This week I went to EA Play to talk to the developers of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Lets go!
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Let’s go to the news.
This weekend at EA Play in Los Angeles, Respawn Entertainment showed off a massive gameplay
demo for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
In the demo we get to see former Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis wield his lightsaber and his varied
Force abilities as he joins forces with Saw Gerrera to help free the imprisoned Wookiees
on their home planet of Kashyyyk.
Cal is joined on his mission by BD-1, a brand new droid that is both Cal’s companion and
provides useful information and assistance.
Also seen in the demo were the new Purge Troopers, Inquisitor, Andi’s favorite Star Wars creature
the Wyyyshock spiders, and a menacing KX Security Droid.
We’ll have more on the demo and the new gameplay trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
coming up in a few minutes when Anthony talks to the devs so stay tuned for that.
But while we’re still talking Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Marvel announced a brand
new prequel comic tying into the game.
Entitled, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order- Dark Temple, The 5 issue mini-series follows Jedi
Master Eno Cordova and his impulsive padawan Cere Junda on the remote planet Ontotho, during
a seemingly simple mission that becomes much more dangerous.
Soon dueling forces of local fighters and ruthless security troops clash in a war for
the fate of the planet with the Jedi caught in the middle…because Star Wars.
The comic written by Matthew Rosengerg and illustrated by Paulo Villanelli takes place
decades before the game and will give readers a look at Cere prior to when we finally meet
her in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order- Dark Temple will be available this September
Also revealed during E3 was the brand new teaser trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
The all-new LEGO Star Wars game takes all nine films and puts them into one comprehensive
LEGO Star Wars adventure filled with all the quirky humor and gameplay that the LEGO Star
Wars games are known for.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is coming to the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
and PC and will be available in 2020.
D23 announced a couple of upcoming panels that will feature some Star Wars things that
may be of interest to you.
On Friday August 23rd, Disney+ will take the stage to debut first looks at the original
content coming to the brand new streaming service…including The Mandalorian.
Then on August 24th during the Walt Disney Studios presentation, guest will get a behind
the scenes look at the upcoming slate of films…which also happens to have a Star War movie in the
mix you may have heard of called The Rise of Skywalker.
For more information on these and all panels coming to D23, check out D23.com
And for more breaking news from around the galaxy check out Star Wars.com/SWS.
We are here at EA Play where Respawn Entertainment just released the first game play footage
of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
We’re going to sit down with the developers and find out what else we can expect from
Cal Kestis when the game comes out on November 15.
Welcome to EA Play.
Today we're talking Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
This is a single-player action adventure game.
I hope that Star Wars fans understand that we're really doing our best to try and honor the brand.
Stig, the demo was unbelievable.
For anyone who’s just jumping in, can you give us a high level what can we expect out
of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order?
We’re following the struggles and triumphs and journeys of our new hero Cal Kestis and
how he went from the moment before Order 66 hoping to becoming a Jedi to overnight becoming
essentially an enemy to the state.
What the real catalyst of the game is, he has to make a hard choice one day that ends
up outing him, then it’s just a story of survival.
When you’re working with a character like Cal, like you said he was on his way to being
a Jedi but was not yet a Jedi.
How does that inform the way we play?
Since Cal is being hunted he has more of a reason to just fight back and draw his saber
more quickly than normally in the past.
And that laid a very good groundwork for the type of game that we wanted to make.
Something that was more motivated and driven by combat.
We wanted to make a game where there was progression as a character and as a player where you start
off and you have less Force powers, less abilities, you’re not as skilled with a lightsaber,
and then over the course of the game you get better at it.
You saw that you can throw the lightsaber, there’s different moves you can do that
are more powerful that will break the enemies defenses quicker.
Cal’s lightsaber has a very unique design.
And so just as Cal is going to go through a journey throughout the game and he’s going
to grow and evolve as a Jedi, the lightsaber has its own journey it’s going to go through.
It is lovely to meet you, BD.
(BD-1 sounds)
Is this your first media appearance?
(BD-1 sounds)
Yeah, I know.
How are you attaching to Cal’s back? Is it like a magnet-thing in the jacket?
Is it just straight up talons?
(BD-1 sounds)
I just wanted a quick answer, just a soundbite, this dude’s going forever.
Now in the demo we were on Kashyyyk but that is only one of the planets that’s going
to be in the game.
We have a lot of planets in the game.
Some of them are familiar in the Star Wars universe, some of them are new that we’ve created.
At any point in the game the player can go to their spaceship and they can pull up the
star map and they can visit any planet they’ve unlocked.
The other thing that’s interesting about being set in this era is we do get to see
familiar characters in ways where we haven’t seen them before.
Obviously we saw a lot of Saw Gerrera.
Saw was always a very interesting character.
One of the themes that’s constantly re-occuring in the game for Cal in many ways is trust.
And he kind of along the course of the game makes these unlikely bonds with these people
that are somewhat grey, and Saw really fits into that.
Bringing Saw back, especially at this point of his journey, means that Forest Whitaker
is coming back as well, what was that like?
We had to record him just a few weeks back, we had to do it remotely at two in the morning.
But I’m thrilled that we got him in the game.
Having Forest actually in it gives it a certain cred to the game, it wouldn’t be the same
without him.
Is there anything else that we need to know going into this thing?
I don’t want anybody walking away with the wrong impression that our game is a very linear
game, it’s not.
It’s metroid-mania, it’s all about learning and finding new abilities and skills that
allow you to planet hop and open up new areas.
Bread and butter game play is really about exploring, using your combat abilities, and
pursuing the mission the way that you choose using the abilities that you have.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order comes out on November 15.
(Purge Trooper) You won't escape so easily.
Okay, I’m just gonna do one more thing though.
You can get more information at StarWarsJediFallenOrder.com.
(Purge Trooper) I will make you suffer.
Wow, very aggressive!
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You know what movie series has a lot of fathers in it?
What’s that?
Star Wars.
Yeah…I mean, yeah, but technically. They’re not all the best role models, though.
Right, but they’re there, they’re around.
And they mean well, a lot of the time, and that’s important.
Sure. Which is why we want to know on this Father’s Day weekend, who is your favorite
Star Wars Dad and why.
Mine is Galen Erso, because even though he abandoned his family to build a planet destroying
super weapon, he nicknamed the one weakness after his daughter and I think that’s very sweet.
You find the best in everybody.
Mhmm.
I like Jango Fett, because he’s head and shoulders above the rest.
(Rimshot)
Let us know your favorite using the hashtag #StarWarsDad and we’ll feature them here
next week.
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Thanks for watching and may the Force be with you.
There’s a lot of fathiers in Star Wars too.
Are there more good fathiers or good fathers in Star Wars?
Those fathiers were good boys.
They seem like good boys.
I liked that you saved everybody from having to send that Jango Fett tweet.
You saved everybody from having to make that dad joke on Father’s Day.
You’re welcome, everybody.
Dad jokes are for dad’s only on Father’s Day.