Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2154 Ratings

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  1. rebelizor
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    95% Boring climbing. Cameron's acting is the only highlight of this game. Totally overrated
  2. Vasot
    Nov 20, 2019
    3
    Don't listen to the shills that give huge scores THE GAME IS BORING AND A GRIND it's not entertaining unless if you are a masochist. I wish this was similar to Jedi Academy unfortunately it's a stupid Dark Souls-Sekiro wannabe title this is really disappointing for me. Overpowered enemies that you have to hit them multiple times with a lightsaber to be killed this is GRIND !! You shouldDon't listen to the shills that give huge scores THE GAME IS BORING AND A GRIND it's not entertaining unless if you are a masochist. I wish this was similar to Jedi Academy unfortunately it's a stupid Dark Souls-Sekiro wannabe title this is really disappointing for me. Overpowered enemies that you have to hit them multiple times with a lightsaber to be killed this is GRIND !! You should know that the PC version has Denuvo DRM it's a resource hog for the PC systam and makes the game stutter sometimes and causing issues in some systems. Another problem is there is way too much backtracking you just visit the same locations again and again and this gets boring fast as you have to play the same areas and the same enemies that you have killed are always respawn in the same area. ! The.camera system of this game is annoying especialy when there are multiple enemies that you have to face it's really problematic during battles and the keyboard controls are really BAD (A gamepad is surely recommended) as for the story too many plot holes feels like a childish Disney show..… Expand
  3. decourcy
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Wow, my review, which contained no swearing, was deleted. I wonder what I said that upset people...

    The game is 12 hours long including the mandatory backtracking on every level. The combat system is the exact same garbage as was in Force Unleashed. The story has more plot holes in the first ten minutes than most games ever have.
  4. DavidArkham
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    I waited, believed, and ended up disappointed. The plot, as always, is "Disney". 60% cliche, 30% repetitions of the old, 10% rubbish. Level design is satisfactory. The graphics are acceptable.
  5. coth
    Sep 6, 2020
    1
    1/10. Pricing policy is bizarre. Prices increased over 300% up for poor countries. The greed is insane.
  6. OmegaChase1002
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    I keep getting a message that says "your trial is over, the game will close now". That is not fair. There should not be any "trial" when I bought the full game. Either let me play the game that I actually paid for, or give me my money back. This is a scam, and I'm pretty sure this is illegal.
  7. ornitologist
    Jul 11, 2020
    0
    A boring game with the same type of levels, where from every angle a mob jumps and tries to kill you with one hit.
  8. FoxstarDarko
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    Others have said it already, but I came here and created an account to say that this game is an absolute pain. If you like Dark Souls and dying COUNTLESS times even on the lowest difficulty because even a lowly animal in the game is a serious threat, and also your force powers suck and you spend most of your time running around getting beat on by not only enemies, but the levelsOthers have said it already, but I came here and created an account to say that this game is an absolute pain. If you like Dark Souls and dying COUNTLESS times even on the lowest difficulty because even a lowly animal in the game is a serious threat, and also your force powers suck and you spend most of your time running around getting beat on by not only enemies, but the levels themselves, then this is the game for you! Otherwise, don't bother. Not to mention the roll/evade function is bound to 'Z' on PC and it is the most clumsy thing to try and press mid-combat. Just awful all-around.… Expand
  9. Rekso
    Nov 23, 2019
    3
    There is no desire to continue playing this game. If you remove the name of Star Wars, then 75% of the audience will simply pass by and give this game a low rating. And thanks for 13+ where with a lightsaber you can’t chop off people’s body parts.
  10. subarusauruswrx
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    It'S tHe DaRk SoUlS oF sTaR wArS gAmEs. Really? Could'nt we have just gotten another Jedi Knight or Force Awakened type game? There was nothing wrong with that format. Having to grind out skill points, and having all the damn stormtroopers respawn in the same place with tard level AI is super tedious and really takes away from the entire experience. I have never played a game thatIt'S tHe DaRk SoUlS oF sTaR wArS gAmEs. Really? Could'nt we have just gotten another Jedi Knight or Force Awakened type game? There was nothing wrong with that format. Having to grind out skill points, and having all the damn stormtroopers respawn in the same place with tard level AI is super tedious and really takes away from the entire experience. I have never played a game that made the character feel like less of a jedi.… Expand
  11. ravenous13
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    Seriously bad game. Tries to be uncharted sooo bad but fails miserably on every level. This game looks like it was released in 2013. The original tomb raider looks and plays way better and its 7 years old. This feels rushed and unpolished. The puzzles are lame and frustrating. The combat is boring af. The graphics and character models are horrible. Story is average at best. Not sure whySeriously bad game. Tries to be uncharted sooo bad but fails miserably on every level. This game looks like it was released in 2013. The original tomb raider looks and plays way better and its 7 years old. This feels rushed and unpolished. The puzzles are lame and frustrating. The combat is boring af. The graphics and character models are horrible. Story is average at best. Not sure why everyone is scoring this so high. Probably just amazed that an EA game doesn't have loot boxes. Garbage.… Expand
  12. DADAyalka
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    Dark Souls for kids, and nothing else. Very boring gameplay and bad plot. 60$ very much for this s**t
  13. WreckWren
    Nov 19, 2019
    3
    Pros:
    Some of the models look awesome
    Some of the acting is great A couple of locations look kinda cool if a bit too cartoony Animations can look nice Sounds good Making a lightsaber would be fun without the collectible grind Cons: -Runs like absolute crap no matter settings or hardware -Feels awful to control due to awkward combat animations, terrible hit detection & unclear    Pros:
    Some of the models look awesome
    Some of the acting is great
    A couple of locations look kinda cool if a bit too cartoony
    Animations can look nice
    Sounds good
    Making a lightsaber would be fun without the collectible grind

    Cons:
    -Runs like absolute crap no matter settings or hardware
    -Feels awful to control due to awkward combat animations, terrible hit detection & unclear i-frames
    -Moving around feels clunky and slow because of silly decisions like cancelling sprint on jump
    -Most environments look like generic, first-timer environments from the early 2010s with little artistic license
    -Climbing is terrible and an absolute waste of time, even the animations are appalling
    -Sliding sections are FREQUENT and BORING not to mention unimmersive
    -Combat itself is overly simplified and boring especially near the start of the game; finisher moves are recycled A LOT
    -EXPENSIVE
    -Mandatory anti-aliasing so useless for 4k+ setups without ini tweaks
    -Teeny tiny sickness inducing FoV that can't be changed without a .DLL injector (seriously? in 2019?). Breaks cutscenes if you fix
    -Humanoid characters cannot be dismembered/cut by LIGHTSABERS(!!!)
    -Ship sections are a massive waste of time and could have been cutscenes
    -Devs thought putting massively over-leveled, bulls**t enemies in starting areas was cool because Dark Souls did it, but the combat is so clunky and stiff that there's no satisfaction in it so this is just bad level design AND combat design compounding each other
    -Extremely linear but expects you to look at the map for long periods of time. There is no exploration, this is a linear action game that pretends to be open-world

    Honestly I'd pay maybe $5 for this - if it ran well, which it doesn't. Extremely disappointed, and amazed at all the people who were bought off to shill for this game.    … Expand
  14. BSDShoes
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    Game feels like a recycled Tomb Raider or Uncharted game, doesn't feel like a Star Wars game.

    I'm a big Star Wars fan, this is one of the first Star Wars games I'm disappointed in.
  15. ilozen
    Dec 4, 2019
    3
    It's a mediocre game. Generally it lacks polish and the design is not so good.

    During combat the camera angles are aweful and too often you end up with the camera showing a wall or floor, not knowing what is going on. Input is unresponsive and often the character won't attack, dodge, parry or use healing when you press the button. Animations have varying distances and timings so you    It's a mediocre game. Generally it lacks polish and the design is not so good.

    During combat the camera angles are aweful and too often you end up with the camera showing a wall or floor, not knowing what is going on. Input is unresponsive and often the character won't attack, dodge, parry or use healing when you press the button. Animations have varying distances and timings so you never know if your attack will move you forward 0,5m or 1,5m and last 0,5s or 2s. Sometimes you can parry the enemy, sometimes not (regular attacks, not heavy which cause the enemy to have an outline). Sometimes your blaster bounced laser deals 10% of enemy hp, sometimes 80%. Quite often your character gets stunlocked, where enemy stuns you with a hit and before you recover he hits and stuns you again and so 3-5 times.

    Movement is very erratic and often it's hard to jumps straight - your character steers to the side mid jump and you fall. The character often gets stuck on geometry and T-poses.

    Locations are badly designed - you often don't know where to go next, where you came from ,where you can / can't go. Enemies often attach you from behind or just after entering a room so you have no way of knowing / countering that and have to take damage. Often you end up using a one way that moves you to the beginning of the level and you're force to waste 20 minutes to get back (no exaggeration here).

    Skill system is very basic and lacks any depth - might as well be none.

    Save system is annoying and the fact that there are no autosaves or save spots before major encounters, boss fights is annoying. Especially when it forces you to backtrack for 10-15 minutes and/or watch few minute long unskippable cutscenes.

    The characters and story is meh - I don't really care for anyone or the 'mission' of the protagonist.

    Loot is risiculous - only cosmetics so if you don't care, there is nothing to find in the game.

    Pieces of lore are empty and obvious - you find a dead body, inspect it and your character comments "someone died here". O rly?

    Wouldn't buy it if it were at a 80% discount.    … Expand
  16. Deaden84
    Dec 10, 2019
    3
    Dull game play and uninviting boring character models. Feeling like playing Tomb Raider with Light Saber. I prefer to play Tomb Raider but not this one. Except nice environment graphics, rest of the scores are overrated as usual. I'm also fan of Star Wars but realistic one which is rare.
  17. greenisgood
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Trash game full of stuttering lags, played for 2 hours before my eyes and brain could not handle anymore. Impossible to play even from my external HD and turning the graphics all the way down to lowest settings. Do not know if the PC port is the only one suffering this horrendous lags and stutters downright making combat and platforming frustrating added with the immense strain it puts onTrash game full of stuttering lags, played for 2 hours before my eyes and brain could not handle anymore. Impossible to play even from my external HD and turning the graphics all the way down to lowest settings. Do not know if the PC port is the only one suffering this horrendous lags and stutters downright making combat and platforming frustrating added with the immense strain it puts on your eyes due to this garbage and unfinished port.
    Do not buy now wait a couple years until this piece of $hit gets patched to run as smooth as your powerful PC should run it, will probably be on sale by that time as well.    … Expand
  18. FrostormNidhegg
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    Есть падаван, который ВНЕЗАПНО забыл все свои способности, связанные с Силой, работает механиком на свалке кораблей и вот ВНЕЗАПНО в стрессовой ситуации использует Силу. Тут же прилетает инквизитор, тут же его находит, но тут ВНЕЗАПНО во время погони сваливается корабль с чуваками, которые тебя спасают. Как уже можно понять, сюжет просто гениален. Боевка - мусор. Это не Дарк солс и неЕсть падаван, который ВНЕЗАПНО забыл все свои способности, связанные с Силой, работает механиком на свалке кораблей и вот ВНЕЗАПНО в стрессовой ситуации использует Силу. Тут же прилетает инквизитор, тут же его находит, но тут ВНЕЗАПНО во время погони сваливается корабль с чуваками, которые тебя спасают. Как уже можно понять, сюжет просто гениален. Боевка - мусор. Это не Дарк солс и не нормальный экшн типа the force unleashed - здесь просто жирные враги, каждый бомж сопротивляется, блокирует световой меч (БЛОКИРУЕТ СВЕТОВОЙ МЕЧ, КАРЛ! Квай Гон этим мечом расплавил бронированную дверь метровой толщины). Никакой связи с Дарк соулс боевка не имеет. Есть эпизоды, когда ты скользишь вниз с ледяной горки, и эти моменты очень бесят, потому что управляемость в них нулевая, ты можешь развернуться и улететь в пропасть. Серьезно, вся игра кривая. Примерно начиная со второй трети игры ты бежишь мимо врагов, мимо кого это возможно, потому что драться нудно и неинтересно. Как вам экшн с фрустрирующей боевкой? А вот он. Уровни выстроены по принципу метроидвании, то есть на одной и той же локации ты будешь ходить много раз. А еще ты идешь такой на Кашиике к вождю вуки и понимаешь, что тебе надо назад весь Кашиик к своему кораблю идти. На каждую планету ты прилетишь несколько раз, и несколько раз будешь идти через всю карту назад. Локации - многоуровневые коридоры и платформы, иногда абсолютно непонятно как идти к цели. И самая вишенка - на планете Датамир есть самый бесячий саночный эпизод, ты катишься и должен два раза перепрыгнуть провалы, чуть занесет - улетаешь в пропость. Чисто первый Батлтодс. Прошел раза с седьмого, продвинулся далеко по уровню, а потом - деревня местных. Пробегаю привычно мимо врагов, потому что если штурмовиков хотя бы толчком Силы можно столкнуть в пропасть - бомжи с Датамира не спихиваются, у них иммунитет, с ними только нормально драться можно, а это чудовищно нудно. Кстати, бэкстэбов и контрударов, которые по трети здоровья врага сносят или ваншотят, как в Дарк Солс, здесь нет. Так вот, бегу я мимо этих бомжей, начинаю лезть по стенке (по некоторым стенкам можно лазать) - и тут мне прилетает выстрел из лука, я падаю вниз, но я не дохну - я приземляюсь на тот самый саночный этап. То есть мне надо скатиться вниз успешно и опять идти через половину карты в ту деревню. Игру удалил, допрошел на Ютубе. А еще на Датамире есть нежить. В Звездных Войнах. Короче, геймдизайнеру и сценаристу а так же их матерям, большой привет. Игра просто фрустрирует. Метроидвания с боевкой с закосом под Дарк Солс - это символ унылого игрового процесса. Финал сюжета - очевиден, так как события происходят между фильмами, то есть исход понятен с самого начала. Ознакомиться можно только на торренте, покупать - ни в коем случае… Expand
  19. Babutto
    Dec 25, 2019
    4
    This game is crappy. Why? Below.

    Pros.: - Nice graphics; - New SW story. Nice to see something new and fresh without Ryan Johnson; - Characters; - Reminds of Kyle Catarn and Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast. Cons.: - The controls are absolute **** Evade as "Z" on the keyboard? Are you kidding me? For PC users you need to buy the gamepad. Unfortunately, the developers do not send you a    This game is crappy. Why? Below.

    Pros.:
    - Nice graphics;
    - New SW story. Nice to see something new and fresh without Ryan Johnson;
    - Characters;
    - Reminds of Kyle Catarn and Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast.

    Cons.:
    - The controls are absolute **** Evade as "Z" on the keyboard? Are you kidding me? For PC users you need to buy the gamepad. Unfortunately, the developers do not send you a free one with a game copy. If they could think for at least a bit more, they could rearrange the controls as a default.
    - The physics are **** Numerous times you gonna fall without catching the rope in the right moment because the character is inches away.
    - Balance. It's a DS game, but even "the Surge" is more balanced. Here even the weakest monsters can kill you just because the sequence of their attacks is more effective than the response of your character to your actions. It happens all the time. After 2-3 hours it becomes annoying.
    - The whole upgrade system is **** What is the reason for using the force if the character cannot use it more than once-twice on the lowest and highest difficulty?

    Just don't recommend to buy it. Just watch it on the youtube guys.    … Expand
  20. GoodMorningAss
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    A disorderly game, where bugs,no traces of a lightsaber on the walls when you pass. No physics, terrible graphics.
  21. Exela
    Sep 25, 2020
    4
    The game is not worth the money. Boring, you will be forced to run around the same locations several times. I wanted to pass it through and forget it.
  22. dr_om
    Jan 1, 2020
    1
    This game is a total garbage and waste of time. Poor plot, poor characters, poor graphics that ten to change quality from time to time. Also PC optimization is crap. Fights are irritating. There are so many bugs and lazy programming that it feels like some B rate production from 2005.
    I registered just to write how bad this game was. How can they charge so much for such a bad game is    This game is a total garbage and waste of time. Poor plot, poor characters, poor graphics that ten to change quality from time to time. Also PC optimization is crap. Fights are irritating. There are so many bugs and lazy programming that it feels like some B rate production from 2005.
    I registered just to write how bad this game was. How can they charge so much for such a bad game is almost as mind blowing as the fact that so many people seems to like it anyway.    … Expand
  23. Satanski666
    Jan 13, 2020
    0
    Had some fun, but all in all it's just medicore game, at best. Had enough after some jumping puzzle on Dathomir, and uninstalled. Didn't have motivation to finish the game, wasn't interested how the story ends, so 0/10 from me.
  24. curzon_dax
    Dec 6, 2019
    4
    Way overrated because of Star Wars fans. This was clearly a copy-cat of various other games but of course in an extremely bad quality. This was clearly a fast money grab by capitalizing on an established fandom, do not waste your money on trash like this.
  25. tomcole123456
    Dec 1, 2019
    4
    This is probably one of the most average games that has been released recently and is only getting praise because the bar for a good Star Wars game has been set so low.

    The skill tree is bland and there is no skill that stands out as "wow I really want that ability because it makes me a god for a bit!" There is next to no reason to explore. The game is not hard enough to really    This is probably one of the most average games that has been released recently and is only getting praise because the bar for a good Star Wars game has been set so low.

    The skill tree is bland and there is no skill that stands out as "wow I really want that ability because it makes me a god for a bit!"

    There is next to no reason to explore. The game is not hard enough to really warrant needing more health stims than 3-4 even on the hardest difficulty and besides that and hp/force increases, all exploration does is reward you with extremely bland cosmetics. No customization of your lightsaber actually has an effect on gameplay.

    This is pretty much just Dark Souls combat put on a Star Wars game and people are praising it even though everything else about it is shallow. The story is insanely bland. The characters are insanely bland.

    Calling it a metroidvania is extremely disingenuous considering you get like four abilities that allow you to access new areas. If you don't explore this game and are playing on a normal difficulty, it is a 12 hour game max. 20-25 hour game if you for some reason want to get all the cosmetics.

    It is pretty pathetic that this game is getting the praise that it is getting. If KOTOR came out today it would be a better game in every respect besides combat and graphics. It is a worse version of Sekiro in literally every way but under the Star Wars banner. The gameplay is nowhere near as fluid as Sekiro/Souls games. The saddest part is that it has potential. More content and character customization that had an effect on gameplay could make this game amazing (and going away from the Skywalker era). It shows that there is slight hope for Star Wars games but it is definitely not a good game. It is an all but empty game that makes you want more in terms of a Star Wars game and all of us Star Wars fans know we will have to wait maybe another 15 years for a game that is on the level of KOTOR.

    Lastly, I wanna call out the professional "critics". There is literally no way you could call this game a 9/10 objectively. It is absolutely pathetic and an insult to the gaming industry and every single fan that wants good quality games. You expect these insane reviews from people that should be biased but from actual news sources that should lack bias as much as possible? Actually pathetic and every one of them should come with a disclaimer saying "I was paid to give this a good review" or "I am beyond biased" or "I have literally never played a 10/10 game in my life"    … Expand
  26. Proxyjames
    Dec 4, 2019
    0
    this game was pretty much terrible for so many reasons! lets start off with gameplay
    Gameplay: the gameplay just no shame rips off sekiro: shadows die twice but so much worse as the controls are so unresponsive, on top of that I had trouble with several bosses but that will have have phases of super armor and attack though all of your attacks and then will just ignore a perfect parry as    this game was pretty much terrible for so many reasons! lets start off with gameplay
    Gameplay: the gameplay just no shame rips off sekiro: shadows die twice but so much worse as the controls are so unresponsive, on top of that I had trouble with several bosses but that will have have phases of super armor and attack though all of your attacks and then will just ignore a perfect parry as in sekiro most enemies will reward you when you perfect parry them and the parry is extremely responsive, and on top of that I found using anything but the single edge saber is pointless, the double edge lightsaber deals less (even though it should deal the same amount) and the split lightsaber isn't nearly as good as just tapping the strong attack button twice. moving on to the platforming, much of it feels forced and bad like....WHY DO I NEED TO PRESS THE L BUTTON TO CLIMB!? DEVS I AM JUMPING AT A WALL, DO I REALLY HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT I WANT TO CLIMB IT?! and speaking of platforming and copying sekiro, you get the ability to swim in the same manner witch is a thing that is ridiculous to me because one of the first thing jedi's learn how to do is breath control letting them hold there breath for a great deal longer than a average person, the longest you underwater is maybe 2 minutes TWO MINUTES, my grandma with lung problem can hold her breath longer than that! your telling me a full gown ass man jedi can't hold his breath for at least 2 minutes!?
    Looks: the best thing is BD-1, cal looks super dumb and on top of that he gets two outfit: small poncho and large dumb dollar store ponchos, lightsaber parts are meh looking
    Lore: doesn't really fir with the current cannon, the writers just shoved as much from all the star wars movies and animated series into the game as they could, the whole dumb thing of the list force sensitivity children's names is dumb as hell because the information on it is already old and the kids are probably much older now
    the feel: its a jedi game....that doesn't make you feel like a jedi, your powers and saber can interact with practically nothing, worse yet when you hit something with it (a box, tree, jar so on) it just brakes apart, no satisfying lightsable blade sound or scorched marks. there was several points in the game in witch I was like WHY DO I EVEN HAVE A LIGHTSABER IF I CAN'T BURN THINGS WITH IT! as I was stuck in a puzzle that involved burning vines...a super heated blade made of energy....can't burn plants SUPER LAME. and then there is a part in witch you have to go around a crazy long obstacle corse TO GET AROUND A WOODEN BOX....couldn't cut the box, couldn't use the force to lift or move the box. it make me feel like I am playing as a guy who THINKS they are a jedi because they watched star wars episode 1 ONCE and then read a bunch of wiki articles.
    Play progression: doesn't really exist, in place of me feeling like I am getting stronger and leaning new lightsaber combos and getting new ways to use my force powers in combat, you get ONE useful move witch a baby could do (the overhead strike witch is one button push) and the better version of that and the rest is kind of garbage, even the extra lightsaber damage you get after you get all your powers back isn't a huge buff, barely noticed it matter of fact, most enemies died in maybe one less hit! and the force powers you get no new ways to use them just powered up versions of them, lets go over them really quick: force slow, dumb power, just gives you one free hit witch is pretty much useless. push: actually really useful as many areas have ledges and pushing dudes off is a quick and easy way to get rid of them. pull: kind of useless, there are one or two enemies that it works well on but it gets interrupted alot. and well that is all of them, pull gets a thing to pull everyone around you right next to you but that is super dumb as most of them will turn on there super armor and beat on you!
    in concussion, this game is just a bad and shameless rip off of sekrio: shadows die twice (and I compare it to that and not another souls born because of the similarities, has a main character you play as, is story based, has jumping and platforming, you only get the one weapon to use the whole game and you get new abilities and powers/tools to augment your play style) with a bunch of of stuff from the star wars universe, whoever gave this game a score over 50 is just a boldface lire and was paid to do so    … Expand
  27. MityaJ
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    Terrible controls on PC. Even first Dark Souls had better mouse+keyboard lol. Such a shame.
  28. torzonborz
    Dec 7, 2019
    1
    Below average game with a most frustrating and chunky controls.

    The gameplay is boring and very simple.
    Graphics is not very outstanding.
    The characters are terrible (gull-eyed woman and baby-faced "jedi", seriously?).
    Control comes to my mind only one word: terrible.
  29. jerkface910
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I just do not like this game. I'm about 12 hours in, so perhaps the final stretch is where everything suddenly comes together, but the bright spots are few and far between. I think the controls feel really sloppy, Cal can't be trusted around ledges, and loves to fall off them during some attack animations. Wall running does not feel nearly as solid as it does in similar games. Combat is more irritating than fun; locking onto enemies is key, however it's easy to accidentally press R3 and toggle the lock, creating chaos in the middle of a fight. Special attack animations feel overused so they quickly lose their ooh! factor. The load times for respawns are abysmal by modern standards, and you'll sit staring at the little load icon, daring yourself to quit playing.
    Another minor gripe is that while BD-1 can scan defeated enemies for more info on them, this window of opportunity to get the prompt is preciously short, and simply running a few steps away can end it. Also, some enemies have area-of-effect damage upon death so getting a scan means taking damage. I'd rather BD-1 just autoscanned defeated enemies instead of adding this odd chore.
    While exploring is fun, especially finding secret bosses, the chests lose their luster once you realize there's only a cosmetic upgrade in there. I've found myself not bothering with chests I can see if it looks like it will take more than a minute to get there. Similarly, the bits of lore you find (Force echoes) feel skimpy and there isn't even art to accompany them. If I'm going to go through the work of finding them, it would be cool to get meatier lore.
    Also, the fact you have to backtrack to your ship to leave hampers exploration; often when I find a new area I'm reluctant to explore just due to the slog of getting back to my ship when it's time to leave. I'd rather there were certain call points you could reach and the ship would come pick you up. With that same system you could choose where to be dropped off when backtracking to previously explored planets (which you will do often).
    As for the story, it's fine, nothing amazing. We know about Order 66, and we know what happens after this story. The only bit I was interested to see was the stuff about the Nightsisters on Dothomir.
    Cal is a pretty dull hero, genuinely the most interesting thing about him is that he has red hair. To me the best character is BD-1, your little droid. The ship's captain, an alien (forgive me I don't know what species) makes the same mistake the prequels did by making him *too* human, he seems like a little New York guy, not a member of an alien race who lived a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
    Overall I can't recommend much about this game from either the Star Wars angle or just as an adventure game. I actually don't know if I'll bother to finish it, which is why I wrote this review now.    … Expand
  30. ForeverRev
    Nov 23, 2019
    4
    Decent game, but I will focus on highlighting the cons:
    - Slow responsiveness. Makes the combat difficult since it doesnt respond as quick and smooth as it should be. You find it much smoother in a Souls game.
    - Unnecessary long animations. Those who have played the game will understand when e.g. opening crates, flying to a new planet or customizing your lightsaber. The game forces you    Decent game, but I will focus on highlighting the cons:
    - Slow responsiveness. Makes the combat difficult since it doesnt respond as quick and smooth as it should be. You find it much smoother in a Souls game.
    - Unnecessary long animations. Those who have played the game will understand when e.g. opening crates, flying to a new planet or customizing your lightsaber. The game forces you to watch the long animation play off every time.
    - Big areas, no fast travel. As you progress, you get deeper into the map. You will also need to get back. In this game, you have to WALK all the way back to your ship. Granted, there are shortcuts but it is still tedious to find your way back since some areas are designed like mazes. Lack of fast travel also means that when you need to backtrack to a map because there is an area you havent explored, you need to walk all the way there.
    - Enemy spam at times. This usually wouldnt be a problem if the game was more responsive, but it isnt. Each enemy will make you stagger and the game loves to throw a bunch of close range enemies as well as long range enemies at you.
    - Camera. At times, it is not showing what you want to see, making the game even more difficult and obnoxious.    … Expand
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#53 Best PC Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2020
    90
    Fallen Order is a must have for Star Wars fans and the best Star Wars game in years. Both literally and figuratively: the Force is strong with this one. [01/2020, p.42]
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 19, 2019
    88
    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gives its best on PC, delivering an awesome experience in 4K and 60 frames per second with advanced visual effects.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Dec 18, 2019
    80
    An excellent entry into the new Star Wars canon.
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