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Preview: Behind the scenes of Austin-made ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’
Creative director James Olen and co-studio director Rich Vogel of BioWare Austin. Photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez / AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Here’s an early peek at a story running in Saturday’s Austin American-Statesman. In the piece I wrote, we take a look at the making of “Star Wars: The Old Republic,” considered to be the biggest video game (in terms of budget and staff) ever produced in Austin.
The MMO had an early launch on Tuesday for those who pre-ordered the game and will launch officially next Tuesday the 20th.
I played the beta version of the game for a few weekends (probably no more than a few hours in total; I topped out as a Level 7 Sith Inquisitor) and was impressed with what I saw. I’ve only fully invested into a few MMOs (“World of Warcraft,” “Lord of the Rings Online”) and I found the game to be easy to grasp and full of lots of eye candy and very well-produced mini stories.
I’ll probably have more to say about it after the holidays once I’ve spent enough time with the full game. Let us know what you think of it or whether you plan to check it out in the comments.
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