Soon, fans of theHarry Potterfranchise will be able to live out their dreams in the Wizarding World. Avalanche Studios islaunching its hotly anticipated titleHogwarts Legacy, in which players will be whisked away to create their own personal wizard and explore the grounds of Hogwarts. It is the game that manyHarry Potterfans have been waiting for, andStar Warsfans could benefit from a similar type of experience.
There is no shortage ofStar Warscontent to enjoy. Not only is Disney churning out shows for Disney+, but the video game industry is also hard at work on many titles. Respawn Entertainment is making a sequel toJedi: Fallen Orderalong with a first-person shooter, Ubisoft is working on an open-world title, Quantic Dream is makingStar Wars Eclipse, and Traveller’s Tales just releasedLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. All of these games bring players to the galaxy far, far away, but as far as anyone knows, none of these titles let them live out their ownStar Warsstory, and aHogwarts Legacy-inspired game could offer that.
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The Story of Star Wars is Expansive
Ever since 1977,Star Warshas brought moviegoers to an expansive galaxy. They havewitnessed the rise of the Jedi Council during the Clone Wars, the reign of the Empire, and the Age of the Resistance. More recently, novels have begun exploring the High Republic era, and a remake ofStar Wars: Knights of The Old Republicis on the way. There are centuries of stories begging to be explored by fans.
Along with these different ages comes a host oficonic characters and planets.Star Warshas played host to the likes of Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ashoka Tano, Kylo Ren, and Jabba the Hutt. Planets like Hoth, Courscant, Tatooine, and Kamino are instantly recognizable by fans, and that barely scratches the surface of the amount of planets that are in the galaxy. There is no definite number of habitable planets, asStar Warsis constantly adding more.
The story ofStar Warshas been told over 11 theatrical movies, many TV shows, and countless novels. Hours worth of content are just waiting for fans to watch, and it shows no signs of stopping as Disney prepares to launch more content set in the galaxy far, far away. That is not even mentioning the amount of video games that have been released, or are currently in development. Even with all of this content, fans have only ever been able to live out their ownStar Warsstories in two MMOs.
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A Star Wars Legacy Game Could Be a Lot of Fun
Hogwarts Legacywill allow fans ofHarry Potterto tell their own Hogwarts stories within the limits of Avalanche Studios' design. Many fans ofStar Warshave similarly wanted to live outtheir days in theStar Warsgalaxy, taking a shuttle to the sand dunes of Tatooine, flying the Kessel Run as they smuggle spice, tracking bounties across the galaxy, and training in the ways of the light or dark side.Star Wars GalaxiesandStar Wars: The Old Republichave offered this kind of experience, but both require people to play online. With the framework that Avalanche Studios is laying down withHogwarts Legacy, perhapsStar Warsshould follow suit.
AStar Warsversion ofHogwarts Legacycould bring players to the galaxy far, far away so they can tell their own stories. It could be set in one of the three major eras, or if the developers wanted to go the extra mile it could allow players to select which era they prefer. What may be best for the title is if it brought players to a whole new eradisconnected from the currentStar Warsnarrative, much like howHogwarts Legacyis bringing players to a time way before Harry Potter. Much likeLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, players would be able to explore multiple planets.
Like most single-player RPGs, aStar WarsLegacy game could allow players tofully customize their own character. TheStar Warsgalaxy offers a wide range of species and outfits to choose from. They could create a standard human, Twi’leks, Rodians, Trandoshans, Wookies, Togrutas, maybe even Jawas. The game could also explore lesser-known species like Chiss, Ikkrukkian, and Vintians. With the variety of planets thatStar Warshas yet to explore, the developers could even introduce new species to customize.
While it seemsHogwarts Legacywill be locking players into being fifth-year students atHogwarts, AStar WarsLegacy game should not lock players into one role, Too manyStar Warstitles give players control over Jedi and Sith, so this title should allow players to select from multiple different classes before heading off on their adventures. They could be a Bounty Hunter, a Smuggler, a Soldier, a Podracer, or traditional Jedi and Sith roles. This would give players more control over the story they want to tell, not requiring them to play as a force-user if they are bored with that notion.
TheStar Warsstory is large and its galaxy is endless, sosetting aHogwarts Legacy-type gameinside that universe would make sense. Fans of the franchise have dreamed of exploring their favorite locales and telling their own stories, so the gaming industry should deliver on that. While they can get that experience throughStar Wars: The Old Republic, nothing compares to them being allowed to tell theirStar Warsstory in a single-player RPG.
