Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a single- player action- adventure video game. It is set in the Star Wars universe after the events of Episode III- Revenge of the Sith.
If you are a Star Wars fan you should play this game. So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new video game.
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a single-player action-adventure video game
- It is developed by Respawn Entertainment
- It is published by Electronic Arts
- The video game is set in the Star Wars universe
- It takes place shortly after Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- It was announced during E3 2018
- A more detailed reveal took place at the Star Wars Celebration in April 2019
- The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 15, 2019
- Players take control of Cal Kestis (portrayed by Cameron Monaghan) as he attempts to survive while being chased by the Empire, including the Inquisitor the Second Sister
- Throughout his journey, young Cal will visit both new worlds and iconic ones from Star Wars lore such as Kashyyyk
- With the assistance of the Rebel extremist Saw Gerrera (portrayed by Forest Whitaker) and his mentor Cere Junda (portrayed by Debra Wilson)
- The gameplay is that of an action adventure game
- It is designed for players to “jump into a situation” and deal with it through “having a lightsaber and Force powers”, not to utilise stealth elements to avoid combat
- There is not an option to play a Dark Side path through the game
- In combat, Force usage consists of three different abilities
- These are Force “Push”, Force “Pull”, and Force “Slow”
- Stig Asmussen joined Respawn Entertainment in 2014 as the studio’s game director
- Leading the studio’s second development team
- The project was later revealed to be a third-person action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe in May 2016
- Aaron Contreras, who wrote the story of Mafia III, led the game’s narrative team
- This team included Chris Avellone and four other writers
- The studio also collaborated with Lucasfilm to create new characters and locations
- The game was created with Unreal Engine 4
- Drawing inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and the Dark Souls series
- Asmussen has said the team’s goals for the game design include creating a deep combat system and incorporating aspects of Metroidvania map design
- On June 8, 2019, it was announced that Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton would be composing the score for the game
- The former had previously composed the scores to Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: Battlefront
- While the latter had collaborated with the studio on the Titanfall series and Apex Legends
- The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Choir of London
- Publisher Electronic Arts announced the game at E3 2018
- It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 15, 2019
- A month before the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- At E3 2019, Electronic Arts showcased a 15-minute demo of the game
- Around two weeks after this on June 25, 2019, the studio showed an extended 25-minute version of the original demo
- A tie-in comic series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple
- It was announced on June 11, 2019 for release in September 2019
- On Metacritic it has a score of 84 out of 100
- Based on 23 reviews
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- It has a user score of 8,3 out of 10
