While theStar Warsfilms have often shown dismemberment by having characters lose their hands, it appears as though scenes like that won’t be shown inStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It’s been confirmed that, despiteprotagonist Cal Kestiswielding a laser sword that can slice through just about anything, there will be no dismemberment of human characters in the game.
For those wondering whyStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis toning down the violence, it’s apparently due to Disney’s rules about what can be shown in aStar Warsrelease. IGN spoke to a story artist forStar Wars: The Clone Warsseason 7 named Drewry Carvin who explained some of Disney’s rules. “One of the rules we were given was to always hide the cut in case of decapitation. And never show blood. The burn of the lightsaber is supposed to cauterize it instantly.”
Respawn Entertainment will be working under similar rules when it comes to developingStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is why there will be no human dismemberment in the game. However, players will be able to dismember other enemy types, such as the giant spiders seen in the more recent trailers as well as robots.
While some people may want a more brutalStar Warsvideo game experience, others will note that this is pretty consistent with the franchise’s tone. Yes, theStar Warsmovies have shown dismemberment and even decapitation in the past, but usually it’s done in a toned-down way. Not to mention this only happens to specific characters in specific instances, as opposed to players being able to do it constantly throughout an entire video game.
Otherwise,Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderdoes seem to be leaning more toward a darker tone when it comes toStar Wars. Aesthetically it’s reminiscent ofRogue One, certainly one of the darker movies in the series, and it even featuresRogue Onecharactersto boot. Whether or not it’s able to maintain its dark tone and keep fans immersed while toning down the lightsaber violence remains to be seen, but we’ll find out later this year.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwill launch on November 15 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
