Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Hands-On Preview

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In my time with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor last week during a preview event in Los Angeles, one aspect I kept mentally coming back to was evolution. During the course of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Jedi protagonist Cal Kestis was constantly being faced with his inner struggle, a struggle that he was suppressing ever since he witnessed his master killed during Order 66.

During the course of Fallen Order, Cal is coming to terms with his survival and re-attuning to the Force itself through his adventures. Now, in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Cal is a seasoned Jedi Knight, having struggled against the Empire ever since the events of Fallen Order. Set five years later, Cal felt like he had evolved ever since that time, becoming more powerful.

However, it wasn’t just Cal who has evolved and gotten better. Respawn seemingly listened to the mountains of feedback that came out of their first foray into the Star Wars universe and have meaningfully improved their formula for Jedi: Survivor.

During a preview event last week in Los Angeles, I had the chance to go hands-on with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In my three hours with the upcoming action-adventure sequel to one of the best Star Wars games made in recent memory, I found myself more and more impressed with what Respawn has done to improve on the Fallen Order formula, as well as make Cal a more powerful Jedi Knight, leaning aggressively into the Jedi fantasy that Survivor represents.

Jedi: Fallen Order was a great game, though it had some major drawbacks. From maps that would require a ton of backtracking to rewards that usually only amounted to a new Poncho or skin for the Mantis itself, Jedi: Survivor improves in these areas.

Now you can fast travel in Survivor, making those long treks