Just Make A Mandalorian Video Game Already

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You don't have to exert any mental effort to imagine a Mandalorian video game. It's an idea so glaringly obvious, so perfect, that I can't believe someone hasn't made one yet. This fruit is so low-hanging Grogu could pluck it from the tree without even having to stand on his lil green tiptoes. The Mandalorian is a great TV show, and the best Star Wars thing since the original movies. But it could be an even better game, if only Disney and LucasArts would see sense and throw money at a talented developer to make it. The idea is right there. It's crying out to be made. Screaming for it. But it still hasn't happened. What gives?

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It's ridiculous how well Mando's day job would fit into a video game. You visit a backwater Outer Rim town, pick up one of those cool holographic bounty pucks from an agent of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, then go after your target. You fly into space and hunt them down—getting into cool Star Wars adventures along the way—then bring them back, dead or alive, and collect your payment. Imagine the bounty hunting missions from Red Dead Redemption 2, but in space. See that? That's a video game right there. A brilliant video game. A game that would probably sell millions—providing it was actually any good.

If someone did make a Mandalorian video game, the temptation would be to have the story follow the events of the show—because people are gonna want to hang out with Grogu, right? But that would be a mistake. The show exists. We don't need to be told that story again. Also, escort missions are boring. Instead, a game should be set way before Djarin's fateful encounter with The Child. When we meet him in the first episode he's