First time we ever saw a lightsaber on a screen since the end of Return of the Jedi.

@magikclaw7458

9 жыл бұрын

First time I saw a variety of lightsaber colors beyond green blue white and red. Yuns yellow lightsaber was really cool.

@masterexploder9668

4 жыл бұрын

I also liked how there was so many different lightsabers colors, I believe yellow color was introduced for the first time. Two years later in Phantom Menace fans would get a double-bladed weapon of Darth Maul. Also bad guys could use other colors than red.

@ryanodonovan9497

3 жыл бұрын

@Nebula I'm guessing he's referring to the white centre in every blade beneath the outer colour (except for the darksaber which has a black centre with a white outer light).

@user-mc4rj2cq5n

Ай бұрын

H

I genuinely believe this game has a better story than The Force Awakens, feels like a more true seventh episode into the saga.

@ludekz.773

4 ай бұрын

You are not alone

@jonathancharron7360

3 ай бұрын

I don't think so. I like this, but it doesnt fit with the rest of the star wars lore.

@solidbeard8324

3 ай бұрын

@@jonathancharron7360 Who cares ?

@joseluissanchez-lo1uw

2 ай бұрын

Amen

@DrVadGun

2 ай бұрын

​@@jonathancharron7360how does it not fit into the lore

Growing up, this game was always just as much Star Wars as the films to me. Introduced me to the EU and helped expand my creativity and imagination along with it. Good times!

@JKujin

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@tweso1499

Жыл бұрын

Same! this game and Rebel Assault 2 (and even Dark Empire that my uncle had) were among my first introductions into the Expanded Universe when I was a kid.

@TheBfutgreg

Жыл бұрын

To me the first Rogue Squadron game on N64 plus Dark Forces and TIE/X-Wing fighter series on PC broke that mentality/paradigm real quick...realized we were in for a new era of graphical and technical greatness!!

@richardgreenleaf3259

Жыл бұрын

The Ewoks movies and cartoon did that for me (introduced me to the EU that is). Games like X-wing, TIE Fighter, Dark Forces, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (or if you prefer Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II), Rebellion, and Yoda Stories just let me immerse myself as a teen to early 20s. Can't remember exactly when Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy came out, but I think they were like Republic Commando, mid to late 20s to early 30s.

@bigbird2240

Жыл бұрын

Yes the eu is real Star Wars . Not Disney .

The actors for Kyle and Jan are so god damn good, I just.....argh too good

@guardiang3959

9 жыл бұрын

for the fact they there is literally nothing but there words they are saying there awssome no props nothing nothing but their clothing.

@DocNintendo

3 жыл бұрын

Are U for real?

@NeverSaySandwich1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DocNintendo They are indeed awesome dude

@trutherregime5088

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeverSaySandwich1 agreed

Nar Shaddda looks badass in this, still looking great! back in the days when no one had ever seen Coruscant.

@sparrowlt

8 жыл бұрын

+oktyone We had seen Coruscant allready in TIE Fighter AND in Return of the Jedi special edition.. wich came out in march 1997 when this game came in late september that year

@dobbysboggart6883

8 жыл бұрын

+oktyone Dark Forces I and II gave me the impression that Nar Shadaa was a city in space. How cool would THAT have been!

@conradojavier

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Hagen also a Jedi Knight named "Aayla Secura"(The Blue Twi'lek Jedi Gir)l WAS an EU Born Creation.

@Mikemic2218

5 жыл бұрын

funny enough nar shadda and coruscant each are symbols, nar shadda is the dark city planet full of gangs and crimelords, and coruscant is the opposite.

@cloudftw113

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mikemic2218 To be fair Coruscant has all that, it's all just buried beneath the gilded surface.

Kyle Katarn is so bad ass

@rinzler8272

3 жыл бұрын

To bad Disney pretty much de-canonized him since Rogue One stole one of his most defining character arch. Still enjoyed that movie though

@joseluissanchez-lo1uw

16 күн бұрын

How do you call stealing the death star plans? Kyle katarn: my first mission of my game

Jerec = Jack Nicholson doing his Heath Ledger's Joker impression

The "Real" Episode VII , just for the oldest fans...

@Z098

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolás Riveros The real episode VII would be "Heir to the Empire" the first book in the Thrawn Trilogy.

@BenPrattJin

8 жыл бұрын

+Z09801 If that book were converted into a film with these style of cutscenes, I'd agree. However, to my knowledge, besides the films, this was the only other piece of official Star Wars media to be shot in live action. This was the only thing, before The Force Awakens, to truly be considered an Episode VII movie.

@Gasoline85

8 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Rebel Assault 2. It too had live action elements.

@stormtroopersverige2780

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolás Riveros (Sigh) I've always treated "Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II" as a true live action sequel to "Return of the Jedi". Too bad Kyle Katarn and his video game adventures got erased from the Disney continuity. I would rather re-watch Kyle steal the Death Star plans than watch "Rogue One: A Star Wars story".

@nicolasriveros943

8 жыл бұрын

+Stormtrooper Sverige excatly! i mean, is like Disney was like "oh, do you like some of the most badass characters be in an official cannon? well fuck you"

Fun fact, the librarian lady from the prequels is Jerec's former master when he was young Jedi.

@VegetaLF7

Жыл бұрын

Second fun fact, the souls trapped within the Valley of the Jedi mentioned by Rahn and the source of the power Jerec is hunting down is the result of the detonation of the Thought Bomb by the Brotherhood of Darkness in the last Jedi vs Sith galactic war, when Darth Bane tricked the Brotherhood into believing they could survive the technique and which killed not only every Brotherhood member but also the 100 Jedi sent to stop them and arrived too late. They'd been trapped in limbo for a thousand years until Kyle freed them.

Back in the day that video games had talent through and through. LucasArts will always be missed.

I think I once read the actress playing Jan was a Chinese fashion model (I can believe it). The actor playing Kyle didn't act much in anything after this and eventually quit to pursue other activities. Thankfully he was interviewed by a few websites around 2010 about his experience working on the game.

@Diecast.51

2 жыл бұрын

I actually got to chat for a bit with Jason Court (guy who played Kyle) about 10 years ago. Really, really nice and humble guy.

i really love 8T88's voice, beside that, this game had the feeling that every enemy had its own personality, not just "some" boss, These older games are more worth then modern ones

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

We worked very hard to make sure each villian/enemy had their own distinct and unique character.

@kenpoarniceguy1

4 жыл бұрын

Was he a boss to fight?

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenpoarniceguy1 Honestly, I don't recall. I worked primarily on the cutscenes & cinematics for the game rather than on the gameplay itself. But I believe he was.

@mofomartianp

4 жыл бұрын

8t88's voice was acted by a voice actor named Denny Delk, and if you heard his normal speaking voice, you would never guess it was him. 8t88 is definitely my favorite character in this, i don't normally care for backstories to fictional characters, but i would love to see more of 8t88.

@thedokkodoka4349

4 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson Then you are an unknown hero in my teens. Thank you for making such an amazing game back then!

omg I played it when I was a child... looked stunning by then

@Ireland914

8 жыл бұрын

+Mr. Lupa Plays Yea, it def doesn't hold up lol

@Adjuni

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Ireland Visually no, but the game is still hell a lot of fun.

@SkywalkerBeyondTV

8 жыл бұрын

Não esperava encontrar vc aqui :P

@totalreececall5580

2 жыл бұрын

It's still stunning. It actually captures the tech and field of the original films.

Legends will always be remembered

@Aeternous

7 ай бұрын

The only true canon.

I LOVED this game growing up. I remember bringing it home and even my dad was kind of surprised by the cutscenes.

Man I really miss some of the early EU stuff that occurred before the prequel movies. This game was released before it was established that Dark Jedi use red lightsabers, so the variety in sabers was neat. This was also the first piece of Star Wars media to feature a character using two lightsabers (before Anakin demonstrated it in Attack of the Clones).

@DedricSilva

Жыл бұрын

Right. Star Wars was my shared universe back then before the MCU.

@DrewPicklesTheDark

5 ай бұрын

I liked the gritty dark atmosphere of the pre-prequel EU.

@-CrimsoN-

5 ай бұрын

@@DrewPicklesTheDark Same. It had a certain noticable aesthetic.

this game is a legend

the dark forces series games were INCOMPARABLY better than the games of today :P

I feel like I saw more originality and effort in thirty minutes of this than in two hours of Episode 7.

@AAhmou

8 жыл бұрын

Especially Originality... F*ck Star wars episode II was more original than Star wars episode VII

@dobbysboggart6883

8 жыл бұрын

+Rudy Schmidt Star Wars 7 deliberately repeats Episode 4 because the movie saga is like a poem with rhyming stanzas, or a symphony with repeating themes. For example, in both Episode I and Episode 4, a Skywalker from Tatooine blows up the enemy battleship. In Episodes 3 and 6, a Skywalker fights his nemesis while Palpatine watches from a swivel chair, with a space battle raging behind him. Star Wars is all about history repeating itself.

@pgael7196

8 жыл бұрын

+Dobbys Boggart Or this is just a lack of imagination. They are afraid to take risks because they care more about the money than the universe they have stolen. In every Star wars they were some emblematic scenes, or some awesome new planet or spaceship. In EpVII there is...nothing new, even the plot is the same. Stop searching for an excuse, they are just cowards. I'm starting to think that even Rogue One will have a better plot than the Sequel. Even Ep I did a better job in your " repeating the story" stuff. BTW, I enjoyed EpVII ( 3 times ), it was cool, really. But it was empty. It was maybe a good film, but not a good star wars film. (sorry for my english, I tried my best ^^ )

@byzantinemonarchist4457

8 жыл бұрын

+Picard Gaël To be honest, A New Hope itself had taken a lot of plot elements from different media. And in the end, even a bare bone plot can be effective if used as a vehicle for good characters.

@Nesseight

8 жыл бұрын

+Picard Gaël Your English is excellent. Better than that of a lot of native speakers of the language. Episode 7 takes a lot from Episode 4... I hope that this isn't going to be a consistency throughout the new trilogy... I really do like Episode 7, but I also really see how it is a reboot of Episode 4. I do not want to see Episode 8 as just a mirror of Episode 5, even if "The Empire Strikes Back" is largely considered to be the best "Star Wars" film. I want to see something fresh.

Oh man, nostalgia, the first ever game I played online on the Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone... Had a crush on Jan since 97 and seeing her again, still do haha.

@SNNetwork

4 жыл бұрын

Chris T hell yah remember all the mods this game had too

@marciomonteiro8826

4 жыл бұрын

yes good times.........

@grifonecoronato

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

"Use it well. Use it... for good...!" at 12:35 I really love the speech of Morgan Katarn, but this part is my favourite.

@gfdgfdgfdgfdgfdgd

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolas DOMEGE-BERENGER Yes this game had really one unique way to immerce you right into the universe, the view of jedi and sith, the fights, just everything! They represented the universe like no one else did

@Hilversumborn

Жыл бұрын

Morgan Katarn is the Ben Parker of Star Wars

@DreamwalkerFilms

Жыл бұрын

couldn't agree more...this is my favorite type of storytelling. Essence of Conan the Barbarian.

As someone who enjoys the Star Wars films as a whole, I've found that one of my biggest regrets (alongside Pellaeon and Mara Jade) is that Kyle Katarn and his exploits had to be lost. That being said, this type of character would be perfect to place in the timeline between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. I think it would be cool to see an Anti-Hero Jedi who does what is morally right, but is also willing to accept the darkness within the world and leave the ultimate choice (and consequences) of good/evil to his enemies. Giving someone Jerec a Lightsaber and basically challenging Jerec to make a choice that could lead to his death is morally grey, but also badass.

You know, I´m Impressed at how good the acting (And writing for that matter.) is, It´s not spectacular but compared to almost every late 90´s video game (I´m looking at you Resident Evil.) its actually really good.

@gfdgfdgfdgfdgfdgd

8 жыл бұрын

+ArmaBiologica35 Incredible acting

@vguyver2

8 жыл бұрын

+ArmaBiologica35 it's on par with Red Alert cutscenes.

@SuperArppis

8 жыл бұрын

+ArmaBiologica35 Yeah I thought the acting would be way worse... but it wasn't.

@yarpen26

8 жыл бұрын

+ArmaBiologica35 yeah, i think what those FMV cutscenes lacked was some real directing, other than that most actors seemed well suited for their roles, even if sometimes it came out a bit corny. what i think is the real flaw here is that the blue/greenscreen effects were obviously not polished enough. and besides, there were just too many of them. like for instance when Kyle looks over his father's home: did it all have to be CGI? couldn't they just find a proper spot, shoot the scene and only later digitally add the shuttle and the house?

@vguyver2

8 жыл бұрын

yarpen26 that would have required building a set. Having a pre-rendered background was just cheaper on these type of budgets. Not to mention, since the video was going to be a bit on the grainy side due to data limitations, it wouldn't matter too much with the Polish. All this considered, it was far better than what it deserved to be.

it's so wierd seeing orange and yellow lightsabers in official live action star wars

@route77productions

3 жыл бұрын

Due to this game it saddened me that Disney canon made dark side users only able to use red lightsabers.

Lol I love how all the dark side choices in the old games have your character go from naive but still wanting to do good and all to I want to murder innocent people without any remorse. They break character so hard it’s hillarious. Kyle goes from being angry but is like on the verge of crying after killing that guy and having the choice to kill Jan or not, and in the dark side option he’s suddenly all like “Not only am I gonna kill my friend, but I’m going to become even more evil then you, Jerec!”

@richardkoeln

Жыл бұрын

Star Wars morality (or rather, Jedi/Force morality) has always been very simplistic and black and white. It's like the "slippery slope" notion not only isn't a fallacy, it's a code of conduct. "Hey, I killed this guy because it was more convenient. Might as well become a brutal totalitarian dictator!"

@CheeseOfMasters

Жыл бұрын

@@richardkoeln True but remember why we have systems to divide the power in a state. Most humans cannot handle the power that goes along with high positions, it should be different for Jedi maybe but only for really well trained ones.

@passingrando6457

Жыл бұрын

The Dark Side in Star Wars is inherently corruptive, and it's repeatedly stated (and shown) that giving into it will rapidly rearrange the way the Force user interprets the reality around them.

@passingrando6457

Жыл бұрын

​@@richardkoeln the Slippery Slope being called a fallacy is itself a fallacy. It's basic psychological conditioning that one change will have knock down effects later in time, and that one change in philosophy (and indeed, the cultural zeitgeist) inevitably leads to others. The fallacy part is that most of the time, where it leads isn't obvious until post-factum, and a lot of predictions end up being bullshit.

Disney's Jedi Knight 2024: "Somehow Jerec returned..."

These late 90s cutscenes are better than all of Disney's Star Wars combined. I used to play this game so much. It's still worth playing every now and then.

@KoopaMedia64

3 жыл бұрын

Bar none my most favorite Star Wars game. It was mindblowing all the way back in the late 90s to zappy-zap enemies in a first person shooter like Papa Palpatine.

@ezzahhh

2 жыл бұрын

I was obsessed with it when I was a kid I must have played it for several years straight when it came out. Still my favorite Star Wars game by far.

I wish I could unsee the Disney films and just live in this time of Star Wars forever

@Aeternous

7 ай бұрын

Disney SW is Star Wars as much as Vichy France was a legitimate French country.

'Jedi...?' '"Dark" Jedi.' Honestly, these two lines and their delivery is what prompted me to find this video... The magic of childhood...

@ABAlphaBeta

4 жыл бұрын

Got a timestamp by any chance? :o

@Gnarrkhaz

4 жыл бұрын

@@ABAlphaBeta 5:11

It's cheesy, it's overly dated, and the characters and plot are overly barebones, but I would LOVE to see this game be either remade, or reimagined into a movie. This kind of adventure story would be a very welcome, very unique story to see be further fleshed out, and while Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi are all especially barebones archetypes, I see a lot of potential for them. Plus, a droid villain like 8T-88 would be pretty badass. I would love to see an Indiana Jones style adventure story with space travel and lightsabers!

@Xesthan

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, there's definitely a lot of room to flesh things things out.

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

Even back when I was at LucasArts working on this game and Dark Forces I felt it would make a great TV series. Now with the dawn of the Disney+ streaming service I am even more convinced of it.

@FATE522

4 жыл бұрын

Why not create it?

@fitnesshacks7458

3 жыл бұрын

overly

@ezzahhh

2 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson This game made my childhood. I must have played it for 10 years straight when I was a kid, by far my favorite game. Thank you!

Back when Star Wars was Star Wars.

People in cutscenes of 1997 look more realistic than in today's games

@TheGgrrmanning

9 жыл бұрын

Tristan Turner the 90's were the best times

@TheShadowlin

9 жыл бұрын

For damn real

@ellajarvis1873

9 жыл бұрын

Coz they're live action

@delpher32exe

8 жыл бұрын

+ella jarvis no shit sherlock

@avda007

8 жыл бұрын

+ella jarvis hahahahahaha!!! :D

Looking at Jan and Kyle's relationship now hurts, since Jan rejected Kyle's marriage proposal after the Yuuzhan Vong War

@kenpoarniceguy1

4 жыл бұрын

I blame the idiot who wrote the comic

@EricGraham94

3 жыл бұрын

@Clanner Bob good point; Kyle Katarn deserved a fucking break. The guy who defended the Valley of the Jedi and defeated Jerec and Desaan is a fucking legend himself and deserves a woman in his life

This game was one of the best Christmas presents I ever got. Played the fuck out of it, loving every second.

Jerec Nicholson...

@GregofCanada

9 жыл бұрын

Kyle, ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

@KilluaZoldyck-de1hq

5 жыл бұрын

HEEEERE'S JEREC!!

@palaiologos4441

4 жыл бұрын

More like Kurtwood Jerec

3:15 lmao I just realized that's why this dude is hovering when you fight him cause he literally got cut in half by Ron lmao

Leaving so soon ?! fuck man this was so epic for me at the time one of the best games ive ever played

Pressure should be applied to Disney to respect Shadows of the Empire, Kyle Katarn Saga and the Old Repulic as canon.

@dobbysboggart6883

8 жыл бұрын

+XwingRed4 You and other fans will always respect them in your minds. That's great. It's all made up, so you can decide what's canon for you. Disney just wants the flexibility to create an awesome alternate story.

@EmptyBrewsky

8 жыл бұрын

+XwingRed4 Ironically, they just made the Outrider canon. So, they're taking elements from those two and making bits of it canon.

@Nagai1989

5 жыл бұрын

Shadows of the Empire is considered canon.

@SirTyJensen

5 жыл бұрын

Knights of the Old Republic is rumored to be adapted.

Loved the acting in here and the duel between Jerec and Kyle is amazing :D

@bryansteele832

2 жыл бұрын

There is some major over acting and under acting

@RandoGrunt

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryansteele832 Considering that Star Wars is a Space Opera, over acting is only part of the charm. The guy who did Jerac really emphasized this, lol.

Kyle Katarn stole the Death Star plans. I don't care what anyone else says.

Really wished they went back and remastered this stuff. It looks like a great storyline that faded into the past. I've never even heard of this game :( It would be cool if they went back and updated the graphics and other things!

@alexanderpurvis7941

10 жыл бұрын

There are some graphical updates made, check out Jedi Knight Enhanced!

@alexanderpurvis7941

10 жыл бұрын

It's free!! it's up on the jkhub.net website, I'm sure a google search for jedi knight enhanced will bring it up too.

@alexanderpurvis7941

10 жыл бұрын

You can buy it on Steam, or I could send you some links/files for it.

@alexanderpurvis7941

10 жыл бұрын

Yes it is multiplayer capable, go ahead and buy it on steam!!! There is still a decent community on steam and on IRC.

Story is better than the sequel films

@crixxxxxxxxx

Ай бұрын

No it isn't. And the acting is terrible.

@doomslayer9138

16 күн бұрын

​@@crixxxxxxxxxYes, it's better than the sequels, cry

@crixxxxxxxxx

16 күн бұрын

@@doomslayer9138 You have no concept of quality. You think the acting in this is good? Please. 🤣🤣🤣

@doomslayer9138

16 күн бұрын

@@crixxxxxxxxx Any piece of shit is better than this abomination of a trilogy

@doomslayer9138

16 күн бұрын

@@crixxxxxxxxx Still, it has a better story than this abomination that Disney calls a sequel trilogy

The true sequels trilogy

@darthrevan27

5 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what i was thinking

Jerec is the fusion between Jack Nicholson’s Jack Napier (pre Joker) and Michael Ironside’s General Katana (from Highlander 2).

@kenpoarniceguy1

4 жыл бұрын

Uh no. He was the original of those two

I played this on my dads windows 98 when I was 10 years old.... still so epic!! Also, even this is much better than the Disney trilogy.

30 minutes of this is so much better than the 9 hour dumpster fire Di$ney tries to call the new Star Wars.

That Jerec death, pulling from the old school Japanese samurai influences on Star Wars, neat

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that was intentional. That is exactly what game designer Justin Chin was thinking of when we made this game.

@maleexile9053

4 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson didnt western movies influence the game to

I remember playing this game over and over again back in the late 90s when I was younger. Has it really been 20 years? Haven't seen this for so long. So what happened to me? Well, I got married and now I have 2 teenage children!! All the star Wars games available these days are multiplayer games and I much prefer single player games like this one was!!

@BlyUehara37

5 жыл бұрын

Single Games are much better than Multiplayer

@supernintendro

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats on having kids... I highly recommend Jedi: Fallen Order. It feels like the succesor to the Jedi Knight series IMO -- more than The Force Unleashed, anyway (not that I dislike TFU, on the contrary). I only wish they would make a Dark Forces 3.

@thedokkodoka4349

4 жыл бұрын

yes, Force Unleashed and Fallen Order are what we 90s teens desire. But who has the time to play?

@jakelee5096

Жыл бұрын

​@@supernintendro Fallen Order feels nothing like the Jedi Knight series, what? lol, Jedi Knight was actually good, unlike Fallen Order.

@nicktubara

Жыл бұрын

​@@jakelee5096 of course you'd say that about Fallen Order, anyone that doesn't know when or how to parry would say that 😅.

Keep in mind when watching these cut-scenes that they were filmed before Episode 1 was in theaters, and with a much lower budget. Also, before just anyone had software to film themselves wielding a lightsaber. "Old folks" were blown away by this game's "FMV" scenes. It was like "an entirely new Star Wars film", even before new Star Wars films were made.

The sequel trilogy should throw in little nods to the expanded universe, like Kyle Katarn as one of the Jedi Masters.

@AlexSeverinski

9 жыл бұрын

They won't. They decided to Death Star the EU because...well, they never really gave a reason beyond "We're doing it; screw you if you don't like it."

@BenPrattJin

9 жыл бұрын

If they made Delta Squad from Republic Commando canon with a little cameo in that crappy Clone Wars show, then they should definitely make Kyle Katarn canon by giving him a cameo of some sort. He is *THE* best EU character ever made for Star Wars; a sort of Han Solo (mercenary, charismatic) and Luke Skywalker (father murdered and a force user/Jedi) in one.

@kobi005

9 жыл бұрын

and hire Jason Court to play him again

@BenPrattJin

9 жыл бұрын

kobi005 Unfortunately he's retired from acting and is managing his wine company, he'd probably decline.

@XwingRed4

9 жыл бұрын

Jin Zor Not only Kyle Katarn saga, Shadows of the Empire and both KOTOR games should be canon. KOTOR 1 and 2 has plenty of material to allow the creation of a TV series or set of movies.

Nostalgia overload! Thank you for this!

The first Star Wars game I ever played. The story of how I fell in love with Star Wars.

ugh I was stuck in those ventilation shafts for so long

Disney can shove it, material like this will always be the TRUE Star Wars EU.

Thank you for uploading this.

Thanks for posting this! Brings back memories! My first time seeing the alternate Dark Side scenes after Kyle chooses the Dark side.

Good retro game if anyone remembers Here's some thoughts about the game itself: About him killing Maw- Shows the purity of indecisiveness. And for a brief moment him allowing his deepest emotions to affect his reality. Honestly its situations like that which make us human. Which is why Jerec uses this opportunity of weakness to have him make the ultimate sacrifice. Although in my opinion it's a very, very out of character scenario for Kyle to take the dark-side choice. But this is just a video game not a movie, so I'll excuse the lack of character development. Light or Dark Ending- Light because the Dark ending shows it's not what he even wants when he sobs up looking at that tape of his father for the last time. I mean symbolically it shows him trying to shed the last of his emotions and becoming a full killer. It doesn't actually prove in anyway he's over it. His demeanor still shows weakness as opposed to his light side ending. It's quite a great dichotomy though. Showing the shallowness of owning the entire world but still being uncomfortable in your own skin. Or better put; transforming from a bringer of life to a bringer of death, hence the personality change. It's the comparison of owning the world or owning your soul, you can't have both. When you own "the world" you don't just go do what you want as the leader of the empire. When you own "your self" you actually give up owning the world and, in all honesty, the concept of owning in the first place. The dark side is actually the ultimate bondage because the empire follows you everywhere. You in a sense become "The Empire", which is just a God/Energy of Control and Destruction. As opposed to being "The Self", which is a God/Energy of Freedom and Life. So yeah Light side ending in this game and in real life for me thank you. Freedom>Control. In terms of cinematography- The good ending is cheesy and rushed. Nothing is really presented in terms of ideas or relativity. Just a simple, thanks dad. Where-as the dark side ending flows very smoothly. In terms of cinematography and direction... The dark ending is superior

@mysteriousfleas

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Cee Productions Frankly as far as the whole arc goes, IMO the dark ending is canon. Katarn isn’t Jedi selected and rigorously trained in the goody two shoes cult, he’s a human with human vulnerabilities, he’s lived a life where he’s already seen the darkness, he’s not prepared for it and thus the dark ending is where he naturally belongs. Besides, we all know saris wanted that d the whole time.

@kenpoarniceguy1

4 жыл бұрын

@@mysteriousfleas *bleep* off.

@GoodPerson540

6 ай бұрын

​@@mysteriousfleasjfc that comment goes off the rails at the end

Just think about how much better the writing and characters are in this than anything Disney has done.

It's amazing that even after 25 years I still remember all these character names.

The first game was Kyle investigating an imperial shipping and production project. The second game is a completely different genre: Indiana Jones in the Star Wars galaxy.

I. Love. This. Game.

I find this more enjoyable than watching The Last Jedi!

I remember watching my older Brother playing this in 1998. I was 11 years old and been a Star Wars Fan since i could remember. That Game felt like a complete new Movie to me.

"The Dark Side? I've been there. Do your worst." Man, this game was epic as a kid. The new movies should have been about Kyle Katarn.

Holy shit! This brings back some childhood memories ! Can still remember this game and it`s almost 15 years since I played it last

i was going to come here and laugh at how poorly this aged, but it's really not so bad

@Mcmur

6 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the exact same thing.

@NeverSaySandwich1

3 жыл бұрын

The production is fantastic for its medium at that time

I really hope they include Kyle in the new movies since he was an essential member to reforming the jedi academy with luke :|

@leonelramirez9942

3 жыл бұрын

Rip

@Hostilehippie13

3 жыл бұрын

Get fucked lol

@NeverSaySandwich1

3 жыл бұрын

Lol we wish

16:05 Best kyle Katarn move❤

This was the first fps I ever really played. It was also the first thing that really got me into Star War. Was a great game and told a decent story. I agree with most of the old school fans here that this game and the series Heir to the Empire are part of what made Star Wars last h as long as it has and deserves more respect that it gets.

Nostalgia is the sweetest taste. I liked "Rogue One" because a lot of it reminded me of cutscenes from these Lucas Arts Star Wars games from the 90's.

Simply beautiful! So beautiful! I played this when I was 12 years of age and this is how cutscenes should be done!

I wish more games were like this, with live action cutscenes

I love Kyles ship

Kyle Katarn would have made it off of the Rogue One planet

"He is a Jedi, he deserves a Battle" -Yun 5 ABY

Simpler times. “Pure” Star Wars.

Thanks for this! Can't get the cutscenes to work in my game, so this helps me figure out what the hell I'm actually doing "recovering your father's data disk from the clutches of 8t88's severed arm"

Also, 17:28 - my favourite cutscene... The musical was just EPIC. Can't remember this music being used at any other point in the trilogy, except for the Death Star intercept. Such a fantastic piece...

Ahhh. Another satisfying rewatch.

Thank you for posting this. I had a six-pack of Star Wars video games on CD back in the 90s, which included the Kyle Katarn trilogy. Not sure if the the full games were loaded or just the first few levels each, but it doesn't matter, considering I could never beat them. Anyway, the sound/video capabilities of our home computer never let me view any of these cut scenes properly. Really means a lot to see these for the first time.

@SirTyJensen

Жыл бұрын

I had that pack too.

"Use it well. Use it for good."Anyone else here think it's ironic that you only keep that lightsaber if you choose the dark path?

"And a knight shall come, a battle will be fought, and the prisoners shall go free." ―A prophecy of the poem

I was 5 years old.. My dad used to be so proud that I could complete this game so young.. One of my favourite games of all time, outcast and academy were also excellent sequels!! Remake this for us, you must!

This brings back memories. I loved this game :)

AUGH!! THE NOSTALGIA!!! IT BURNSSS

Those cutscenes

Thanks! Much better than Star Wars episodes 7 and 8. This is true SW.

The actors fit so well for their role.

Jason Court was the best Kyle Katarn.

Just came back from seeing The Force Awakens and felt like watching some real SW shit instead of Disney fan catering. It wasn't a bad film but I just felt like it wasn't the Star Wars I fell in love with.

@dadocta5168

8 жыл бұрын

+eqthqmqp And to believe that they said they care about the fans. No, they couldn't care less what happens to our childhood.

@yogisensei675

8 жыл бұрын

+Da Docta Yeah you're right. It was made for your average popcorn consuming moviegoer that just wants a lot of X-Wings and explosions on screen. This and the OT will always be true SW to me. The Disneyverse shit ruined SW for me. Even the prequels are more appealing to me now. At least Jorge took risks and did something new within the universe instead of relying on nostalgia and recycling.

@dadocta5168

8 жыл бұрын

+eqthqmqp What does OT star for? And yeah I heard that The Force Awakens is exactly the same as the first movie, which comes as no surprise as Disney is so lazy they couldn't think of their own story.

@chrisking7744

8 жыл бұрын

+Da Docta OT stands for the original trilogy

@dadocta5168

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris King Oh, of course. I feel ashamed that I have never heard the term OT before. But that was a good point you made; when you make the prequels look good, you know you need to go home and rethink your life.

Always loved the Martin Scorcese style long shot intro sequence through Nar Shadaa when Kyle first meets 8T-88.

Awesome story and amazing cutscene I wish this game would be more talked about!

Some People just CAN'T leave well enough a [former] established continuity and old [but respectable] fan base alone. Clearly they have not heard of the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". FUCK YOU Disney! You killed Star Wars [and TRON]! FUCK YOU!!! #Betrayal #TheRealEpisodeVII #KyleKatarn #DarkJedi #Jerec #JanOrs #DarkForces2

this is the real episode 7 for me, and dark forces 1 is the real rouge one for me

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say so. We worked very hard to put these games and their stories together.

@Sadeness99

3 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson is the original un altered footage available somewhere of this game live action scenes

@CAndrewNelson

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sadeness99 All the finished cutscenes as well as the original bluescreen live-action footage were archived by LucasArts and I would assume that it They still have it. To the best of my knowledge that bluescreen footage was never officially released to the public. Of course, that's not to say that other copies of that footage might exist elsewhere. ;-)

@Sadeness99

3 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson dang,that would be so sweet if it was released then. actual HD version of the clips could be made or something after that.

Loved these games. Chosing between light and dark side, cool characters, great villains, nice character arc - nothing we saw in the Rey Kylo mess. Even Dark Forces 1 was better than JarJar Abram's stuff, though without lightsabers.

@CABRALFAN27

Жыл бұрын

Praise something from Legends without shitting on Disney challenge (Impossible)

@codfish0640

9 ай бұрын

​​@@CABRALFAN27because it literally is impossible

@sumthingwikked4257

8 ай бұрын

​@@codfish0640because Star Wars fans are weak.

These fond memories of childhood. 😊

Honestly, these are pretty well made.

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We put a lot of effort into making these cutscenes. There were 300 effects shots total. It was like working on a feature film. Most of it holds up pretty well considering we did this 22 years ago. The digital lightsaber effects techniques I helped develop for this game's cutscenes are what we ended up using at ILM on the Star Wars prequels.

@B0XMATTER

4 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson Wow, thats amazing. Thank you for your hard work. Also, if you know someone from Lucasfilm, tell 'em to replace the current trilogy and make a new one starring Kyle "takes no shit from anybody" Katarn.

@CAndrewNelson

4 жыл бұрын

@@B0XMATTER You're welcome! We had a blast making this game. A year later I moved over to Industrial Light & Magic to work on the effects for the Star Wars prequels. I have always thought Kyle's story should be turned into a television series. Would love to be able to convince Disney that Dark Forces / Jedi Knight should be adapted into a series for the new Disney+ streaming service. There are actually quite a few LucasArts properties that would make great series or movies for Disney+.

@B0XMATTER

4 жыл бұрын

@@CAndrewNelson Here's hoping.

Nicely done. I still believe Dark Forces II to be one of the best games set in Star Wars. And we have real actors, as well as the whole style of the game is very close to Star Wars of old. The music is based upon the original music by John Williams, but the game uses the remix versions, made by Peter McConnell, who brought the best of music and sound editing to such projects as Rebel Assault, Force Commander and Battlefront!

so cool seeing these after listening to the rebel agent audio drama over and over

I knew it! At 11:51, a disc just like it is also in the Star Wars Rebels, episode 7. :) Nice!