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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Ep 42‪)‬ The Burn | Gaming stuff. Blazing fast.

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In this episode of THE BURN, hosts Aviv Icel Manoach and Yehuda Halfon discuss Jedi: Fallen Order, reminding us of everything we like about Star Wars. Microsoft comments on GamePass's sales in the litigation around the Activition-Blizzard merger, and EA's bids to create their new FIFA replacement.

Original recording date - February 7, 2023.

Game of the Show: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Published by Respawn Entertainment, MSRP $40, Buy the game.

Jedi: Fallen Order reminds me of everything I like about Star Wars, with contemporary graphics and gameplay that draws inspiration from classic Star Wars games like Dark Forces: Jedi Knight. I liked it so much that I immediately proceeded to play Titanfall 2 from the same developers when it first came out.

Dark Souls and especially Sekiro influence the game’s progression and combat system: Shadow Dies Twice, as combat relays heavily on timed parries and blocks. Enemy respawns after resting at a checkpoint, and you may lose your XP if you die.

However, the game does include multiple challenge settings, including a Story Mode. You can feel like a badass Jedi Knight, even if you’re not up to par with their parry mechanics.

But the sliding sections continue to be the worst part of the game. No, Aviv, the worst part is the puzzles.

On the News:

Double Fine PsychOdyssey is a 20+ hour series documenting the development of Psychonauts 2
Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales
EA ‘closing in’ on deal with Premier League

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In this episode of THE BURN, hosts Aviv Icel Manoach and Yehuda Halfon discuss Jedi: Fallen Order, reminding us of everything we like about Star Wars. Microsoft comments on GamePass's sales in the litigation around the Activition-Blizzard merger, and EA's bids to create their new FIFA replacement.

Original recording date - February 7, 2023.

Game of the Show: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Published by Respawn Entertainment, MSRP $40, Buy the game.

Jedi: Fallen Order reminds me of everything I like about Star Wars, with contemporary graphics and gameplay that draws inspiration from classic Star Wars games like Dark Forces: Jedi Knight. I liked it so much that I immediately proceeded to play Titanfall 2 from the same developers when it first came out.

Dark Souls and especially Sekiro influence the game’s progression and combat system: Shadow Dies Twice, as combat relays heavily on timed parries and blocks. Enemy respawns after resting at a checkpoint, and you may lose your XP if you die.

However, the game does include multiple challenge settings, including a Story Mode. You can feel like a badass Jedi Knight, even if you’re not up to par with their parry mechanics.

But the sliding sections continue to be the worst part of the game. No, Aviv, the worst part is the puzzles.

On the News:

Double Fine PsychOdyssey is a 20+ hour series documenting the development of Psychonauts 2
Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales
EA ‘closing in’ on deal with Premier League

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You can subscribe to the podcast feed at theburn.live, support our shows by visiting support.theburn.live and join our Discord community at discord.theburn.live.

Our theme was created by @AnneDorko with vocals by @FishyTwitch.

31 min