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By Paul Semel
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Excellent, exciting space adventure has sci-fi violence.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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What’s It About?
In STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR, it's been five years since Cal Kestis faced Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Cal is doing what he can to rebuild the Jedi Order and undermine the Empire. But while he's not a Jedi in training anymore, he still has a lot to learn, as evidenced by how -- despite already being a Jedi when this adventure begins -- he gains new knowledge when he visits multiple planets, helping those who are oppressed by the Empire and other villains.
Is It Any Good?
Having learned how to be a Jedi in the previous game, former Padawan Cal Kestis continues his education in this action-packed adventure game. In the five years that have passed sine the end of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Cal clearly didn't just sit on the couch drinking caf and watching vids. Not only does he start this epic adventure with all the skills he had at the end of the previous game -- hence, why he can still use the Force to shove or pull enemies, run along walls, or do a mid-air double-jump -- but he has also learned new skills in the interim. He can briefly slow time, and use that finger-waving brainwashing trick that Obi-Wan is so good at. He can even duel lightsabers proficiently.
But, as they say, one should never stop learning. So as Cal continues to try to rebuild the Jedi Order and take down the Empire, he learns some new abilities over the course of this new adventure -- like how to use a grappling hook to reach out-of-the-way places. Or how to wield a cross-like lightsaber that's slower and heavier but more powerful. This game also corrects one of the few annoyances of Fallen Order, as you no longer have to walk all the way back to your ship and can instead instantly move between meditation points, of which there are many on every world. But the best thing about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is how, despite all the ways this installment expands upon the previous game, it's still very much the same in how it effortlessly mixes smooth hack-and-slash combat, clever problem-solving, and inventive exploration into an epic sci-fi story worthy of the name Star Wars.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about game violence. In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, your character kills a lot of people, some of whom are human or humanoid. Does killing a human in a game make you feel different than when you kill an animal or destroy a robot?
Though no blood is spilled in this game, enemies are shown with limbs cut off, and one is decapitated off-screen. Do you think this is necessary for the story?
The hero is standing up to an oppressive government. Does that justify his violent measures? Is violence ever the solution? What if it's the only language your enemies understand?
Game Details
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows
- Pricing structure: Paid ($69.99)
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release date: April 27, 2023
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Topics: Adventures , Robots , Space and Aliens
- ESRB rating: T for Violence, Mild Language
- Last updated: May 2, 2023
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