the flippin PSP version), one of the photos shows dagobah ground and space in the same pic, reinforcing the ground-to-space combat scenario.

Re: Uh..Battlefront IV?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:34 pm
by Frisbeetarian
squipple wrote:This art also presents us with LADDERS. Something we haven't seen functional in a Battlefront before. Interesting to think how it would be implemented.
Depending on how similar a new engine would be to the Zero engine, it could just be like they are in LOTR:C, vehicles/turrets/etc. with a new animation.