Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A Critique of Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order.
SOCIAL MEDIA: twitter.com/MontyZander
PATREON: patreon.com/montyzander
ZOLTIBOI'S CHANNEL
youtube.com/channel/UCZMRyw465TTMG_pykSfzj3A
I MADE MY GIRLFRIEND PLAY DARK SOULS
youtube.com/watch?v=fSVB1adZgSA&t=279s
EA’s Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (presented by Lucasfilm) is a clumsy game, but it's got some very good lipstick. And I'm not just talking about the Star Wars of it all either.
This is the Star Wars game that I wanted since… forever. I get that some of you will have fond memories of Force Unleashed, and The Force Unleashed 1 and 2 was great, but the lightsaber game I have fond memories of is actually Revenge of the Sith. For a licenced game it let me live out my Jedi power fantasy, and my sister and I would lose hours in the multiplayer duels.
So when I saw Fallen Order’s E3 Demo, I thought… hell yeah, sure. If the developer behind Titanfall and Apex Legends was getting a crack at a single-player Star Wars action game, I was all for it. And they’re borrowing from the Soulslike formula to boot? Well I can’t get enough of a decent Soulslike! But even though I was interested in the game, I couldn’t help but feel like Respawn were trying to please the crowd, rather than carving their own path. They’re rearing a pig and sloppily slapping some second-hand lipstick on it.
But I know I’m not alone in saying that Jedi: Fallen Order was an engaging and pleasant surprise when I finally sat down with it. It’s a solid adventure, with a fun story, addictive combat, and any of its flaws – of which there are a fair few – often get batted aside when you unwrap some more of the glossy Star Wars packaging.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Introduction: Lipstick On A Pig
0:06:30 - Episode 1: The Phantom Tutorial
0:34:25 - Episode 2: Attack of the Level Design
0:54:34 - Episode 3: Revenge of the Gameplay
01:22:04 - Episode 4: A New Force
01:39:12 - Episode 5: The Lipstick Strikes Back
01:54:38 - Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES USED
1) Madeyewlook: youtube.com/watch?v=Y1WjOG8wiSs
2) Jordan Hanz: youtube.com/watch?v=BApZIzcdxII&t=514s
3) Jeffree Starr: youtube.com/watch?v=hOuwNiCa-zU
4) Glam and Gore: youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9vRS1GbwQ
5) danielzrotfl: youtube.com/watch?v=rybb9uFWAoc&t=138s
6) CharmieJanee: youtube.com/watch?v=UVIPT2FJ1R8
7) Amber Rose Oatman: youtube.com/watch?v=M4Bc0HZ4AW8&t=9s
8) Monique Matos: youtube.com/watch?v=xbizbwEfEOI&t=527s
A Critique of Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order.
SOCIAL MEDIA: twitter.com/MontyZander
PATREON: patreon.com/montyzander
ZOLTIBOI'S CHANNEL
youtube.com/channel/UCZMRyw465TTMG_pykSfzj3A
I MADE MY GIRLFRIEND PLAY DARK SOULS
youtube.com/watch?v=fSVB1adZgSA&t=279s
EA’s Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (presented by Lucasfilm) is a clumsy game, but it's got some very good lipstick. And I'm not just talking about the Star Wars of it all either.
This is the Star Wars game that I wanted since… forever. I get that some of you will have fond memories of Force Unleashed, and The Force Unleashed 1 and 2 was great, but the lightsaber game I have fond memories of is actually Revenge of the Sith. For a licenced game it let me live out my Jedi power fantasy, and my sister and I would lose hours in the multiplayer duels.
So when I saw Fallen Order’s E3 Demo, I thought… hell yeah, sure. If the developer behind Titanfall and Apex Legends was getting a crack at a single-player Star Wars action game, I was all for it. And they’re borrowing from the Soulslike formula to boot? Well I can’t get enough of a decent Soulslike! But even though I was interested in the game, I couldn’t help but feel like Respawn were trying to please the crowd, rather than carving their own path. They’re rearing a pig and sloppily slapping some second-hand lipstick on it.
But I know I’m not alone in saying that Jedi: Fallen Order was an engaging and pleasant surprise when I finally sat down with it. It’s a solid adventure, with a fun story, addictive combat, and any of its flaws – of which there are a fair few – often get batted aside when you unwrap some more of the glossy Star Wars packaging.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Introduction: Lipstick On A Pig
0:06:30 - Episode 1: The Phantom Tutorial
0:34:25 - Episode 2: Attack of the Level Design
0:54:34 - Episode 3: Revenge of the Gameplay
01:22:04 - Episode 4: A New Force
01:39:12 - Episode 5: The Lipstick Strikes Back
01:54:38 - Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES USED
1) Madeyewlook: youtube.com/watch?v=Y1WjOG8wiSs
2) Jordan Hanz: youtube.com/watch?v=BApZIzcdxII&t=514s
3) Jeffree Starr: youtube.com/watch?v=hOuwNiCa-zU
4) Glam and Gore: youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9vRS1GbwQ
5) danielzrotfl: youtube.com/watch?v=rybb9uFWAoc&t=138s
6) CharmieJanee: youtube.com/watch?v=UVIPT2FJ1R8
7) Amber Rose Oatman: youtube.com/watch?v=M4Bc0HZ4AW8&t=9s
8) Monique Matos: youtube.com/watch?v=xbizbwEfEOI&t=527s
