Star Wars Jedi: Survivor establishes Cal as a premier starwars protagonist - and Respawn's game is excellent in its own right, too. Our 4.5/5 review: StarWarsJediSurvivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an ambitious follow-up to 2019's Fallen Order, expanding on its predecessor in nearly every capacity while continuing the impactful story of Jedi Knight Cal Kestis and the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Set five years after the events of Fallen Order, Respawn Entertainment's Metroidvania-esque action-adventure game sees the iconic Star Wars galaxy further steeped in the fascist, Sith-controlled Galactic Empire.
It's among these dire circumstances that Cal stumbles upon a potential haven from the Empire: Tanalorr, a planet hidden beyond an anomaly known as the Koboh Abyss and last visited by Jedi in the High Republic, centuries before Survivor takes place.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor uses the breadth of the notoriously enormous galaxy to its advantage, while keeping the game space itself a manageable size. Koboh is Survivor's primary location, and it's largest, hosting multiple biomes ranging from open expanses to maze-like caverns. In every corner there are collectibles to find, datapoints to scan, fish to catch, seeds to harvest, and chests to open.
Understanding Jedi: Survivor as a third-person action Metroidvania reveals the impressive deliberateness with which Respawn created the game world. However, those who find insurmountable frustration in the possibility of a decent amount of time being spent fighting through an area, only to find the way forward blocked, resulting in frequent backtracking, may feel the ultimate rewards are less than satisfactory.
Although there's a lot of upside to Jedi: Survivor's combat, a few notable detractors cause some frustration. Although its checkpoint system takes inspiration from that popularized through Dark Souls, the combat encounters in Survivor haven't necessarily mastered the tough-but-fair mantra usually accredited to the former.
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