Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

This game is fantastic. It takes the foundation of the first game and really builds upon it. Improving on gameplay variety, customization, side content, etc. I also found the overall story in this game to be much better and more gripping then it's predecessor. The story is emotional, awe-inspiring, darker and overall just really strong. From a 'video-game' standpoint there's so much to love with overall fun, exhilarating and challenging gameplay with plenty to do. From a 'Star Wars' perspective this is a welcome addition that has awesome lore, immersive worlds and super memorable cameos from iconic characters.

I could easily see myself giving this a 10/10 but the game just unfortunately struggles performance wise. The frame drops on performance mode on my ps5 were jarring and not on par with other next-gen games that run dang near flawlessly like God of War: Ragnarok, for example. Also, there is an entire bounty hunter mechanic that gives you access to 18 additional boss fights and my game is bugged out resulting in me not even being able to partake in that entire part of the game.

Jedi: Fallen Order was like a rough draft for Jedi: Survivor. Everything you wished was different about the first game came true for the second game!

This game *can* be played without playing Fallen Order first, but I don't recommend it. I recommend playing Fallen Order straight through for story and getting to know the characters, first. It would really enhance your experience with Survivor if you had that foundation.

I gave 9/10 instead of 10/10 only because it was kinda buggy throughout, although it was nothing game-breaking. The map system was much improved from the first game, but it still had problems in this game, too. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this game. It is beautiful, I found it immersive, and I was very invested the entire time I played.

The game is great so far. I've played about 3 hours so far and to this point it feels like what a sequel should be. Bigger, better, and I can definitely appreciate the continuity with Cal and his abilities. (Things like double jump, pull, push, etc available right away). Always been a weird nit pick of mine that sequels make you relearn things you learned in the previous game. Although, I can't ignore the frame rate struggles. I've never been one to complain about graphics or a games performance, but playing on PS5 for 3 years now I've been spoiled with little to no frame issues. For a game to finally come out with noticeable struggles is a bit jarring, and a bit upsetting. Nothing too gamebreaking, but it is definitely noticeable in some bigger fights, and for me anyway, cutscenes have STRUGGLED so far. I'm sure this will get fixed in a future patch, so I won't let it affect my score. Can't wait to really sink my teeth into this over the weekend and get it rolling.

I've been playing for about 20 hours now and I'd guess I'm about half way through. I'll stop and find EVERYTHING before i push on any further into the story but so far - this is an awesome game.

I'm playing on the PS5, amazing graphics and performance - it looks great. Very fun gameplay. Challenging fights with a lot of variety in strategy, there's 5 different lightsabre styles and a nice array of force powers to use. The story is interesting, the acting and cutscenes are very high quality too. The planets all feel very large and Metroidvania fans will certainly enjoy themselves, there's a vast array of goodies to find hidden all over the maps.

Its not perfect, the map is almost painful to try to read and the way the side-quests or 'rumours' are handled could be better, there's one or two game play bugs like you try to avoid a heavy attack, but you cant dodge back because there's a wall there that the camera angle didn't let you see and boom your dead but overall these are minor concerns in the bigger picture.

Unfortunately, on most platforms, the game had a really shaky launch. Sub-30 fps consistently, buggy cutscenes, just poor performance altogether. Note that I'm playing on an Xbox Series X.

Now that that's out of the way, THE STORY. I am 12 hours in and I have been swallowed by this story. Don't worry I won't spoil.

And the graphics are superb, and the worlds detailed and expansive. It is every bit as great as the first game, but is better in every aspect. It is a perfect sequel, which is quite rare in the gaming world.

It adds shopping, fishing, and farming. It has companions that fight alongside you. It has new lightsaber fighting styles and everything down to BD-1's parts are customizable. Truly the greatest game in the Galaxy.