Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was not originally conceived as Star Wars. A suggestion from EA guided the game in the right direction.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order brings high expectations. Fans of Star Wars have long been waiting for a new major single-player game. Originally, Jedi: Fallen Order was not even intended to be a title in the Star Wars universe.
What was said? The magazine Gamespot spoke with Stig Asmussen from the development team and touched on the origins of the game. It turns out that Respawn did not actually want to make a game in the “Star Wars” universe.
Instead, they had just pitched another game and presented a demo that had similarities to SoulsBorne games from FromSoftware. The people at EA then said they saw something in the demo that would fit very well for a “Star Wars” game.
The gameplay mechanics existed before the story: The developers accepted the offer. This was hardly a problem in development, as most gameplay mechanics were easy to adapt and transform. There had hardly been any thoughts about the story at that point; first, the gameplay had to work.
Thus, the core mechanics could be easily transferred and adapted into Jedi: Fallen Order. The intended game was also supposed to have a strong focus on melee action, just as will now be the case with lightsaber swinging.
Players should be able to live out power fantasy: However, Jedi: Fallen Order will likely have a significantly different difficulty level than the Soulsborne games for which the developer FromSoftware is famous.
This is mainly because with Star Wars, a larger player base is addressed and not just a relatively small niche that seeks particularly tough challenges. Moreover, you step into the role of an aspiring Jedi, where players should feel powerful.
This means, however, that Jedi: Fallen Order will not be a walk in the park. Almost every enemy has some counters against the main character Cal and requires an appropriate strategy to be defeated. Especially in combination, the enemies should act cleverly.
Are you looking forward to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? Or would you have preferred a significantly harder game?
