So, out of the blue this Star Wars game announcement trailer comes out today. To be honest, when this new title turned out to be a “squadron space ship combat” game I was very interested. I was a big fan of the old Star Wars Rouge Squadron games on the N64 and Gamecube however with Factor 5 being no more, I didn’t think I would be seeing a game like this come out anytime soon. And Star Wars Attack Squadrons  looks  to be the closest thing to  Rouge Squadron we have seen in years. Then I watched the trailer. Then my excitement level dropped considerably. The worst voice acting ever is a good way to describe the voices in this trailer and the game just looks “clunky” to me for a title that is coming out in 2014. I know it is in pre beta form here and I don’t even know what systems it will be on, but judging from the production quality in the trailer I am guessing mobile and maybe last gen systems.  Oh, and Star Wars Attack Squadrons is” Free to Play” ,so I am betting there will be plenty of micro transactions to be had here. Needless to say my excitement went from high to medium after learing of the free to play mechanics and watching the not so impressive trailer. Still, I am going to give this game the benefit of the doubt and see how it turns out.  My hopes are no longer high for Star Wars Attack Squadrons, but I will still watch its development with interest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN0D8TU_TVE#t=13