Respawn Leisure’s subsequent Star Wars recreation is nearly right here. A brand new trailer confirmed off Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s upgraded gameplay and at last made the March 17, 2023 launch date, beforehand leaked on Steam, official. Plus Cal has a beard!
The motion platformer was first revealed again in Might and takes place 5 years after the occasions of Fallen Order. A earlier teaser trailer confirmed former Jedi turned fugitive of the Empire Cal Kestis observing a mysterious determine within a therapeutic tank, in addition to a number of different cryptic scenes. The brand new one dives into the sequel’s platforming, fight, and new characters. Cal’s now not only a Padawan, and the gameplay leans into that.
Right here’s the trailer:
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order got here out again in 2019 and was a vibrant spot in Digital Arts’ in any other case checkered historical past with the Star Wars license. Respawn’s tackle a galaxy far, far-off blended new story beats with a method that harkened again to the unique trilogy. Some components, just like the inquisitors’ headquarters stage, have been integrated immediately into the Star Wars cinematic universe by way of the Obi-Wan streaming collection.
Past the lightsabers and large AT-AT setpieces, the sport was wonderful for its lowkey mixture of Souls-lite components and Metroidvania exploration. Fallen Order borrowed components from a bunch of different profitable genres and made them its personal. Followers are hoping Jedi: Survivor can do the identical.
It’s additionally popping out the identical yr EA’s 10-year exclusivity settlement with Disney for the Star Wars license runs out. Now different main publishers and studios are getting their flip with the basic sci-fi franchise. Ubisoft’s Huge (the studio behind The Division) is making an open-world Star Wars recreation, and Quantic Dream not too long ago revealed Star Wars Eclipse , a tackle the collection’ Excessive Republic period. These video games, nevertheless, are probably nonetheless a number of years away.
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EA can also be engaged on extra Star Wars video games past Jedi: Survivor. It introduced earlier this yr that Respawn was engaged on a shooter led by a former Medal of Honor director, and partnering with an out of doors studio on a technique recreation doubtlessly within the mildew of XCOM.