At respawn jedi Series is one of the constants in both games the Mantis, a spaceship somehow yours, but not yours either, but you use it enough that it might as well be. And I think more than the fight or the jump or the surprise StarWarsy Sound of the games, that’s my favorite thing about them. At least in terms of what it brings to the table.
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Partly because it’s such a cool ship! just look at it It sort of has a “strange design presented in a surprisingly functional way”. war of stars does as well as a B-Wing though greater, only it’s a “wing” which is also something like a keel or sail that turns “upright” in flight (I know there aren’t uprights in space, but it’s upright relative to the rest of the ship ) and then turns flat when landing. A bit of an exaggeration, I know, but it used to be a luxury yacht, so there may be a big flourish or two.
This “surprisingly functional” thing carries over into the details and interior of the ship. Despite its premium heritage, it’s a heavy and tight Vehicle, with wires and pipes and air vents everywhere and undercarriage that would look more at home on a bulker than an Old Republic Roadster. The interior, on the other hand, is about as far from a luxury yacht as it gets; It was designed with the series’ gritty adventures in mind, with a team of Respawn and Lucasfilm artists looking to vintage submarines and the Millennium Falcon for that blend of adventure and cramped practicality.
What I love most about the Mantis though is the way it ties the games together. The jedi Games are based on different levels and it would have been the easiest thing in the world to just shuffle the player from planet to planet with nothing but a loading screen in between.
Instead, switch between layers in the jedi Games is a whole process. At the end of a stage, you’ll land at your ship, from where you can board, do some things, see some relics, and chat with your friends. Then you go to the ship map, choose where you want to go (you really don’t have a choice, but this is where the illusion helps) and you’re gone. The ship will take off – in real time, leaving the finished world that always looks cool – and then zoom into hyperspace. Only when the player sits in his co-pilot’s chair does the ship leave the speed of light, the new planet fills the windows and you are ready for your next adventure.
It sounds so boring but I’m 1.5 games into this series and it was an absolute must Joy every time it happens, no matter how it threatens to happen again. The simple act of turning the end/beginning of a level into a whole thing
Sometimes in the middle of the night I wonder why I like this jedi Play like me. Breaking them down into individual components, I’m actually not a huge fan of almost everything that’s inside. I hate souls games that Tomb Raider/Unexplored Stuff is okay, but again, far from my favorite video gaming space, and I’m not nearly as into it war of stars like i used to be
But then I think about this ship and the way it addresses things that I really like elite And mass effect And Privateers and Wind Wakers (and even Assassin’s Creed’s ships and trains), games that have a central hub for your travels, serving as a mode of transport all the way to a conversation hub. There is none jedi Play without Mantis because so much of the game’s story, character and action revolves around it. Somehow the whole ship revolves around that one weird wing…
