Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a canon single-player video game that was developed by Respawn Entertainment. It was released by Electronic Arts on November 15, 2019. The game tells an original story about Cal Kestis, a surviving Jedi Padawan, five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

Publisher's summary
From Respawn Entertainment comes a brand-new action adventure game which tells an original Star Wars story about Cal Kestis, a Padawan who survived the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith''. On November 15th, 2019, play and become a Jedi.''

Gameplay
"Before working on Star Wars we were working on a different game and it had basically the same pillars that we have in this game, which is thoughtful combat, agile exploration&mdash;you know, beyond human&mdash;and Metroidvania level design."

- Stig Asmussen

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person action-adventure video game with a single-player story. Game director Stig Asmussen, known for directing God of War III, has described the game as having "thoughtful combat, agile exploration, and Metroidvania level design."

Development
"My background is melee action, so when they came to us and were like, 'We really like the game you're working out and we want to do at some point, but how would you guys feel about doing Star Wars?' we were like, great."

- Stig Asmussen

According to Asmussen, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order began as a non–Star Wars game and was adapted into the series after various individuals at Electronic Arts saw footage of early development. When his team first met with Lucasfilm, the company was not interested in a Jedi-centered game; the developers then had to work to create a story that would justify the use of Jedi. The game was first announced on May 4, 2016, and its title was revealed during the E3 press conference on June 9, 2018. An exclusive first look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order debuted on April 13, 2019 during Celebration Chicago. Motion capture for the game has depicted a duel between a Jedi and a foe with a red lightsaber.

Merchandise for the game debuted as part of Triple Force Friday, which was held on October 4, 2019. and the game was released on November 15, 2019. Pre-ordering the game included an orange lightsaber blade, a unique skin for BD-1, a Mygeeto Campaign lightsaber hilt, and an Umbaran Campaign lightsaber hilt. Fortnite Battle Royale released a stormtrooper skin that was available for free with purchase of the game from the Epic Games store.

A book titled The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be published on November 19, 2019 by Dark Horse Books.

Continuity
A comic book miniseries called Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple debuted in September 2019, and serves as a prequel to the game.

According to Matt Martin of the Lucasfilm Story Group, some hints at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order were included in the 2017 comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. These connections include the Ninth Sister, the Purge Troopers, and the Second Sister, which first appeared in the series' sixth, thirteenth, and nineteenth issues, respectively.

Reception
The game received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Metacritic, the game holds a score of 85 out of 100 for PC, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Some critics considered the game an improvement over Electronic Arts' previous Star Wars games, and some critics praised its combat system.

Editions

 * UPC 014633373073; November 15, 2019; Electronic Arts; Microsoft Windows edition
 * UPC 014633373103; November 15, 2019; Electronic Arts; Xbox One edition
 * UPC 014633376159; November 15, 2019; Electronic Arts; PlayStation 4 Deluxe Edition
 * UPC 014633738339; November 15, 2019; Electronic Arts; PlayStation 4 edition
 * UPC 014633741377; November 15, 2019; Electronic Arts; Xbox One Deluxe Edition