Respawn Entertainment’s forthcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, has had a handful of criticisms in the time before its launch. Some have criticized the game for having a male protagonist, for the Wookiee character models in the EA Play live stream, for toning down the traditional level of violence, and the design of the lightsaber. In a recent interview, game director Stig Asmussen discussed how protagonist Cal’s lightsaber has been fixed and how they arrived at the decision of his gender. Somewhat surprisingly, Asmussen stated that the decision for Cal to be a male was due to Rey, the protagonist of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. According to Asmussen, “We talked about different gender. We arrived where we were because at the time, Rey was the thing for Star Wars, and so it made a lot more sense for us to have a male protagonist.” It seems the ultimate factor in the decision was to differentiate Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from the current … [Read more...] about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Protagonist is Male Because of Rey
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Fixed Main Character’s Lightsaber
There’s no weapon in science fiction or pop-culture that is quite as significant as the lightsaber from Star Wars. With Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order due to release this November, EA released a full gameplay demo during E3 2019 offering a first look at the game that left some fans unhappy with the design of the legendary Jedi weapon. In an interview with Game Informer, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order game director Stig Asmussen addressed criticism from fans that felt the design of the main protagonist’s lightsaber lacked the vibrancy Star Wars fans have come to expect from not only the film series but games like 2017’s Star Wars Battlefront 2. Game Informer’s Leo Vader and Andrew Reiner spoke with Asmussen about the design of the weapon, specifically the lack of any bright white light in the center of the lightsaber. “We made a mistake on that one, and since then we’ve fixed it,” Asmussen said. “That was fair … [Read more...] about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Fixed Main Character’s Lightsaber
Respawn had to earn lightsabers and Jedi in Fallen Order
A few years ago at Respawn Entertainment, developer Stig Asmussen assembled a small team to make a third-person action game, which is pretty much exactly what you’d expect from someone who played an integral part in creating the God of War franchise. We saw what that project became at EA Play 2019. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is more or less what any Star Wars fan might expect, too — adorable droids, telekinetic Force powers, gleaming lightsabers, slumping stormtroopers — with a camera hovering behind a Jedi’s back. What we didn’t see was the multi-year collaboration, a sometimes uneasy relationship between Respawn and Lucasfilm, forged to create a game where the most basic elements click into a canonical story. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be as truthful as, say, the events in The Force Awakens. “From the very beginning,” Asmussen told Polygon, “we wanted [Fallen Order] to be canon because it’s a story-based, single-player … [Read more...] about Respawn had to earn lightsabers and Jedi in Fallen Order
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s Gameplay Will Be Linear
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is one of the many games that were featured at EA Play this Saturday. The first official gameplay reveal gave fans a 15-minute sneak peek of in-game footage that unveiled the game’s combat system, force powers, level design and many more. However, among the many features that were revealed at EA Play, the game’s director wanted fans to remember two things about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. First, Fallen Order is a single-player game, and second, it will have linear gameplay. In a post-EA Play interview by Gamespot, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s director Stig Asmussen shared his insights on the recent gameplay reveal earlier. The director revealed that apart from Metroid, which influenced Fallen Order’s level design, other titles such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls were also sources of inspiration for the game’s approach to “thoughtful combat.” When asked what the developer wanted fans to remember from … [Read more...] about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s Gameplay Will Be Linear
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – All Force Powers Confirmed So Far
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay has been officially unveiled, kicking off the EA Play weekend livestream and the official start of the upcoming week’s E3 2019 events. As expected, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person action game where players have to think tactically and take no enemy for granted. Protagonist Cal, of the few Jedi remaining after the Empire’s Order 66, luckily has an array of power to use to overcome challenges and keep himself alive. The powers available to Cal in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order are certain to be myriad, but EA Play offered a taste of what’s to come. For Star Wars fans who grew up watching Luke Skywalker learn to deflect blaster bolts and lift his X-Wing Starfighter, having those powers at hand is an exciting prospect. And even just the few on display during the livestream were enough to tantalize. Not every one of Cal’s ability’s shown so far fit into the canonized list of abilities that are commonly known to … [Read more...] about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – All Force Powers Confirmed So Far