Review: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is Star Wars at its very best
It is a period of civil war. Or at least, it’s about to be.
The Mantis crew scattered to the furthest reaches of the galaxy for unknown reasons, and we join “Jedi terrorist” Cal Kestis as he finds himself in handcuffs. Plunging deeper into the bowels of Coruscant on the back of an imperial ship, Cal, now older, gruffer, and showing the scars of war, is at an impasse, as is the fate of the galaxy itself.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a story about the decisions people make when faced with war. It’s a story of facing seemingly insurmountable odds, forging relationships in the few fleeting moments of peace, and it’s about found family. It’s also one of the very best Star Wars games yet made.
A sequel that feels more like it’s ten years removed from the original rather than only four, Survivor is expanded in virtually every sense, packed with so much to do and see, that even when our journey came to an end, we were still regularly uncovering side missions, lore and some of the best Star Wars writing since the original movie trilogy.
Once the mission on Coruscant goes sideways, Cal finds himself reunited with his old friend Greez Dritus, the one-time Mantis captain and now owner and proprietor of Pyloon’s Saloon, a watering hole on the nowhere planet of Koboh. However, as Cal soon discovers, Koboh is home to far more, including a High-Republic-infused mystery that could lead Cal and his crew to a safe haven away from the empire. Complicating things is the discovery of Dagan Gera, an ancient Jedi that Cal finds locked in a Bacta tank after generations.
While there is plenty more we could say about Gera and the revelations Cal comes to understand about his role in the game, we’ve chosen to be as light on story detail as possible in
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