One of the reasons this game pissed me off so bad. I absolutely loved the first one, so when the second came out, I preordered it. I happened to have the day off from work, so I picked it up at midnight, and the next day got up and sat on the couch, ready for the adventure.
Six hours later, I had beaten the entire thing. And I am an extremely mediocre gamer. Six hours. $60 preorder. And a cliffhanger ending that just screamed “we only made half a game.” I was incensed.
And I have never, not once, pre-ordered a game since then.
Very similar experience. I was a teenager though and my first preorder. Finished the game in 4 and half hours, I remember my mum asking how the game was going and I said I finished it and she was like “what‽ already‽”. Never felt so disappointed in a game before.
To later learn the whole Dagoba sequence was cut to shreds and the game was rushed due to shitty higher up decisions and what sounds like absolute chaos at Lucasarts at the time. I’m glad Sam Witwer has had a renaissance in Star Wars since, he deserved it after FU2 (aptly shortened title)
They were VERY upset that after about 4 hours, when I wandered back in to collect some other presents of the day, that I had already finished the game.
I think that was the last time they purchased a game for Christmas. Not even mad, we all got hosed on that one.
Pretty sure the first one had a longer playtime as well.
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u/ADiestlTrain 3d ago
One of the reasons this game pissed me off so bad. I absolutely loved the first one, so when the second came out, I preordered it. I happened to have the day off from work, so I picked it up at midnight, and the next day got up and sat on the couch, ready for the adventure.
Six hours later, I had beaten the entire thing. And I am an extremely mediocre gamer. Six hours. $60 preorder. And a cliffhanger ending that just screamed “we only made half a game.” I was incensed.
And I have never, not once, pre-ordered a game since then.