Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order

                                                        'Remember.... Trust only....In The Force'

I am shivering with excitement as I write this. Where do I even begin. Star Wars holds a special place in the entertainment industry. It is a franchise that has deep roots to how we as audience have began to embrace and celebrate sci-fi franchises. Star Wars games have enjoyed a similar response in the last decade. Knights of the old republic from BioWare, force unleashed and several more gems which have cemented the legacy of Star Wars as a viable video game franchise. This generation saw a few lackluster releases like the new battlefront games. Ea has been struggling with the license as it is. Enter respawn, a studio who have made it their job to do the impossible. Be it titanfall, apex legends or now fallen order. Fallen order is a game that breaks every trend in the gaming industry now be it live service game, micro transactions or half baked releases. Jedi fallen order is a single player, no MTX present polished game. The game makes a statement that not only bucks current trends but also embraces the core concept of what makes a game fun. And take my word for it jedi fallen order is such a gem to play.

You are cal a Padwan on the run for his life right after the events of revenge of the sith. The story sets you up as you journey across the Star Wars universe in hopes of being able to restore the Jedi’s fallen order. 5 planets each filled with different environments, traversal, enemies and non linearity in its gameplay. Thanks to my small diversion to dathomir I probably unlocked the best thing ever in this game, it allows that freedom and begs you to embrace it. It has taken several brilliant ideas from existing franchises like dark souls where the whole map is filled with shortcuts and tie ins that make it satisfying to explore. Speaking of exploration from chests to scans there is o much lore in this game plus the cosmetics are bountiful all unlocked through playing the game. BD the droid that joins you on this journey is the sweetest companion ever created in a game. The moment to moment gameplay, banter and sequences are just so memorable with BD. All the characters from the ship captain, to a jedi who has quit the order the game ties in all of these fantastically written characters into a engaging story filled with twists and Easter eggs to previous Star Wars games and movies.

The gameplay, ever wanted to weild a light saber and feel like a Jedi. Well here you go but this isn’t the flashy ones this is also the vulnerable Jedi where the light saber is yours tool and aly not something that can save you if you don’t watch yourself.The scripted story sequences are also a delight and house some of the most memorable moments in the game from flying a giant bird to defeating a monster and even some super exciting chase sequences the game pits you against the fiercest of enemies and makes you learn to survive.
The music is phenomenal, hats off to the music director for nailing the feel of both the traversal and combat music.

Final verdict: Jedi fallen order finally quenched my urge to play a fun single player game that pays tribute to the wonderful universe that is star wars. Thank you respawn, y’all have created a masterpiece ^_^