Quantic Dream, the makers of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human is the studio behind the upcoming video game set in the galaxy far, far away. The leaks of the last weeks have been officially confirmed in The Game Awards 2021. It is about Star Wars: Eclipse, the first video game set in the High Republic, which has been shown in a spectacular trailer.
Hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga, the Jedi were the protectors of the galaxy. The Galactic Republic was still healthy and the system was working. The video has left some interesting detail, such as the presence of the Yoda teacher, which given its longevity, is one of the characters that we can see in the novels, although most of the protagonists, including the evil nihil, are new.
The game is still in the early stages of development, so a release window has yet to be confirmed. In any case, the collaboration with Lucasfilm Games has come about thanks to the end of the agreement with Electronic Arts, which lost the exclusivity to develop games based on the saga created by George Lucas.
As it could not be otherwise with Quantic Dreams, the decisions will be a central point of the adventure, since each choice can have an impact on the future of the story. According to the press release “it will include new places to explore along stories never told with unique characters, each with their own path, skills and roles“.
Many more on the way
Currently, there are several products on the galactic horizon. In addition to the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is in development with Respawn Entertainment, Aspyr is working on the remake of Stat Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Another of the games that is confirmed is Ubisoft’s open world title, of which hardly anything is known other than that Massive Entertainment (The Division 2) is the responsible studio.
With Star Wars: Eclypse, the saga opens its way to a new era, the High Republic, which will also premiere in the world of television series with The Acolyte, on Disney +.
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