Well here were are folks. Please join me in welcoming back
my brother Mike to the podcast. Was he banned? I am going to
go on record and say "no."
Regardless of the reason, we have another special edition of
the podcast for you today. Today Mike and I will be discussing
our experience with the sequel to the hugely popular video game
Jedi Fallen order.
I have said it before and I will say it again. I was so wrong for not
playing the game upon release. As I write this I am trying to come
up with a reason why not. The only thing that comes to mind
is Cal Kestis. In my mind, I backburnered the game because I did not
know the characters and did not want to get the know them.
Either, I thought they were somehow related to Clone Wars or
Rebels and did not think either of those shows were for me
at the time.
I was wrong. Having spent almost eighty hours with Cal, Greeze,
BD-1, Merrin, and Cere, their second adventure far exceeds their
first in almost every way.
The gameplay was not so much an improvement but, expansion
on the mechanics that were already good. In the previous game you
have double bladed detachable lightsaber. The natural expansion
of the combat system would be to allow Cal to wield dual sabers
independently. The developers at Respawn did just that.
What about a cross-guard saber like Kylo Ren? Why not?
Blaster and saber? Holy shit! Now they have taken the gameplay
to a completely new level.
Of course the combat would not be complete without expanding
Cal's force powers. Upon my second playthrough I realize confusion and
mass slam, and mass levitate were some of the most useful.
The game still locks off some abilities until you reach certain
plot points in the story but, once you make it through the prologue
on New Game + you have access to all abilities and force powers from the jump which are not tied to the story.
This is the only part of the game that one might consider annoying.
Especially on new game +. Some force powers like dashing
are only tied to mobility. They do not necessarily make enemies
easier to fight, so why do I have to wait until certain points in the
campaign to use them.
Same goes for the upgrade to you ascension cable. Towards
the last third of the game you do not unlock the upgrade which
allows you to attach to weather balloons you see all over the place.
Regardless of these nitpicks, both games are absolute MASTERPIECES.
Do not delay like I did and play them as soon as possible.
Between the gameplay, story, graphics, music, setting, there is
something for all Star Wars fans.
Thanks for listening
-Luca
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