Is The Last Jedi the Best Star Wars Movie?

In this episode of Transition, we start by talking about Star Wars: The Last Jedi as pop culture nerd Akhil Arora and Star Wars fan Saad Rashid join host Pranay Parab. The second half of this episode is all about gaming as we speak about PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds, The Game Awards, PSX, App Store pre-orders, and Battlefield Bad Company 3.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi without spoilers (2:40)

• Where this movie fits in the Star Wars universe (2:40)


• Comparisons with The Force Awakens


• Sidekicks in the movie, particularly the robots


• Did The Force Awakens play it safe?


• Thoughts on Rian Johnson’s direction

Star Wars: The Last Jedi with spoilers (22:29)

• The technology shown in this movie


• Female characters in Star Wars movies


• Who is The Last Jedi?


• Ewoks vs Porgs and Star Wars merchandise


• Luke Skywalker’s character development


• Rey as a protagonise


• Kylo Ren’s arc
  
  
  • His effectiveness as a strategist
  
  
  • His equation with Snoke
  
  
  • Emotional decisions vs. practical ones
  
  


• What to expect in Episode IX
  
  
  • Rey’s arc
  
  
  • Rey vs. Ren
  
  
  • Should you look forward to this movie?
  
  


• Plot holes


• Space battles in The Last Jedi vs. previous movies


• Lightsaber battles

The Game Awards 2017 (1:10:20)

• Death Stranding 2


• Soul Calibur 6


• Bayonetta 3


• PUBG didn’t win

PSX 2018 (1:20:16)

• God of War 4 release date?


• How this event has changed


• PS1 game Medieval remake


• Backward compatibility on PlayStation consoles

App Store pre-orders (1:25:50)

• You can now pre-purchase apps on iOS


• Bridge Constructor Portal announced


• Valve no longer makes games


• Features we want from App Store pre-orders


• Why Simogo’s new game isn’t coming to iOS immediately

Monster Hunter World Beta (1:33:16)

• The gameplay experience


• Using different weapons in the game


• What new players need to know about this series


• What we expect from the final version

Hearthstone (1:36:42)

• How the game has changed


• Mikhail’s experience playing the expansion

Games The Shop and used games (1:38:32)

• Why the program was scrapped


• Why it shouldn’t have been scrapped

Battlefield Bad Company 3 rumours (1:41:40)

• What this franchise is about


• DICE and EA’s Battlefront 2 gaffe


• What kind of microtransactions to expect

PUBG on Xbox One (1:44:45)

• What to expect from this version


• Our experience with PUBG

Games we’ve been playing this week (1:48:06)

• Monster Hunter World Beta


• The End Is Nigh


• Big Bash Cricket


• Sachin Saga Cricket Champions


• Ghost Recon Wildlands


• PUBG


• Okami HD


• Overwatch

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.