Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lets us see Cal Kestis take on the Galactic Empire with some new elegant skills at his disposal and less civilized long-range options. The lightsaber is Cal’s primary weapon for dealing with stormtroopers and bounty hunters, and features crossguard upgrades similar to Kylo Ren’s design. , promotes ranged attacks.
Interview with Play Magazine (via) game radar), director Stig Asmussen explained that the Crossguard Blade provides a “heavy, deliberate, deliberate approach” when equipped, and is useful “when you really need a deliberate, strong approach”.
Regarding the blaster’s stance, Asmussen said it’s in “to encourage ranged attacks” along with regular lightsaber attacks. The inclusion of a blaster is especially noteworthy.
In the broader Star Wars canon, Jedi shun blasters and are rarely seen using those weapons, except for a few other Order 66 survivors, such as Kananjaras in Star Wars Rebels. It’s even rarer to see Jedi use both You can use your lightsaber and blaster at the same time, but there have been some exceptions to this rule over the years.
In case you missed it, developer Respawn released a nine-minute chunk of Jedi Survivor gameplay this week. Other quality of life improvements in Jedi Survivor include fast travel and rideable creatures, but the game hit him six weeks behind.
Originally set to launch on March 17th for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will now release on April 28th, so Respawn will focus on bug fixes, stability, performance, and spend more time improving the player experience. .
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