Your favorite JO/JA levels?

[Username]

High chance this has been talked about before but whatever

 

I would like to know your personal favorite and "unfavorite" levels in both JO/JA, doesn't need to be just one and no need to explain why

 

My favorite outcast levels are Bespin Streets, Yavin Trial, Yavin Swamp and Yavin Courtyard. Don't like Artus Topside and Nar Shaddaa Streets.

 

My favorite academy levels are Chandrila and Vjun3. Don't care much for Bakura, Blenjeel and Byss.

 

[Noodle]

Favorite JK2 level: Kejim Missions

JK2 Missions I don't like: none

 

Favorite JKA level: t1_rail

JKA Mission I don't like: t2_trip

[Droidy365]

Favourite JKA Level: Probably t2_rogue (Coruscant) or t2_trip (Zonju V) - I've played t2_rogue quite a bit lately, mainly for modding purposes, but I did quite enjoy it; always remember to bring a DEMP 2, though 

As for t2_trip, I always used to enjoy using the swoop bikes or spawning in a ship to use, despite always crashing into things.

 

Least Favourite JKA Level: t1_danger (Blenjeel) and t3_stamp (Tanaab) - I have very bad childhood memories of these levels, always scared the hell outta me, so glad they were optional.

[Username]

yeah i've noticed zonju v gets pretty mixed feedback

[minilogoguy18]

Cairn Dock, cause sneaking mission.

[Circa]

JK2

My favorite is by far Cairn Dock, like mini said, because it's a stealth mission. It was kind of interesting how the devs were able to pull that mission off in that engine, seeing how the AI works normally.

 

My least favorite is one of the last Yavin missions when you're in the AT-ST. The design of the map really didn't age well.

 

JKA

I love the vjun missions and the hoth missions. Pretty much all the missions in between the tier missions, because you felt like the story was actually progressing, rather than just doing random things partially related to the Cult.

 

Wasn't a fan of t2_trip either. If the entire mission wasn't the same, then it would be cool but going as fast as you can on the swoop bike just got boring after awhile.

[Username]

yeah cairn dock was pretty darn cool can't believe i forgot that. 

 

I almost never used the atst on the canyon mission tbh

[the_raven]

In JO: Kinda difficult, most of the levels had immersion and atmosphere, so I liked them greatly, but if I was to choose, I'd choose Kejim_2 and the Doomgiver levels - the latter was all interesting, if a bit tedious; also the levels with the Shadowtrooper labs (don't remember what they were called). It'd be easier to name particular areas in levels.

• For my least favourite ones, I'll go with anything Nar Shadaa and Academy related (the first was annoying and the second was just disappointing), .

 

In JKA: Dosuun (Rax Jorris - really liked that you had to go through the level without a lightsaber), Kril'dor (X-Wing and the Tibana gas station), Yavin_1 (the very first level, I only wish it was longer), I suppose, Yalara (Noghri), Byss (imperial dreadnought), Chandrila (t2_rift), Tanaab (mutant rancor), Bakura (volcano power plant), korriban_3, Tattooine (t1_surprise), vjun_3 (especially the latter part of the level), dark side Korriban (I had fun). Hoth and Korriban felt like RavenSoft didn't do them justice though. A shame, them's are some of my favourite planets in the SW universe.

• Of the unfavourites: Blenjeel (giant worms), Zonju V (t2_trip), Yavin (just boring), korriban_1, vjun_1 and vjun_2 (though both had their moments), Taspir (both, annoying, especially the second part). In the past, the list would have been different.

[Username]

hmmm we have very different tastes! The shadowtrooper labs was in cairn dock i believe

[JustJordyn]

I'm gonna break the norm.

 

Favourite Outcast Level(s): All of the Yavin levels. Seeing the Jedi all training early on, and then going through the trials for the lightsaber was so much fun. And then returning later on felt like the perfect send-off.

 

Least favourite Outcast Level(s): The Artus prison level, especially with escorting the imperial (Unless I'm remembering wrong.) I also wasn't a fan of the Nar Shaddaa levels, they felt very mazey. Best thing about them was Reelo, and it was cool he was in Star Wars Galaxies too.

 

Favourite Academy Level(s): I love Blenjeel. Massive sand worms, and having to hide out on rocks and the shipwreck was so awesome. I can picture a Fremen like people on the planet learning to ride them around (though admittedly, that's a bias because I roleplay one in an rp group). I also like the training right after getting to the temple, at the very beginning, and the one mission with Rax Joris.

 

Least Favourite Academy Level(s): Off the top of my head, I don't like the Droid Recovery mission on Tatooine, nor the bomb defusal mission on Bakura.

[Circa]

The trials was by far one of the best parts of JK2 for me as well. I've always been a fan of Jedi training related stuff, so playing through that was awesome.

[the_raven]

Favourite Outcast Level(s): All of the Yavin levels. Seeing the Jedi all training early on, and then going through the trials for the lightsaber was so much fun.

 

Favourite Academy Level(s): I love Blenjeel. Massive sand worms, and having to hide out on rocks and the shipwreck was so awesome. I can picture a Fremen like people on the planet learning to ride them around

 

Least Favourite Academy Level(s): Off the top of my head, I don't like the Droid Recovery mission on Tatooine, nor the bomb defusal mission on Bakura.

Well yeah, the the Yavin academy level where you got to see other Jedi training was cool, but you know, still kinda boring since they only ever did a handful of things.

Also, I do agree that Blenjeel is pretty neat, if you're a fan of Dune, and from an immersive point of view, the level is actually pretty sweet, albeit freaky. Gameplay-wise though, it was annoying as fuck. Funny thing too, back in the days i was trying to make a SW fan-comic set during the Clone Wars, and I used the map as a crash-site for a Republic battleship. Too bad I never got through with the idea.

[Circa]

Seeing NPCs do more than just one animation was kind of huge back in 2002, to be fair. It was very immersive back then to see those Jedi training like that.

[the_raven]

Seeing NPCs do more than just one animation was kind of huge back in 2002, to be fair. It was very immersive back then to see those Jedi training like that.

It still is, but it's not what I was saying.

[Circa]

You said seeing the Jedi training was boring, and I was disagreeing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's boring now, sure. Compared to modern games it's super boring.

[the_raven]

You said seeing the Jedi training was boring, and I was disagreeing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's boring now, sure. Compared to modern games it's super boring.

I meant that watching it for longer than a few minutes, or seeing them do the same things in every other room gets boring, considering how they mostly do the same thing over and over again, but otherwise it's fairly immersive since training is all about repetition, and since you get to see npcs actually do stuff instead of just standing around mindlessly.

 

Anyway, moving on.

 

Come on, guys, who else loves which maps?

[Username]

Hmm i also feel so-so about the Nar Kreeta mission. Backtracking really came out bad on this level and it's design isn't all that appealing to me.

[General Howard]

Well, there's a number of missions that are really fun and enjoyable.. And I'd love to say the "t2_rogue" mission (Arresting Lannik Racto, on Coruscant).. As Coruscant is my favourite STAR WARS planet, but it REALLY wasn't done any justice in this game, at all.
The whole architecture of the map is wrong. The map that's used in the game for that mission, is actually much more closely resembles somewhere like "Nar Shaddaa".
 

[the_raven]

Hmm i also feel so-so about the Nar Kreeta mission. Backtracking really came out bad on this level and it's design isn't all that appealing to me.

Yeah, the design was kinda strange, considering the map was supposed to be a rancor-fights arena (at least, based on the posters there, and the MP siege map). And what's with those dudes you had to rescue? Why were they called 'elders'? They didn't look very old, so I take it, 'elder' is a title? But then, what were they 'elders' of? And yes, it was easy to get lost in the map, but still, it was kinda fun, if your idea of fun is getting chased by a rancor so as to give those 'elder' dudes time to escape.

 

Coruscant (...) REALLY wasn't done any justice in this game, at all.

The whole architecture of the map is wrong. The map that's used in the game for that mission, is actually much more closely resembles somewhere like "Nar Shaddaa".

Agreed. Though I'd say it's closer to Corellia's Coronet

[Username]

I don't think they were referred to as elders by any character or mission briefings/objectives, only on their NPC files. Weren't they just some random prisoners? Btw their faces, it's a bit of a stretch for me to take only 2 dudes as being prisoners,elders,jedi,merchants... when i was a kid playing JO and saw the prisoners in Artus and then saw them as jedi in Yavin i actually thought they were the same guys brought in for training!

 

About the coruscant mission, I wouldn't really call it nar shaddaa (ns is more grimy looking) but I wouldn't call it coruscant too. I guess corellia could be acceptable? Dunno much about it's aesthetic besides it being another metropolis-like planet

[Droidy365]

I don't think they were referred to as elders by any character or mission briefings/objectives, only on their NPC files. Weren't they just some random prisoners? Btw their faces, it's a bit of a stretch for me to take only 2 dudes as being prisoners,elders,jedi,merchants... when i was a kid playing JO and saw the prisoners in Artus and then saw them as jedi in Yavin i actually thought they were the same guys brought in for training!

 

About the coruscant mission, I wouldn't really call it nar shaddaa (ns is more grimy looking) but I wouldn't call it coruscant too. I guess corellia could be acceptable? Dunno much about it's aesthetic besides it being another metropolis-like planet

[the_raven]

I don't think they were referred to as elders by any character or mission briefings/objectives, only on their NPC files. Weren't they just some random prisoners? Btw their faces, it's a bit of a stretch for me to take only 2 dudes as being prisoners,elders,jedi,merchants... when i was a kid playing JO and saw the prisoners in Artus and then saw them as jedi in Yavin i actually thought they were the same guys brought in for training!

 

About the coruscant mission, I wouldn't really call it nar shaddaa (ns is more grimy looking) but I wouldn't call it coruscant too. I guess corellia could be acceptable? Dunno much about it's aesthetic besides it being another metropolis-like planet

I think the 'datapad' referred to them as such, or whatnot.

Agreed, it was kinda funny to see the same guys in all places

 

Corellia, as far as I remember had at least one big city, but also had natural areas. Then again, it might have been in the past.

[Username]

 

wonder what the elders were then..

 

 

I think the 'datapad' referred to them as such, or whatnot.

Agreed, it was kinda funny to see the same guys in all places

 

Corellia, as far as I remember had at least one big city, but also had natural areas. Then again, it might have been in the past.

 

Prolly has natural areas, i used to think Chandrila was what we saw in jedi academy but those were actually *underground* crystal canyons. The surface world is actually home to a relaxing scenery with calm seas and green hills, makes me wanna force jump up through the hole jaden falls into and see whats out there...besides the disappointing nothingness of unmapped areas

 

Really love the level ever since i played it over and over on the demo, though i never understood what the hidden symbols scattered around meant.

[the_raven]

though i never understood what the hidden symbols scattered around meant.

I doubt anyone really did

[MagSul]

Jedi Outcast:

My favourite level for Jedi Outcast is everything from Artus Prime. The mines themselves and the facility surrounding it really appeals to me. After that it would have to be Yavin IV, the Jedi Temple and Trial levels respectively. They have a terrific atmosphere. As I sit and recall them in my head, I realise how good a lot of the level in JO actually were. Bespin Streets is a good one!

 

Jedi Academy:
I always liked t1_surprise. It might be because of the use of jawas, tusken raiders and Tatooine but something about that level just screams Star Wars at me. Then once again it'd be yavin1b and yavin2. I love the early stage Jedi training levels. A lot of games often skip that part or fast-forward through it in a hurry, which is a shame.