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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) has some technical flaws but still manages to be a great Star Wars game. Let's talk about it.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an action-adventure game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. A sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019), it is scheduled to release on Playstation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on April 28, 2023. It will be the final Star Wars game published during Electronic Arts' exclusivity contract with Lucasfilm, which is set to expire later in the year. - Ігри
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what does your Cal look like?
Handlebars and a man bun, I look ridiculous. Also other than performance this might be my favorite Star Wars game of all time
Mullet Red Lightsaber shortbeard Real jedi's use Red lightsabers.
i loved this game, can't wait for the next installment. I want more dark side cal! My Cal was a commando: commando gear and the crew cut.
shaggy from scooby doo
theo von lol
One of the best star wars stories in a long time. My personal GOTY so far. RIP Rick the door technician!
I forgot to mention him. That got a laugh out of me.
Alas, poor Rick.
@@JakeBaldino I remember having literally one hit point left when I faced Rick, after going through those insane waves in the Imperial hanger. I genuinely thought Rick was gonna kill me lol
Good Ol' Rick....i shall mourn him.
Rick fought valiantly.
I hadn't pegged Bode as "dude's gonna betray them" rather I thought "oh, random new character they're putting in the work to make likable and is motivated by a father's love? They're setting him up to be killed and and want it to be something of a gut punch when it happens" genuinely happy I didn't suspect the betrayal, let alone the reveal he was a surviving jedi, made it all the more satisfying a story for me in the end.
Well said.
For me it was a coin flip of the two possibilities. I was almost sure that Dagan was gonna kill him when he grabbed and pulled bode towards him during the last fight, but as soon as we survived that I expected him to betray me every other minute. Definitely didn't expect him to be a former jedi though.
I expected it from the get go sadly so I was actually happy I was right, and then mad when he killed our boy.
@@JoshaSolomon I was the exact same way, mostly when he said somewhere towards the beginning “I would do anything for my family” when he was talking about his reason for joining Cal
This was exactly my experience and I REALLY enjoyed his character a LOT. I truly adore this game
Skoova was hilarious I enjoyed every opportunity to speak with him
I loved his little bits
I love the way he sounds when he jumps into the water 😂
I feel like he was a reference to the Polish "Your father the fishing fanatic" pasta. I mean he even has the moustache
His stories were top notch. I loved the way BD-1 hung on his every word, beeping and booping lol
@Omni-Shadow that’s fair. He personally reminded me a lot of Bruce from Shadow of War where I I kept wanting to hear what he had to say.
Bode being strong for me worked because it felt like fighting a cornered animal. Bode has sacrificed everything for his daughter’s absolute safety. Throughout the fight he’s roaring and begging you to die to make all his pain worth something. The dark side feeds on extreme emotions, and few emotions are more extreme than what Bode was feeling.
There is also one conversation about how hard a cornered animal fights. There are alot of cool small things like that all over this
When you look at his attacks hes also very scrappy and aggressive. Parrying him staggers him easily that lets you get in a few quick hits, so hes not the best at keeping his guard up and relies more on hitting hard and quickly. Paints a picture that he knew enough about being a jedi but then, like cal, had to figure out alot more on his own.
I like him as a character, but the second phase of his fight felt a little cheap to me. Especially his grab that is almost unavoidable. I had issues with the difficulty in general. It was easier than the first game so I bumped up the difficulty. Being bombarded by enemies was tough, but most of the bosses were push overs. Never found a happy medium with the difficulty
@@mathewlombardo3876 Uhhh, no, his guard is quite good on the difficulty I was on hahaha. Breaking his guard is a tough one, even with that perk that increases guard damage.
@@takoshihitsamaru4675 im not referring to his block meter. I was referring to how, after a single parry, he takes a few split seconds to recover that allow you to get a free hit or two in. Beat him on grandmaster almost exclusively parrying his attacks, worked like a charm.
Honestly, the night sister-portal-drill sequence on Jedha was a favourite of mine. Visually cool, shows Merrin is more trusting of her crew, serves the story by brining Merrin and cal closer together, and provides insight into how her magic works. Merrin is such an interesting character - happy that they expanded on her whole “deal”.
Yea it was awesome such a cool action sequence.
I honestly felt that was one of my favorite Star Wars moments period.
@@brandonjones5879 Same. That and the moment when they are going to Tanalorr and Cal reaches out to the force for the hyperspace jump and Cere just goes ”NOW!”. Literal goose bumps.
@@davidbengtssonasgarali9391 this game legitimately had three moments for me. The earlier one I mentioned. When you control Cere and you literally see the complete difference between a Jedi knight and a Jedi master. And in the imperial base when Cal calls on the dark side for the first time. What you mention, I think it’s just a really nice personal touch that really pulled you into the moment.
Yea it was awesome
I am not sure why or how... Possibly me getting older, turning 30 in a few weeks.... This got to me. The emotional beats of this game, from Cal and Merrin's relationship, to the loss of Cere and Bode's betrayal. I straight up teared up at certain times.
Absolutely bro. That’s what happens when a game is written as well as this one. They are very rare and should be celebrated.
Not the only one bro, quality game finished it last weekend.
Not sure whether I was too dumb to see it coming, but Bode's betrayal absolutely took me off guard. Couldn't believe it. It genuinely made me and my 10 year old daughter angry.
Having three daughters kind of let me see it from his side after the initial anger had worn off though.
Absolutely fantastic game, wish there was more.
@@MoldyMojoMonkey nah dude ur good bro honestly that was an actually good twist the only time you even really see an inkling of him not agreeing with cal Is right before he betrays you
Not just you, I'm 43, and recently went through divorce and that.... Betrayal got me, to think you know someone only for them to turn on you and not knowing what's inside a person, I Screamed at my TV in the Turn moment
My favourite thing from survivor was deffo watching Dagan bleed his kyber crystal. To actually see it happen was awesome!
Honestly this game really did it for me. It kind of reminded me of like a Red Dead Redemption or Ghost of Tsushima for Star Wars, just in the way where you’d follow up on a random rumor and then find a giant underground cavern or go into a stranger’s house and mind trick him into letting you in and then find out he killed his brother. Really loved this one
It also reminded my of read dead 2 while I was playing. Anything that reminds me of read dead is a great game!
@@glowingstuds5360 totally agree, that kind of exploration is unmatched
I don't know why but I kept thinking of Ghost of Tsushima while playing Survivor too. Also, yeah that one random weirdos house with his brother... That took a very dark turn really fast, like holy shit. Every time I run past that house in town now with all those robot things sticking out of the wall still gives me the creeps.
Wait are there side stories like that in Survivor? Or is it really just that one?? Thinking in picking this up today
@@J.bananas I’d probably say that’s the most unique but yeah there’s quite a few random encounters and side missions that were completely unexpected
Totally saw Bodes betrayal coming. However that one last twist I absolutely was not. Had me and Cal making the same face at the same time. 😂
Same, as soon as he talks about his kid I was sure he’d fuck Cal over but I did not see the survivor twist coming, I was making the face as well
I was totally caught off guard by it!
I'm dumb 😂
Yea I never trusted him from the very beginning so his betrayal wasn't a surprise at all, but when he used the force? I damn near dropped the controller. What a twist
@@MoldyMojoMonkeyyou’re not alone I trusted him with my life and was betrayed
@MojoMonkey 90 Nah I thought that guy was my battle brother, it caught me off guard
I was a bit confused on bode at the end. Like, he could have lived side by side with the Hidden Path just fine. But then I realized he was a survivor of 66 and could understand him literally not trusting anyone. Especially the hidden path, whom might lure the empire to them.
Yeah, the moment where cal said they should train new students there to be able to fight the Empire, Bode realized the chances of Tanalorr being found were greatly increased, and it was a chance he couldn't risk taking
Cal, Merrin, and Greeze are now firmly cemented as some of my favorite Star Wars characters. I really like how it ended too, since they actually made it to Tanelor I feel like they’re not restrained by any of the already known SW characters or stories, they can really do their own thing with a 3rd game and possibly explore more of Cals dark side or maybe have him end as an OP Jedi master leading new Jedi. So many cool possibilities.
Agreed, I liked the fact that they made an ending where they can interpret the story for the last game in multiple ways and not just lock themselves down to a singular path which is easy to figure out before the 3rd installment arrives. I, for one, have absolutely no idea where they’ll take things, which is brilliant, makes me all the more excited for the final piece.
Got 100% completion on Grand Master and loved every second. The Bode twist was easy to see coming but not him being a Jedi. Love how betrayed I felt. My GOTY so far.
this. def saw Bode turning, but never considered him being sith.
@@cj-5426 He actually isn't a sith. He's only out for himself and his daughter.
@@daltonm9420 though I wonder how he got to bleeding out his kyber crystal. Maybe the hatred he felt towards the empire after the murder of his wife?
Edit: god I’m stupid asf. He picked up Dagan’s saber after they killed him right? That would make more sense, because he goes back to his body off-screen.
@@jerkopatrik Not stupid lol but yes. If you go to where you kill Dagan, theres an echo there. Tells you about it.
@@daltonm9420 I noticed there's a bunch of post-Bode echos around the Koboh map now. Do you know where the others are by chance? I only finished around 2 this morning.
My favorite part was that Cal had a lot more time to shine.
He is confident, snarky, and his own character with his own goals.
He was the protag of the first game, but he literally only makes one decision for himself.
Destroying the holocron.
Wasn't bothered by Cal at all in the first game, this time round I really loved him.
I think the customisation helped a bit for that little personal touch, but he's now a character that I'd be more than willing to read novels about.
@@MoldyMojoMonkey I don’t think anyone really had a problem with Cal in the first game, but he felt safe. Like he was kind of a typical male protag that didn’t really stand out amongst other male Jedi characters. By design it’s was probably on purpose. That game did feature him coming out of the trauma of surviving order 66. And returning to his Jedi wats. This game though, was able really make him come into his own. He’s confident. He’s more sure of himself. He’s really come into his own as a Jedi. And he stretches out as a character I think. Like, while I didn’t hate Cal before I didn’t find him too memorable. But this game made me put him up as one if the best Star Wars characters out there.
Our boy grew up
From the very first mission I was like, "Okay "Bode", you come out of nowhere and Cal's squad gets killed, then all of a sudden we're best friends? Yeah, right." But the Jedi thing completely got me. I was not expecting him to be a former Jedi, so kudos to the writing team. I actually cared more about him as a character after the betrayal than I did before. LOL
Same with me lol got mostly surprised he was force sensitive
Right? First, I thought "some random companion", but when he revealed himself, he became more interesting.
The night sister drill sequence and the speeder chase were a couple of my most favorite parts as far as gameplay. It was super fun.
the end game was kind of sad in the cantina, as you slowly see people start to leave. As you talk to them over and over.
Yeah but I kinda liked that as well because at least they didn't die off they moved their story somewhere else, plus it helped the place feel more real and lived in
Yes, the people leaving the cantina really made me sad. It’s like there was light and life for a moment, and then the empire took an interest in Koboh, and one by one they left, leaving the cantina almost as we found it. Ugh, sad times indeed, and still a long time until the empire is defeated.
That's life though, stagnation is bad and there will be more different patrons in the future perhaps.
@@Doomsword0 except that one guy that did die :(
Could Cere have sensed Cal's subtle shift towards the darkside, because she had witnessed it in both herself and Trilla, prompting her to use her last breath to caution Cal on the dangers of seeking revenge? I'm with you. Her character was so well presented. I felt her loss a bit like Obi-wan's in A new hope. Just devastating. Can't wait to see what's in store for Cal. I have a feeling we'll need to strap in!
That Jedha moment was the best part of the game haha... One of my favorite action sequences ever.
It's probably in my top 3 videogame sequences of the past decade. I was fully jazzed by it.
Same for me. The best game moment I had since the Ashtray Maze in Control.
First time in a long time I said "Wow!" out loud because of a cool game moment. Better than most movie setpieces imo.
See, this is why it’s BRILLIANT that one of your squadmates is a Nightsister. Respawn made Merrin to not only be one of the best love interests in video game history so far (and I mean that, I fucking love her bro), but because she is a Nightsister, they can make her do so many insane things with magick since it is a bit of an unexplored realm in the Star Wars Universe. From burying people alive to creating short range portals, the possibilites are endless to showcase Nightsister magick in the canon. I can’t wait for the final game
@jerkopatrik I thirst for Merrin too🫠🤣
I finished the game a few days ago and already miss it a lot.
I kinda like that they made ending more intimate and personal for Cal - kinda "Ok, we are done with main bad guy, not lets dig into personal stuff". Bode's betrayal and everything that happened after justified the use of dark force so nicely. Cal destroying the whole base was super powerful and then, in the very end he kinda used that dark power to beat Bode, but didn't let it overwhelm him.
And also what a move - Bode died from the weapon he himself gave Cal.. uh!
I think it will develop in Kata becoming... his Padawan? I guess.
Bode actually gave Cal two weapons that lately backfired. One is blaster obviously, but second one is... well, you know, relationship with Merrin stopped Cal's downfall and Bode was hopping it'd be otherwise
For the next game I'll be interested to see if there's another time jump, and if Cal is going to wind up teaching Bode's daughter to use the force.
They’ll probably jump by a few years. I wouldn’t be surprised if they set it around ANH
@@dawsynasay4841 That would be too large of a jump. I can't see them doing any more than like 3 years.
I hope not. I don't really want to play as Kata. 😅
@@reizak8966 I don’t think we will have to worry about that. It’s EA we’re talking about. Chances are that they’ll make a spin off game revolving around kata rather than replacing Cal in the 3rd game.
I hope not. If they do, they'll do the typical "we don't know how to write a relationship so we'll just break them up" and that is beyond played out and boring at this point
This game did things i wish the movies did. I want to see more High republic stuff. Very interesting. I loved how they brought it in to fit in their storyline
It's kinda funny that everyone else saw Bode's twist coming in one way, but what I focused on was "Oh, he's got a daughter to support and go back to, no wife around anymore.." and thought he was obviously going to die by the end. And, I mean..
That Cere segment is the perfect example for why we need a Star Wars Musou game.
Star Wars + Dynasty Warriors = GREEZY MONEY BABY 💰💰
The bode twist was amazing. I spoiled him being the final boss for myself but I had no idea it was going to end up like that
Facts I was shocked that's he's the traitor and shot the old master
I spoiled the Vader fight by accident 😢
Since I saw him I had a feeling. What surprised me was that he was force sensitive.
I actually didn't see Bode's twist coming until right before it happened. I was shook.
Best Star Wars story since the original films in my opinion. I havent felt that sense of triumph, quality humor, and careful attention to detail in this universe I’ve loved since I was a kid. Not to mention they brought out ALL of the canon things like Vader, Jawas, epic saber battles, hilarious droids etc. and every character was awesome. Bode was as badass as Jango Fett to me.
I absolutely agree. The newer movies especially are just trying to be trendy.
please. watch andor. please.
Definitely. This game series is more a Star Wars trilogy story than the actual sequel trilogy.
Star Wars has certainly become hit or miss after 2005, and really after 2012, but I'm glad to see that it has one of its strongest points in that entire dark period
Well, if we dig so deep as the original trilogy, then three books on Wraith Squadron in the X-Wing book series are great, and TIE Fighter (the game) is also great, especially the last set of missions when hunting for XX under the command of YY (do not want to spoil things :-) Also, Mysteries of the Sith is great. There is also some other great stuff created after the OT.
But yes, Jedi Survivor is great :-) Well, not counting all the bugs :-)
I loved the Merrin QTE, it was interesting seeing how other people make use of the force in different ways, and it gave us a glimpse of how she gets around, but she seemed hesitant as if it was actually dangerous(maybe she has never done that with another person). I just thought it was a great moment for our favorite ship C+M showing both of their capabilities
I really liked bode (partly because it’s the voice actor of a character I liked in horizon forbidden west which I just finished playing) so I was heartbroken when the twist happened, legit felt like he betrayed me personally😅
I’m 99% sure he was Charles from red dead redemption 2 as well
Ok just checked and he is
I didn't realize that's who that was, now that I know I can totally see it that's so cool!
Kinda thought Bode was gonna do something. He seemed way too kind, him being a Jedi was the big surprise. Entire second half had me fully invested
"You have grown stonger"
"No, I let go of my fear" holy crap what a moment. Cere went out like a badass. Sucks the I guess final act was so bad.
My three favorite moments in this game are:
1: The Trident ship sequence on Jedha. Amazing what a Jedi and a Nightsister can accomplish together.
2: The final fight with Dagan Gara. The sheer mastery of the Force on display was awesome, especially when he starts fighting Cal on the ceiling with his duplicates.
3: Cal using the Dark Side after Bode escapes him on Nova Garon. The ominous choir in the soundtrack really sells the hate flowing through him. It certainly helped that he felt the same as he did. I wanted Bode to stop running and face me like a man.
They know their audience for sure. The Scuba Steve reference confirms that for me. That movie was famous during the prequel era (the starwars i grew up with). So cool.
I guess I’m showing my age when I noticed a lot of people didn’t pick up on that reference
The one this this game did that I haven’t seen in an open world game - it STILL feels lived in & vibrant even after the main story ends! The mantis crew still have a lot to say and so do the bar patrons and enemies. I love that! It doesn’t leave me feeling empty and just aimlessly wandering the world trying to entertain myself. 9.5/10 on my new ps5 - I didn’t really run into any game breaking bugs or glitches. Maybe 1 minor glitch in a cutscene.
I had an feeling Bode wasn't 100% onside but I didn't anticipate the depth of his betrayal. I really dug his overall motivation. Doing the epilogue and get all of his echoes made me both hate him more and love him more because you can tell that at least part of him felt a bad and actually liked Cal; just not more than his need to get his daughter safe.
I loved the Jedha mining droid setpiece and seeing sort of how Merrin's powers work. After seeing Nightsister lore in Clone Wars teh scale of the ability sort of tracked. Between the CW micro-series and then the whole 7 season run, Jedi are mad powerful and I liked that we felt that power. Once we got the slow/rage power upgrade I felt as powerful as Cere during the defense of Jedha. I barely used the slow power during my playthrough and didn't realize it was supposed to be your Ult until Cal went a little dark.
I just 100%'ed all of the worlds and got all of the collectibles besides a couple of bugged ones. I haven't felt compelled to 100% a game in a long while but this game really rewarded me for it. Many of the saloon patron stories ended on a sad note, with the Empire having more of a presence on Koboh and many Patrons leaving or even just being fearful of their future. Skoova had an epic tale in the end for as silly as he is.
Some top tier Star Wars. Stoked for the next game, I hope they take the time to cap it off well and have a smoother launch from a technical standpoint.
No mention of Rayvis! What did you think? Personally I thought he was almost as cool a villain as Dagan if not better and more fleshed out.
Rayvis was a far more interesting - and intimidating - villain than that arrogant, brooding, pretty-boy Dagan, who would have been more at home in a Final Fantasy game. It's a pity the Rayvis fight came first.
Rayvis was so good! I seriously felt so bad for him after that fight... The line "there is no honour in this war." will stick with me forever.
I like both. Rayvis echoes found really helped fill out a really great character. It was the character dynamic between Dagan and Khri that really sold me on them. Gave me Anakin and Padme vibes.
Rayvis was the hardest boss in the game for me. Reminded me of some classic souls bosses.
@JXneroHD that’s so funny. It took me over 10 tries with Rayvis, beat Vader my second try and it took me like 4 tries with Bode.
The thing about the drill sequence is that I got hyped to see what Merrin sees. In my mind, this is what she's experiencing when she's warping around.
So even though it was a little much for star wars, we'd been seeing her warp for 2 games now, So there was jut this weird payoff. I loved the sequence!
Also: finally a game with a LIKEABLE child. I really enjoyed Kata's character as well as the performance itself. The part where she was singing.... wonderful!
Intrigued to find out where her story goes in the third installment as Ithink It's garantueed that she is force sensitive!
I got the feeling the writers don't have much experience with actual children, though. She doesn't speak or act like a child who just saw her father get struck down, and the other characters - especially Merrin - speak to her as though she were an adult capable of understanding subtle, abstract distinctions that would be lost on many actual adults.
Anytime someone on me crew says "I'd do ANYTHING for my family", I instantly assume they're going to betray me
Dominic Toretto wouldn't betray you
The little starfish on Skoova's head was just the icing on the cake. Great to have a funny, lighthearted character in an otherwise heavy game. Dagan was an edgelord, but it was kinda cool seeing the force version of his decapitated arm wielding his 2nd saber instead of it just floating.
Her portrayals of Cere and Savathun in D2 The Witch Queen are phenomenal.
I think that Cere's last word to Cal being "Trilla" was a warning. After Trilla having been turned to the dark side by the grief and loss of the order and the (perceived) betrayal by her master, Cere basically warned Cal - who now found himself in very similar circumstances - not to go down the same dark path as her.
I loved every moment of this game and cant wait for the next one
I really enjoyed all the dialogue from all the characters in the game even the npcs. All the people who spoke was well written and well acted and everyone felt really organic
Bode was obvious. What hurt the most with Bode betraying us was it felt like Charles was betraying us. There are some betrayals I could take, Charles isn't one of them.
Charles?
@@talaniel Bode's voice actor was also Charles in Red Dead Redemption 2. He'll always be Charles to me. lol
@@jeffk.9075 Oh gosh, I planned to play RDR2 in the future :-) Now I spoiled something for me :-)
Thanks for clarification.
@@talaniel no worries. It isn't much of a spoiler going in knowing you'll meet a guy named Charles and he's a really good dude. Enjoy your playthrough, it's an incredible game. 🙂
So happy you mentioned the Big Daddy reference. It was in my mind for quite some time and didn't see anyone else mention it. One of my favourite Adam Sandler movies.
I LOVED the twist with Bode. Really caught me off guard and totally saved the story
Facts. If they went the Dagan route without the Bode twist, I’m not sure I would have enjoyed it as much.
@@chelfan4078 Also genius of them to keep Bode out of the marketing. Dagan Gera would be an awesome character to get a DLC with though!
Rick the Door Technician was the most amazing fight I've had in a game in ages, solely because he glitched out for me and instead of running he just slid across the floor menacingly. I was laughing so hard that he almost killed me because I couldn't fight back.
Id love for the next game to have a branching skill tree based on light and dark side of the force. Similar to the Infamous games. Along with cosmetic changes like dark side corruption for Cal
I hope Cal definitely embraces the more Gray Jedi mindset for the next game. It’s way more interesting story-wise, plus the gameplay would be awesome for us players getting to use all sorts of crazy force powers
If so, in the next one have different ultimate abilities to choose from. Force lightning wave would be fucking sick
@@Gyro_Scope360 Yeah! I want Force Lightning too :-) Liked it in Jedi Knight games :-)
Respawn are quickly becoming one of my favourite devs. While I would love another Titanfall game, they are producing the **chef’s kiss** perfection with these games. Curious to know what stances people opted for the most. I went pistol for one and two blades for the other
My first play I did dual sabers and crossguard first playthrough on medium difficulty, but now on the next difficulty level I’m mostly using the single blade stance since it’s quicker.
Ngl at the part when u shoot Bode dead I teared up.
Hearing Kata sing the lullaby had made me vulnerable, it was beautiful. May she get a trilogy of games too using the force, lightsaber, blasters, that jetpack, & dropkicks like her daddy. She can be new age Kyle Katarn 😏
Hearing the force echo made me cry.
Cal ending feelings u can feel the emotions like he wanted to cry but held it in which made me cry!
Caught me off guard.
Playing as Cere a master & seeing how she has this combination of force rage, doublebladed force use & uppercut, with Blaster stance fusion made me incredibly proud & hype!
During the Vader fight, made me stop playing casually & get serious.
She beat the Sith out that man 😂😂😂 he limped away like "nah nobody can know how badly i lost that fight smh nuh uh aint no way she made me look like Darth Bitch" 😂😂😂😂 Then Cere had that "U motherfucker..." The same line Mace used when Anakin betrayed his trust he just earned like an hr prior.
Also with that & Cere coming to terms with her inner darkness & light she showed just how powerful u can be when u see past the dark & light side of the force & just see the force.
Beat his ass so bad gave him Star Killer ptsd 🤣🤣🤣🤣 & he aint even cannon! Had him looking over his shoulder for things that never took place 🤣
The continuity enforcer (Vader) was feeling that plot armor might not exist no more.
But can we revive Trilla & Bode they were like really cool new characters.
Bode i understood why he did what he did even tho it was wrong he didnt want the hidden path there cause that would be a reason for the empire to come looking for them eventually bringing the war to their sanctuary (queue Hikaru Utada 😏)
He wanted to just hide out & be forgotten by the galaxy & see her live a peaceful life.
Wouldn't mind a dlc showing him survive order 66 same with Trilla becoming the 2nd Sister aka the baddest & best of the Sisters.
Hopefully the next game gives us capes, robes, cloakes, more things in black & other colors. Especially if they can be worn over jackets.
The 1 cape u get it has the worst colors but also no clone armor jedi robes etc or Jaro Tapal outfit with a cape is ridiculous! We still got his lightsaber why not add his clone wars armor?
9/10 game if they patch the graphics cause they suck ass.
I also wish they dove more into Cal's fight with the dark side. Is it confirmed that this is going to be a trilogy?
I honestly thought the Drill Sequence was one of the games highlights. It gave me a feeling like one of those Indiana Jones moments.
honestly, could see Cal end up making his own jedi temple to train new jedi on Tanalorr at some point, this way they could continue with that kind of story even with the sequels having Luke's Jedi temple being destroyed
The drill sequence was crazy but to me I loved it because I kept feeling like it felt like a theme park ride more than a video game which was a crazy cool thing to experience in my living room.
I just finished the main story and truly loved it. I've been a fan since seeing Ep4 when I was 7 in 1977. This felt very Star Wars and I was a little choked up in a couple places. Great story, especially for a game. Thanks for the vid!
I'm absolutely all in on this game, loved it, iv'e been waiting for this one since the first one hit. Totally agree with y;ou about the whole High Republic, feels straight out of a book/comic. Love that we are getting a glimpse of that era not just through books. Really loving the gun/saber stance to bits. And holy crap Jedha, love seeing it, exploring it, etc. before its eventual demise. My two most fav. things....Skoova!!! (I Yelled Yes at my monitor when you brought him up) and That trooper boss Called Rick The Door Technician, i had to pause the game , i lost it. lol. Things I would have wished to we explored more, Coruscant for sure and that last planet. just sayin. Well great video as always...for the pizza!
appreciate the videos Jake the ending was well done and set well for a Trilogy can't wait
Kata handled her father's death surprisingly well considering her mother died too. Also Rick the Door Technician will be remembered for his brave sacrifice. Real Jedi's have Red lightsabers and spare him lol. its sad Cal dies in the Star Wars series cause its way before Rise Of Skywalker. hopefully they explain that in trilogy.
@@StillJustSkulls Regarding Kata, I'm not certain the writers have any experience with actual children. Her interactions with the people who killed her father were . . . unconvincing.
The Cantina chats definitely gave me some RDR2 campfire vibes.. loved that!
Remember Revenge of the Sith for the Ps2? Where you played as Anakin and Obi-Wan and upgraded their stats separately, then by the end of the game you had to face Ani with the stats YOU put into him?
I think we could see something like that in the next game with Cal training Kata. Maybe she'll be the vessel for a new skill tree so Cal can keep his abilities from this and you just kinda upgrade them, and then he eventually turns to the dark side and you have to face him
I love this game. Im in the middle of getting my platinum for it. As a regular game, its fun with great graphics. As a Star Wars experience, its one of the best in years and as a diehard fan I love the attention to small details and world building
I enjoyed this game a lot despite the technical issues(played on PS5). Seeing high republic tech was cool, and Zee's almost automaton design looked really good. I would like to see more droids that have that style. Bringing back the separatist droids was also great. I love the "roger roger" droids. However after the huge events on Jeddah with Cordova, and Cere's death because of the Bode betrayal I kind of lost interest to some degree. Bode felt too suspicious to seriously be a traitor. So when it happened I was not surprised, but him being a former Jedi was a huge surprise. He needed more backstory in the game to explain how he ended up like that because the echoes that show up after you completed the story are not enough.
Really my biggest issue with Bode was his plan, or rather lack of one. The goal is simply to protect his daughter by going to Tanalorr. Except he has no clue what that planet is like. Is it sustainable for humans? Is it actually uninhabited? Is it even still there? He has no clue. Also Bode is a shit dad. He only cares about Kata surviving, but he does not even consider how she is going to live. There would have been no future for either of them on Tanalorr if the plan went his way. This could have been improved to some degree by going into how his wife died, but the game did not really do that. Bode also does not try that hard to talk Cal out of having the hidden path use Tanalorr. Bode's strength does not make sense either because he was seemingly not training at all in terms of using the force, and a lightsaber. Did the game explain why Cal, and Cere could not sense him besides he was a secret agent before? I may have missed that. Dagan Gera was a man out of time, and he was interesting but having somebody else as the big bad was not a bad plan. Not Bode though.
I also had the Boba Fett involvement spoiled by a UA-cam thumbnail so fuck whoever does that. It was way too early to be posting that kind of thing. I hope Respawn does make a sequel, but I have no clue where you take the story from here. I guess they have to do something with Tanalorr now that they can just go there without too much trouble. At the end of the game a star destroyer is just looming overhead on Koboh so I could see the game picking up not too far after Jedi Survivor's conclusion.
Yeah they didn’t explain why they couldn’t sense Bode as a force user. Cal asks the question but Greez interrupted him, they were busy reeling over their friends’ deaths & the betrayal. I’m really curious too, I hope it’s revealed in the next game.
Also I think the empire is going to be a bigger problem in the next game, because that Star destroyer seems to allude to it
I love so much that you're obviously an avid gamer who enjoys this hobby as much as any of us do. Your enthusiasm and passion are evident.
i hated getting spoiled by boba. the worst part was it wasn’t even the internet that spoiled me. i managed to be spoiler free all the way up to boba, my last twist and right before, my buddy joins the call and talks about boba, and him vs cal kestis, not actually mentioning the moment, but literally rewording the dialogue. very souring moment, especially since it was when i was fighting caij. but it was still a shock to see him then and there
Just came here to drop a like and say that I love your channel. Leaving now so I don’t get spoilers 😂
thanks!!!
I think they are going to take a TLOU approach and you will play as Kata in the next game. This was maybe game of the year for me and couldn't agree more about the Skoova Stev character, I was laughing my ass off. Thanks for the fantastic content Jake, loving this channel!
The scene where it looks like Cal is appearing before Cere as she’s dying and she says his name but then says “Trilla” and it all cuts away and you realize that you’ve actually just been witnessing Cere’s death through Cal’s psychometry and is already in the rubble holding her body weeping. God FUCKING damn that might be one of the best Star Wars moments ever. It’s is so heartbreaking and the way they can play with nonlinear storytelling through Cal’s force ability is so damn cool.
Subscribed thanks bro been watching for years
I really like the story, for me it was enjoyable and awesome. For the next game I hope that we still continue to play solely as cal and finish up his story, while maybe training kata as his padawan. It would be sick to see an even more powerful cal destroying opponents and other siths. I also hope that we some new powers for cal plus his end shouldnt be the cliché master sacrifices himself or gets killed to safe his padawan ending, let the man have a good happy ending since there are barely any when it comes to masters lol. Plus it would be sick if they can implement attack cancel so you dont get stuck when your opponents can attack you faster
Duel wielding, my friend. Attack canceling is basically the only reason I always have it as one of my two stances no matter what situation I'm in.
@@crimsonking440 yea for sure, but I felt like dual wielding had the least best upgrades. I prefer the single blade or the guard stance.
I actually just finished the game today and honestly it's not as bad as people say but the story was a hit or miss for me but I enjoyed seeing the main characters return and the banter between Greaze and Cal just hit
Always love hearing Jake talk Star Wars. I love that you dont do it normally, its like a little treat when we get it
Scoova was everything dude, I loved his character so much. I also appreciate the fact you recognized the big daddy reference, I grew up on that movie so when I saw the wordplay, I had a big fat smile on my face
Do you think for the 3rd one they might lean hard into the dark and light struggle and introduce it into the skill tree or like Fable in his appearance? Personally once the super turned dark I actually tried to use it as little as possible for the rest of the game since internally I felt like it would be giving into the dark side by using it even though there really wasn't any in game consequences
I hope they do that for the third game!
Yeah I didnt use the slow mode after that either for the same reason 😂
I know I’m late because I recently finished Jedi Survivor but when Bode revealed that he was a Jedi, I was fully invested. As a dad myself, I kept rooting for Bode to change. That ending hurt. I really hope that Cal struggles with the dark side in the next game.
Oh man, I've been waiting so much for this video
Really enjoyed this game but I felt the pacing was very odd. First 5 hrs of the game is just exploring basically, you meet the main villain and he’s super cool but then quickly becomes a very basic, unfleshed-out typical MCU villain that didn’t get to live up to their true potential. Then you kill him early, right after that they drop a major plot twist (that I kinda saw coming, never trusted Bode). But the twist happens way too late in the game in my opinion. It’s like Rangnarok where the big twist happens in the final act which strongly incentivizes you to play through the rest of to story. But unlike GOW Ragnarok, there wasn’t enough compelling story prior to said plot twist to make me feel that payoff. Instead it felt like the story was coming to an end just as it was getting really good.
It had all of the makings of a great story, with great pay offs and plot twists.. just felt like the structure and pacing needed work. Gameplay wise, I beat it on PS5 but with enduring a ton of frame drops and odd glitches during cut scenes which ruined several big moments. Level design is both great but confusing as hell at times.
They often will throw you into these random, fast-paced platform sequences where the camera obscures half of what you need to jump to, and that became frustrating many times as I had to fall and die over and over before I could tell what I’m supposed to even be jumping or grappling to at times. Difficulty is all over the place.. it goes from pretty manageable to ridiculously hard all through out. Cal feels like a glass cannon no matter how much I upgrade his skills and level through out the game.
All that said, still an enjoyable game that improves upon Fallen Order. Probably the best Star Wars content I’ve experienced in years. Really looking forward to the next game, I just wish that last third happened closer to the middle of the game/story instead of backloading the game with all of the best story content.
Bode was an awesome villain. That anger just made him strong as hell and him nearly killing his own daughter… 👏🏽👏🏽 I literally applauded and yelled thank you when Merrin and Cal had that romantic night by the fire and she kissed him. We all saw it in Fallen Order and it would’ve been a crime for them not to get together.
Love these videos
I haven’t been excited about Star Wars for a long while now, but these games have re-invigorated my interest. Great video man!
I actually started to like Bode, and i didnt imagine him to betray the crew. I dont know, at first i was skeptical, but then while continuing with the story and seeing the "good" chemistry between him and cal, i never saw it coming. Says a lot about how psychopathic Bode really is and how good he can "act". Also says a lot about the good writing of this game, that really was a nice plot twist, and i even immediately felt the feelings of betrayel like Cal did. But i often had this in my playthrough, that i felt the same as Cal. Betrayed, Frustrated, Angry, Compassionate, and so on. 9/10 for me.
i love these vidoes. id love more star wars talks
Stev was favorite like having the bar starting off empty and watching it slowly become like a home like as a video game moment it warmed my heart
Just finished and absolutely loved it! I think the dark side abilities were a teaser for the next game, where Cal could get some legit dark side abilities, similar to Starkiller, but then ultimately choose his “side” at the end of the trilogy.
Hey Jake! Love hearing your thoughts on Star Wars. I too am a silent enjoyer of Star Wars things.
I think this game came into its own. The first one felt like a fun side story and this one feels like it is setting the groundwork for some awesome storytelling! (Definitely Empire Strikes Back vibes)
I think in the next one we will see Kata be trained as a Jedi. And to close the trilogy the Mantis crew and maybe some others will be stranded on Tanalor (in a good way) where they can live out their lives in peace far from the empire.
Just completed the game today, great timing!
I thought the end of the second Jedha mission, jumping through the green portals, was amazing, cinematic good fun, with a satisfying cooperate-to-take-down-the-big-bad moment to round it off.
Also, there was a moment in the first visit to Jedha that struck me as a dig at the sequel trilogy: Greez goes out of his way to point out that the main characters from the previous game are all together in one place; Cere just says "yes", as if to say, "of course."
Plus Merrimack is HOT
Next game should take place 10-15 in the future. Cal is now training other Jedi padawans on tanalorr. Kata is starting to become a young Jedi because she most likely is in touch with the force like her father. They can kinda do something similar to Witcher 3 with two playable characters kata and cal. If cal is on a mission to rescue Kata they can explore his anger and fight with darkside because he could possibly lose his first real padawan if something were to happen to her.
Skoova Stev is so f’ing funny dude. I lost it when he dives in the water to get the fish. His dialog. I love it so much
Knowing you had made this video pushed me to finish the game!! Still javent done the boba fett stuff, but the story was excellent and loved your breakdown of it!
I loved the drill section, it was cool seeing the Empire repurpose one of the Separatist Tridents that we saw attack Kamino back in the clone wars
Excellent vid Jake
The fade to black on this game sent chills down my whole body
Been waiting for this video!
When the bounty mode was unlocked I immediately knew Boba was gonna show up.
I immediately clocked the Scuba Steve moment too lol,
Love ya videos dawg, been watching gameranx since i was in elementary. I'm 21 now. Cheers from a long time fan🍻
woah that's crazy - thank you!
Nah, thank *you* for all the quality content and authentic opinions over the years 🥂👌🏼
I think Cere mentioned Trilla as her last word, because she herself now knew how it felt to be stricken down by Lord Vader. Instead of focusing on her own pain, she probably felt bad for Trilla one last time knowing this is what she had to go through.
I love when you talk about Star Wars Jake! I get why you don't like to talk about it much because I too for some reason feel really personally connected to the franchise. Keep up the great content but quick question out of all the recent Star Wars shows which has been your favorite?
My theory is that Cal PHYSICALLY got to Cere's body much later (we see the fire turn to ashes in one scene) so the start when he's by her side is when she called him through the Force. Which (in my opinion) is why she also said Trilla's name. She was looking for her two padawans through the Force.