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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2011
First off, I am not the single source for all things Star Wars and other books written in the Star Wars Universe. So, for the life long fans who have read many different works of Star Wars fiction you may see "SWTOR: Fatal Alliance" in a very different light than myself. I read this due to just being a fan and looking forward to the upcoming game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Having played both Nights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 I also wanted to see the continued flow of the story line from those two previous games and learn some about the timeline that is set 3,000 or so years before the Star Wars movies 1 through 6.
PROS:
-My best reason for buying the Audio CD or book is the same reason they published the book in the first place. It will help you to become familiar with the events taking place prior to the game and hopefully add to the game experience itself. You could easily get away without this but it's a fun story to help you wait for the games release.
-The reader does a nice job. Not too fast or slow and with a delivery that allows the listener to paint a quality picture of the what's being said.
-Great for idle time. I put mine onto my iPhone and it was easier than dealing with the CD's, 11 in total, but I still get a hard copy for the collection.
-The sounds and "production" that go along with the reading do add a nice element to the story and help build the mood and feeling.
Neutral:
-I disagree, with some of the reviews, that this is too "Slow paced" or that we have too little detail into each main character's history and thinking process -character development. I think these readers are a little off in wanting deep character development or constant action in order to be entertained. The purpose was to introduce us to the timeline and start to familiarize us with characters that may be in the game or refered to. It did that just fine for me.
Cons: Only one.
-Although I felt the reader did a good job and the sounds and effects were cool I did not like the voices for all the characters, with the female lead voices as my main gripe. I may be a rookie when it comes to audio books but I was surprised to hear what sounded like the reader just changing his voice into a poor imitation of a female. I really thought they could have found true female voices for each of the main female characters. I also think this would have helped the flow of the story as some of the voices sound similar to each other and can confuse the listener.
For anyone that found my review halpful or interesting you may want to check out the videos on youtube about Star Wars the Old Republic and the "timeline" vids that give a view of events that took place from the prespective of a Jedi investigator. I think they have an entire channel now. I have also found the offical page very informative. swtor.com -It has a listing of the books coming out before the game. Three in total, 1st is Fatal Alliance, 2nd is Deceived, and 3rd -who just made public but not yet in print- is going to be called Revan. The last book will basically help link "Revan" who was a main character from Nights of the Old Republic to the storyline of The Old Republic, which is around 300 years down the line from when we first are introduced to him.
PROS:
-My best reason for buying the Audio CD or book is the same reason they published the book in the first place. It will help you to become familiar with the events taking place prior to the game and hopefully add to the game experience itself. You could easily get away without this but it's a fun story to help you wait for the games release.
-The reader does a nice job. Not too fast or slow and with a delivery that allows the listener to paint a quality picture of the what's being said.
-Great for idle time. I put mine onto my iPhone and it was easier than dealing with the CD's, 11 in total, but I still get a hard copy for the collection.
-The sounds and "production" that go along with the reading do add a nice element to the story and help build the mood and feeling.
Neutral:
-I disagree, with some of the reviews, that this is too "Slow paced" or that we have too little detail into each main character's history and thinking process -character development. I think these readers are a little off in wanting deep character development or constant action in order to be entertained. The purpose was to introduce us to the timeline and start to familiarize us with characters that may be in the game or refered to. It did that just fine for me.
Cons: Only one.
-Although I felt the reader did a good job and the sounds and effects were cool I did not like the voices for all the characters, with the female lead voices as my main gripe. I may be a rookie when it comes to audio books but I was surprised to hear what sounded like the reader just changing his voice into a poor imitation of a female. I really thought they could have found true female voices for each of the main female characters. I also think this would have helped the flow of the story as some of the voices sound similar to each other and can confuse the listener.
For anyone that found my review halpful or interesting you may want to check out the videos on youtube about Star Wars the Old Republic and the "timeline" vids that give a view of events that took place from the prespective of a Jedi investigator. I think they have an entire channel now. I have also found the offical page very informative. swtor.com -It has a listing of the books coming out before the game. Three in total, 1st is Fatal Alliance, 2nd is Deceived, and 3rd -who just made public but not yet in print- is going to be called Revan. The last book will basically help link "Revan" who was a main character from Nights of the Old Republic to the storyline of The Old Republic, which is around 300 years down the line from when we first are introduced to him.
