Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Has A Clever Warning If You Break The Game

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Several players have discovered that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor prompts you to reload a save if you sequence-break the game, which is unusual.

By Steven T. Wright on

Sequence-breaking video games is a long and veritable tradition that dates back to the early days of the hobby, but Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has an unusual way of dealing with it. As shown by several players on social media, if you manage to skip significant portions of the game, an error message will pop up and ask you to reload a save.

As shown in this post, the prompt cites an «unexpected error» and reads as follows: «You seem to have bypassed certain story elements. Continuing to play from this point may encounter issues. If you choose to proceed anyway, loading any future saves from the Title Screen will give you the option to reload prior to this point.»

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This sort of warning is quite unusual in video games--I asked other members of GameSpot's staff if they've seen this before, and the only one that comes to mind is The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. That game displays a message that says «the thread of prophecy is severed,» which has become an internet meme. However, that warning only appears when you kill an NPC that is necessary to the plot, rather than accessing an area. And just like in Morrowind, it's nice that the game gives you the option of continuing if you know what you're doing, rather than forcing you back. That would be a real bummer for speedrunners.

I'm of two minds about this