Sandbox-y as Tatooine? Or as linear as a lightsaber? <\/p>
While Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, there was one thing many thought was missing, and that\u2019s an open world. Or, well, an open galaxy.<\/p>\n
Of course, we weren\u2019t expecting a Star Wars equivalent of No Man\u2019s Sky. We saw from the trailers that it was a story-based game with set pieces aplenty. But us fans of Knights of the Old Republic had an itch for once again exploring George Lucas\u2019s rich worlds.<\/p>\n
So what about the sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which dropped today (Friday 28th April)? We discuss below whether or not the game has any open world qualities.<\/p>
We\u2019re sorry if you\u2019re hoping for a yes or no answer, because the phrase we\u2019re going to use is \u201csort of\u201d. However, we\u2019re happy to say that Survivor is significantly<\/i> more open-world than Fallen Order.<\/p>\n
It depends on which planet you\u2019re on. For example, planets like Koboh and Jedha are big open worlds with a huge environment to explore. Koboh especially is a cool place to explore. It\u2019s essentially a home hub world with many things to discover as the game goes on and Cal learns more abilities (but more on that later). We even have our own bedroom in the cantina, which is pretty cool.<\/p>\n
That being said, there are a few long missions \u2013 especially towards the end \u2013 that are as linear as can be. But this is to be expected in a story based game.<\/p>\n
If you played Fallen Order, the exploration mechanics of Survivor won\u2019t be too alien.<\/p>\n
As you progress through the story, Cal picks up various new skills on his travels, like jumps and uses of the force. So, while we\u2019re free to explore our home hub of Koboh right from the start, there will be a few areas that remain closed off to us \u2013 that is, until we\u2019ve learned the skills to \u2018open\u2019 them.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll notice a few gaps that are too big to jump at the start, for example. We enjoyed returning to these places after we\u2019ve learned the skills, so Koboh is a gift that keeps giving.<\/p>\n
While Star Wars Jedi: Survivor isn\u2019t open world per se, there are open parts<\/em>, and they\u2019re a joy to explore.<\/p>