Star Wars 1313 is a bit of a sore spot for many a fan of the galaxy far, far away, and understandably so. It looked like a very promising action adventure title from EA, but as we all know, the project was ultimately cancelled. We've had some great Star Wars games in the years since, but we can't help but wonder about what could've been.
Thankfully, some previously unseen footage of the game has surfaced online. Originating within the online portfolio of seasoned game director James Zachary, the new gameplay clips have been put together in the above video.
In it, the player takes control of Boba Fett, wandering through a bar before the action transitions to a rooftop chase sequence. While it's obviously unfinished, the potential for an Uncharted-style romp through the Star Wars universe is definitely present. The video ends with a handful of animation tests.
It's a shame the game was canned, but at least we can get an extra glimpse at what it might've been like with this new footage. What do you think of this new Star Wars 1313 footage? Are you holding out hope for the game to resurface, or are you good with the Star Wars games in the pipeline? Tell us the odds in the comments section below.
[source jameszachary.com, via youtube.com]
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Even at that snapshot in time, the animations looked better than Fallen Order.
The overpaid execs at EA just had no idea what people wanted & just to copied & pasted whatever game mode was making the most money at the time. Remember when they used to innovate? That was a long time ago
As much as it sucks this game was canned, I’m kind of glad it didn’t. There’s so much potential in the IP, (and I’m saying this as a massive uncharted fan) it feels kind of reductive to just do a third person cover shooter.
This is like uncharted star wars, looking at jedi fo sales, I'm sure this will sells a lot. But ea at that time want to compare it to fifa lootbox, asking amy hennig will this game bring that much money.
It's very good that anthem, ea multiplayer and mtx darling at that time failed while jedi fallen fo, a single player game that ea said just didn't sells anymore, succeed lol.
It sucks when promising games that certainly looked to have a LOT of potential end up not making it to release but that is more preferable to launching a game we're hyped for and it be a 'messy disappointment' [Cyberpunk]
At least we can dream about the possibilities these games could of offered - whether is Star Wars 1313 or any other game (Prey 2 looked much more interesting to me than that 'prey' game we eventually did get), assume that the dev team and our dreams align, that they manage to realise our ambition for the title we have created from the small clips and details released which transform these into the 'best games never released' LOL
I thought it was a Lucasarts game and not EA?
It looks ok. I just don’t find Boba Fett to be that interesting a character tbh. The new Disney+ series hasn’t changed my opinion of him either unfortunately.
@BritneyfR_ee I'm with you on that. Never understood the fascination with him. For me Mando quickly surpassed him.
@BritneyfR_ee it's so boring. Its like an entire series of 'remember this?!' moments. Nothing new to say.
Wow, he must have really missed his jetpack during those climbing bits.
Damn, Boba got some swagger.
@AdamNovice your right it was Lucas arts not ea, they hadn't gotten the star wars license back then
chase seen looked super boring but the bar area before that looked nice, not much to see or say here
@pukana Innovation, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away lol
I would like to give Disney a big f**k you for cancelling this game.
Greedo > Boba Fett
A real shame we couldn't have seen this in a completed state. An Uncharted style Star Wars game set in the depths of Coruscant? I was sold by a mile on this.
I'd rather have a Star Wars game that tries something new with its license than just keep giving us competitive FPS games. Does it take cues from Uncharted? Sure. Was that bad when applied fresh to something that, at the time, was as stale as Star Wars games? Absolutely not.
Now give me an open world Mandalorian-focused squad shooter. Lol
@wiiware This actually isn't the Amy Henning/Visceral Game, that was in development after 1313 was cancelled and never got a title, but it does show that both Lucasarts and EA had a similar journey of wanting to create an Uncharted style game before backing out.
I would personally love to see some footage from that cancelled game. 1313 always seemed very derivative to me, but by virtue of the people behind it (and perhaps simply because it exists almost entirely in the imagination), I was really hopeful for the promise of an Amy Henning Star Wars game.
@RogerRoger The other 2% I’m guessing is either the map or having to backtrack through Kashyyyk 😂
@pukana
The Sega Genesis era?
Correction...we've had ONE good Star Wars game since 1313 was canned. (Fallen Order)
@AK4tywill I though this is the amy hennig game. I still can't believe ea executive at that time can't see that uncharted star wars can make big money.
They should bring this game back, it has so much potential to be amazing.
doesn't look great, but for obv. reasons... if this happens to make a come back and gets funding for release I'll definitely add this to my list. Looks like it could be a great game... or could have been
@RogerRoger @Ken_Kaniff Hi there friends.
Completely agree with you @Ken_Kaniff.
Fallen Order was, is the only Star Wars game that didn´t suck and was actualy great and I´m still waiting for the sequel.
Also agree with you @RogerRoger, seeing this clip, not exactely the pursuit, but the very beginning with the character walking around one of the levels of 1313. For a Star Wars fan, seeing that world become alive and populated with multiple different species and interesting characters would have been fantastic.
But alas, it was not meant to be. At least, there is Fallen Order.
Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all
It's a shame. Twist the knife.
I would love to play a Star Wars game where you play as an imperial agent during the Great Galactic War/Cold War (Old Republic). It would have gameplay similar to that one in the video (Uncharted) and the main char would be inspired by 007.
@RogerRoger If only we could jump over to a reality where all 3 games were fully funded and developed to perfection.
Looks pretty good but those fight animations at the end just made me think “I don’t want to be brawling in Star Wars” 🤦♂️
@RogerRoger How do you know we're handsome in that universe?
Yes, our lives would be complete with those 3 games lol.
@RogerRoger Haha true. Always love chatting with you Roger.
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