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Discover Coruscant, Capital of the Republic

Coruscant. A symbol of power, prosperity, and innovation for civilization. The capital of the Republic serves as a hub of cultural influence and home to hundreds of alien species and from across the galaxy. Still recovering from the Sith attack during the Sacking of Coruscant, the planet has set out to rebuild what they have lost. Though the pristine skyline continues to grow, the lower level districts of Coruscant have developed troubles of their own.

Access the HoloNet to learn more about the history of Coruscant and the struggles facing the citizens as they rebuild the planet after the attack.

This year at the Penny Arcade Expo, attendees were treated to a special sneak-peek of the Republic capital world of Coruscant! For anyone who was unable to attend, or anyone who would like to relive the video in higher quality, we invite you to check it out!

COMMENTS

Sat, 03/20/2010 - 15:13

Coruscant is my favourite!

Sat, 10/17/2009 - 06:57

wow I cant wait to actually be able to explore coruscant for the first time ever, i truly hope the game will be as great as it is leading up to and not have any of the problems SW galaxies had, otherwise it may be the best SW game ever.

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 19:24

I really felt I was part of the universe when I played kotor 1 and 2. this is just gonna be amazing. the detail that has been put into this game. I am a hard hard core rp. this storyline is gonna be it. if we get vehichles to fly up high in the streets of coruscant etc. I will be crying tears of joy. thank you bio ware

Sun, 10/04/2009 - 06:44

This game will last forever. JUST one more thing, when the next timeline holocron
Shall the dark side remain.

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 10:12

i can't wate to play this game its going to be like one big film

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 21:11

I am so pumped about Coruscant being playable- the whole planet is a city!!! This should be an amazing hub, they have captured the feel very well. I love the rapid traffic.

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 13:06

its a good thing that they are taking time for this game becouse then you get tis cind of awsome ****

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 06:17

oh man the graphics are going to be the best and cant wait to get this game

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 06:13

While I'm still not sure about the style of the charecter models, these environments are simply mouth dropping.

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 00:18

The graphics do indeed make me salivate...even better, SOE will have nothing to do with this game!

Yes...NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!

 
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 05:08

I agree NO SOE WOOHOO!!

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 00:12

Cant wait for this! This is something I feel alot of MMOs are missing: use of urban environments.

SWG used them in the sense that players were running the med-centres and the cantinas; both of which were required by players for "healing". Usually though cities dont seem to be used too well for acctual game play such as missions, and vast areas of them are almsot compeltely unused.

I quite like the idea of playing out various encounters in coruscant as a bounty hunter or a smuggler: getting into blaster fights in seedy cantinas, sneaking through side alleys hiding from law enforcemnt, or hiding on ledges getting ready to snipe with a target wih a blaster rifle.

If SWTOR is including a planet with is pretty much one big city then hopefully there'll be some content along those lines. =)

 
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 13:12

This is ten times better then wow, couse in wow every builing is in the same style. Per example they have build a house and the want another one, they copie it these guys are realy going to make things different and look better.
those artists are would make millions if i could say.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 21:45

Great conception of the center of the galaxy. I don't know if Bioware and Lucas Arts have already think about it. But I think it would be great to be able to explore the ruins of the jedi temple to salvage artefacts that may be still intact like: holocron, ancient artefacts collected by the jedi, the jedi archives, etc. I think it would be a good idea to make the temple's ruin a prouving ground to end a padawan's training, with a part of the temple tainted by the spirit of an ancient sith lord that escaped from his holocron. I think the last trial a jedi must face is the one of the mirror, he must face his own image, why not show his counterpart, the dark side version of him like in the force unleash. Personnally I think that would be awesome, hope you will consider my suggestion. Thanks for reading this and may the force be with you all.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 18:14

Very nice looking indeed. I admire the depth you guys attend on this.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 16:38

Looks... Amazing!

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 16:33

Hmm... interesting update ^_^

I love the colors of this planet,it gives the scene more luxury.

And for those that think this planet wold be huge...
Yeah the planet itself it's huge (like any other planet) but the I doubt that the playing zone is bigger that other planets...

In Kotor 1 the first planet you landed was huge,but the you couldn't explore it all... why? Dude it's a game,if Bioware wold want a entire planet to explore that game wold have like... 30-40 gb or even more per planet...

Good luck with the game Bioware! ^_^

Wynja
Thu, 10/01/2009 - 15:23

Absolutely stunning. I cannot wait for the game.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 12:30

beautiful O_O excellent O_O is just what i imagine this is looking awesome.

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 11:45

I wanna be a tester but I can't I'm to young but intelligent well I still think this'll be a awesome game

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 11:37

What an amazing looking place!

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 09:06

Great! can't wait be runing about there

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 07:23

another nails in SWG coffin....

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 04:13

Beautifully done! It looks like they really captured the essence of Coruscant. The textures and buildings looks incredible!

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 00:05

wow this looks good, remember how this game looked when they first opened this place? man this is going to look really good when completed

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 23:56

Wow that is well rendered, i wonder if there will be similar areas to KoTOR.

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 23:32

coruscant is cool but i really hope they add tatooine i remember riding my bike around tatooine with my buddies just cruisin till we found something who knew desert wasteland can be so much fun...just becareful with the sarlacc pit...

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 16:50

This city is going to be fraking great ! (I hope)
Hmm cant remember another Star Wars game where u cuold walk around on Coruscant so it is fantastic that Bioware and Lucas Arts are giving us this :D
Hope I get picked for beta testing , but if u guys are working on it right now just keep trying and read the comments on the other posts. There might be a way for U to complete
May the force be with you

starwarsisthbest
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 04:06

anyone know when this game comes out if it will be playbale for a mac

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 23:12

To anyone who wants to see the game reveal at PAX here's a link to the video of what they showed. Including the light side version of "Kill the Captain" and a female bounty hunter. http://pax.gamespot.com/video/6216906/

 
Mon, 09/28/2009 - 23:52

Nice vid, thanks for the link ^^

Only thing that I was sorta iffy on its looks was when the DSJ was running w/ his saber active lol; he was runing so weird lol, small ting, but it's those small things that ya gota love or hate :P Game still has a year to go so I doubt th y won't improve that small thing by then lol.

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 19:46

anyone know when the game actually comes out?or has it already cuz i dont know how to get it started

 
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 01:10

...Do you think its already out? Just look at the small content they have out. We have to wait a looong time, no release date yet :(

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 23:08

its looks pretty neat man i would so play this game!

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 23:05

THIS GAME IS AWESOME

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 21:16

I cant wait to play im a huge star wars fan ive played all the star wars games and i think bioware is doing a great job on this game.

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 11:45

i like the bounty hunter but trooper looks good too

 
Sun, 09/27/2009 - 15:13

Bounty Hunter does look good but it looks like they will only be able to dual wield pistols and not use 2-handed guns/weapons. But its in Alpha stage so its anyones guess. Trooper looks cool because he/she gets a big blaster, actual republic armor (we had everything but that in kotor 1 and 2) which looks very durable, cool melee and grenade launcher, and the take-cover option that jedi/sith warriors really don't have (even if they were to switch to a blaster we would have them outgunned, outmanned, and we would have much thicker armor as well as skill).

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 06:15

Take your time bioware and dont leave out that last tiny pixel because theres still a chance someone will fall through the ground :O

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 02:50

i think trooper is best.

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 02:32

what do you guys think is the best looking class so far??

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 02:03

not that I will attack them all on sight. that would be bad. I will watch you and attack if you make....a bad choice. see you on the battle field, boys. :-)

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 01:59

all sith will die. I my be a jedi, but I still follow the words of the farmers of my home word, "If you see a predator in your field, shot it before it makes a move." and thats what I will do.

Pyropapaya
Sat, 09/26/2009 - 23:30

Yes finally, coruscant will be awesome, I hope there's a lot of shops...

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 15:24

Well, now we already know what the next class will be, Jedi Knight

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 04:10

I hope we can explore the under city. Coruscant has always been an exciting world to learn about. But I hope they don't rush the developement too much. I think they should take their time to make the release all the better. After all, even a sith has to bide his time for the right time to strike.

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 01:27

this game is going to be awsome i cant wait till it come out.when does it come out

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:21

Nice, can't wait to wreck the planet along side the other sith troopers. We all know who'll get owned:P

Lol

 
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 21:42

wow i hope this game doesnt take forever to come out im so excited about this game it looks sweet

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 22:32

What up?

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