The lightsaber is the mood ring of elegant weapons for a more civilised age.
“So whenever I play I always stick with my pink saber.”
“We knew we wanted to put more resources and effort into it,” she says.

He’s gone through so much trauma, and especially at a young age," says Shishido.
“But he’s also met and built relationships with a lot of different people that he cares about.
“You always want to be mindful of enemies taking too many hits,” de Heras explains.

“You know, it is a lightsaber.
That opens you up to that 00s buzzphrase of choice, and the old ludonarrative dissonance.
The same can be said for Force abilities, including the Push and Pull that help with environmental traversal.

It’s a measured kind of progression that feels intimately tied to the combat.
Stormtrooper squads will come with a couple of Shield Troopers.
The mix stops you getting too complacent.

“Plus, five stances,” de Heras adds.
“So you could imagine the permutations of trying to balance all this over the course of development.
I also said it’s well made by talented people.
