Star Wars: The Force Unleased II story trailer

Star Wars is a strange beast in that normal video game standards don't always apply.

Fanboys (like myself) are often so starved for a good Star Wars game that they are willing to overlook flaws if the game that they do get is half decent.

This was the case with the first Force Unleashed, which was a good game, but not a great game. Targeting was a little wonky and there was an unforgivable amount of QTEs, but the overall product was enjoyable force-powered romp through the Star Wars universe.

I have high hopes for Force Unleashed II, where the additional time should have given the developers time to iron out some of those gameplay issues. What really interests me, though, is the plot. From the looks of the trailer above, you play as a clone of Starkiller after (SPOILER ALERT) your character is killed during the 'good' ending of the first game.

Cloning the main character always seems like a bit of a cop-out plot point to me, but I'm willing to give this game the benefit of the doubt until I get all of the details.