Exactly. That was a big problem for the prequels; we knew the general outcome. Even in RotJ it was pretty obvious the good guys (Luke included) were going to win. Return of the King suffered the same problem (the result was in the title). The big moment of the DSII duel was Anakin's redemption, and that build-up was present the whole movie.
The games, books and TV shows can go f*ck themselves, they all suck by comparison to anything the movies have. And that's excluding the PT. Their narratives helped theirs, but it didn't put it on scale with ESB.
Some of my favourites-
* Darth Malgus vs. 'Hope' (that's what I like to call her seeing as we don't know her real name yet) from the SW:TOR 2nd trailer.
* Luke vs. Brakiss (Jedi Under Siege).
* Tresina Lobi vs. Lumiya and Alema (Tempest).
* Exar Kun vs. Vodo-Siosk-Baas (The Sith War)
* Anakin/Vader vs. Serra Keto (ROTS game)
* Galen Marek vs. Darth Vader (The Force Unleashed)
Luke vs. Vader on Bespin
Obi-Wan vs. Maul on Naboo (It sucked when Qui-Gon was in it)
Obi-wan vs. Jango was good.
I haven't read a Star Wars comic in forever, always hated how the fights went though. Anyone else notice that 90% of the fighting in the comics involves a panel showing someone get punched or kicked in a lightsaber fight?
I thoroughly enjoyed the battle between Kaox Krul, Crian Maru, and her padawan, Dree Vandap from the short story Darkness Shared; it took Force-wielding duels to heights not seen before - literally. A madman, a marauder, a murderer hell-bent on Jedi death, intense rivalry, emotions enraged, entangled and Jedi tested, possibly the longest lasting duel in the entire mythology of Star Wars, and of course, an epic levitating saber battle all-in-one! But hey, that kind of stuff isn't cool compared to Old Ben and Vader fighting at the pace of tranquilized banthas (I actually do like that fight).
The entire brief tale of Darkness Shared (scans below for anyone who wants to read the story [although it may have already been uploaded on here in simpler format]) was overall exceedingly captivating and intriguing in itself, as well. Kaox Krul and Crian Maru seem like they would whoop most of the feeble PT Force-users asses.
From Wookiepedia:
"Darkness Shared is a short story by Bill Slavicsek, originally published in Star Wars Gamer #5, and since released on Star Wars Hyperspace. It takes place in 1,002 BBY, 6 months before the Battle of Ruusan. "
From Star Wars Gamer #5:
Darkness Shared Cover Art
Darkness Shared, Pt.1
Darkness Shared, Pt. 2
Darkness Shared, Pt. 3
Darkness Shared, Pt. 4
Darkness Shared, Pt. 5
Darkness Shared, Pt. 6
Darkness Shared, Pt. 7
Darkness Shared, Pt. 8
Darkness Shared, Pt. 9
Darkness Shared, End + RPG Stats
Unfortunately, when I copied them from Adobe, I was at 66.7% zoom, so the text is a tad bit hard to read. Of course, by simply hitting CTRL and the "+" button, however, once you get the full image will do wonders! Or just, you know, ZOOM!
