"Minus the almost. I was surprised nobody made a thread about this!"
"A sequel was greenlit before the game even shipped."
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Jason Schreier says a Jedi Fallen Order sequel was greenlit before the first game even shipped
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"Minus the almost. I was surprised nobody made a thread about this!"
"A sequel was greenlit before the game even shipped."
Well, they have a lot of room for improvements, hope they'll use their chance. Everything was mediocre to me. However, music and sounds were superb. Hoping they can pull off a Star Wars game which has the same quality as Titanfall 2.
Cool. The original was a good foundation for a sequel. Hopefully they don't pull a Darksiders 2 and completely change course into another genre.
So should the devs, tbh.
Also, hope the sequel focuses on another character.
Cool, glad companies overextending themselves and planning sequels before the core game is even played is still alive and well.
Thankfully, this game was certainly a well received and fun one, so I'm glad the team received that confidence early, but this stuff is always worrisome. Especially on a licence so prone to poor management decisions and lack of foresight as Star Wars.
Thankfully, this game was certainly a well received and fun one, so I'm glad the team received that confidence early, but this stuff is always worrisome. Especially on a licence so prone to poor management decisions and lack of foresight as Star Wars.
Wow talk about confidence. Although i'd assume sales are guaranteed based on the IP itself alone anyway good or bad. Going through it now about 6hours in and having a great time so far.
The thing is, if your game is a Star Wars title, and if it meets a certain quality threshold, it is likely going to sell. It shouldn't be hard for a publisher to capitalize on such a massive IP. Though EA really managed to turn a golden opportunity into a series of embarrassments, so I can still see why you think there is some cause for concern.
It's not overextension, it's good planning. There are plenty of people on a video game team who might finish their work six months or even a year before the game actually ships, and so it's smart for a company to know exactly what those people will move onto next.
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Hey while we have you, do you know anything about EA Motive's Star Wars game?
I'm glad they got a go ahead so early. It should mean the same people work on the sequel, which can only be a good thing.
Cool. Um, kill all those characters (except Merrin) and give us ones with actual personalities and arcs. In other words, Merrin.
Also:
- More bosses and no cutscene shenanigans, if you win a fight you win a fight.
- Fast travel back to ship.
- Better customization.
- Tighter combat.
- More enemy variety.
- Less predictable story (may be unavoidable due to Disney restrictions).
That will be all, please.
Also:
- More bosses and no cutscene shenanigans, if you win a fight you win a fight.
- Fast travel back to ship.
- Better customization.
- Tighter combat.
- More enemy variety.
- Less predictable story (may be unavoidable due to Disney restrictions).
That will be all, please.
Most of the sith, inquisitors and darkside users will probably be dead and gone by the time of the second game and LF is pretty strict about their lore.
Overall good news though, I enjoyed the game and I'm glad it's getting a sequel though I could do with it doing more of its own thing and less copying of Uncharted and Tomb Raider. The lightsaber combat was great but everything else felt fairly lacking or underbaked so hopefully a higher budget sequel with a bit more time to cook comes out better and hopefully a few more original ideas and expanded customization.
I wouldn't mind if it's going to be playing more like Force Unleashed, and less....Soulsy? Let me go all out with the ligbtsaber and physics, let there be destruction too.
Pfft. Baby Yoda is so last week. We're all about Babu Frik now.
That also reminds me of watching the Fallen Order "making of" documentary where they discuss certain characters and this fella was presented, who wasn't in the first game afaik. Is that maybe someone we're going to see in the sequel?
Edit: He does make a short appearance, my bad.
Edit: He does make a short appearance, my bad.
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I love me some Respawn but do people really believe this?
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Thats a pretty dope design. Would love to see Mr.Freeze in Star Wars.That also reminds me of watching the Fallen Order "making of" documentary where they discuss certain characters and this fella was presented, who wasn't in the first game afaik. Is that maybe someone we're going to see in the sequel?
I don't mean financially obviously, just critically/game reception wise. They're one of the few studios EA have that hasn't made a step wrong.
Sounds about right. Companies usually have a good inclination if a game is going to perform well before release so it makes sense to greenlight a sequel right away.
My apologies, I mean't to invoke that many industries tend to plan further ahead then they often Should, and that when the potential failure of a landmark title puts many people at risk of losing progress on an already green-lit or in production sequel, that's generally poor planning.
It's happened far too often in the industry, but you are totally correct that it's important to leverage devs properly so that they can continue to work after their part has finished in a project. A lot of different members of a team finish early before shipping, as you said.
In any case, this is a good thing for this team, and I'm happy that they are continuing to work on what may become a successful franchise of games! Thanks for your clarification, you do good work!
