If we have learned anything after so many years of watching Star Wars movies and series, it is that one cannot become a Jedi Knight without proper training. Ask the actor Cameron Monaghan, who plays the protagonist of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the new game in the galactic saga that hits stores today and that recovers the emblematic Mark Hamill in a delusional ad.
In the promotional video published by Electronic Arts, Hamill trains his new Padawan in somewhat orthodox ways, although it is also true that after Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) it is not something that will surprise fans either. .
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) and, again, it is an action-adventure focused on combat, but it also has parts of exploration, platforming and simple puzzles. It is a completely new story within the universe created by George Lucas, but at the same time it is closely linked to everything that happens in the movies.
The protagonist is Cal Kestis, a young survivor of one of the best known events in the chronology of the series, the famous Order 66, the extermination of the Jedi knights that could be seen in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. (2005) and which ended the forces of the Empire by overthrowing the galactic Republic.
The game that hits stores today takes place five years after the events of Fallen Order and follows in the footsteps of Cestis, who is now a more powerful and experienced Jedi. “A more mature Cal Kestis must look beyond his lightsaber to find his destiny in the shadow of the Empire, a quest that will lead him to new planets and familiar frontiers in the Star Wars galaxy,†the editor states. of the game.
As already happened in the original title, the Californian studio Respawn Entertainment (Apex Legends, Titanfall) has once again led a development in which Lucasfilm Games is also involved. Likewise, Stig Asmussen (God of War III) repeats as game director.
One of the main differences of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor with respect to Fallen Order is that this continuation does not go on sale for PS4 and Xbox One, but only on the consoles of the current generation. According to Electronic Arts, this decision has made the game “take full advantage of the current generation of consoles” and, judging by the first reviews – and by the 86 it has right now on Metacritic – this sequel improves considerably on the previous title.
