For players who felt a bit disillusioned with EA’s recent multiplayer-centricStar Warsreleases, Respawn Entertainment has seemingly come to the rescue. Releasing the immensely popularApex Legendsearlier this year, the studio’sother development team led by Stig Asmussenjust released the single player focusedStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This is apparently what the community has been craving as the game recently shattered a number of sales records.
In a combined announcement, EA, Respawn, and Lucasfilm announced thatStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderbecame the fastest selling digital title in the first two weeks for aStar Warsgame. In addition, the game also became EA’s top sellingStar WarsPC game in its initial launch window. Considering all of the praise and critical success the game saw at launch as well as the desire for more single player games, this news isn’t too surprising.
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Even with all of these accolades and being regarded as one of the best games of 2019, one of the more surprising aspects is that it ultimatelyleft off of this year’s Game Awards nominee list. The surprising snub is thought to have been simply a timing issue as the awards list arrived only a week afterFallen Jedilaunched. However, some fans have pointed the finger atDeath Stranding, a game that has a much bigger range of varying and divisive opinions.
On behalf of Respawn and EA, we thank everyone for their support of the studio and the team throughout the development and launch ofStar WarsJedi: Fallen Order. Telling a story in theStar Warsgalaxy is a dream come true and the reception from the fans has been incredible.
Not only that, it’s well known that Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley are fast friends, something which has left a few people wondering if that may have played a role in all of Death Stranding’s nominations. To be fair, Keighley has already come out to say that he had no input on the game nominations.
Many video game fans have been lamenting the death of single player games, though the past couple of years have started to buck that trend. In addition to the successes ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, other fantastic options have launched includingGod of War,Marvel’s Spider-Man, and evenRemedy’s surprise hit,Control. Thankfully, there appears to be even more promising single player experiences next year likeCyberpunk 2077,Final Fantasy VII Remake, andThe Last of Us Part 2.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
