User Rating: 1 | Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided PC
Oh how the mighty have fallen. First George Lucas bastardizes his own work by "reissuing" the original Star Wars movies (complete with cartoony CGI effects), then he insults us with the pile of crap that are the prelude movies and now we get a steamy pile with this unimaginative MMORPG. All the other obvious things aside (bad graphics, no vehicles, buggy, laggy etc.). This game does nothing to advance the MMORPG genre. It basically ends up being EverQuest reskinned with Wookies and Stormtroopers. The mission system is boring and was done better in Anarchy Online (which is another pile of bantha fodder), the PvP system seems to be regressive and there is no point to doing anything in the game (why must I hunt around and endlessly level? what is the point to my existence?). Sony has proved that it has no desire to make quality steps forward in terms of MMORPGs. It would rather rest on its laurels and reap the benefits of the cult-like fan base the Star Wars franchise enjoys- instead of making a strong game. Star Wars will no doubt do well, but for the select few of us out there who have become tired with the same fight-level-rinse-repeat cycle of the vast majority of MMORPGs it comes as a big disappointment. One last thing: $15 per month is criminal.