Sunday, April 14th 2019
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is EA's New Single-Player Star Wars Game Releasing Nov, 2019
We knew it was coming, and were patiently waiting for more news on a new IP from Electronic Arts based on the Star Wars license they have.. not made the best use of to date. Handed to developers Respawn Entertainment, who are on a high from Apex Legends and have shown how to create a new IP franchise for single- and mult-player gaming with Titanfall, the new single-player focused game is titled Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Respawn and EA shared more details on the game yesterday as part of the Star Wars celebration event in Chicago, and let us know that the central character is a Jedi padawan, Cal Kestis, who survived Order 66 and the destruction of most of the Jedi order.
Cal Kestis turns to scavenging on the planet Braka while hiding from the Sith empire, in a move that will no doubt draw comparisons to Disney's new numbered film trilogy. With merchandise no doubt a factor, we will also see a new droid companion called BD-1, as seen in the images below. Given the nature of the protagonist being a padawan trainee, there will also be a Jedi knight who will accompany the player as a mentor. Combat will involve strategy, as per Respawn, with the player needing to employ abilities and spatial movement to make the most of the situation. Enemy units will include the Purge Troopers, a melee-focused variant of the Storm Troopers, who have already appeared in the Star Wars Extended Universe before as specialized units dedicated to hunting down survivors of Order 66. EA and Respawn were both quick to reveal this will be a single-player only game with no microtransactions, and the game releases on PC and consoles on November 15, 2019. While we wait for more details, no doubt coming near E3 or closer to debut, here's a reveal trailer to hold you till then.
Source:
Kotaku
Cal Kestis turns to scavenging on the planet Braka while hiding from the Sith empire, in a move that will no doubt draw comparisons to Disney's new numbered film trilogy. With merchandise no doubt a factor, we will also see a new droid companion called BD-1, as seen in the images below. Given the nature of the protagonist being a padawan trainee, there will also be a Jedi knight who will accompany the player as a mentor. Combat will involve strategy, as per Respawn, with the player needing to employ abilities and spatial movement to make the most of the situation. Enemy units will include the Purge Troopers, a melee-focused variant of the Storm Troopers, who have already appeared in the Star Wars Extended Universe before as specialized units dedicated to hunting down survivors of Order 66. EA and Respawn were both quick to reveal this will be a single-player only game with no microtransactions, and the game releases on PC and consoles on November 15, 2019. While we wait for more details, no doubt coming near E3 or closer to debut, here's a reveal trailer to hold you till then.
50 Comments on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is EA's New Single-Player Star Wars Game Releasing Nov, 2019
Why hasn't EA forced Respawn to switch to Frostbite like everyone else? Is DICE/Frostbite on the chopping block? I mean, the fact most of EA's developers are English speaking and Frostbite is written by Swedish developers...I shouldn't have to spell out how many problems that creates.
Don't forget that Anthem was in development for 7 years before they were told to stop fucking around and get it out.
Not that it makes much of a difference but Respawn are made up of the folks who made the early CoD games so it could be a case of soderlund letting them do what they want as they have already proved they know what they are doing.
On a side note. The more money a studio makes for EA, the more support they will get from the publisher so this maybe a case of that as well.
One thing that is for certain is that soderlunds decisions ruined a lot of games. Not that EA or the investors care about small things like that. They aren't the ones playing the game
If it is as good at lightsaber combat as Jedi Outcast/Academy I will buy it at full price and I will upgrade my computer to run it at high settings.
There is really no traditional EA release I think, they are creative enough to find a new way to screw it all up every single time. Doesn't even have to be at launch, by the way. I still see them destroying Apex at some point in the near future. Its too quiet over there and too many good decisions were made.Why not just use RTSS then, so you have the same stats/counter in every game (with a single toggle shortcut)?
That said, if all they do is put lipstick on a pig then I'll wait until the bargain bin.