And by "shades," I mean, of course, VR goggles (get it?)...anyway, I
don't think anyone can deny Star Wars gaming is headed in an extremely
promising direction, with at least three years' worth of interesting
titles on the way, but exactly what kinds of games should we be
expecting? Well, I'm guessing Battlefront 2 (or whatever they call it)
will just be the game that Battlefront should have been, i.e. it'll be a
sharp-looking first person shooter with a compelling Star Wars campaign
as well as VR and multiplayer options; the other two action/adventure
games, however, are, in my opinion, the gooey center around which the
excitement for the future of Star Wars gaming revolves. We know so
precious little about these to-be-determined titles that, at this point
anyway, the sky's the limit as far as expectations go. So, since
speculation is kinda my bag (baby!), I'm going to go over three upcoming
Star Wars games and discuss what I'd love to see come to life...read on
to see if you smell what I'm steppin' in...
Battlefront 2
Okay,
so I know I already basically explained what I think the sequel to
Battlefront is going to be, so, instead of reiterating it, I'm going to
talk about what I'd like to see in a future Star Wars first person
shooter: Destiny & the Division meets Battlefront. To be completely
honest, I'm thinking mainly of a Star Wars version of Destiny, but with
the Division's cover mechanic because, well, I like cover
mechanics...anyway, imagine a story like this: the fledgling New
Republic has started to send special forces units (i.e. Guardians) to
clean up worlds that were either Imperial strongholds, cartel hot spots,
or worlds devastated and left mostly baron like Anoat (or maybe this is
the game that brings the Rakghouls back to Taris!). You could run intel
missions, seek and destroys, resource collections, trade route
disruptions, then get your fireteam together and take out gang leaders,
overthrow ex-Imperial dictators, or kill primitive overlords. It would
be great fun. I know Destiny's old hat to a lot of people, but I still
enjoy it, and I can only imagine how having a Star Wars backdrop would
make it all the more outstanding.
Respawn Game
I
want this to be a Knights of the Old Republic remake. I want it to be
that in the worst way. If it's not, it better be something that takes
place during the prequel era, though, or I'm going to be extremely
suspicious of a lightsaber fight taking place in another era...I'll
withhold judgement until I know for sure, of course, but I think there
are definitely already more than enough leftover Jedi in canon during
the Rebellion era as it is, we don't really need any more...let's get
back to the matter at hand, though, and join together in hoping this a
KotOR remake. Would I rather Bioware get a chance to remake their own
game? Yes. Will I be upset that they let Respawn do it instead? No, not
at all. Bioware is busy maintaining one of the few things to survive the
Disney purge, so they probably have enough on their plate (not to
mention they do make other games). But, as I've said before, the Old
Republic era is the most fertile ground right now for Star Wars
storytelling. There's a great base laid with Legends and the few canon
callbacks that exist, so a gaming company like Respawn, that's
essentially responsible for the overwhelmingly successful Call of Duty
franchise, should have no trouble piecing together a compelling story
tied to a great game...about Reven...BOOM!
Visceral Game
I
think it's fairly obvious that this is a Rebellion-era game (which I
would think makes it less likely that the Respawn game would be
Rebellion-era as well since, counting Battlefront, that would make all
the games firmly planted in that era), but is it the Han Solo game
that's been long rumored? I don't think so...I love Han Solo, and can
honestly say that I can't get enough of him, but with a comic series
going on now, and a movie coming out in two years, I don't see them
adding action game star to his repertoire, not at this point, anyway. So
who's the game about? Someone we don't know, of course...maybe someone
we meet in
Rogue One that gets his story elaborated on, but I doubt it...though I wouldn't be surprised if some of the elements from
Rogue One,
such as the different Stormtroopers and vehicles, show up in this game.
Does that mean it's a game that centers around a member of the
Rebellion? No, I don't think so. In fact, I imagine he'll be an
unaffiliated character that you can either choose a faction to align
with, or one that stays neutral throughout (which I would prefer).
Whatever the case, though, I'm really looking forward to this game
because I've been jonesing for an immersive, one-player Star Wars game
for years and I think this is going to fit the bill perfectly.
Alright,
guys and gals, what do you think? What kinds of games should we be
anticipating over the next few years? Would you be down for a
Destiny-style Star Wars game, or would you rather Battlefront stay the
one-dimensional multiplayer shooter it is now? (That's a terribly
one-sided question, feel free to add your own third option.) Do you
think we'll get more games like KotOR where players have the ability to
change the story, or will story-driven Star Wars games be linear
experiences to make sure everyone gets the same story? Is the Visceral
game footage a trick and it's actually going to be the Han Solo game
everyone's been saying it's going to be? Is Star Wars The Old Republic
the last traditional Star Wars MMORPG we'll ever see, or is another such
game possibly on the horizon? Roll those questions over in your noggin
and hit me up in the comments so we can keep the topic going; otherwise,
and I'll see you when I see you, and, if I don't see you, may the Force be with you...
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