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Walk the walk 3 As well as stormtroopers, Cal has to face down bigger foes – like this towering AT-ST. 4 Just look at BD-1 stomping around on those lil’ legs. This is absolutely the droid we’re looking for. 5 Fallen Order features an earlier, less wheezy version of Saw Gerrera than the one we met in Rogue One.
Purge Troopers are elite Jedi-hunters
Dark Souls – but don’t worry, they’re not aiming for ‘prepare to die’ levels of challenge. “We have all kinds of
different difficulty levels we’re working on, so that whether you’re a really hardcore gamer, or you’re just a Star Wars fan who wants to experience the story, you can go in and get something out of the
combat experience,” says Contreras.
Force the issue Of course, the lightsaber isn’t a Jedi’s only weapon – Cal is also packing plenty of Force powers. You can send enemies flying with a wave of your hand, or yank them through the air towards you for a finishing stab. Your lightsaber can be thrown before returning to you like Thor’s hammer, serving as a deadly ranged attack. And
there’s a stasis 4
ability, similar to the one Kylo Ren used to freeze Poe and his blaster bolt in The Force Awakens, right
down to the visual juddering effect. You can even pull an enemy in and kill them with their own frozen projectile. The Force is handy outside of a scrap, too. As you make your way through Imperial bases and across alien planets, you can use push to blast open doors, or pull to grab a vine for swinging on. Stasis comes
in useful for traversing dangerous obstacles – the
blades of a huge industrial fan, for example, can be frozen in place as you stroll through. All of these abilities can be
upgraded as you play, with skill points earned through combat and exploration. While the section we’re shown focuses on a more Uncharted-style narrative experience, with lots of cinematic set-pieces, we’re told exploring the world at our own pace will also be a big part of the final game. “We have a story we’re telling
with Cal, which most players will be able to experience in the same way, but your actual path through the game is marked by revisiting areas that you’ve
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