{"id":12763,"date":"2019-11-16T22:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T06:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-review-can-it-carry-the-star-wars-mantle\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T01:36:20","slug":"star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-review-can-it-carry-the-star-wars-mantle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-review-can-it-carry-the-star-wars-mantle\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review \u2013 Can it Carry the Star Wars Mantle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
\nRespawn Entertainment \/ EA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order<\/em> is the latest in a long line of Star Wars games to be released over the past couple of decades. But does it have enough going on to differentiate itself from the rest of the pack? Read on and find out.<\/p>\n

In Fallen Order,<\/em> you play as young Padawan-turned-fugitive, Cal Kestis. Cal barely managed to escape the infamous Order 66 which signified the Empire purging the universe of all Jedi influence. Now he\u2019s hiding out on an imperial world and breaking down ships as a naval ship salvager. Of course, hiding out also means that he can\u2019t risk being discovered by utilizing any of his Force powers.<\/p>\n

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One day, Cal is breaking down a ship when its deck collapses and sends himself and a co-worker tumbling through the sky to their certain deaths. Cal, of course, can\u2019t let this happen and so he activates his Force powers in order to save both of them, which in turn makes him a marked man by imperial forces.<\/p>\n

These nefarious forces include the deadly Sith Inquisitors, led by The Second Sister, who arrive on the planet in order to hunt down any Jedi presence found on the planet. From there, Cal is on the run again but manages to partner up with a brand new ship and its crew.<\/p>\n

His goal becomes clear: Seek out a remote planet and find a Jedi Holocron secreted there. If he can find the Holocron, he can discover the locations of young folks who are imbued with Force powers like him. Then, if he can track them down, maybe he can jump-start a new Jedi Order.<\/p>\n

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First off, I must say that this game has some phenomenal writing and it kept me immersed within its gripping storyline all throughout my thirty hour playtime. Being a gamer who likes to check out every nook and cranny of a game, I did just that with Fallen Order,<\/em> but can imagine some faster-moving people finishing the game\u2019s campaign in less time.<\/p>\n

Cal\u2019s odyssey is a classic tale of hope, self-doubt, personal growth, and eventual vindication through sacrifice and a herculean amount of effort. You see, he was never given the opportunity to finish his Padawan training and become a full-fledged Jedi, because of the purge. Therefore, he feels rather insecure about being the one to restore the Jedi Order. After all, why would any real Jedi follow him?<\/p>\n

Cal\u2019s also not very gifted with the Force; at least not at first. At first, Cal can utilize some of the more trivial Force powers. Later on as you progress throughout the game, Cal can gain additional, more powerful abilities such as Force Push and Force Pull. These powers have been done before in other Star Wars games, but I must say that in Fallen Order<\/em> they feel tremendously potent. Here, they really seem to have a sense of gravitas and you really can get glimpses of Cal\u2019s potential as a true Jedi. Being able to blast opponents off of ledges and cliffs feels immensely satisfying.<\/p>\n

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Fallen Order<\/em> does seem to take a nod from platformers such as the Tomb Raider series. You\u2019ll discover new areas by traversing different environments and will even get to use some of your Force powers to access the more hard to get to areas. Along the way, you\u2019ll discover hidden paths and find ways to upgrade Cal\u2019s talents. You\u2019ll also revisit areas you\u2019ve already been to but everything is so well done that nothing ever feels stale or repetitive.<\/p>\n

Although this game is considered a Souls-like, it doesn\u2019t feel as brutally hard as other games within the genre. I\u2019d liken Fallen Order\u2019s<\/em> combat to be more in line with The Surge 2<\/em> rather than the overly-punishing system of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.<\/em> You can block and parry but it\u2019s a lot more forgiving than the latter title. There\u2019s even an easy game mode for those who want to breeze through combat and enjoy the game more for its storyline.<\/p>\n

One of the things that I really like about Fallen Order<\/em> is that you don\u2019t start off as some ultimate badass\u2014rather, Cal feels relatively underpowered and he\u2019ll have to use his guile and cunning to overcome his many enemies.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order<\/em> definitely makes a strong case for being Game of the Year material for 2019. It\u2019s got superb writing, is paced just right, and also have exhilarating combat to indulge in. I, for one, will be looking forward to any DLC that the devs release for this game in the future.<\/p>\n

SCORE: 91%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order <\/em>has some pretty nice looking graphics that make its science fiction-based gameplay truly shine. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig:<\/p>\n

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Respawn Entertainment \/ EA Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the latest in a long line of Star Wars games to be released over the past couple of decades. But does it have enough going on to differentiate itself from the rest of the pack? Read on and find out.… Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review \u2013 Can it Carry the Star Wars Mantle?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":6930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2724],"tags":[2520,254,741,2488,2527,1225,67,2486,2545],"class_list":["post-12763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4k-gaming","tag-action-games","tag-cyberpower-pc","tag-game-review","tag-game-reviews-2","tag-gaming-laptop","tag-gaming-pc","tag-ian-kane","tag-third-person-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17142,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions\/17142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}