Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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7.6

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  1. geo333
    Jul 25, 2020
    9
    Its a great Star Wars Game as you start an amateur but as you progress you become a jedi. It's a very challenging game that is engaging to play, as I first time player I had a good time. The only downgrade is the frame freezes and drops as as glitches that happen from time to time.
  2. Gaijin-
    Jul 25, 2020
    6
    Short version:
    Some good ideas not so well implemented as well as a variety of technical issues render what could have been the best Star Wars game of recent times into an OK game. Buy only on sale, below 30 bucks for the standard edition.
    Full review: 1) Game Mechanics The game combines the platforming and puzzle solving of the Uncharted and modern Tomb Raider games with a combat    Short version:
    Some good ideas not so well implemented as well as a variety of technical issues render what could have been the best Star Wars game of recent times into an OK game. Buy only on sale, below 30 bucks for the standard edition.

    Full review:

    1) Game Mechanics
    The game combines the platforming and puzzle solving of the Uncharted and modern Tomb Raider games with a combat and experience system taken from the Dark Souls series.

    I have nothing against reusing game mechanics from other titles: Horizon Zero Dawn does not have a single original element of game mechanics, but that does not detract from the experience because such mechanics are brilliantly implemented. However, Fallen Order's implementation of traversal, platforming and combat is less than good.
    - Slow response and lack of precision in combat controls, when timing and precision are required from the player to survive.
    - Climbing and jumping are unnecessarily clunky and difficult. You will feel that jumps go well or not depending on pure luck rather than skill.

    In short, the game is playable but the imprecise controls will detract from your fun to a great extent.

    2) Graphics
    This game sometimes looks worse than Mass Effect Andromeda.

    - The walking and running animations of the main character look like Forrest Gump and Sarah Ryder had a son and decided to dump him on a ship breaking facility and call it a day.

    - The hair on the Wookies is... I guess somewhere between a straw man and the Swamp Thing after bleaching all of its body hair. I played on a standard PS4, so I hope you guys playing on a PS pro have better luck.

    - Frame rate drops and stuttering all over the place; sometimes during whole cut scenes, which completely removes any involvement in the story.

    - Low textures left and right, as well as the usual loading of the textures in stages that sometimes takes minutes to complete.

    3) Music, sound, voice acting.
    Excellent music perfectly in line with the Star Wars saga. Good voice acting across the board. Sound effects decent, with the iconic sounds for blasters, laser sabers, TIE fighters, etc.

    4) Story
    Good by videogame standards. If you thought Uncharted 4 or Horizon Zero Dawn were masterpieces of storytelling, then you will find the writing here excellent. I grew up reading Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Alan Moore, Frank Miller... so, like I said, good by videogame standards.

    5) Other issues
    - Loading screens are not frequent, but when there's one, they are long. This means that if you come across a boss fight that you need to repeat a few times, you will spend minutes upon minutes watching the loading screen. I really hope all that bragging about SSD eliminating loading times has an inch of truth in it, because it's getting annoying.

    - The aesthetics of the main character wearing mostly ponchos... I don't know whose idea this was, but they could have at least given more options to dress the character.

    CONCLUSION:
    As stated above, some good ideas executed in a so-so way, and a bunch of technical issues that the developer never cared to fix. Buy only on sale.    … Expand
  3. SwissTengu
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Being in a good mood, I let my self get talked into buying this by the local store clerk, despite my hate for all EA has done and the disgraceful battlefront reboot. Huge mistake.
    What I didn't know was, that this game is catered to people who like souls like games, meaning it is very punishing, has a certain set of mechanics like dodging and parrying and relies on precise timing. And    Being in a good mood, I let my self get talked into buying this by the local store clerk, despite my hate for all EA has done and the disgraceful battlefront reboot. Huge mistake.
    What I didn't know was, that this game is catered to people who like souls like games, meaning it is very punishing, has a certain set of mechanics like dodging and parrying and relies on precise timing. And even though I am very bad at these and don't have the patience for such, even I can tell, that it is rahter bad at capturing the souls feel.
    The majority of the game is platforming though, which feels mechanically solid, but very unispiring.
    Both things I would never have expected from a starwars game, and didn't catch from the clerks description.
    The story is boring, the environments are boring, the characters are ugly and annoying, puzzles are unrealistic and stupid, gameplay is clunky, agravating and just a chore.    … Expand
  4. RabidSolid
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    Now, this game is fun, no doubt about that but I feel like it has many flaws that should be addressed. 1. It doesn't have space battles, when you see that books are being written about the star wars spaceships, you'd think they would add spaceship battles 2. Weird lightsaber combat, I think the first two Jedi games get this right, they allow you to run and swing at the same time, if youNow, this game is fun, no doubt about that but I feel like it has many flaws that should be addressed. 1. It doesn't have space battles, when you see that books are being written about the star wars spaceships, you'd think they would add spaceship battles 2. Weird lightsaber combat, I think the first two Jedi games get this right, they allow you to run and swing at the same time, if you press jump while swinging you do flip over your opponent. In Jedi fallen order once you swing, you are on-rails and can't run around while doing that, the designers thought that this would stop players from going bonkers and running around making the combat easy, but then you don't feel like a Jedi fighting a Sith, you feel like a character in an action rpg with a huge sword. Not that you'd notice how bad the lightsaber controls because there are barely any lightsaber duels. SERIOUSLY! you take away one of the main selling points of being a Jedi an it just makes the game Feel dumb.… Expand
  5. tom_harding
    Jul 24, 2020
    5
    The game is an enjoyable and often beautiful romp but is let down by a number of technical issues. It is often frustrating and simply demonstrates an overall lack of polish. It’s sad to think that the artists and designers that worked hard to create the game had to put out a product they knew was not ready.

    Although I experienced no game breaking issues the game is plagued by minor    The game is an enjoyable and often beautiful romp but is let down by a number of technical issues. It is often frustrating and simply demonstrates an overall lack of polish. It’s sad to think that the artists and designers that worked hard to create the game had to put out a product they knew was not ready.

    Although I experienced no game breaking issues the game is plagued by minor issues. The controls in general feel sluggish and imprecise. Ropes, avoiding obstacles while sliding and jumping between balance beams is particularly problematic and I died many frustrating deaths while fighting the controls into doing what I wanted them to do.

    The AI in general is poor, enemies seemed to lack any communication between themselves and swamp the player from every direction. This makes the parry mechanics hard to manage and you are often struck by one enemy while you are in the animations for attacking another. Enemies seem able to interrupt your animation yet you are often unable to interrupt your own animation. This is very noticeable while entering a run or when performing a dodge. Enemies are also easy to break and ‘cheese’. You will have enemies reach a doorway while attacking only to turn around and ignore you. One particular boss fight you can just walk through a large natural arch and the boss just walks off.

    The game is at is best when you are left to explore and the soul’s like mechanics work well but in general it needed more time in development. It needed more set pieces, improved combat, less backtracking and better rewards for exploration. Hopefully they will learn from their mistakes and release a better sequel.    … Expand
  6. JWil
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    The game had awesome combat! It was a bit short but EA doesn’t really like the single player games anyways I guess. The music was wonderful and the gameplay was pretty solid after the buggy launch. Too many bugs. Lol! They have added a photo mode. That ending..... it’s surprising and not in a good way as far as I’m concerned but I won’t spoiler anything. Get it if you can.
  7. Thunderbunny197
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    okay it;s a good game but lets start with the bad;
    One of the main reasons i dedecuted 2 points is because of the glaring technical issues and bugs.
    Holy **** there are many of them: enemies *poof* away ina puff of smoke when you are about to attck them, the game stutters and freezes and has fps drops in areas where it really should not have, some of the load times are ridiculous even    okay it;s a good game but lets start with the bad;
    One of the main reasons i dedecuted 2 points is because of the glaring technical issues and bugs.
    Holy **** there are many of them: enemies *poof* away ina puff of smoke when you are about to attck them, the game stutters and freezes and has fps drops in areas where it really should not have, some of the load times are ridiculous even on an ssd system, there's an idiotic amount of pop-in, and sometimes the charcaters that have scripted sequences don't activate making u have to restart because u can't progress.

    Underneath those however (the bugs are not really game breaking more annoying) is a really good star wars game with a good story, fun combat and some enoyable bossfights, even tough i had to crank up the difficulty to the hardest mode to be somewhat challenged. ( the game suffers enormously from Cal's power creep, making the game really easy.)

    Disney could learn a thing or 2 to put in their movies.    … Expand
  8. Talabeer
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    Un intento de Uncharted pero peor. Un intento de Sekiro pero peor. Un intento de introducir mecánicas metroidvania que no tienen mucho sentido por la estructura de escenarios. Una historia insulsa con unos personajes planos que no aprovecha el potencial de una de las franquicias cinematográficas más importantes de la historia.
  9. DJHoenicke
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    If you're a fan of Star Wars then you will probably like this game. The story is well written but I did have some concerns/complaints along the way. The game play can be repetitive at times while also containing glitches throughout. The characters are likable but not always memorable. That being said, I am a huge fan of Star Wars and I think this game was enjoyable to play and is a welcomeIf you're a fan of Star Wars then you will probably like this game. The story is well written but I did have some concerns/complaints along the way. The game play can be repetitive at times while also containing glitches throughout. The characters are likable but not always memorable. That being said, I am a huge fan of Star Wars and I think this game was enjoyable to play and is a welcome accommodation to the franchise. I would recommend this game, 8/10.… Expand
  10. Eddie_
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Great story and combat system. I had an absolute blast playing it for the first time and then going back to complete it on the highest difficulty. Although the game can(and most likely will) turn to a buggy bluescreen ridden mess when on Kashyyk.
  11. tigor91
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Приятная игра. В любимом мной сеттинге.
    Поэтому оценки буду завышать.
    Сюжет - 8/10 Графика - 8/10 (на "кривые" анимации ГГ закрываю глаза, к ним достаточно быстро привыкаешь) Геймплей - 9/10 Общее ощущение от игры : не пожалел, что купил и потратил на нее свое время. С условием, что по этому сеттингу давно ничего хорошего не выходит как по играм, так и в кино, ставлю 9/10.    Приятная игра. В любимом мной сеттинге.
    Поэтому оценки буду завышать.
    Сюжет - 8/10
    Графика - 8/10 (на "кривые" анимации ГГ закрываю глаза, к ним достаточно быстро привыкаешь)
    Геймплей - 9/10
    Общее ощущение от игры : не пожалел, что купил и потратил на нее свое время.
    С условием, что по этому сеттингу давно ничего хорошего не выходит как по играм, так и в кино, ставлю 9/10. Надеюсь студия сделает, еще что-нибудь в этом сеттинге и хотя бы с таким же качеством.
    Надеюсь студия    … Expand
  12. SPLINTERBORN
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    good but has issues.
    combat is fun but clunky
    progressions is pretty good
    graphics are fantastic
    level design is ok, taken too much from dark soul and not enough og design.
    soundtrack is star wars = VERY GOOD
    story is star wars = VERY BAD
    review unfinished.
    review very unfinished.
  13. BjarniboyNR2
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    The story is interesting and the gameplay is quite enjoyable. Overall it's an exciting game, although it got a bit repetitive and boring at times.
  14. Guz2208
    Jul 20, 2020
    9
    Excellent game, really like it. The combat is really fun, sometimes it may be a little bit hard, specially blocking attacks (but I guess it is because I am no so god at it ha ha ha), really liked how the game re-visits some topics from the films/series. The only thing that I did not like was that sometimes the story moved really slow or forced, but above all I think this is a great gameExcellent game, really like it. The combat is really fun, sometimes it may be a little bit hard, specially blocking attacks (but I guess it is because I am no so god at it ha ha ha), really liked how the game re-visits some topics from the films/series. The only thing that I did not like was that sometimes the story moved really slow or forced, but above all I think this is a great game with an incredible story.… Expand
  15. Dev122
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    This is a must-play if you love Star Wars. The combat is smooth and the graphics are fantastic. I also absolutely loved the story and found all the main characters to be relatable and intriguing. Most of all, this game truly captures the essence of Star Wars and what it means to be a Jedi
  16. Shibs_69
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    Really good open world, decent narrative and the combat is challenging and very enjoyable
  17. Kenny20011129
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A really FANTASY STAR WARS game if u are a fan of SW , u would definitely love it
    main characters of this game were shaped pretty good like Cal and his master,also Cere(though i like her until the last part, when she stood out and fight enemies with Cal,and the part she face Vader alone, that's really amazing) BTW,have anyone scared to death by Darth Vader ? I really feel that im the rebel in ROGUE ONE ,those who killed by Vader    … Expand
  18. LongNeck69
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    Boring!! No story, no game play, it’s not funny, just don’t buy it! It sucks
  19. Artem383
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    Проиграл более 8 часов про сюжет и персонажей ничего говорить не буду. С технической стороны игра просто ужасная, местами моргают тени, освещение есть два варианта (темно, светло), главный герой местами засвечен, что сильно уродует его, стабильные дозагрузки окружения и деталей, стоишь из смотришь, как каменная стена, пол, уступы, двери, короче различные объекты …похожие на «пластилин», соПроиграл более 8 часов про сюжет и персонажей ничего говорить не буду. С технической стороны игра просто ужасная, местами моргают тени, освещение есть два варианта (темно, светло), главный герой местами засвечен, что сильно уродует его, стабильные дозагрузки окружения и деталей, стоишь из смотришь, как каменная стена, пол, уступы, двери, короче различные объекты …похожие на «пластилин», со временем обретают свою детализацию и яркость, очень отвратительно выглядит. И ещё один очень не приятный казус опишу его из процесса:
    Вступили вы в схватку с противниками, и они убили тебя, очки опыта были потеряны, и возродившись на контрольной точке ты сломя голову бежишь наказывать обидчиков, прибегаешь на место схватки, а противников НЕТ, а где они!?, ходишь смотришь, и БАМ они  через текстуры влетают (руки расставлены в стороны, ноги вместе…в виде моделей, вид у них, как я говорил выше «пластилиновый» это *здец. И такое пластилиновое дермище и появление противников вы будете встречать СТАБИЛЬНО. На первой планете я такого не замечал, на остальных это глаз мозолит и портит впечатление от происходящего.
    Люди ставящие 10 из 10 вы вообще кто? Не знаю как на ПК, но на PS4 PRO творится всё выше описанное.    … Expand
  20. Aapox1
    Jul 17, 2020
    8
    Story is pretty good, world's are immersive and combat is challenging, not many boss fights but the main ones are all great. Would be an easy nine were it not for several irritating bugs and glitches. Also no fast travel which means a lot of extra travelling.
  21. XKingkillerX
    Jul 16, 2020
    8
    A good game overall but the map system is a bit too complex.The gameplay is absolutely amazing and this is one of my most favorite Star wars game of All time.
  22. Cjmolina007
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    I know a lot of us gamer's are not about how EA does their stuff but I am happy to say that EA and Respawn Entertainment knocked it out of the park with this game. I might be biased because I absolutely LOVE the Star Wars franchise but to my surprise this game was excellent. The story itself is pretty solid it could probably be it's own movie or a Disney + plus show with great writtenI know a lot of us gamer's are not about how EA does their stuff but I am happy to say that EA and Respawn Entertainment knocked it out of the park with this game. I might be biased because I absolutely LOVE the Star Wars franchise but to my surprise this game was excellent. The story itself is pretty solid it could probably be it's own movie or a Disney + plus show with great written characters thanks to the impressive cast. Great graphics, great musical score, and moments where your jaw just drop, a sequel is a must needed for the next gen consoles… Expand
  23. Akker
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    It's quite an awesome game! I never enjoyed much the medieval themes in Dark Souls games, but this one is totally compelling for me. The world building is awesome with all the codex and different animals, enemies, plants...
    The combat is great, easy enough to be honest for a noob in souls-like games. I am playing in hard mode and I am enjoying it.
    The devs really took attention to    It's quite an awesome game! I never enjoyed much the medieval themes in Dark Souls games, but this one is totally compelling for me. The world building is awesome with all the codex and different animals, enemies, plants...
    The combat is great, easy enough to be honest for a noob in souls-like games. I am playing in hard mode and I am enjoying it.
    The devs really took attention to detail, you can see it in how the systems interact, the polished music and sound effects are, graphics are astonishing and beside a few minor bugs in animations, it doesn't stop me from enjoying the graphics at all. Even the menus are great.    … Expand
  24. BarillaEngineer
    Jul 15, 2020
    6
    The Story is Good and loyal to Star Wars Universe and Star Wars Movies and Series.
    The poor performance both on PC and PS4 PRO in combination with bugs ruins the whole experience of the gameplay.
  25. Tonycmaselli
    Jul 15, 2020
    9
    One of the best Star Wars games since Knights of the Old Republic, really happy it's canon too.
  26. jokerjx
    Jul 14, 2020
    10
    very very very much very very good good luck are you killed me
  27. the_bradler
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    Buggy as all hell, you can literally see characters pop into cutscenes. Gameplay is clunky and there’s delay on the controls. Animal enemies are annoying af, and all the characters suck major ass. Story is so boring and garbage. The ending is a complete joke and was like a South Park ending. The only cool parts were the sith fights, seeing darth Vader, and controlling the AT-AT
  28. Sus1216
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    Le tenía muchas esperanzas a este juego de Star Wars. Reconozcámoslo: EA con los Battlefront ha destrozado la saga. Jedi Fallen Order es un juego para un jugador con una historia, que era lo que mucha gente quería, sin multijugador y sin micropagos. Una vez terminado, debo decir que es el camino a seguir de EA con Star Wars. La jugabilidad es divertida y hacer ejecuciones con el sableLe tenía muchas esperanzas a este juego de Star Wars. Reconozcámoslo: EA con los Battlefront ha destrozado la saga. Jedi Fallen Order es un juego para un jugador con una historia, que era lo que mucha gente quería, sin multijugador y sin micropagos. Una vez terminado, debo decir que es el camino a seguir de EA con Star Wars. La jugabilidad es divertida y hacer ejecuciones con el sable láser muy satisfactorio a pesar de que el parry funciona bastante mal. Cuando te comes un golpe, te comes otros tres más. Algunos enemigos y mini bosses con exigentes y hay que ir con precaución lo que está bastante bien. Lo diferentes mundos a nivel de escenario y plataformas están bien, lástima que no estén bien conectados lo que no invita a volver a los planetas y encontrar diferentes rutas para encontrar objetos y coleccionables. Han querido hacer un Dark Souls a nivel de conexión de escenarios y se han quedado a la mitad. Su puntos negativos serían las caídas de frames en ciertos partes del mapeado, congelaciones puntuales y un diseño de rostros algo cutre. Aun así, es un juego muy disfrutable a pesar de sus fallos técnicos y de framerate.… Expand
  29. ValiantLeo
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    Not a star wars game and desperately needs fast travel. This games shifted that Souls style does not need go be crammed into every game.
  30. Vaeu
    Jul 9, 2020
    7
    A Star Wars souls-like with elements of Metroidvania, this game does the aforementioned elements well to deliver a solid adventure that will be loved by fans of the respected franchises and newcomers alike.
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Metascore
79

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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