The cinematic trailer looks great, but there’s so much to prove
One of many CG teasers shown at the 2021 Game Awards had me hoping forStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2— it’s only a matter of time! — but instead, it was all just a bunch of cool imagery building up toStar WarsEclipse. That name won’t ring a bell yet, but the studio behind it sure will: this is a Quantic Dream production, for better or worse.
Yep, the studio behindHeavy RainandDetroit: Become Humanis taking a crack at theStar Warsuniverse — specifically the High Republic era, which has a lot of untapped potential.
The officiate sitesums upStar Wars Eclipseas an “action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game,” which is Quantic Dream’s bread and butter. The pitch for this far-off game is that characters will have “their own story, abilities, and role to play in the tapestry of events that could alter the carefully balanced peace of the Outer Rim.”
In other circumstances, I’d be more into this — I was on board with the footage, at least as far as CG trailers go — but there’s the matter of Quantic Dream as a studio grappling withreports of workplace toxicity, which complicates things. I’m curious to see how this game will come together as something a bit different forStar Warsand as a very high-profile IP for these developers to work on. From the look of it,Star Wars Eclipseis far off.
The trailer mentions “early development,” and neglects to say anything about platforms or even a release year, so we’ll see. There’salso thatKnights of the Old Republicremake!
