Ever since Future 2’s Star Wars “homage” DLC Renegades was introduced, I used to be confused by what to consider it. However after a number of hours, it turned abundantly clear that’s was all very wink-wink, nudge-nudge stuff.
Nearly every part throughout the story of Renegades is Star Wars-flavored, as you’d count on from the partnership between Bungie and Lucasfilm. There’s a lawless frontier, good vs. evil, a weapon of mass destruction, and lightsabers. It’s all been advised earlier than in numerous methods, however now via the lens of the Future franchise.
And you realize what? For essentially the most half, I actually dig it.
Loss of life Star? Examine. Jedi and Sith? Yep. Lightsabers? After all! A dingy market and cantina that’s Future’s model of a wretched hive of scum and villainy? You bought it. Strolling tanks much like the AT-AT? Bingo. And wouldn’t you realize it, somebody even loses a hand.
It’s even obtained a villain who’s extra Kylo Ren than Adam Driver, however to my nice shock, it’s all nonetheless very Future and suits properly throughout the parameters of the franchise. New areas are impressed by the sci-fi stuff of legend. Mars seems like Tattooine with its personal Taken-flavored “sarlacc pit,” Venus may be very Return of the Jedi Dagobah, and Europa stands in for the icy planet of Hoth.
The Cabal “Imperion” of their white armor are supposed to evoke Stormtroopers, their “Loss of life Star” (which seemingly got here out of nowhere, however that’s defined by way of the marketing campaign), and the blaster weaponry are all examples of a DLC that’s Star Wars, however on the identical time, not.
Ultimately, it’s a fairly cool product. Utilizing the Future model of a lightsaber (Praxic Blade) by means of the franchise’s model of the Jedi (Praxic Order) to cope with what could be described as Future’s Sith (Dredgens) simply type of suits. And that’s in all probability as a result of, like loads of sci-fi tales, Future was already taking a number of cues from Star Wars initially.
But it surely’s not all excellent news, and I’ve obtained a nasty feeling about this! Virtually each mission of the marketing campaign takes place within the format of the Lawless Frontier exercise the place you deploy into an space, full some aims, after which exfil. Solely a few the missions have Future 2’s trademark setpieces and motion sequences, with a handful of cutscenes alongside the best way. The remainder of the exposition is thru radio dialogue and several other annoying journeys again to social areas in your subsequent goal.
There’s easter eggs in all places for those who search for them, like this wreckage that’s meant to evoke recollections of pod racing within the picture under. It’s a enjoyable egg hunt for Star Wars followers who take pleasure in Future, and vice versa. And it’s all advised throughout the confines of a Future 2 story that advances the plot ahead after the occasions of The Fringe of Destiny’s huge revelations.
Will Renegades save Future 2? I don’t know, however in all probability not. It’s nonetheless obtained most of the identical points so far as protecting gamers coming again, however for now, this DLC is one thing that I can look to and say I had some good enjoyable with.
It stays to be seen if I or others shall be again for subsequent weekly reset, however I’m taking this marketing campaign as a minor victory for now.
