Chat corner 3: Shall we play a game?

[annathecrow]

Welcome to this week's chat corner!

 

Optional chat prompt

The topic for this week is "Star Wars games" - computer, mobile, or otherwise. What are you playing these days? Fond memories of something you've played as kids?

 

Comments

[annathecrow]

To grumble and grouch, here is the The Dark Side of this chat corner.

[fleurviolette]

I remember playing Battlefront 1 and 2 when I was a kid. For heroes, I always picked Aayla Secura because of her double lightsabers.

Saving (in my opinion) the best game for last, Lego Star Wars!

[stellar_dust]

My sister and I used to have a lot of fun with the collectible card game! Might have to dig that out the next time I'm home ...

Also I was so proud of myself when I beat my nerdiest friend at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit. XD I could never do that now -- this was pre-prequels, or maybe shortly after Ep1 came out.

[extrapenguin]

I'm playing Star Wars: The Old Republic! Currently poking at the first chapter of the Sith Warrior storyline and bringing a Jedi Knight though KOTFE/KOTET.

I've also played KOTOR, KOTOR 2, and Jedi Academy. Jedi Academy has the best lightsaber combat mechanics of the four, IMO, but alas it's not an RPG (it has a somewhat customizable character creation and a choice of light side/dark side ending, but that's it).

[yourlibrarian]

LEGO Star Wars was the first game I bought for our Wii, and that was the first video game console I ever owned (and the first time I really played video games in fact). I bought a few games after that but mostly I rented them. However I still have the game and last played it a few years ago.

I understand there will be a new LEGO game for the entire 9 films coming out this year, so when I find out more about it I'm thinking of getting it.

[primeideal]

With my new fic now de-anoned I can say that I have a lot of R2 feelings!! Snarky beepy bot has seen the entire (well, PT+OT) family drama and just...keeps his beeps to himself. Thank goodness he's willing to occasionally yell at humans and get them to do things, otherwise the fic would be a lot longer, and/or the movies would be a lot shorter.

I really like "Star Wars: Rebellion," a complex board game, although I've only gotten to play it a few times. I got it on sale shortly before I moved (not quite two years ago) but it's long and complicated enough you really have to schedule time to play and then the pandemic happened...so it's still in the original wrapper.

[annathecrow]

Me, I have some very fond memories of the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace game. I've never gotten very far (baby me was about as good a gamer as I am now, which is "not very"), but I did play it a lot.

Nowadays... *shakes fist at KOTOR* (also I think I accidentally spoiled the ending for myself while going through the May the 4th Exchange collection, but I'm not sure and don't want to go looking, argh.)

[annathecrow]

Gotta brag about my swag! I just ordered the Sheaffer Pop Star Wars R2D2 fountain pen:

I'm usually not much for fannish collectibles, but I recently got into fountain pens and I've been drooling over this one from the moment I saw it. I decided to set it as a prize for a big milestone in my current WIP, and since I've hit this weekend... *grabby hands*

(By the way, word for the wise, don't get into fountain pens. It's a collectors' hobby and the things are expensive.)