Amy Hennig played a huge role in the success of the Uncharted series, so it's no real surprise to learn that the Star Wars game which she's working on with Dead Space developer Visceral sounds a lot like Nate Drake's escapades. In fact, speaking during a panel at Star Wars Celebration, the creative director admitted that her approach to the game has been the same as the one she used for Uncharted.
"The process that I've been using is really similar to what I did with Uncharted, to be honest," she said, as reported by GameSpot. "If you're trying to re-create that classic β in [Uncharted's] case β pulp action adventure experience, you need to deconstruct the films so you know how to reconstruct them in an interactive context as gameplay."
Hennig added that her goal for the new game is to make people feel like they've played a Star Wars film. "It's getting the structure right," she explained. "It means you have to understand where the act breaks fall, where all the obstacles and reversals fall, and the set-pieces. [You need to know] what are all of the component parts that make up a Star Wars story."
As for the game's tone β well, it sounds a lot like Uncharted. "It's what my writing partner Todd [Stashwick] calls breezy urgency," she continued. "It's the idea that there's sort of a swashbuckling charm to the thing. There's humour and buoyancy, but at the same time there's stakes and jeopardy." Oh crap!
The game's not due out until 2018, but we did get to see a few seconds of footage at E3 2016 last month. It's part of publisher EA's wider Star Wars push, which includes a new Star Wars Battlefront, as well as a character action game from Titanfall developer Respawn. We hope that you're not tired of touring a galaxy far, far away.
[source gamespot.com]
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A Star Wars themed Uncharted? I'm all over that!
"We hope that you're not tired of touring a galaxy far, far away."
Well there is a new major Star Wars film coming out every year for the next 5 years, the 2 sequels and 3 spin-offs, so it makes sense there are SW games every year for the next 5 years as well.
And Unleashed kind of already felt like Uncharted - 1 guy going good thru a story driven game - so thus isn't really new. And I'd say the original Star Wars movie, the only 1 that matters as far as I'm concerned, was kind of like Uncharted as well, with Luke being Nathan. So it's all related, heroic swashbuckling character driven adventures.
I'm in, for all of it. Well as long as they don't make Jar Jar the star - messa no like that.
Ugh, 2018? I can't repel a hype cycle of that magnitude.
really, 2018? well that hype has definitely left. Why do developers do that crap. Sorry, but a release date that long doesn't get me hyped, I get more hyped the shorter the release date is, not farther it is. this will definitely be forgotten by me within 1 day. meh
I am looking forward to this game - at least finding out and seeing a bit more. I wouldn't mind seeing some of Viscerals 'Dead Space' in it too - some 'dark, scary' moments to offset from the Uncharted-esque lighter moments.
The game has no trailer, 2 seconds of pre-alpha in game footage and the game has no name. So to be fair to them, they haven't really attempted to start any real hype for this game yet.
People moaning that it's taking too long and then moan again when a game is a bug filled mess on release when it's rushed out, can't have it both ways, people.
Was hoping they were making KOTOR 3 and she was writing for it but that said, Amy Hennig is one of the super talents of this industry so whatever she's working on, I'm looking forward to learning more about over the coming months and years I guess since this is a ways off.
@Gamer83 I would let Darth Vader cut my arm off for KOTOR 3.
No offense to Uncharted, but I'm not a huge fan of the formula being in numerous games. One, two games a generation is great. But when it starts leaking into all my other games- effectively turning them into narrative based "experiences" with some so-so gameplay on the side, I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Star Wars is a game that definitely should have good story. Not knocking that. But it's also a game that needs, NEEDS, excellent gameplay. Gameplay gameplay gameplay. I just hope it doesn't take a back seat knowing the narrative will carry the game and sell it by the drove.
To be fair, she's talking about her writing process and nothing to do with how the game might play. Sure there are some similarities with Uncharted in the tones she mentions but let's not get carried away.
Reminds me of Shadows of the Empire. Like a good offshoot of SW. Getting a lot out of Battlefront so I can wait.
I'm not a Star Wars fan but I like fun games. If this ends up similar to Uncharted, then count me in.
@themcnoisy
At this point that might be what it takes. I'll let EA know what you're willing to sacrifice for the rest of us. Thanks.
Has anyone told her she is not making an Uncharted game? Have you ever heard the phrase a one trick pony.
I'll probably still be exploring space in No Man's Sky by the time this is released.
That sounds like a lot of games and films....not sure why it has to be singled out as an Uncharted clone based on vague details regarding tone and characterization.
@ApostateMage Bahahahaha I was going to reply something very similar to this! A REAL universe to travel, not set locations on a star chart to travel to.
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