{"id":1240,"date":"2025-04-19T14:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2025-04-21T02:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T02:53:43","slug":"star-wars-zero-company-is-xcom-set-in-the-clone-wars-and-we-love-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/star-wars-zero-company-is-xcom-set-in-the-clone-wars-and-we-love-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Zero Company is XCOM set in the Clone Wars and we love it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Star Wars Zero Company \u2013 XCOM set during the Clone Wars (EA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

EA<\/a> and Respawn has finally unveiled their turn-based Star Wars<\/a> strategy game and it seems to be sticking very close to the XCOM formula.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been rumoured for years, but EA has finally offered a full reveal for their turn-based Star Wars strategy game, which they recently announced is called Star Wars Zero Company.<\/p>\n

As recent leaks<\/a> suggested, it seems to take considerable inspiration from GameCentral favourite XCOM<\/a>. There\u2019re only a few seconds of footage, at the end of the trailer below, but it confirms that you\u2019re controlling a small team of covert specialists in what\u2019s described as a \u2018gritty\u2019 Clone Wars story.<\/p>\n

For anyone that\u2019s only ever seen the prequels, much of the ancillary content set in the same era \u2013 especially The Clone Wars animated series \u2013 is very good and this seems to be drawing on that for inspiration, in terms of the characters and, presumably, plotlines.<\/p>\n

The game is being developed by new studio Bit Reactor, with help from Star Wars Jedi creator Respawn. Bit Reactor may be new but many of their staff are ex-Firaxis and have worked on both XCOM and Civilization, with others having experience with everything from Gears Of War to The Elder Scrolls Online.<\/p>\n

As you can see, the trailer reveals almost nothing of substance but according to EA the game is set towards the end of the Clone Wars, with the main character being Hawks \u2013 a former Republic officer who we assume is the human character in the trailer thumbnail.<\/p>\n

Most games that copy XCOM\u2019s turn-based tactical combat don\u2019t usually attempt to replicate the strategy level elements back at base, where you research and manufacture new weapons, amongst other things.<\/p>\n

Zero Company does seem to have a similar feature though, with EA stating that between missions you\u2019ll \u2018develop a base of operations and gather intelligence through a network of informants to stay one step ahead of Zero Company\u2019s adversaries.\u2019<\/p>\n

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