Star Wars Fallen Order

[Do Make Say Think]

Some very hot'n'cold opinions out there: some found the story to be excellent while others found it boring. One review said they should have played Force Unleashed instead Those games were awful if you ask me. Seems that reviewer is mostly driven by nostalgia.

Can't wait to get home to play it. Almost called in sick to play but I decided to not be a child about it.

 

[God King Fudge]

Hearing it has some technical problems and some frustrating platforming stuff, but the core game play is satisfying. As some one who doesn't care about Star Wars at all, this is probably a wait and buy until it's all patched up and at the $20-$25 price point.

Looks cool, though.

 

[bleedblue1223]

The gameplay is frustrating to me. It's going to take some time to beat the game, but it's not because it's overly difficult or because of an overwhelming amount of content.

 

[syz]

Think I might pick it up once it's cheaper and might just play Sekiro again in the mean time.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

The gameplay is frustrating to me. It's going to take some time to beat the game, but it's not because it's overly difficult or because of an overwhelming amount of content.

So what is it because of? Controls?

 

[bleedblue1223]

So what is it because of? Controls?

I like the combat when it is a 1v1 situation, but there seem to be frame rate and performance issues when there are multiple enemies. I think that part can be fixed in a patch.

The maps are giant and linear, so when you go to explore, it just becomes a chore to get back to the ship since there is no option to fast travel or just appear at the ship. In some games where it's like this, you can at least come across side missions or new and unique things when you make your way back, but you either come across nothing if you don't meditate or if you meditate, you get the exact same enemies in exact same locations.

There are puzzles you need to do throughout to advance, but it's just very repetitive, same with the enemies.

Some of it can be fixed with patches, some not so much. I'm not saying it's a bad game, those are just some frustrations. Lightsaber customization is good, but the other stuff is lacking.

 

[Juve]

Is there any character customization?

 

[bleedblue1223]

Is there any character customization?

You get to change the color and style of his poncho, the skin of the droid on his back, and the skin of his ship. All of those are pretty lackluster. You do get really good customization of his lightsaber though.

Everything else stays the same.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Some very hot'n'cold opinions out there: some found the story to be excellent while others found it boring. One review said they should have played Force Unleashed instead Those games were awful if you ask me. Seems that reviewer is mostly driven by nostalgia.

Can't wait to get home to play it. Almost called in sick to play but I decided to not be a child about it.

They were not great, but at the time, the mechanics of what you could do with the Force were pretty fun to mess around with. At least, that was what I thought.

 

[Nizdizzle]

The gameplay videos I saw for this game looked so blah for me. I don't even know what I didn't like, maybe that everything seemed so scripted (linear path through levels, with regular stopping to fight random groups of enemies). Maybe I'm just spoiled by more open-world or free-flowing games. Hopefully I'm wrong, because I love me some Star Wars.

 

[Juve]

You get to change the color and style of his poncho, the skin of the droid on his back, and the skin of his ship. All of those are pretty lackluster. You do get really good customization of his lightsaber though.

Everything else stays the same.

Does that mean I have to play as the ginger that looks like or is Ian from Shameless?

At least I get the lightsaber

 

[bleedblue1223]

Does that mean I have to play as the ginger that looks like or is Ian from Shameless?

At least I get the lightsaber

Yep, it is Ian from Shameless. Also the Joker in Gotham, just a random connection to Hamill playing the Joker and a jedi.

 

[Juve]

Yep, it is Ian from Shameless. Also the Joker in Gotham, just a random connection to Hamill playing the Joker and a jedi.

This game better be good then. His face irritates me now. I liked his character in the first three seasons. Then he became extremely annoying.

 

[Commander Clueless]

The gameplay videos I saw for this game looked so blah for me. I don't even know what I didn't like, maybe that everything seemed so scripted (linear path through levels, with regular stopping to fight random groups of enemies). Maybe I'm just spoiled by more open-world or free-flowing games. Hopefully I'm wrong, because I love me some Star Wars.

I've got nothing against a good linear action game, but I do admit it looks a little generic hack and slash in its design.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I've got nothing against a good linear action game, but I do admit it looks a little generic hack and slash in its design.

Sekiro looked the same way. Turns out it played beautifully.

 

[Osprey]

The gameplay videos I saw for this game looked so blah for me. I don't even know what I didn't like, maybe that everything seemed so scripted (linear path through levels, with regular stopping to fight random groups of enemies). Maybe I'm just spoiled by more open-world or free-flowing games. Hopefully I'm wrong, because I love me some Star Wars.

My thoughts are similar. It looks pretty linear, like you're on a narrow track that takes you through the level and forces you into the same encounters each time. I also haven't liked what I've seen of the adventure/platform elements, like running along and climbing walls, which don't seem challenging or rewarding because it's obvious when the map maker expects you to perform them. I get a bit of a feeling that I've played the game before, maybe because it looks a lot like Jedi Academy from way back in 2003, which I didn't like much. What does seem different and a little interesting are the Dark Souls-like boss battles, but I didn't like Dark Souls when I tried it, so I'm not too optimistic that I'll like them here. Anyways, Fallen Order doesn't look like my kind of game so far, but I'll give it a chance at some point and I hope that I'm wrong.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Playing it now. Just got the wall-run and enjoying exploring, it really does feel a bit like Metroid Prime and that is a very good thing in my book.

Combat is a bit "loose" but it works and also sounds and looks great.

 

[kingsboy11]

Got a few hours played this morning and I really enjoyed it. I'm not used to this kind of melee combat so the controls were a little bit weird to me to at first, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. I'm actually really enjoying the exploration more than I thought I would. The puzzles aren't too difficult, but you still have to think about it a little.

Ultimately this is what I was looking for in Star Wars Jedi game

 

[Kcb12345]

I'm enjoying the game so far as well. Feels a lot like playing a Tomb Raider game mixed in with Star Wars though but I'm fine with that cause I love Tomb Raider

 

[John Price]

It's pretty fun so far.

 

[Braun]

Is it like KOTOR was or more of a single track storyline?

 

[MadDevil]

So I get killed in the middle of a fight with multiple stormtroopers...and then immediately get respawned back into the middle of them to get killed immediately again. Fun.

 

[Static]

I'm loving the game. Playing on master difficulty and it's a pretty good challenge. The environment and style reminds me a lot of dark souls lite meets tomb raider.

One thing I hate though is the sliding crap. It is buggy and lame as hell.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Is it like KOTOR was or more of a single track storyline?

Single track.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Is it like KOTOR was or more of a single track storyline?

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