Grildon Tundy
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Update: As of 62 votes, NeoGaf has rated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor a 7.3 out of 10 (mean) or 8 (median).
BREAKING: Did you know that this game is good and better than it needs to be? I didn't.
Metroidvania-style exploration. Likeable characters. Semi-open world exploration with multiple large areas. A story that I thought got better as it went along; specifically around the time of
Bode's betrayal and onward. Before that, I wasn't too engaged, but the "twist" made all the grand space fantasy stuff way more intimate, thought-provoking, and relatable.
The best lightsaber combat in a game to-date, taking heavy inspiration from Soulsbourne games to good effect. Although I did wish Cal's downtime in between moves was just a bit shorter--he wasn't as snappy as my Bloodborne character, for example. Multiple lightsaber "stances" to choose from. I went with the Single & Crossguard; Single for all-round coverage and Crossguard for the heavy enemies.
Cal's love interest isn't "generic perfect girlfriend". She wasn't my type, but I think she made sense for Cal and their romance arc was well-done without being overdone, imo.
Performance was just okay on my RTX 3080 10GB & Ryzen 5 5600X rig. Traversal stuttering was noticeable but luckily it didn't occur often in combat. I've certainly seen games that look better than this run better than this does.
I bounced off the OG twice, but this sequel was much improved and I played it to the end without engaging in much side content. I picked it up in the Steam sale for $15 and feel that was the right price for what I got out of it. What did you think of it?
BREAKING: Did you know that this game is good and better than it needs to be? I didn't.
Metroidvania-style exploration. Likeable characters. Semi-open world exploration with multiple large areas. A story that I thought got better as it went along; specifically around the time of
Bode's betrayal and onward. Before that, I wasn't too engaged, but the "twist" made all the grand space fantasy stuff way more intimate, thought-provoking, and relatable.
The best lightsaber combat in a game to-date, taking heavy inspiration from Soulsbourne games to good effect. Although I did wish Cal's downtime in between moves was just a bit shorter--he wasn't as snappy as my Bloodborne character, for example. Multiple lightsaber "stances" to choose from. I went with the Single & Crossguard; Single for all-round coverage and Crossguard for the heavy enemies.
Cal's love interest isn't "generic perfect girlfriend". She wasn't my type, but I think she made sense for Cal and their romance arc was well-done without being overdone, imo.
Performance was just okay on my RTX 3080 10GB & Ryzen 5 5600X rig. Traversal stuttering was noticeable but luckily it didn't occur often in combat. I've certainly seen games that look better than this run better than this does.
I bounced off the OG twice, but this sequel was much improved and I played it to the end without engaging in much side content. I picked it up in the Steam sale for $15 and feel that was the right price for what I got out of it. What did you think of it?
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