The Mandalorian's a Video Game Rather Than a Movie, Fans Claim
Mandalorian is the series that pretty much carries the entire Star Wars franchise at the moment. No other piece set in the same universe has attracted so many new viewers in years, and the old-school fans love it as well.
Recently, some fans noticed a funny detail about the way The Mandalorian 's plot works: it uses so many video game mechanics that some consider picking up their controllers and leading the main character for the grind themselves.
What does it mean, you may wonder? Let's have a look!
Gear search and upgrades
In many video games, you need to find separate pieces of gear to later use them. They can be found in the world, bought, or taken from fallen enemies. The Player Character can wear different pieces of armor or grind for a while to get a set.
Does this not remind you of how the Mandalorian was earning his armor piece by piece at the beginning of the show?
Side quests and distractions
RPGs often have a big main quest and a bunch of other, smaller tasks, known as side quests. They are mostly optional, but some of them a player needs to complete to achieve a new level needed to progress the main story.
Now tell us that the pirates, rebuilding the drone, having to track parts, etc. while simply trying to get to Mandalore aren't The Mandalorian's interpretations of side quests!
Settlement system
Some games incorporate what's known as the settlement system. Basically, as the player progresses through the game and completes quests, they can upgrade and expand their base/settlement/hometown — and sometimes, it happens automatically.
Nevarro is the Mandalorian's settlement which keeps growing noticeably and even comically larger as he keeps progressing his own main quest, and some fans even claim it should become a running gag in the new seasons.
NPCs' schedules
NPCs aka Non-Playable Characters are all the characters in a video game that are controlled by a computer. They have their own schedules — they walk around, talk to each other, and do other things to imitate life. But in older games, that was not always the case, and many quest-related NPCs would just stand in one place until the player speaks to them.
Don't you think that's exactly what Bo Katan is, just sitting there on her throne alone, doing nothing until the Mandalorian shows up to speak to her?
There are many other details in the show that make some fans smile, comparing them to various video game mechanics.
Most people who took part in the discussion claim they've never seen any series incorporate so much from games — but that is by no means negative, rather just funny and new.
And one more thing on the plus side: when Disney inevitably decides to make a Mandalorian video game, players will feel exactly like the show's protagonist since he's been doing so many game-ish things in the series, to begin with.