#WHOS MAKING STAR WARS ECLIPSE PC#
#WHOS MAKING STAR WARS ECLIPSE SERIES#

Quantic Dream has earned a reputation for creating a very specific style of game. This will allow them more freedom to introduce new characters and stories, though the tease of Yoda may indicate some familiar faces.īeyond that, no characters or plot details have been confirmed, and are likely still subject to change based on how early this game is in development. Outside of the trailer, we learned from an official press release that Star Wars: Eclipse is going to be “set in an uncharted region of the Outer Rim during the High Republic era, known as the golden age of the Jedi.” For those unfamiliar, the High Republic takes place, as you might expect, after the Old Republic but before the prequel trilogy of films. The trailer ends with a shot of a person (?) rising up out of some black liquid just as the eclipse completes and the title is shown.

Ships are dogfighting and avoiding laser turrets with all the speed and energy of the films on a massive scale. The militaristic troops we see marching into battle, however, almost certainly will play a role.īeing a Star Wars game, naturally, we see a good deal of war among the stars.

More ships fly by a range of planets with different environments, and we get some very impressive closeups of characters who may or may not end up being part of the proper game. Two Jedi, judging at least by the colors of their lightsabers, are dueling on a bridge. We can’t say for certain that it’s Yoda we’re seeing by the window, and not just another member of his race, but it seems very likely that it is the old Jedi master.

#WHOS MAKING STAR WARS ECLIPSE SERIES#

From there we start cutting to a series of small scenes, starting with a ship that looks like it’s about to crash land on a planet, a market filled with vendors on a vaguely Naboo looking planet, some scenery, and perhaps most important is the shot of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. We open on a drummer as an eclipse (get it?) begins. The CGI was very impressive, and Quantic Dream games, if nothing else, always are graphical showcases, but lacked any real meat. While it technically qualifies as a trailer, what we saw of Star Wars Eclipse is more of a tone piece. Star Wars Eclipse – Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer | Quantic Dream Working with the Star Wars license, it would be a big surprise if it didn’t hit all platforms. However, they are independent and have already been publishing former exclusives on PC. Quantic Dream has, up until recently, made most of their games as Sony exclusives.

#WHOS MAKING STAR WARS ECLIPSE PC#

That leaves PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC as options. At this point, we can pretty confidently say this game will ditch any last-gen platforms based on how far off it is from release.

The trailer didn’t indicate any platforms that Star Wars Eclipse would be hitting, but we can make our best guesses. We wouldn’t hold our breath on the game coming before 2024, but will keep our eyes peeled for any new information. The only thing we know is that the game is in “early stages of development”, the team is still hiring members to help make the game, and that the trailer was completely CG. Not even a window of a year, which indicates that we may be waiting a few years at least for this space adventure. The best adventure games you can play on PCĪnnounced during the 2021 Game Awards, Star Wars Eclipse was not given a release date.

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If you’re a little confused, or perhaps just excited, about what this game is, we’ve done the Kessel run to smuggle out all the details. Just revealed, Star Wars Eclipse is set to be a new adventure from this studio in the Star Wars galaxy. As it turns out, that’s exactly what is happening. One of the more intriguing, if not a little confusing, rumors surrounding a possible Star Wars game was that Quantic Dream, best known for their branching narrative games such as Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, would be working on the IP.

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