There was plenty to get excited about during yesterday’s Game Awards and I’d say that a new Star Wars video-game definitely counts. Lucasfilm Games have teamed up with Quantic Dream to bring us Star Wars Eclipse, a new “action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game set in the High Republic era of the iconic Star Wars galaxy.” Star Wars Eclipse is now early in development, but you can check out the cinematic trailer above.
While we do see a handful of familiar Star Wars locations and characters (including Yoda in the Jedi Council Chamber), much of the Star Wars Eclipse trailer is brand new. Carrying through the trailer is a group of strange aliens beating giant drums which seemingly awaken a figure who is seen rising out of black slime. I’m intrigued. It sounds like choice will be a main factor in the game as each of the playable characters will have their own morality, personality, motivations, and will impact each other and the story at large. Star Wars Eclipse will be set in the Outer Rim, an uncharted section of the galaxy full of never-before-seen species and planets to discover.
Quantic Dream is best known as the game studio behind Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human, which should give you a hint as to what sort of Star Wars game we’re in for. What did you think of the Star Wars Eclipse trailer? While we’re talking Star Wars games, what has been your favourite Star Wars game of all-time?