And it’s defined a lot of the work that I’ve done – most of the work that I’ve done – not even related to Star Wars.” “There’s just this canvas that Star Wars brings the palette and the tools that you have to create these worlds is something that’s been ingrained in me since I was a little kid. ‘There’s just this canvas that Star Wars brings’ … Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. For Asmussen, it’s a testament to the way Star Wars made him feel as a fan. But after my hands-on session with Jedi: Survivor, it’s hard to imagine playing as anyone other than a Jedi balletic lightsaber combat and force manipulation are a heady combo, turning the entire universe into a playground to shape and explore. In fact, Lucasfilm went so far as to suggest the game feature a bounty hunter, or a smuggler, instead. Let’s call this character a force user.’” We had to go through a whole process of, why do you want it to be a Jedi? What do you want to do with the Jedi? They were really uncomfortable with Jedi, and they said, ‘Let’s reset this. I mean, it’s something that they’re probably the most protective of, except for maybe Baby Yoda. “At that point, to Lucasfilm, the Jedi are like the holy grail. And then they’re like – wait,” he laughs. “ we wanted to do third-person action adventure, and we wanted to have a Jedi with lightsabers. For the team at Respawn, the veteran developers also responsible for Titanfall and Apex Legends, having to pitch every element of a game was vastly different to how they’d worked before. However, there’s one opinion it’s hard to argue with: that of Lucasfilm, the exacting guardians of the Star Wars empire. “And if we can all agree on it, that’s a pretty big test right there.” It’s a daunting prospect, but the hugely collaborative nature of making a video game gives Asmussen one big advantage over the TV shows and films: “I’ve got a couple hundred people I’m working directly with every day, and we’re all Star Wars fans,” he explains. ‘We’re all Star Wars fans’ … Stig Asmussen at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 at ExCeL London.
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