Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3 - 10 Things That Must Be Included
4. Legendary Cameos
Star Wars games have always had high production values, but talent from the film series has rarely crossed its path.
One of the best things about Episode VII is the fact that they've managed to hit a nostalgic high note. By getting the cast from the original saga to reprise their roles thirty years after Return of The Jedi, The Force Awakens has been able to provide the fanbase with a sense of evolution and legacy - signs should definitely be pointing upwards if the original cast are willing to get back in the saddle.
Obviously a cameo-ridden title would feel obnoxiously forced, but a little star-power here and there wouldn't hurt at all. The Jedi Knight games made good use of interacting with Luke Skywalker (though not Mark Hamill) and that made the narrative feel evermore important and adventurous. Characters separate from the films undoubtedly have the potential to carry games (as they have done in the past), but it'd be amazing to hear the likes of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in a third Force Unleashed.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
