ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME
AT A GLANCE, Jedi: Survivor falls on the pulpy, safer side of Star Wars—the gifted Jedi with untapped potential, a faithful droid companion, and a swashbuckling crew certainly paint that picture, but there’s more to lead character Cal Kestis. Jedi: Survivor doesn’t shy away from the darkest chapter of Star Wars history, findaas humor in an unfair world, and sometimes succumbs to helplessness.
It’s not a story about fighting the Empire as much as coping with its dominance, grappling with the futility of rebellion, and questioning what’s left to fight for. The modern media that this feels closest to is , though it’s not as ambitious in its storytelling or as cynical. Unfortunately, those in space.