fertwild.blogg.se

• #JEDI KNIGHT JEDI ACADEMY REALISTIC SABER COMBAT MOVIE#

So, sadly, dueling with a real lightsaber would be nerve-wracking-and boring to watch. "You aren't there to injure the weapon."Īnd as soon as someone made an attacking move, the duel would be over in seconds because they'd either succeed or open themselves up to a counterattack. There are real-life techniques to push an opponent's blade away, but the perpetual lightsaber clashing shown in the movies' duels doesn't make any sense," Saleu says. "You wouldn't need too much force to land a deadly blow," he says. Salet argues that, given the incredible cutting ability and instant lethality of a lightsaber, combat would resemble the cautious circling and mental psyche-outs of a Kendo match, with the quick thrusts of fencing. Normally skills are irrelevant, but a newer player would usually go with two other jedis in their party who don’t have basically any skills. But what if lightsabers weren't fictions? What would "real" lightsaber combat look like? Scout is chosen for its skills, and preferred to scoundrel because of higher number of feats and repair being a clas skill. "It looks like the pretend sword fighting you see in the movies," Salet says. No need to worry about losing a hand like Luke did: The LudoSport Lightsaber Combat Academy website notes that students fight with a "soft polycarbonate tube containing a reflective film, with a rounded cap on the tip." In addition, the aluminum lightsaber hilts have sound cards and motion sensors-because why should you have to make the iconic lightsaber hum and "whoosh" yourself? Finally, if things get out of hand, the Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti provides insurance coverage for Jedi-related injuries.īut how does the lightsaber style of the films compare with real swordfighting techniques? Not well, says Christopher Salet, who teaches Kendo at Sword Class NYC. (No word on Ataru, though-apparently, the gravity-defying form demonstrated by Yoda in Revenge of the Sith is still in development.) In the Master Course, one studies Jar'Kai. For example, students in the Academy's Knight Course learn Juyo-Vaapad, the style employed by such lightsaber luminaries as the red-skinned Darth Maul.

If you live in Italy, that is.Įstablished by three friends in 2005, the LudoSport Lightsaber Combat Academy (yes, it's a real thing) aims to teach the seven lightsaber fighting styles elaborated in the extended Star Wars canon. Now, dear Padawan, you can train as a Jedi knight. You've bought the merch and played the video games.

#JEDI KNIGHT JEDI ACADEMY REALISTIC SABER COMBAT MOVIE#

You can check out Movie Duels on ModDB (opens in new tab), and be sure to keep an eye out for future content additions and bug fixes.You've seen all six Star Wars movies and eagerly await the seventh. My man even gives Jaden Korr (opens in new tab) a run for his money in the charisma department, and the two legends can finally chop each other's heads off in the same game. Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Jaden Korr on Hoth, in Echo Base. You heard right Cal Kestis heads, everyone's favorite Star Wars protagonist is here! Lightsaber combat remains a winner Multiplayer is a chaotic blast Impressive variety. I've also neglected to mention the most exciting inclusion: Movie Duels has scooped EA by three months, letting you play as buff, "Punished" Cal Kestis from the upcoming Jedi Survivor.

I've definitely only scratched the surface here⁠-there's all this movie content and some fights from The Force Unleashed, as well as newly-added remastered duels from 1997's Dark Forces: Jedi Knight. I accidentally killed Kit Fisto before getting my melon chopped off by the spritely old man.

Players can utilize different styles of lightsaber combat, as well as different blades for the best combat available. This one was a bit jankier, with an unskippable cutscene preceeding and what seems like a massive health bar on old Sheev P. Star WarsJedi Knight: Jedi Academy, is one such game. Palpatine from Revenge of the Sith as the purple team. For a final test run, I loaded into Mace Windu vs. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is still considered the best lightsaber combat in any Star Wars game.