The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Games We Want To Play

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to settle in for the long wait. With Episode VII now in theaters, we’re left to wonder what the world of Star Wars has in store for us in the next installment. In the meantime, we hope that Disney and Lucasfilm adjust their approach to the gaming world. In recent years, we’ve seen only a few worthwhile Star Wars game releases, and that’s disappointing, because the franchise has a long history of excellent game adaptations. What exactly are we hoping for? Here are 10 games that could easily emerge from the stories, characters, settings, and ideas introduced in The Force Awakens.

Perhaps this goes without saying, but all of the suggestions below involve significant spoilers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you’ve somehow managed to not go see the movie yet, stay away!

Star Wars: Maz Kanata’s Pirates

There’s much more than meets the eye to the diminutive pirate den mother, Maz Kanata. We learn from Han Solo that she’s been a major player in the smuggler and pirate world for centuries, and the potential for the character is amplified when we learn of her Force-sensitive nature. We’d love an episodic narrative game that explores Maz’s burgeoning pirate haven, in which we witness her life at various points prior to when we meet her in the new movie. Was she around when the Sith first went underground centuries ago? What side did she take in the Clone Wars? How did she avoid the purge of Jedi and Force-users during the reign of Palpatine? Why does she like Chewbacca so much? And how in the world did she retrieve Luke’s lightsaber from the depths of Cloud City? Colorful characters abound in the brief scene from the movie in Maz’s castle, and we’d love to learn more about them and others that have crossed her path over the many years of her life.

Star Wars: Black One

We know a little bit about Poe Dameron, the charismatic squadron commander of the Resistance’s Starfighter corps, but there’s so much more that we could glean from a dedicated game titled after his unique X-Wing, Black One. Modeled after classic flight combat games like X-Wing and Rogue Squadron, Black One follows Poe as he becomes disillusioned with the New Republic Defense Fleet, and then his subsequent rise through the ranks of the Resistance. Early skirmishes with the First Order could help further establish the ace pilot’s credentials. And this dedicated game could go on to tell the story of how Poe returns from Jakku before leading the Resistance’s defense of Maz Kanata’s castle on Takodana.

Star Wars: Falcon Repair

Not every Star Wars game needs to be a massive triple-A affair. How about a dedicated mobile game about repairing and retrofitting the old Falcon? The new movie revels in scenes in which Rey and Han Solo work together to keep the old girl running, and it would be fun to get in on that action. Connect circuits, tear out condensers, and hotwire hyperdrives under tight time constraints. Each little spatial reasoning and color matching puzzle could be tied to a story event, like an impending Star Destroyer attack, or the arrival of a Guavian Death Gang squad.

Star Wars: Rathtar 

Those coiled balls of muscle and tentacle make for terrifying foes, but wouldn’t it be fun to control one in action? In an odd (and likely violent) mishmash of Octodad and Katamari Damacy, players control a rampaging Rathtar as it rolls its way through prey. Points are gained by rolling up ever more tasty morsels for the ravenous beast, and every level could start out as you break free from confinement to satisfy your hunger. Maybe we can get a glimpse of the Trillia Massacre we hear about in the film.

Star Wars: The First Order

We know that after the Galactic Civil War, the Imperial remnant was forced to sign on to a new Galactic Concordance, leaving them weak as they limped away into the Unknown Regions of the galaxy. Next thing the Galaxy knows, they’re blowing up Hosnian Prime with their new superweapon, Starkiller Base. Let’s have a strategy game that reveals the uphill battle of the First Order as it tries to recreate itself. What alien civilizations did it conquer out there in the far reaches of space? Where did it find the resources it needed to craft new Star Destroyers? How did the new Stormtrooper program take root? Let us control the rise of the First Order, and relish in the power of the Dark Side.

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