Lead combat designer Jason De Heras joined us to explain the game's parrying system, force powers, and much more with the help of some gameplay from the demo shown at EA Play.

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At this stage, it feels like Respawn has done a good job of having a two-tiered gameplay experience, with the first being one that can be enjoyed by those looking for a simple but satisfying, almost button-mashy style of combat. The second, however, offers greater

Q: Is this a Metroidvania game?

A: Yes. What you saw [in the demo] was a scripted section of the game. There are maybe a handful of those in the game. This is not a linear game. When you get to that part of the demo where the spaceship lands and he went to the map and there’s all these different planets, you can fly to all of those. The only thing