I picked this game up awhile back and set it down pretty quickly. Not because I didn’t like it, but another game I was more excited about came around. For some reason though, I didn’t pick it back up until last week.
Funny enough, the reason I started playing it again is because my wife and I went to Disney, and walking around Galaxy’s Edge had me itching for some more Star Wars action!
So, I love Star Wars. I am in my twenties, so although I grew up watching all of the movies, I really was hooked on the prequels. Hell, seeing Revenge of the Sith in theaters was a highlight of my childhood. But even now I watch just about everything they put out(for better or for worse) and I can’t get enough. Also, I love Metroidvanias. And this game combines those two things I love almost seamlessly. Almost.
Let’s start with the good. The atmosphere, story, and characters are all great. I really started to connect with some of the main characters, most of all Cal and BD. They are both wonderful and charming protagonists, some of the best Star Wars has seen in a long time. Here’s to hoping they make a good show or movie about them!
The gameplay is good, lots of varying environments and obstacles to tackle, and a bunch of different enemies. The more you explore the stinger you get, and fighting enemies allows you to build out your skill tree and add new moves to your arsenal.
There are awesome moments throughout this story that made me either geek out or have my jaw drop, and I was so eager to keep going and see more!
Now, there are a few things that take this game down a notch, almost to a 3.5.
First off, the map design in this game is horrendous. It’s definitely trying to take after the Prime trilogy’s maps, but it’s such an eyesore. On top of that, toggling through the maps levels is cumbersome and frustrating. There are also horrible oversights when it comes to backtracking and making the map more interconnected, as you can spend a ton of time just trying to figure out how to get back to one small area you forgot to get a chest in. I really hope they fix this issue in the sequel.
I also didn’t love the lightsaber combat, most of the time. It just feels like constant button mashing instead of having a bunch of different combos available. You do have combos, but unfortunately to me very few of them felt satisfying to pull off. I hope this gets expanded in the sequel as well! I will say, the lightsaber duels you have throughout the game are kick ass.
All in all I really enjoyed this game and I’d recommend it to pretty much everyone who plays games. Bonus if they love Star Wars and Metroidvanias like I do!
Funny enough, the reason I started playing it again is because my wife and I went to Disney, and walking around Galaxy’s Edge had me itching for some more Star Wars action!
So, I love Star Wars. I am in my twenties, so although I grew up watching all of the movies, I really was hooked on the prequels. Hell, seeing Revenge of the Sith in theaters was a highlight of my childhood. But even now I watch just about everything they put out(for better or for worse) and I can’t get enough. Also, I love Metroidvanias. And this game combines those two things I love almost seamlessly. Almost.
Let’s start with the good. The atmosphere, story, and characters are all great. I really started to connect with some of the main characters, most of all Cal and BD. They are both wonderful and charming protagonists, some of the best Star Wars has seen in a long time. Here’s to hoping they make a good show or movie about them!
The gameplay is good, lots of varying environments and obstacles to tackle, and a bunch of different enemies. The more you explore the stinger you get, and fighting enemies allows you to build out your skill tree and add new moves to your arsenal.
There are awesome moments throughout this story that made me either geek out or have my jaw drop, and I was so eager to keep going and see more!
Now, there are a few things that take this game down a notch, almost to a 3.5.
First off, the map design in this game is horrendous. It’s definitely trying to take after the Prime trilogy’s maps, but it’s such an eyesore. On top of that, toggling through the maps levels is cumbersome and frustrating. There are also horrible oversights when it comes to backtracking and making the map more interconnected, as you can spend a ton of time just trying to figure out how to get back to one small area you forgot to get a chest in. I really hope they fix this issue in the sequel.
I also didn’t love the lightsaber combat, most of the time. It just feels like constant button mashing instead of having a bunch of different combos available. You do have combos, but unfortunately to me very few of them felt satisfying to pull off. I hope this gets expanded in the sequel as well! I will say, the lightsaber duels you have throughout the game are kick ass.
All in all I really enjoyed this game and I’d recommend it to pretty much everyone who plays games. Bonus if they love Star Wars and Metroidvanias like I do!