Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4322 Ratings

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  1. onlytowritethis
    Dec 1, 2019
    6
    Preface:
    1) I enjoy watching star wars movies, but would not consider myself a fan of star wars franchise.
    2) I like playing video games for their stories, that also have fluid and intuitive game mechanics. I give this game a 6/10. The good: The story telling and graphics are great, although the graphics can get choppy at times. The bad: The game controls and map design.    Preface:
    1) I enjoy watching star wars movies, but would not consider myself a fan of star wars franchise.
    2) I like playing video games for their stories, that also have fluid and intuitive game mechanics.

    I give this game a 6/10.

    The good:
    The story telling and graphics are great, although the graphics can get choppy at times.

    The bad:
    The game controls and map design.

    The game controls are not great. I find myself constantly frustrated with where my character jumps/walks, and where I intended them to jump/walk. In terms of fighting, I felt like the developers tried making the fighting mechanics like in the God of War game, but FAILED. Since the lightsaber is your only weapon (like the axe or chains in GoW), the feel of your weapon in the fights should feel fluid, but they don't. Your constantly finding yourself swinging at the air only to be sideswipped by some spitting spider or some other creature.

    I also do not like how the game locks you out of certain areas of the map based on your abilities, it is not intuitive to the game player. In the game you have to learn new abilities (i.e. wall jump, use force push/pull, etc) to enter areas. I found myself extremely frustrated trying to access areas that I could see, only to find out that I couldn't push down a bridge somewhere totally else on the map because I didn't learn the force push yet.

    Also I do not know of any other games with this type of 3D map layout, but it is confusing and not very well designed. However I'm guessing the developers designed it the way they did because the maps are all multi-verticle with several stories on each map? IDK but I also found it not to be very intuitive.    … Expand
  2. BdzPtz7
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    There are two major flaws that I have found with this game that are absolutely infuriating. The first is the hopeless platforming where constantly the character decides to miss the platform or rope and fall to his death. No matter how close to the target I am. Secondly the combat is infuriating due to the near inability to time blocking against multiple enemies as stamina runs out way toThere are two major flaws that I have found with this game that are absolutely infuriating. The first is the hopeless platforming where constantly the character decides to miss the platform or rope and fall to his death. No matter how close to the target I am. Secondly the combat is infuriating due to the near inability to time blocking against multiple enemies as stamina runs out way to quickly even against two enemies. It is near impossible to be able to time this on the higher difficulties. Story however is good just gameplay frustrations.… Expand
  3. Velodor
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    "Uncharted 5: Jedi shenanigans". It's an Uncharted game in a Star Wars universe, bolted on the over played Souls-like combat and mediation areas (bonfires). This game offers nothing new for video game fans. It's one redeeming feature is the Star Wars story but it's not enough to pull the game together..b
    Finally, the load times are ridiculous, in a PS4 Pro, loaded on to an SSD and still    "Uncharted 5: Jedi shenanigans". It's an Uncharted game in a Star Wars universe, bolted on the over played Souls-like combat and mediation areas (bonfires). This game offers nothing new for video game fans. It's one redeeming feature is the Star Wars story but it's not enough to pull the game together..b
    Finally, the load times are ridiculous, in a PS4 Pro, loaded on to an SSD and still waiting well over a minute for a respawn.    … Expand
  4. Bigdaddymike454
    Jan 7, 2020
    6
    Overall a decent star wars game but there's more wrong then right in it. Found some of the graphics to be a little sloppy but the story and cut scenes are kinda ok. Feels like "good enough" is what they we're aiming for. I enjoyed the open map although i lost interest real fast in exploring once i realised 95% of it gets you useless cosmetic crap that doesn't up anything skill wise. TheOverall a decent star wars game but there's more wrong then right in it. Found some of the graphics to be a little sloppy but the story and cut scenes are kinda ok. Feels like "good enough" is what they we're aiming for. I enjoyed the open map although i lost interest real fast in exploring once i realised 95% of it gets you useless cosmetic crap that doesn't up anything skill wise. The fighting aspect was the real disappointment. Kinda halfway between a hack and slash and a precise fighting game it just kind of came out **** Can't figure out the parrying timing to savemy life and when i manage to do it i get knocked back while the opponent follows through with his attack yet somehow they seem to very easily block my attacks. And i don't understand for the life of me why it would take 4 hits with a LIGHTSABER to kill a godamn rat. If nothing else at least playing this game helps you understand how the Jedi were so easily decimated!… Expand
  5. watchoutch02
    Dec 4, 2022
    6
    I mean, it was ok, at times. Visually it was nice, most of the time. Frustrating? Most of the time. Repetitive? Most of the time. Plus the worlds are endless and on multiple levels. I don't know how many times I got lost. When I finished it, I never touched it again.
  6. painava
    Feb 15, 2021
    7
    Completed in Jedi Master difficulty (hard, offers enough challenge). Good story and score. Really nails the Star Wars atmosphere. When it works, it works pretty well. But there are tons of major issues. The game lacks originality. Almost everything has been "stolen" from other games (like Dark Souls, Sekiro, Uncharted and Tomb Raider), but this game doesn't reach the quality of the gamesCompleted in Jedi Master difficulty (hard, offers enough challenge). Good story and score. Really nails the Star Wars atmosphere. When it works, it works pretty well. But there are tons of major issues. The game lacks originality. Almost everything has been "stolen" from other games (like Dark Souls, Sekiro, Uncharted and Tomb Raider), but this game doesn't reach the quality of the games it's copying. The combat is not half as smooth or precise as in Sekiro. The puzzles aren't as engaging as the puzzles in Tomb Raider and so on. There's no fast travel (only shortcuts), the load times are too long, the game rewards exploration mainly with news PONCHOS (are you kidding me) and story memories, plus there are tons of bugs and glitches. Enemy AI is particularly bad. No one would speak highly of this game if it weren't Star Wars. It's not a bad game, but it certainly lacks any kind of polish it deserves.… Expand
  7. kerkerer
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    This could have been great.

    This game starts very promising. The story and cut scenes at the beginning is something Disney should take as an inspiration on how to do a proper Star Wars movie. The first very linear parts of game play look and feel great. Unfortunately the rest of the game doesn't keep up with that. The story evolves into basic "find some very important things    This could have been great.

    This game starts very promising. The story and cut scenes at the beginning is something Disney should take as an inspiration on how to do a proper Star Wars movie. The first very linear parts of game play look and feel great.

    Unfortunately the rest of the game doesn't keep up with that. The story evolves into basic "find some very important things scattered around some planets" and can't be saved by some minor twists at the end. The game play tries to be something like Soulslike meets Zelda and still has a few highlights now and then, but overall the design is at mediocre quality. Many places look boring and empty, many of those puzzle elements are very uninspired and the levels often are not well thought out. There is this strange mix of puzzle and platforming that leaves you wondering whether you are doing something wrong or doing the wrong thing at all. Zelda gets this done a lot better.

    The worst part is the placement of save points. Often you start at a save point, then walk, climb and swim through dull places, watch repetitive animations of your character crawling through holes and cracks in walls and after several minutes where literally nothing happens, sometimes literally without a single enemy, you get into a difficult fight... if you die here before you reach the next save point, you have to repeat all that waste of time, which made it hard for me to enjoy the game at a higher difficulty.

    But it still is a solid game, with good presentation and overall mostly solid game play. And without loot boxes, micro payments or other scam (as the game is from EA this is worth mentioning). So if you are into Star Wars and got nothing else to play, you can give it a try.    … Expand
  8. Zeak
    Jan 11, 2022
    7
    I generally enjoyed this adventure. At its peak the game feels and looks fantastic. The maps are super detailed and convoluted. I loved how the game tried to teach me the lore as I played - small chunks of info, well digestible. Visually it's stunning, especially the scrapyard. PS5 controller support is almost perfect. Can't say the same about the fight mechanics though. I'm not a huge fanI generally enjoyed this adventure. At its peak the game feels and looks fantastic. The maps are super detailed and convoluted. I loved how the game tried to teach me the lore as I played - small chunks of info, well digestible. Visually it's stunning, especially the scrapyard. PS5 controller support is almost perfect. Can't say the same about the fight mechanics though. I'm not a huge fan of Souls-likes but I feel like FO hasn't reached the same level of responsiveness. It's an animation-led fighting game which makes it hard to time your actions. Input lag is also there which makes it even more painful. I've lost too many basic fights because of how unresponsive the whole system was which felt demotivating. Also, the fact that your stamina/force level doesn't recharge all the way up unless you hit enemies and only gives you enough for one force punch/pull before you run out makes it really infuriating. I'm a jedi, let me use my force whenever I want. Cool with having to recharge it, but why limit me? Give me the ability to do cool combos whenever. Make it harder for me elsewhere.

    Knowing that there's definitely a sequel coming up, I wish they work on the fighting mechanics all whilst keeping doing a great job with their level design, traversal, puzzles and stunning landscapes.

    UPD I don't mind the story that much. It's not going to win Pulitzer for writing, but, let's face it, all SW movies had super basic narratives. Dichotomy at its purest. So all the comments shaming the game for not having a better story - valid, but kinda stupid at the same time.    … Expand
  9. PiWright
    Dec 3, 2019
    6
    A decent game. I enjoyed it as a Star Wars fan, but otherwise it was pretty forgettable. The gameplay was decent, but I came across a number of glitches. There was also trouble with the AI, as enemies would frequently stop attacking me mid-battle and begin to walk away. The story was okay. None of the characters were developed very well and it all felt rushed. It seemed written to elicit aA decent game. I enjoyed it as a Star Wars fan, but otherwise it was pretty forgettable. The gameplay was decent, but I came across a number of glitches. There was also trouble with the AI, as enemies would frequently stop attacking me mid-battle and begin to walk away. The story was okay. None of the characters were developed very well and it all felt rushed. It seemed written to elicit a certain emotional payout but without any of the legwork necessary to get the player there. I found this most true with the ending. I won't spoil anything, but I thought it was extremely lackluster and that the conclusion had not been properly built to.… Expand
  10. CSYBR
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    EA making games without microtransactions? great game play(reminds a little souls style), good characters, only the end left to be desired for me.
  11. Elite_Soldier
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    This game takes clear inspiration from previous PlayStation IP. Its traversal mechanics are similar to Uncharted, with branching paths and sci-fi exploration like Ratchet & Clank, as well as combat similar to the new GOW. It is, however, not as good or polished as those. Exploring the biomes and simply progressing the story was enjoyable. Even this late in the game cycle, however, thereThis game takes clear inspiration from previous PlayStation IP. Its traversal mechanics are similar to Uncharted, with branching paths and sci-fi exploration like Ratchet & Clank, as well as combat similar to the new GOW. It is, however, not as good or polished as those. Exploring the biomes and simply progressing the story was enjoyable. Even this late in the game cycle, however, there are numerous bugs, glitches, and frame issues. Furthermore, the game's combat and story are unappealing. The last hour or so, however, was fantastic, but it was far too late.… Expand
  12. Treegh
    Jun 28, 2022
    7
    This star wars looks good enough and gameplay and control are average not too exciting however
  13. Tomplexthis
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    One of the shortest games i ever played, takes the entire game...
    To make your custom lightsaber, then it ends. there just isnt alot too do.
    It felt pretty solid, not terrible story, but its ending is the worst part of it.
    Good for 1 playthrough, then forget it
  14. Curllee
    Nov 30, 2019
    7
    This is no doubt a fun game if you want to scratch that Star Wars singleplayer game itch you probably have had awhile. The story is decent, the combat is very challenging, and has just enough tropes included to recognize this as a Star Wars game. But there are 3 major negative points (hence the 7 score) which makes this game fall short of being the SW singleplayer game I always wishedThis is no doubt a fun game if you want to scratch that Star Wars singleplayer game itch you probably have had awhile. The story is decent, the combat is very challenging, and has just enough tropes included to recognize this as a Star Wars game. But there are 3 major negative points (hence the 7 score) which makes this game fall short of being the SW singleplayer game I always wished for. First, the load time on the PS4 version I played is horrendous. It takes at least 30 seconds to reload from any last checkpoint; unbearable for a game where you will die alot. Second, there are no space battles in the game. What is Star Wars without space battles? And third, the customization is lackluster and as basic as it gets. There is nothing remarkable about the ponchos or the lightsaber options. It would have been nice if they had each lightsaber part have a unique perk. And another minor gripe is that the platforming and combat with creatures is a bit too much for a SW game. But, it was a still a fun game to play over my holiday break.… Expand
  15. winzentween
    Nov 16, 2019
    7
    Hello. This isn't so much a review of the game (which is fine on all systems but best on pc), as a warning to all those relying on this site.

    There has been a number of paid shill reviews from 'powers that be' with...wait for it... fake low scores. Yes that's right it is now a new marketing trick at my company (who is employed by others to promote and "influence" products), to 1)    Hello. This isn't so much a review of the game (which is fine on all systems but best on pc), as a warning to all those relying on this site.

    There has been a number of paid shill reviews from 'powers that be' with...wait for it... fake low scores. Yes that's right it is now a new marketing trick at my company (who is employed by others to promote and "influence" products), to 1) write fake positive reviews on all sites and social media but 2) to post fake bad reviews which are poorly written.

    I'll explain. If you look over the RED negative reviews of 5 and under you will notice that not only are they short and poorly written but they have terrible grammar and spelling. They are intentionally bad. Too bad to be genuine with the intent to cause a reader who is unsure, to believe the RED reviews are written by idiots. This is a clever new trick to counter review bombing but review bombing is often a legitimate form of protest if a game is bad while this is a very sneaky practice I do not agree with.

    The irony is the game is average to good but the powers that be (i cant name them for obvious reasons) are paying to ensure as many people are snared in the lie that its a 10 perfect game as possible. We should be seeing far more yellow average reviews but the tribal camp mentality has made it a yay or nay arena with the nay now being discredited. These practices are all about never ending escalation because the publishers declared war on their customers once Whales and addicts became a reliable form of alternative income.

    So when looking at this games score...please bare in mind that many of the negative reviews are intentionally illiterate / illegitimate with a view to making you believe only the positive and make a purchase. But the good news is the game is average and fine to buy, though it has some severe tech issues right now on consoles.

    I was not paid to write this but colleagues were paid to write some of the green and reds. This is the world we live in but there are sites which actually will help you spot the fake reviews. Just because I work for them does not mean I have to like it. May the force be with you :)    … Expand
  16. Bilboswagginz
    Dec 1, 2019
    6
    Star wars fans are like sonic fans. Abused and focused on when things were really good. So when any half decent game comes along it's hailed like the coming of the messiah. So yeah, this is the best star wars game put out by disney since their ownership of the franchise, but with the battlefront and mobile games to compare to, that aint sayin much. We got aight combat with some fun assStar wars fans are like sonic fans. Abused and focused on when things were really good. So when any half decent game comes along it's hailed like the coming of the messiah. So yeah, this is the best star wars game put out by disney since their ownership of the franchise, but with the battlefront and mobile games to compare to, that aint sayin much. We got aight combat with some fun ass platforming and level exploration. But damn this game is buggy and has no progression except for pain reskins. Out of the over 100 chests in the game only 8 have things that are not cosmetics. There are certain portions that are just ruined by buggy game play and braindead AI.… Expand
  17. xtro01
    Nov 27, 2019
    6
    I dont think it would be ranked as high without the Star wars branding. Very infuriating movements and combat mechanics and a technical state that is not worth of a AAA level. Way below an uncharted or a tomb raider. Story and dialogue about as boring as it gets. Not for everyone and definitely not fun for me. The good scores are mostly for encouraging EA out of the horrible game as aI dont think it would be ranked as high without the Star wars branding. Very infuriating movements and combat mechanics and a technical state that is not worth of a AAA level. Way below an uncharted or a tomb raider. Story and dialogue about as boring as it gets. Not for everyone and definitely not fun for me. The good scores are mostly for encouraging EA out of the horrible game as a service model and back into story driven single player territory. There are just way better adventure games out there. It's just a AA 1/2 effort.… Expand
  18. Albertwesker959
    Nov 17, 2019
    7
    Good star wars game, but the bugs and glitch were really frustrating and the combat sistem is not as polished as game like sekiro, the plot was promising but never really exploded, the ending is anticlimactic, and the entireplot look like a prologue to something that never came, we probably had to wait for Jedi falle order 2
  19. Hyper-Dash
    Nov 22, 2019
    6
    What a terrible terrible Dark Souls clone. Dear devs all over the globe, please don't do another one of these if you don't even have a clue what makes the Dark Souls series great to begin with. Thanks!

    I'd say, about 80% of the enemies here are so annoying to deal with. And the controls, while functional for the most part, fails during hectic critical situations. Dodging is so terribly    What a terrible terrible Dark Souls clone. Dear devs all over the globe, please don't do another one of these if you don't even have a clue what makes the Dark Souls series great to begin with. Thanks!

    I'd say, about 80% of the enemies here are so annoying to deal with. And the controls, while functional for the most part, fails during hectic critical situations. Dodging is so terribly weak, you can't even escape most of the attacks.

    And the writing. I know sticking to what people like is a save bet for success these days, but it's ass! How about you show some ambitions and come up with something we haven't seen or heard before since the last 20 years??? But I guess I shouldn't complain, because this is a video game, and who cares about the writing in a video game right? RIGHT???    … Expand
  20. Levin
    Nov 23, 2019
    5
    Very mediocre game. The visuals are no where near games like Uncharted (similar type of game) or Red Dead 2 (much bigger!) At times you get to see a nice vista, but areas in between look very bad. The game is also riddled with bugs, sometimes severe enough to crash. Loading times are really long. Level design lacking and challanges seem a bit scattered. Exploring the environment feelsVery mediocre game. The visuals are no where near games like Uncharted (similar type of game) or Red Dead 2 (much bigger!) At times you get to see a nice vista, but areas in between look very bad. The game is also riddled with bugs, sometimes severe enough to crash. Loading times are really long. Level design lacking and challanges seem a bit scattered. Exploring the environment feels exhausting and somewhat pointless. It is Star Wars though. You play as a young jedi growing stronger over time, and you have a lightsaber. I think a lot of players are really happy about that fact, and that it has a singleplayer storymode. Me? Let Bioware create these type of games. KotOR is still a better game than this!… Expand
  21. Ashet89
    Nov 17, 2019
    7
    The game's not bad, but not anywhere near God of War material either.

    The first good and sometimes great thing is that the level art is beautiful with visually vast open areas - as expected from a space adventure game from the Star Wars franchise. The level design itself (I'm referring to how the pathways and progression is made in the levels) is not that great. Usually in these kind    The game's not bad, but not anywhere near God of War material either.

    The first good and sometimes great thing is that the level art is beautiful with visually vast open areas - as expected from a space adventure game from the Star Wars franchise.

    The level design itself (I'm referring to how the pathways and progression is made in the levels) is not that great. Usually in these kind of semi-linear games you have a relatively obvious path to main story progression, and then secondary paths to other objectives (loot, achievement, collectibles etc.), but in this game you don't really know where you're heading and therefore unsure of if you're about to leave the local area or not. You also open shortcuts throughout the progression of the levels (like the Souls-games) but there is no transportation feature between the different parts of the levels except manually walking. This get's hugely frustrating when the game has a lot of intricate paths to different places and you often have to backtrack through the levels several times.

    Secondly, the loot is very uninteresting, since it's all cosmetics and not anything related to stats or combat. You can find lore related things though, which are fairly interesting, but generally not as interesting as they could be, given that it is the Star Wars universe and that there's a lot of lore to potentially play around with.

    The gameplay is okey. Combat has it's moments but it's just not as refined as games great contenders (mainly GoW/Souls-games) since it's clunky and sometimes very unpredictable. Fighting multiple enemies can be a huge headache since you have to use hit-and-run tactics mostly. There is also very few weapons in the game or different fighting styles. This isn't a huge problem though, since the game is relatively short.

    Story-wise the game is interesting enough to make you want to progress the game fully. But it doesn't really reach its potential in the end unfortunately.

    All in all the game's not bad, it's worth a playthrough, specially if you like the Star Wars universe. It probably won't leave a lasting impression on you though. If you don't mind waiting, wait till it hits around 50 usd or below.    … Expand
  22. fessor
    Nov 22, 2019
    6
    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a long-awaited game for Star Wars fans like me, but make no mistake about the trailers, they lied to you.
    The fights are cool and the gameplay is very good too but the wild creatures that appear in the game, besides making no sense with the story are totally unnecessary, sometimes you have to ignore them because they are insurable and in everywhere, it's    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a long-awaited game for Star Wars fans like me, but make no mistake about the trailers, they lied to you.
    The fights are cool and the gameplay is very good too but the wild creatures that appear in the game, besides making no sense with the story are totally unnecessary, sometimes you have to ignore them because they are insurable and in everywhere, it's amazing how much they could have enjoyed the universes but they wasted it, but that's not the most annoying fact but the extremely annoying puzzles that just roll the plot and make you angry because the puzzles don't have no need for what is happening around the story.
    To conclude: it is not worth the full price, if you can expect a promotion and get it at the cheapest price is what I recommend.    … Expand
  23. PHill-assiassin
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Not completed it yet.
    Decent game Very Hack and slash no real tactics to fighting offers very little more then what Battlefront 2 overs when using Jedi's/Villains. I was hoping for a little more tactics in combat but that's just me.
    Story seem decent so far Some of the facial animations are a little dodgy. Overall It is what you would expect from EA not breaking any moulds not    Not completed it yet.
    Decent game Very Hack and slash no real tactics to fighting offers very little more then what Battlefront 2 overs when using Jedi's/Villains. I was hoping for a little more tactics in combat but that's just me.

    Story seem decent so far Some of the facial animations are a little dodgy.

    Overall It is what you would expect from EA not breaking any moulds not trying anything new but using mechanics that are tried and tested...Which doesn't make it bad just Again what you would expect.

    From a gameplay point of view it does nothing new but the story seems engaging enough for your to not be to bothered.

    Final thoughts
    Hack and slash game With puzzles to solve and a good story    … Expand
  24. Riskyreview
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Although this game has a great story, a great cast and well written characters it doesn't live up to old games in relation to it's gameplay.
    This was built up by some as the spiritual successor to the old "Force Unleashed" games but it doesn't even come close to them. What made those games great was the fact that they contained revolutionary technology that allowed you to play around with    Although this game has a great story, a great cast and well written characters it doesn't live up to old games in relation to it's gameplay.
    This was built up by some as the spiritual successor to the old "Force Unleashed" games but it doesn't even come close to them. What made those games great was the fact that they contained revolutionary technology that allowed you to play around with force powers in a way you never could before. You could grip enemies with your force-powers and lift them around. The force mechanic in those games was like playing with toys, you could make stormtroopers grab other stormtroopers, make them grab ledges and play around with them. You could lift droids and throw them out of windows to make the air flow out with physics reacting to it.
    Now somehow over a DECADE later this game can't live up to those kinds of physics. You can't even force grip enemies and watch them ragdoll instead all you have is push and pull with pre-baked animations. When I played Force Unleashed back in the day I imagined that by now we would have ultra-realistic physics in games like this with light sabers cutting through enemies and having enemies react realistically to things happening around them but it's the opposite.
    Game developers seem to be regressing in skill instead of progressing, it's like all the fun of game development has been replaced by soulless corporate culture. All the focus lays in making the games "progressive" and "safe" in social issues instead of making them actually progress in technology and gameplay. For example the devs probably got sat down by the "suits" in corporate who told them to tone everything down to avoid any controversy, or as normal people like to call it "avoid making it interesting".

    This game is another step back in game development and is overshadowed yet again by games from 10-20 years ago, maybe because back then game developers made games for gamers and not just for the money. It fails to stand out in a generation of generic games made for profit but it is still an enjoyable game. It's just not as enjoyable as it could be if they just put more focus on gameplay, technology and physics.    … Expand
  25. Weeeeee711
    Nov 27, 2019
    7
    For everyone that gave this game a 9 or 10...you should give every Tomb Raider and every Uncharted (except maybe the first one) a 13 or 14....because Fallen Order doesn't match any of those.

    The characters are alright, the graphics are good...music is good...nice set pieces....but I actually saw some puzzles ripped off directly from the 2013 Tomb Raider (a couple while in a tomb).    For everyone that gave this game a 9 or 10...you should give every Tomb Raider and every Uncharted (except maybe the first one) a 13 or 14....because Fallen Order doesn't match any of those.

    The characters are alright, the graphics are good...music is good...nice set pieces....but I actually saw some puzzles ripped off directly from the 2013 Tomb Raider (a couple while in a tomb).

    WAY too much backtracking/navigating, as well. A good 3-4 hours could be spent saying "Am I going the right way" or "where in the hell is the freaking ship"?

    It's good..it's fine..it ties in the story between Revenge of the Sith and New Hope (some more). and the 2nd half is WAY better than the first half, but again..go play Horizon Zero Dawn or Uncharted 4 if you want a much better OVERALL experience.

    Also, Bd-1> Baby Yoda!    … Expand
  26. ChadWarden
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    Game runs like absolute garbage on consoles. I crashed twice in less than 10 minutes. Level design is terrible, Uncharted and TR wipe the floor with these designers. Decent game if you are into the whole Star Wars storyline i guess.
  27. Sunykamey
    Nov 24, 2019
    6
    It's a solid game, nothing groundbreaking. The audio and atmosphere is very good. The gameplay is good however not diverse and there is too much emphasis on climbing and sliding to really feel immersed. Plus too many repetitive puzzles and areas previously locked which must be backtracked to which seem unnecessary. Re high critical reception this game gets, I think a lot of people are justIt's a solid game, nothing groundbreaking. The audio and atmosphere is very good. The gameplay is good however not diverse and there is too much emphasis on climbing and sliding to really feel immersed. Plus too many repetitive puzzles and areas previously locked which must be backtracked to which seem unnecessary. Re high critical reception this game gets, I think a lot of people are just thirsty for a new star wars game that doesn't suck from beginning. I like that, but to stand out this game needed "more".… Expand
  28. Pucrettub
    Nov 22, 2019
    7
    I tip my hat to Respawn in many ways. But I'd still give this game a firm 7/10. Part of me felt like I was diving into another Mass Effect 2, but fell way short. Part of me felt I was diving into another Uncharted game, but this game fell way short. Part of me felt I was crashing into a Dark Souls game, but the combat felt much less solid than that. We all praise this game as the bestI tip my hat to Respawn in many ways. But I'd still give this game a firm 7/10. Part of me felt like I was diving into another Mass Effect 2, but fell way short. Part of me felt I was diving into another Uncharted game, but this game fell way short. Part of me felt I was crashing into a Dark Souls game, but the combat felt much less solid than that. We all praise this game as the best Star War game in a decade, but I honestly believe Battlefront one or two had much better authentic aesthetics.

    As for the story and voice acting; it was solid, but Cal's comments quickly became annoying to me. And the story line was great until it ended about 12 hours in. Still one of the better games to come out this season, but still a thinly spread out game that is basically a "jack of all trades, but a king of none."    … Expand
  29. ass_we_can
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    It is amazing, that to gain universal acclaim and 10/10 on all portals nowadays, the game just needs to be good, not even excellent and faaaar from perfect. This is 100% fan service product, with rehashed boring story and mediocre graphics. Game is also ridiculously easy even on max hard level. But even with all those problems, it is still a good entertainment for a couple of days.It is amazing, that to gain universal acclaim and 10/10 on all portals nowadays, the game just needs to be good, not even excellent and faaaar from perfect. This is 100% fan service product, with rehashed boring story and mediocre graphics. Game is also ridiculously easy even on max hard level. But even with all those problems, it is still a good entertainment for a couple of days. Uncharted gameplay elements with souls combat mechanics are carrying the project and art direction is very solid.… Expand
  30. Catchy
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    The story seems good, however I’m not a lore reading Star Wars fan. The gameplay is not so good, after 4 hours of game time the gameplay is more on the boring side. It’s a linear game with "puzzles" where you have to find out where to jump and climb to get to your goal. And an emphasis on the linear part here, the world feels very cramped up, much more than ex. Prince of Persia. The combatThe story seems good, however I’m not a lore reading Star Wars fan. The gameplay is not so good, after 4 hours of game time the gameplay is more on the boring side. It’s a linear game with "puzzles" where you have to find out where to jump and climb to get to your goal. And an emphasis on the linear part here, the world feels very cramped up, much more than ex. Prince of Persia. The combat tends to be repetitive, but you can do more fancy moves when you have more skill points, but sometimes just spamming the attack button and jumping around is more effective. The worst part is the respawn system in this game, its god damn aweful. If you get killed you have to redo a whole section of enemies. The respawn system just makes the game feel even more repetitive.… Expand
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#67 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#6 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    80
    If you get over a slower start without powers, we can assure you, that it will only get better and better. An entertaining mix of Uncharted, Tomb Raider and Dark Souls set in the Star Wars universe. You don’t have to worry; the game is worth its full price. [Issue#300]
  2. Washington Post
    Jan 31, 2020
    70
    As someone with limited time to play games, the shame of Fallen Order stems from multiple frustrations. It’s hard to fight and, worse, it’s hard to move. The game’s timing issues distracted me from both the story and the beautifully constructed worlds; I was too focused on simply staying alive. My many (many, many, many) deaths discouraged me from exploring worlds — all of them beautiful — as did the simple fact that traveling by foot (even a Jedi’s Force-enhanced feet) takes forever.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 30, 2019
    95
    Respawn has shown us, and EA, that single player games are well enough alive and kicking and has set a bright future for the Star Wars franchise of videogames if they keep this up.
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