It’s been over 3 years for the reason that launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and much more time has handed within the story between it and its sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Right here’s the whole lot it’s essential to know for the following main launch from developer Respawn Leisure., together with the lore to catch you up on what’s what, and who’s whom.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, like its predecessor, is concentrated on Cal Kestis, a padawan in the course of the Clone Wars that managed to flee from the clutches of the newly minted Empire and Order 66, which noticed Clone Troopers beforehand beneath the command of the Jedi activate the Drive customers.
Jedi: Survivor takes place one other 5 years after Fallen Order, placing it proper across the occasions of the Disney+ Present Obi-Wan Kenobi within the timeline and 9 years earlier than Episode IV: A New Hope. Because the finish of the primary title, the crew has been perpetrating acts of riot in opposition to the Empire, a few of that are detailed within the tie-in novel Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars that takes place in between the 2 video games. It’s on this novel that we study of how Cal will get his literal facial scar that we see in Jedi: Survivor, in addition to why Greez’ higher proper arm is now robotic.
Gameplay in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will construct off of and develop upon what was attainable in Jedi: Fallen Order. Fortunately, sport director Stig Asmussen has confirmed that the title received’t reset Cal’s powers, and most of the skills and methods he had cultivated by the top of the earlier sport can be current initially of Jedi: Survivor.
In Jedi: Survivor, Cal can be exploring acquainted areas in addition to completely model new ones. One of the crucial necessary ones, which served because the planet for our hands-on preview, is Koboh. In Jedi: Fallen Order, the Stinger Mantis served as Cal’s homebase. In Jedi: Survivor, his homebase is now a full settlement referred to as Rambler’s Attain on Koboh, centering round a cantina run by Greez.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor can be launched on April 28 2023. With the usual version priced at $70, the sport can be coming to the most recent era of {hardware} solely, which implies the PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X and S, and PC. In accordance with Asmussen, not having to develop for older units such because the PS4 and Xbox One allowed for the sport to implement options solely attainable on the newer consoles.