Deferred rendering lets Respawn make all these lights emissive, interacting realistically with their surroundings. If anything, Star Wars is defined by big flashy lights: lightsaber trailer, blaster bolts, thermal detonator explosions, and more. This is something that Respawn fully takes advantage of. The engine uses deferred rendering, with support for a large number of dynamic light sources onscreen at a time. We think this was a good decision: Unreal 4вЂ™s exquisite post-process pipeline and TAA are great for recreating a filmic Star Wars experience. Plenty of games from walking simulators like Kholat right up to Gears 5 leverage Unreal 4 to great effect. EpicвЂ™s engine is a go-to this generation for mid-sized single player experiences. Respawn has, instead, chosen to develop Jedi: Fallen Order on Unreal 4. A quick look at BiowareвЂ™s woes with Mass Effect: Andromeda tells you all you need to know here. But Frostbite isnвЂ™t quite the one-size-fits-all silver bullet EA wants it to be.

This has some obvious advantagesвЂ“teams can build off modular additions to the engine from other studios and share know-how. EA went to some effort to consolidate its developer stableвЂ™s engine useвЂ“everything from FIFA to Battlefront leverages Frostbite. One immediate surprise about Jedi: Fallen Order is that it doesnвЂ™t use the Frostbite Engine.

So whatвЂ™s Respawn done in Jedi: Fallen Order on a technical level? LetвЂ™s take a deep dive. Both games are shining examples of single player excellence and platform optimization. This is a title developed by Respawn, the guys behind Titanfall 2, and directed by the person who was in charge of God of War III. What weвЂ™re interested in, though, is if it works from a technical perspective. In this context, Jedi: Fallen Order is much appreciatedвЂ“there havenвЂ™t been many single player Star Wars games in a while and this title neatly fills that gap. Star WarsвЂ™ incredible atmosphere has always lent itself well to contemplative, long single-player experiences. Following the cancellation of Project 1313 and the reboot of Battlefront as a kind of off-year Battlefield, it seemed less and less likely that weвЂ™d go back to the days of, say Jedi Academy or Knights of the Old Republic. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been described as a вЂњmake or breakвЂќ moment for single player Star Wars experiences.

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