I had heard many observations told about the new Star Wars IP, with the main statement being that it was kind of like Uncharted meets Star Wars. Many news outlets had made a statement similar to this, which normally bugs me. Traditionally, news sites compare new projects to games that have previously been released as a way of describing the game with as little work as possible, and often it is not a very accurate description. A good example of this is people comparing most open world games to Grand Theft Auto, when in fact the game being released is a very different experience. In the case of Star Wars: 1313, though, these statements are absolutely accurate. It does not even look like "Uncharted meets Star Wars" as much as it is Uncharted with a Star Wars skin. While I was watching the preview, I could have sworn I was watching the Uncharted 2 demo from a few years earlier. The takedowns from behind cover, the shooting...actually the whole combat system looks exactly the same. Heck, the whole scene where the protagonist is hanging off of a ship looks like it was taken right out of Uncharted 3.

I am not trying to say any of this is a bad thing. The Uncharted series is made of wonderful games, and by the time they were done the third iteration Naughty Dog had third person combat polished to a sheen. I would much rather have a Star Wars game that copies Uncharted than Dance Central. That being said, it is a shame that Lucas Arts could not go the same route as the Batman games and make a great game that was all their own.

With the past few Star Wars games not turning out so hot, I can understand why this is the path they chose. I just hope the game has a decent story to go with it.