Star Wars: Squadrons will be released for PC and console in around two weeks. The release date will be Electronic Arts probably also adhere to it, because the space shooter has long since entered the gold phase and will therefore be rolled out on time. To bridge the waiting time, EA has now released a video that's around seven minutes long - and it's quite something.
The computer short film entitled "Hunted" runs for seven minutes - and you can watch the film snippet several times in a row. Electronic Arts leaves the marketing machinery about two weeks before the release Star Wars: Squadrons really start and present a bombastic work with the CGI.
Seven minutes of Star Wars action
With the short film "Hunted" Electronic Arts focuses on the Imperial pilot Varko Gray, leader of the Titan Squadron. The animated short film shows plenty of action in around seven minutes, a lot of Star Wars, but also a little drama. Created in the film snippets from a cooperation between the developers EA Motive, Lucasfilm in the ILM.
The content of “Hunted” is directly linked to the story of the space shooter. Varko Gray is one of the main characters in Star Wars: Squadrons and is also featured as part of the game's campaign. The short film shows how the Imperial forces are suddenly attacked by the New Republic and have to retreat. Pilot Varko Gray is being chased by an X-Wing. What happens then? It's better to see for yourself, it's worth it:
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Star Wars: Squadrons could be one of the best Star Wars games of the last decade, the potential is there. The concept is reminiscent of classics like Star Wars: Rogue Squadron for Nintendo's N64 or space shooters like Star Wars: W-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter. In terms of play, fans can look forward to more than just a dull space shooting game: both controls and gameplay should be anything but “casual”. Star Wars: Squadrons supports, among other things Use of flight sticks, with which an even better flight feeling should arise - similar to that already with Microsoft's flight simulator the case is-
There should be no more delays in the planned release date - production has long since reached the gold phase. The game will be released on October 2nd for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4. On Sony's console, the game is even VR-capable, so it can be played via PSVR.
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