How Gunplay Could Fundamentally Change Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is already established as incredibly dark and enigmatic based on its tonal cinematic teaser. The fate of the ragtag Stinger Mantis crew is unknown, Cal Kestis’ lightsaber is seemingly in the hands of an Imperial senator, and an unidentified individual rests suspended in a bacta tank. This all creates a purposeful atmosphere for what Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s narrative will propose in terms of its themes, but the teaser also features an important tease at a chief gameplay change.
In the final shot of the teaser, Cal has holstered what looked to be a blaster pistol. This has now been confirmed through an action figure of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s Cal, and makes significant implications on what the game’s gameplay will be like with an added long-ranged armament. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was already surprisingly dynamic with regard to different lightsaber mod playstyles, diverse Force abilities, and creative BD-1 mechanics. It seems that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will iterate upon this with dedicated gunplay, which will fundamentally change how combat is approached.
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an amalgam of game genres, one of which being a Soulslike. This is due to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s level design and combat structure, where players are often somersaulting around enemy attacks while struggling to pop healing items and occasionally parrying an incoming attack.
The latter action is more comparable to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice as players time consecutive parries. But the comparison stands and FromSoftware’s Soulslike formula is therefore a fantastic design choice for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
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