Some of the bestStar Warstales came from these games
The video team at Destructoid has been busy cooking up some new stuff for the community, and I’m pleased to present the “History of” series, and it’s starting out with a bang!Brett Medlock and company are looking atStar Warsaction games: which have a long and storied history dating back to early consoles and the PC platform.
Having experiencedStar Warsgamesbasicallysince they started taking hold on the NES, I’ve seen an unprecedented amount of massive hits mixed with poor decision-making across the board.Star Warsis so massive that Lucas and Disney respectively could not and cannot currently contain it, and licensing projects out to other studios is just a cold reality. But as we moved out of the relatively safe zone of ’90s console platformers and PC flight sims, things got a little dicier. If you’re curious, yes, the flood of prequel games is covered in the video (that all starts roughly 3:00 in!).
Thankfully, there are tons of bright spots likeDark Forces(which evolved intoJedi Knight, augmenting itself to the very spine of the IP itself) andKOTORto help carry on the “Star Wars video game” name as it were. A lot of that light and legacy also shone through for some of the modern hits, likeStar Wars Jedi: FallenOrder. There is still plenty of room for fun and innovativeStar Warstitles, so long as creatives are willing to take risks.
But don’t just take it from me, watch the video below!
