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    'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' is 'Star Wars' storytelling at its best

    by Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times Apr 28, 2023 5 minutes
    Jedi Cal Kestis goes on an existential quest in“ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.”.

    LOS ANGELES — "Star Wars" in 2023 is sprawling, a franchise with numerous animated and live-action streaming series, books and theme park lands. I suspect that most fans who are interested in the brand pick and choose their spots, rather than try to keep up with it all. My favorite element of "Star Wars" these days is the one that's in a physical space — Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park. It's a place to wander, explore and play, and a reminder that the original films created not just a new American myth but a world we wanted to get lost in.

    Perhaps, then, it makes sense that I've taken so highly to "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor," the latest large-scale video game from Sherman Oaks-based studio Respawn Entertainment. It's also "Star Wars" at its most comfortable and old-fashioned, in the best way possible. Arriving at a time when series such

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