Jedi: Fallen Order Has Just Saved EA's Star Wars

Respawn will bring balance to this farce.

by Josh Brown
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
EA

After spending the past few months being nothing more than an extremely awkward E3 tease, EA have finally revealed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to the world.

Weeks of hints, poster reveals and leaks preceded it, but Fallen Order’s first trailer was unveiled at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. The video was sadly entirely CG, with no actual gameplay being shown off, but it was still a confident step forward and - along with the interviews with Respawn developers - it’s painted a pretty clear picture of what the game is going to be.

Set after the events of Episode 3 but before 4 - a time period which is no stranger to Star Wars video games - Fallen Order picks up with one of the only surviving padawans of the Emperor’s Order 66. The trailer was dark, gritty, and established a pretty compelling premise about a Jedi trying to bring as little attention to him as possible. But it was also distinctly Star Wars, and it’s difficult to not get excited even if fans have been burned so many times before.

The question is, then: Will it turn the tide of EA’s troubled Star Wars universe?*

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*Yes.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.