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Fallen Order Started The Rise of Star Wars Video Games (PS5 Review)

Travis Vuong
7 min readJul 27, 2023

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With several highly anticipated Star Wars video games in development (Eclipse, Outlaws, and KotOR Remake), let’s take a look back at the first Star Wars game to bring the franchise back to glory in video games.

Released late 2019, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order brought fans something they’ve been wanting for awhile: an actually good Star Wars game. Taking inspiration from souls-like games and introducing new compelling characters for the franchise, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order managed to deliver an amazing experience for Star Wars fans. But how well does the game perform in 2023? Even after the official PS5 release in 2021, is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order worth your time and money?

Cal and BD-1 on the planet Zeffo in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

I actually purchased this game when it initially came out, around December 2019. It was on sale for $40 and with the amount of buzz going around, I had to check it out. I only played it for a few hours and couldn’t get myself invested. I’m not sure if it was because this is my first souls-like game but I couldn’t even get halfway through the adventure. It was until my girlfriend bought me the PlayStation 5 version, requesting I try to play and finish the game…

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Travis Vuong
Travis Vuong

Written by Travis Vuong

Games Journalist & YouTube Content Creator. All my socials: allmylinks.com/tvsonic

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