The still unknown Star Wars FPS currently being developed by Respawn Entertainment could well be based on the Jedi Knight universe.
In the Star Wars video game galaxy, only one studio seems to crystallize all the hopes of players: Respawn Entertainment. It must be said that the Electronic Arts branch marked the players with Jedi Fallen Order, undoubtedly the first excellent solo game for at least a decade. And as we prepare to discover the sequel to this first game full of promise with Star Wars Jedi Survivor, here is new information about another game in development at Respawn.
¿Star Wars x Doom?
In fact, in addition to these single-player action/adventure games, Respawn Entertainment also has an FPS project on its hands, which has been kept pretty secret until now. But there you have it, today the new job offers posted to work at Respawn Seattle and Los Angeles give us a good idea of the main inspirations for this new game. Indeed, all these job offers refer to the Jedi Knight license, and more specifically to the Dark Forces 1 and 2 games..
As a reminder, Jedi Knight Dark Forces 1 and 2 are two games released in 1995 and 1997, which were among the first FPS in the Star Wars universe, and at the time were directly inspired by the first games of the genre, namely, Doom in particular. . So, can we expect a new opus with action/FPS gameplay similar to what Bethesda is offering with its Doom reboot? Obviously, we are heading towards something like that, but it seems that the project is still in its infancy, so we will have to be patient before knowing more…