A sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order is rumored to be in development. Here are 5 things Star Wars fans want to see in it.
Just over three months following the game’s initial release, I think its safe to say Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a massive hit.
After years of the only big Star Wars games released by EA being mainly multiplayer centric, fans were clearly thrilled with how Fallen Order turned out, with it being rated a 9/10 by IGN and selling over eight million copies by the end of January, far exceeding EA’s expectations.
The gameplay was fluid yet simple, the graphics and characters looked great, and the story it told of a former Padawan, Cal Kestis, in hiding after Order 66 was one of Star Wars’ the best in recent memory.
As can be expected with any great game, after completing it, fans are always hungry for more, and multiple sources are reporting that a sequel is already in development, although it will still be several years away.
While the game was a lot of fun, it was far from perfect, and as an avid gamer, I have a few not which I feel if incorporated could greatly improve whatever the sequel has to offer.
Here are five things Star Wars fans want to see in the Jedi: Fallen Order sequel.
More Player Customization
Let me start off by saying that the game did offer a fair amount of customization. Players were allowed to design their own lightsaber, chose Cal’s poncho, BD-1’s color scheme and the Mantis’ exterior paint job.
However, not much else customization was offered beyond that. In past Star Wars single player games such as The Force unleashed and its sequel, players are given much more ability to customized their player’s appearance, with a variety of costume and outfits available to choose from, far beyond just a poncho.
Seeing as Cal and the Mantis’ crew travels to several different planets with varying climate and weather, it would stand to reason that he could pick up different outfits or disguises along his travels.
Additionally, other open world games such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption allow players to change their hair styles and facial hair, and adding touches to the game should such as those would allow players to become more immersed in the gameplay, in a way beyond the first entry into the series.
Include More Familiar Characters and Planets
Fallen Order takes place five years after Order 66 and features a few familiar characters Cal meets along the way.
Over his travels, Cal meets rebellion leader Saw Gerrera and even comes face to face with arguably the most iconic Star Wars character, Darth Vader.
However, beyond those two, all the other characters Cal meets are original and new inclusions. Additionally, none of the five planets you are able to explore are from the live-action movies, although planets from Dathomir have been seen in The Clone Wars.
While I appreciate the game not being too nostalgia heavy, I feel like adding some other characters from the older shows and movies would be a nice inclusion to the game.
I’m not suggesting he run into a young Luke Skywalker or Obi-Wan, but there are a few characters who I think if included, would fit nicely into the story.
For example, Cal mentions that he was trained by Master Yoda, and I think it would be a cool inclusion for Yoda to call to him through the force and have him come to Dagobah to train and to aid him in his travels in a future game, but does not join him in his journey because Yoda’s place is still there.
Others I could see fitting in nicely would be Jabba the Hutt or Boba Fett on an excursion to Tatooine, or Bail Organa on a trip to Alderaan. Running into Darth Maul, who at this time is leading the Crimson Dawn Crime Syndicate, would be another interesting encounter.
Regardless, filling up the Fallen Order Sequel with a few familiar planets and locations could help to make it just a bit more engaging.
Side Missions
While the main plot of the game was excellent, Jedi: Fallen Order did not have anything more to offer story wise beyond that.
Fallen Order did not have any additional side missions aside from going from planet to planet and finding all the hidden chests and collectibles.
Other open world games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 or Skyrim offer plenty of side missions and stories to follow outside of the game’s main plots, and if offers fans more variety in their gameplay, but also more to do after the main quest-line is over.
In Fallen Order, after Cal faces off against Darth Vader in the final mission, the player has two options to continue playing the game: Either start the game over again or wander around an already explored world in their current save.
Adding side missions and “B Plots” would give players more to do after the main questline ends so they can continue playing in their current save. Even after the final mission passed, I still wanted to keep playing, and would have loved to rejoin Saw Gerrera and the rebellion and fight against the empire, or fight alongside the Nightsister Merrin on Dathomir if I could.
Adding side missions in the sequel means that after I beat the game’s main story means I can keep playing or play the game in a different way on a second play through, and overall, just make my game play experience more enjoyable.
Battle Arena Mode
Spoiler alert for the game, but if you have completed a play through, then you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.
Midway through the game, Cal and BD-1 get captured by a bounty hunter and are forced to face off against creatures from around the galaxy in a gladiatorial styled arena to entertain a cheering crowd until he is rescued by the crew of the Mantis.
In my opinion, this was one of the coolest features of the game, and I think it was a bit of a let down that the player is only able to access it once in a play through.
While I realize that going through the arena multiple times in a play through wouldn’t make a lot of sense in terms of story, I think having a battle arena mini game mode which a player can access into in the home screen would be a worthwhile addition.
I think the best way to implement is would be that the Battle Arena is accessible as a mini-game after the player reaches that point in the story, and what happens in it upon replays does not impact the player’s progression, but is simply a fun add-on.
Similar to my logic in having more side missions implemented in Fallen Order’s sequel, it would give players more to do after they beat the game’s main quest-line, but additionally, I think it was just a fun mode and I’d like to be able to freely dive back into it outside the limitations of the story.
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Give Nightsister Merrin a larger role
Towards the end of the game’s story while on Dathomir, a Nightsister named Merrin aids Cal in his fight against the former Jedi Taron Malicos, after which she agrees to join the crew of the Mantis and accompany Cal in his adventure.
However, the character offers little beyond that initial fight with Malicos. Cal is able to speak with her for advice before he departs the Mantis and she saves him and Cere in a cut scene at the conclusion of the final mission, but that’s about it.
This was a shame because the Nightsisters have powers that have yet to properly be explored in major Star Wars mediums, and giving Merrin a larger role in the Fallen Order sequel is the perfect way to do so.
Having her accompany Cal on his adventure on planets and using her special powers to aid him could add a new and interesting element to the gameplay. She as the ability to use the force, as well as teleport and even make things appear invisible, and this could all make for some interesting, as well as new gameplay.
She could either act as a companion to Cal, similar to BD-1 and be commanded by the player to use her abilities, or could be a playable character herself at certain parts of the game.
Giving Merrin a more expanded role would add a new element to the Fallen Order sequel, and explore one of the most unique types of focus users in the Star Wars Universe. In my opinion, it would be a waste not to give a character with this much potential a bigger role.
What do you want to see included in a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, leave your comments down below.