When Bungie introduced earlier this 12 months that Future 2 could be having a Star Wars-themed growth, I had no thought what it meant. Now I do know what it means, and I don’t know really feel.
In a livestream immediately, Bungie confirmed off Future 2: Renegades, which is being described as an “homage” and “love letter” to Star Wars. It’s acquired a brand new weapon referred to as the Praxic Blade, which is mainly only a lightsaber, and one other pistol archetype referred to as a Blaster. But it surely doesn’t finish there.
It’s acquired a brand new “lawless frontier” for gamers to discover, together with a Mos Eisley-like bar, tasking Guardians with working inside the legal underworld to realize energy and attempt to topple a brand new Cabal empire that’s totally outfitted with troopers that seem like Stormtroopers.
And it appears just like the Drifter has been frozen in carbonite. And the Cabal have strolling tanks that seem like an AT-AT. Not solely that, however the recreation’s current places are being tweaked and up to date to seem like Star Wars stuff. Europa will seem like Hoth, Mars has dying pits much like Sarlacc Pits, and extra.
Yeah, I actually don’t know what’s happening right here. It’s like a Star Wars fanfiction that’s been made canon inside the Future universe. Like, an enormous, Lucasfilm-flavored content material drop. I can’t inform if it’s superior or simply too bizarre to take pleasure in.
One a part of me says, “Hey, that is Star Wars, it’s cool stuff, let’s use lightsabers to slice up Vex.” One other a part of me says, “What the hell is that this Disney advert in Future?” It stands proud like a sore thumb and simply feels bizarre, and I can’t shake that feeling. I’m conflicted, however proper now, I really feel extra icky than excited for it. However hey! Bungie stated the DLC shall be including extra vault house, so there’s that.
I’ve fully fallen off the Future 2 practice since ending The Fringe of Destiny. And searching on the recreation on Steam Charts, I’m not alone. I actually don’t know if Renegades will carry gamers again, however I believe it’d simply, out of morbid curiosity alone, maybe.
The identical can’t be stated for immediately’s Ash & Iron “main replace,” which is extra centered on high quality of life stuff than huge extra content material, and so I’ll preserve my finger on the heart beat of the neighborhood to see what gamers are pondering and saying forward of Renegades’ launch later this 12 months.
Future 2: Renegades launches on Dec. 2.
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