Star Wars, as massive of a series as it is, can often be the source of debate and discussion in the age of the internet. No matter how one currently feels about the state ofStar Wars, there’s no denying the impact it’s had on pop culture and the creators of entertainment products in various mediums.
From the lightsabers and Jedi to the interesting alien designs and storytelling elements,Star Warshas its fingerprints on many of the things people love. The world of video games is home to licensedStar Warsgames, but it also has plenty of big-budget andindie gamesthat are inspired byStar Warsat their core.
8Bloodborne
Sure, saying that a game rooted in cosmic horror was inspired by the likes ofStar Warsmay feel like a stretch, but that’s not the part ofBloodbornethat has it landing on this list. The combat in this belovedFromSoftware titleis rather intimate and feels like a violent dance of sorts. That’s very much the way modern-era lightsaber fights come across, and is most often felt when the choreography is at its absolute best.
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Throw in the fact that Yarnham feels like a place rooted in a fight between morally gray subjects looking for answers to questions in relation to the universe and how they fit in, and the idea that it was even slightly inspired byStar Warsisn’t too far of a reach.
7Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Humans can sometimes revert to their single-track caveman brains and simply be entertained by visually stimulating actions. There’s a lot of complexity to lightsaber duels, but at the end of the day, it’s cool to just see two people fight with laser swords.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeancewas a weird departure for the series, but fans were surprised to realize how fun and action-packed the game’s combat system was. Sure, sword fighting existed long before the days of George Lucas bringing Star Wars to life. The frantic and cinematic approach to it, though, feels uniquelyStar WarsinMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
6Halo: Infinite
The Sith inStar Warsare the source of evil and villainy in the universe. Realistically speaking, though, everyone believes they are the hero of their own story. The Banished inHalo: Infinitefeel as if they’re owed for what they’ve endured and will stop at nothing to overcome the Master Chief.
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Along his journey throughout the game, Master Chief starts to discover that things aren’t as they seem and information regarding ancient history isn’t exactly as it seems. A science fiction story about good versus evil, and the moral gray area that exists between, is apparent inHalo: Infiniteand is distinctlyStar Wars.
5Fallout 4
This entry will contain spoilers forFallout 4, so if that’s an issue please stop reading now. At the beginning ofFallout 4,players come to learn that they were frozen in time, and upon waking up in the modern era, their sole focus is finding out what happened to their baby child.
Throughout the game, players get hints as to what could have possibly happened, but as it turns out, the player’s childends up being the main villain of the story. Explaining why this was likely inspired byStar Warsis rather apparent, considering how Luke Skywalker learns of his relationship with Darth Vader and how that eventually plays out.
4Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
These days, the internet is full of hordes of olderStar Warsfans who are upset that the series hasn’t aged alongside them. The reality is that the series was, and forever will be, aimed at their main demographic: children.
Sure,Star Warstackles morality, human expression, and self-doubt, but at the end of the day, it is a backdrop for entertaining science fiction action that captures the heart and imagination of kids and kids at heart.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartis the newest entry in the series for the PS5, and feels like it is rooted in the fun parts of science fiction kids are drawn to. It’s a blast to play and is a good time for all ages.
Red Dead Redemption 2is a western RPG, so on the surface, it’s hard to see how it could be inspired byStar Warsin any way. A lot of it has to do with Rockstar Games delivering a story epic that spans many years and follows the journey of characters somewhat destined to both rise and fall.
Star Warsis ultimately a tale about a relationship between a father and a son. Though they weren’t blood-related,Arthur Morganand Dutch van der Linde had that type of relationship. The former serves asRed Dead Redemption 2’s protagonist, and the latter morphs into the primary antagonistic force that leads to the downfall of the entire Van der Linde Gang.
2Destiny
What separates Star Wars fromStar Trekis thatStar Warsisvery much science fantasy, whereasStar Trekleans into pure science fiction.Destiny, despite being a first-person shooter, is the closest thing genre-wise that the gaming world has gotten toStar Wars, without actually being aStar Warsgame.
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It also is a beautiful blend of fantasy and science fiction. A lot of its vocabulary and naming conventions harken to ancient mythologies and fantastical creatures, as opposed to being rooted in scientific definitions and logical deduction. From the early days, developer Bungie even went as far as to say they wantedDestinyto be a universe as large andexpansive as that ofStar Wars.
1Mass Effect 2
Considered by many to be the best science fiction video game or game series of all time, it’s hard not to point toMass Effectas drawing inspiration from Star Wars. The beauty of Bioware’sMass Effectis that it feels both likeStar TrekandStar Warsin its approach to science fiction.
The powers and focus on morality are the parts that connect toStar Warsin a major way.Mass Effect 2happens to be the perfect blend of action and narrative role-playing elements in the trilogy, but any of the three could land on this list.
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