EA Play’s livestream is now in full swing, and events kicked off with one of the most anticipated titles for this year – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Thanks to the 15-minute gameplay demo, we now know the playstyle blends elements of FromSoft combat, Uncharted wall climbing and Titanfall wall running (it is made by Respawn, after all).
But that’s not all EA wanted to show, and on the ground at EA Play we got to take a peep at an extended version of the gameplay which gave us a brief glimpse of the mechanics and how skill trees might be accessed.
So, here’s a brief run-through of the extra bits we got to see.
The extended gameplay demo was something of a prequel to the public livestream: turns out that before Cal starts swinging through Kashyyyk’s jungle canyons like Tarzan, he’s busy swimming through disgusting gloop while avoiding the attention of several AT-AT Walkers. After making his way over to one of the mechanical beasts, there’s an Uncharted-meets-Shadow of the Colossus moment where Cal uses vines to climb aboard the monstrous Walker and bop a Stormtrooper on the head.
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After infiltrating the AT-AT and hacking through more Stormtroopers, surprise surprise, the player then gets to take control and have a go at wreaking havoc on the Empire’s base. There’s a pleasant amount of destructibility here, and using both small fire and larger explosive shots (which you have to build up a meter for) players can take out bridges, and eventually an entire spaceship. Oh, and Forest Whitaker shows up on your windscreen to say hi. (He plays Saw Gerrera in Rogue One, if you need a refresh.)